NKECHINYERE NDUKWU
Bonny,RIVERS
Summary
Experienced educator skilled in developing and implementing various instructional methods to meet individual student needs. Proficient in creating a positive learning environment through effective classroom management techniques. Able to integrate technology tools into lesson plans to enhance academic success.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Class teacher Early Years (Nursery)
RA International School (RAIS) Bonny Island
Bonny Island, Nigeria
09.2021 - Current
- Plan and deliver International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) lessons
- Collaborating with other Staff members to plan and schedule lessons weekly
- Teach pupils in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.
- Preparing and giving reports on individual pupils’ performances with feedback to parents
- Support After School Activities and other developmental programs, including after school coaching sessions for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils.
- Develop the social and communication skills of children and provide a safe and secure environment in which the child can learn.
- Build and maintain relationships with parents/guardians to further support pupils as well as operate within multi-agency networks to ensure the correct support is available.
- Record observations and summaries the children’s achievements, focusing on optimum child development and preparation for a successful transition to primary school education.
- Developing and producing visual aids and teaching resources
- Organizing learning materials and resources and making imaginative use of resources
- Developing children’s curiosity and knowledge
- Working with others, including teaching assistants as well as volunteer helpers, to plan and coordinate work both indoors and outdoors
- Observing, assessing and recording each child’s progress
- Sharing knowledge gained with other practitioners and parents
- Providing pastoral care and support to children and providing them with a secure environment to learn.
- Motivating and stimulating children’s learning abilities and encouraging learning through experience
- Ensuring the health and safety of children and staff is maintained during all activities, both inside and outside the nursery/school
- Keeping up to date with changes in the curriculum and developments in best practice.
- Assisting with the development of children’s personal/social and language abilities
- Supporting the development of children’s basic skills, including physical coordination, speech and communication
- Encouraging children’s mathematical and creative development through stories, songs, games, drawing and imaginative play
- Developing and providing safe and stimulating learning activities based on educational frameworks
- Liaising with parents, careers and professionals such as speech therapists
- Following up on Children with special needs (Inclusion)
- Monitoring and assessing children’s progress
- Maintaining records.
- After school coaching in Key Stage 2 classes
KEY STAGE 1 CLASS TEACHER (Primary 1 and 2 Respectively)
RA International School (RAIS) Bonny Island
Bonny Island, Nigeria
07.2017 - 07.2021
- Plan and deliver International Primary Curriculum (IPC) lessons
- Develop schemes of work and lesson plans in line with curriculum objectives.
- Facilitate learning by establishing a relationship with pupils, keeping your learning resources organized and creating a positive learning environment in the classroom.
- Develop and foster the appropriate skills and social abilities to enable the optimum development of children, according to age, ability and aptitude.
- Assess and record progress and prepare pupils for national tests.
- Link pupils' knowledge to earlier learning and develop ways to encourage it further, challenging and inspiring pupils to help them deepen their knowledge and understanding.
- Leads and collaborates with Key stage team and the School Leadership Team to plan, schedule and provide materials needed for successful teaching and learning
- Sets and monitors behavior standards for pupils to ensure a learning-focused environment in the unit and during class sessions.
- Plans and teaches differentiated lessons in all subjects as specified in the curricula by differentiated instructions and exercises according to pupils’ abilities.
- Communicates with parents on the year group’s events and pupils progress by regular feedback on the development of the children.
- Keeps and updates appropriate class records to ensure effective reporting and monitored performance levels
- Prepares and vet pupils’ report and give feedback to team members as well as parents to monitor progress in learning and pupils’ performances in the unit.
- Following up on Children with special needs (Inclusion)
- Supports Remote Learning activities and other developmental programs to improve learning for pupils.
- Participate in spelling drills, quizzes in the class and Key Stage 1 Unit
- Participate in organizing termly spelling and quiz contests in the Unit
- After school Coaching in Key Stage 2 classes
Class teacher Key Stage 1 (Primary 1 and 2 Respectively)
Nigeria Liquidified Natural Gas School (NLNG School)
Nigeria
12.2015 - 07.2017
- Preparing lesson plans and teach students at all levels.
- Assigning home learning, grading tests, and documenting progress
- Supervising classes to ensure all students are learning in a safe and productive environment.
- Organizing supplies and resources for lectures and presentations.
- Delivering personalized instruction to each student by encouraging interactive learning.
- Planning and implementing educational activities and events.
- Ensuring your classroom is clean and orderly.
- Preparing and distributing periodic progress reports and semester report cards.
- Attending parent-teacher meetings.
- Evaluating and documenting students’ progress.
- Allocating and grading home learning, assignments, and tests.
- Prepared IEPs (Individual Educational Plan) for every pupil in my learning group.
- Met with parents to determine individual targets for learning in Numeracy Literacy and live skills learning.
- Planned and scheduled lessons in collaboration with team members, to facilitate effective teaching and learning.
- Prepare daily lesson picture schedules and exercises to support learning
- Work together with LSAs (Learning Support Assistants) in relation to pupils’ individual needs
- Taught and supported pupils in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional / physical development
- Prepared differentiated instructions according to pupils’ abilities and skill levels
- Prepared and give reports on individual pupils’ performances to Co – coordinators and parents.
- Daily related with parents on pupils’ progress and engagement through the Home-school book and phone calls.
- Following up on Children with special needs (Inclusion)
- Make customized lettering of each IPC unit and arrange class setting to suit each IPC unit
- Collaborated with team to plan, schedule and provide materials needed for successful teaching and learning
- Facilitated assessment of pupils in Numeracy, Literacy and social skills
- Set teaching/learning targets for individual pupils in collaboration with parents
- Set and monitored behavior standards for pupils to ensure a Learning-focused environment during class sessions.
- Planned and administered differentiated lessons in all subjects as specified in the curricula by differentiated instructions and exercises according to pupils’ abilities.
- Communicated with parents and school coordinators on pupil’s progress by regular feedback on the development of the children.
- Kept appropriate class records to ensure effective reporting and monitored performance levels
- Prepared pupils’ report and gave feedback to parents to monitor progress in learning and pupils’ performance.
- Supported After School Activities (Igbo Club) and other developmental programs to improve learning for pupils.
- After school coaching in Key Stage 2 classes.
Class teacher Early Years 1 and 2 Respectively
Nigeria Liquidified Natural Gas School (NLNG School)
Nigeria
12.2006 - 07.2015
- Plan and deliver International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) lessons
- Employ a variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to teach children
- Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
- Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments
- Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through a carefully constructed curriculum (identify shapes, numbers or colours, do crafts etc.)
- Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times
- Track children’s progress and report to parents
- Communicate with parents regularly to understand the children’s background and psyche
- Collaborate with other educators
- Maintain a clean and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety standards
- Developing and executing the preparation, planning, and delivery of child-centered learning activities for the children in the class
- Using a range and balance of teaching strategies, grouping strategies using a variety of different learning situations, including whole class, small group, partner work, and individual work; at desks, on the floor, etc.
- Making and recording observations about student individual learning progress including recording the progress
- Ensure that the classroom environment is well-managed, properly ordered, and neatly presented
- Taking responsibility for the class during times of emergency
- Supervising the children at break/lunch and other unstructured times, ensuring that the children are safe and secure at all times
- Communicating regularly and positively with parents via timely meetings and reports
- Prepared and gave reports on individual pupils’ performances with feedback to parents during school open days
- Following up on Children with special needs (Inclusion)
- Supported After School Activities and other developmental programs, including after school coaching sessions for Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils.
Class Teacher
NLNG Playgroup School
Nigeria
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Collaborated with other Staff members to plan and schedule lessons weekly.
- Taught pupils in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.
- Prepared and gave reports on individual pupils’ performances with feedback to parents during school open days
- Supported the school admin and inventory
Literature in English and English Teacher
Bonny National Grammar School
Bonny, Nigeria
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Planned and delivered lessons on English language and Literature studies.
- Established clear objectives for all lessons
- Prepare students for internal and external examinations
- Assessed student progress and provided feedback to improve performance and establish academic success.
Class Teacher
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria
01.2002 - 01.2002
- Planned and delivered lessons on all class subjects
- Established clear objectives for all lessons
- Prepared and gave lesson notes on all subjects
- Tutored pupils to understand scheme contents
- Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom
- Set Continuous Assessment Tests and Examinations on General English Studies content
- Supervised Continuous Assessment Tests and examinations on given subjects.
- Marked, recorded and reported out comes for individual students in Continuous Assessment Tests and Examinations and give feed-back to parents.
- Participated in External Examination Marking (English and Literature in English both for NECO /WASEC)
- Organized extracurricular activities such as clubs or tutoring sessions, extending opportunities for student growth beyond the school day.
Education
Ph.D. - Educational Leadership and Policy
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
RIVER STATE01.2022
M.D. - Education Management
Rivers State University of Science/Technology
RIVER STATE01.2018
Bachelor of Science and Education - Guidance & Counselling
Pebble Hill University
01.2009
Post graduate Diploma - Education
Rivers State University of Science & Technology
RIVER STATE01.2006
Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Arts-Media Major
University of Calabar
Calabar, Cross Rivers State01.2001
Senior Secondary School Certificate - undefined
Nico Sec. Sch. Calabar
Calabar, Cross River State01.1996
Skills
- Collaborative learning
- Parent-teacher communication
- [Area of study] Instruction
- Peer mentoring
Affiliations
- Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria Certificate of Registration
- Association of International Schools in Africa
- Association of Leaders and Policy Makers
Certification
- 2019 Literacy Matters –support for schools.
- 2019 Identifying, Assessing and Improving Learning Online course – IPC Online course.
- 2012 Generic Leadership Programme Lagos Business School (LBS) - Lagos Nigeria Generic Leadership Management
- (2010) International TEFL Teacher Training ITTT TEFL, Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- 2022 International Conference on Institutional Leadership and Capacity Building in Africa
- 2022 Annual National Conference Workshop on Innovation in Research and Data Analysis
- 2021 Cambridge International Education Conference – Teaching & Leadership Summer Conference
- 2020 Teaching for Success: Understanding Child Protection
- 2016 Harvard Graduate School of Education Differentiating Instruction: Strategies for Effective Classroom Practice
- 2016 Association of International Schools in Africa 2013 Conference in Accra Ghana.
- Redesigning Classroom Environment for Learning Innovation. -Make learning matter
- Exploring cognitive Complexity of Classroom Assessment
- Learning challenges and How to Cope
- Improve Students Achievement by Raising Professional Standards and Expectations
- 2015 Meadow Hall Consult August Excellent School Customer Services Integrating the British and Nigerian Curricula Teaching Outstanding Numeracy lessons Delivering outstanding lessons Montessori Designing quality test & assessment
- 2015 Abacus Certificate IN Mathematics (NLNG School RA) Bonny Island Rivers State
- 2013 IPC course New to Early Years Programme
- 2013 Open Learning Associates LTD (February 2013) Smart Board interactive whiteboard and Notebook Software
- 2012 Making Learning assessable and Fun October
- 2011 IPC: New to Early Years Programme October
- 2010 NLNG Training Centre Bonny Analysis & Problem-Solving Training
- 2009 Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers and Trainers University of Cambridge at RECELTA Port Harcourt Nigeria.
- 2009 Teaching knowledge Test University of Cambridge at RECELTA, Port Harcourt Nigeria Language and Background to Language Learning and Teaching
- 2009 Teaching knowledge Test University of Cambridge at RECELTA, Port Harcourt Nigeria Lesson Planning and Use of Resources for Language Teaching
- 2008 Optimus Professional Learning Supporting the very able child Certificate of Participation
- 2008 Optimus Professional Learning Managing behaviour positively Certificate of Participation
- 2008 Optimus Professional Learning Learning styles Certificate of Participation
- 2007 SOL Consultants Time Management Skills Course
Publications
- Influence of Motivation on Teachers’ Job Performance in Secondary Schools, Rivers State, Nigeria
- Integrating Good Character in Organizational Leadership – Ndukwu Nkechinyere Precious
- Academic Stress Among Students: Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers and Parents in Reducing Stress
- Policies of Organizational Cultures and Educational Leadership
- Managing Stress Among Teachers: The Roles of The School Leadership in Reducing Teachers Stress
- Strategies for Work Life Balance for Women in Leadership
- Managing Performance and Appraisal for Teachers Job Satisfaction Among Public Senior Secondary School Teachers in Rivers State
REFEREES
1. Prof. Veronica Okogbaa E.
Department of Educational management
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
Rivers state, Nigeria.
Tel: +2348033131347
2. Richard White
Head Teacher
RA International School
NLNG Residential Area
Finima, Bonny Island
Rivers state, Nigeria
Tel: +2348039052602
Timeline
Class teacher Early Years (Nursery)
RA International School (RAIS) Bonny Island
09.2021 - Current
KEY STAGE 1 CLASS TEACHER (Primary 1 and 2 Respectively)
RA International School (RAIS) Bonny Island
07.2017 - 07.2021
Class teacher Key Stage 1 (Primary 1 and 2 Respectively)
Nigeria Liquidified Natural Gas School (NLNG School)
12.2015 - 07.2017
Class teacher Early Years 1 and 2 Respectively
Nigeria Liquidified Natural Gas School (NLNG School)
12.2006 - 07.2015
Class Teacher
NLNG Playgroup School
01.2004 - 01.2006
Literature in English and English Teacher
Bonny National Grammar School
01.2003 - 01.2004
Class Teacher
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
01.2002 - 01.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Theatre Arts-Media Major
University of Calabar
Senior Secondary School Certificate - undefined
Nico Sec. Sch. Calabar
Ph.D. - Educational Leadership and Policy
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
M.D. - Education Management
Rivers State University of Science/Technology
Bachelor of Science and Education - Guidance & Counselling
Pebble Hill University
Post graduate Diploma - Education
Rivers State University of Science & Technology