MARWA EL SAYED

Jumeirah Islands - Dubai - 0553447372 - marwa.elsayed@gmail.com

SUMMARY
Creative, enthusiastic and dynamic teacher with experience in teaching children and training adults
within public and private institutions. Fosters a positive learning experience and encourages students
of all ages to take charge of their learning by discovering what works best for them and by stimulating
their personal drive to perform better.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
AGYAL CONSULTANCY & TRAINING CENTER - Egypt

Parent & Teacher Trainer

08/2011 to 05/2013

Designed and led workshops for groups of parents and teachers with the aim of developing
'whole' children who are supported emotionally, mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually.
Organized individual and group activities that involve the participants including games, roleplaying, free-writing, and mind-mapping.
Created presentations, learning materials, and handouts to support in-class activities.
Delivered approximately 120 hours of training on different topics including:
- Multiple intelligences - Habits of the mind - Temperament traits - Emotional intelligence

INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPING GOVERNMENTAL SCHOOLS (IDGS) - Egypt

Elementary Teacher

04/2012 to 08/2012

Worked within a team of teachers to develop and teach a supplementary curriculum twice a week
for elementary students (grades 2-7) in struggling governmental schools.
Recruited and trained teachers to teach the curriculum on a weekly basis at 3 governmental
schools.
Campaigned successfully to raise money needed to renovate 3 governmental schools and provide
the necessary school supplies for one academic year.

Teaching
Fellow

THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO - Egypt

English Language Institute

09/2002 to 06/2003

Taught, alongside two other teachers, intensive English to freshman students who graduated

predominantly from Arabic, French, and German school systems.
Created and adapted materials to engage the students and promote critical, analytical and creative
thinking skills.
Employed a variety of activities using authentic language to train the students in study skills
including listening comprehension, note-taking, and oral presentations.

EFL Teacher

NIS EGYPT 2000 - AMERICAN SECTION - Egypt

08/2001 to 06/2002

Designed weekly lesson plans based on Virginia State Standards to suit the curriculum for grades 9,
10 & 11.
Taught EFL to 7 classes in grades 9, 10 & 11 ranging from once to five times a week depending
on their level.
Prepared two 11th grade classes to sit for their SATs by conducting weekly test preparation
sessions which included test-taking strategies as well going over practice tests.
Tutored 10th grade students during and after school in reading strategies such as making
predictions, paraphrasing texts and taking notes.

EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS: EDUCATION
The
American University in Dubai, U.A.E.

2014-IN PROGRESS

MASTER
OF ARTS: TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The American University in Cairo, Egypt

2007

BACHELOR
OF ARTS: ECONOMICS
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Graduated magna cum laude

2000

CERTIFICATION
Certified Parent Educator - AGYAL CONSULTANCY & TRAINING CENTER, EGYPT - 2012
VOLUNTEER WORK
Co-founded and led a homeschooling co-op for parents and children who were dissatisfied with
current schools or unable to pay the rising tuitions.
Co-founded a children's volunteer group, 'Kids build their community' comprised of over 30 families
who take part in community building activities on a monthly basis.
An active member of the NGO, 'Friends of the people' which provides year-long meals to families in
poverty-stricken areas in Cairo.