|
|
YASlRA WAQAR
E-mail: [email protected]
SUMMARY
A
final year doctorate student in Instructional Technology and
Media at Teachers College Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.
Interested in research related to the different fields of
education. Total work experience spans 12 years and three
regions, including North America, Middle East, and South-Asia.
Outstanding academic credentials with US degrees in English
Literature, Speech Pathology, and Education. Also a US certified
elementary and middle school teacher with several years of
international teaching experience.
EDUCATION
|
July 2007 - Present
|
3rd Year Ed.D (Doctor of Education), Columbia
University, New York, USA
Supervisors: Dr. Howard
Budin and Dr. Ellen Meier
G.P.A. 4.0.
This qualitative and
historical research focuses on different trends in the
integration of technology in K-12 schools in the US. The
research will continue in other developing countries to
see the trends and the philosophy behind technologies
being used in the schools and universities. Qualitative
research methodologies will be used to find out and
analyze technology integration issues in schools and
universities. This will be a model study to find out the
different trends that technology integration follows in
a developing country, and how different set-ups and
political issues influence the integration of
technology.
|
|
July 2005 - July 2007
|
M.A, Communication, Computing, and Education, Columbia
University, New York, U.S.A
G.P.A. 4.0
|
|
Aug 2000 - May 2001
|
Teaching Certification, University of Denver, Colorado,
U.S.A
G.P.A. 3.99
|
|
Sept 1992 - Dec 1994
|
BS in Speech Pathology and BA in English Literature,
University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A
G.P.A 3.82
|
|
Aug 1990 - June 1992
|
BA in Applied Psychology, Kinnaird College, Lahore,
Pakistan
1st Division
|
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My principal research interests
lie in the field of qualitative research and teaching in social
sciences. I have completed two qualitative research projects at
Columbia University, focusing on the history of technology
integration in the US, and cross cultural training programs.
TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Jan 2008 - June 2008 Teaching Assistant, Teachers College,
Columbia University, New York, USA.
Assisted Professor Margaret Chan as teaching assistant for a
Masters level course “Technology and Human
development”.
Aug 2001 – December 2007 Class and ESL Teacher, Lahore
American School (LAS), Pakistan.
LAS is a premier (K through 12) educational institution in the
South Asian region (accredited by the Middle States Association
of Colleges and Schools, USA). I have taught various grades at
LAS, and prepared international students with little or no
background in English to take regular classes at LAS.
Jan 2001 - Nov 2001 Student Teacher, Asbury Elementary,
Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Helped conduct class lessons and develop Individual Education
Plans (IEPs) for an internationally diverse student body.
Participated in organization parent teacher conferences, teacher
education workshops, and class curriculum.
Aug 1998 - Mar 2000 Speech Pathologist, Amin Maktab (School
for Special Children), Lahore, Pakistan.
Organized and conducted teacher workshops on capability
assessment, and effective communication techniques for children
with special needs. Developed and implemented a comprehensive
Student Evaluation Program, to support speech and language
development. Actively participated in fund raising activities to
sponsor children
Jan 1995 - Dec 1995 Speech Pathologist, Child Psychiatry
Dept, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Carried out speech assessment and treatment for patients.
Planned and conducted workshops for doctors and child
psychologists, on support services provided by speech
pathologists in a hospital setting
KEY SKILLS
Proficient in the use of office productivity tools, such as
MS-Word, and MS-Excel. Working on enhancing student learning
using technology in different subject areas at all grade levels.
OTHER INTERESTS
Writing Ten articles published so far in
magazines and local newspapers, on issues related to
diversity, society, and speech.
Social work Member of a global working women's
association named Soroptimist International.
Soroptimist does charity
work for different organizations in Pakistan.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Attended the NESA ESL/Special
Education Conference held at the American Embassy School, in New
Delhi, India (January 2005). Near East South Asia Council of
Overseas Schools ("NESA") is a non-profit, voluntary
association of more than 75 international schools in the Near
East and South Asia, a region stretching from Greece and Egypt
in the west, to Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the east. The
NESA Center, headquartered in Athens, Greece, provides
professional development opportunities and educational services
for teachers and administrators in the member schools.
|
|
|
