My Expertise
My mission is to support education in crisis contexts, ensuring equitable access and fostering effective teaching practices that empower educators and learners alike, with extensive experience in African and Asian contexts.
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Author curricular standards, lesson plans, teacher training manuals.
Deliver professional development and in-service training on differentiated learning , coaching and mentoring, and strengthening curriculum.
Fluent in English & French.
Worked in Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger, Sierra Leone, Tanzania
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Notable projects during my tenure at the International Rescue Committee:
Dubai Cares Education in Emergencies: Evidence for Action (3EA) (Niger, Lebanon)
UKAID Girls’ Education Challenge: Every Adolescent Girl Empowered and Resilient (EAGER) (Sierra Leone)
UKAID Girls’ Education Challenge: Valorisation de la Scolarisation de la Fille! (DRC)
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Utilize quantitative and qualitative methods grounded in participatory critical/decolonial methods.
Knowledge of Nvivo, MaxQDA and Dedoose.
Worked in fragile and conflict-affected contexts and the United States.
Exemplar Projects in Numeracy
Safe Healing and Learning Spaces Toolkit - Mathematics
Authored the Foundational Numeracy Lesson Plans and Teacher Training Guide included in a comprehensive, evidence-based open-source resource package created by the International Rescue Committee and USAID in 2016. Available in English, French, Arabic. Implemented in Niger, Iraq, Lebanon, & elsewhere.
Global Proficiency Framework for Mathematics: Grades 1 to 9
Working member of committee responsible for defining the minimum standards for mathematics knowledge and skills learners should develop in primary and lower secondary school (2020).
EQUIP-Tanzania
Authored INSET teacher training modules and videos for mathematics in close collaboration with the Tanzania Institute of Education. Available in English and Kiswahili. Project funded by UK government and implemented by Cambridge Education (2014-2020).