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Gabriel Ernesto Abad Fernández

Gabriel Ernesto Abad Fernández

Assistant Lecturer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    School Support and Evaluation Officer @ Council of International Schools | School Management and Leadership

  • Education

    • I. Ben Gabirol/RENFE

      1988 - 1992
      BUP, COU Humanities/Humanistic Studies

      Activities and Societies: Chess Club

    • Universidad de Málaga

      1991 - 1996
      Licenciatura en Filología Filología Inglesa

      Class representative, Dean's Council, Curricular Reform Student Representative

    • Harvard Graduate School of Education

      2018 - 2022
      Certificate in School Management and Leadership Educational Leadership and Administration, General

    • UCL

      2017 - 2022
      MBA Educational Leadership (International) Business Administration and Management, General

      Activities and Societies: Student Representative

    • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

      1997 - 1998
      Certificado de Aptitud Pedagógica Pedagogy

      Spanish equivalent of a British PGCE

    • Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.

      1999 - 2002
      Cursos de Doctorado en Filología Philology

      I completed the two years of courses and was working on a dissertation on "Time in Aldous Huxley's Narrative" before I discontinued the programme when I moved to Singapore.

    • Curtin University of Technology

      2010 - 2011
      Graduate Certificate in Business (Leadership & Management)

    • Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

      2007 - 2009
      Máster en Educación y TIC eLearning

      Completed a MEd in eLearning. The final project consisted in the development of an Open Course for Spanish A (IB Diploma Programme).

  • Experience

    • Northumbria University

      Sept 1996 - Jun 1997
      Assistant Lecturer

      At the Spanish Division of the Modern Languages Department

    • Universidad de Málaga

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
      Profesor Asociado (Associate Lecturer)

      Taught undergraduate courses at the Facultad de Filosofia y Letras and the Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicacion.

    • UWC South East Asia

      Aug 2002 - Jul 2018

      Set up Tampines House, the residential student community at UWCSEA East Campus and organised its expansion working with the Admissions Department to ensure that the boarding students come from a wide range of backgrounds. Participated in promotional tours in China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates. Worked on developing a common organisational culture across the two boarding houses at the Dover Campus. Coordinated the teaching team responsible for ToK and all the administration related to the course. Created an online course and a repository of learning objects first in Moodle then using StudyWiz. Was the organiser for MiniWeeks, four-day events dedicated to ToK.

      • Director of Boarding

        Aug 2011 - Jul 2018

      • Boarding Community Senior Houseparent

        Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

      • Coordinator of Theory of Knowledge

        Aug 2005 - Jul 2011

      • Senior House Deputy Houseparent

        Jan 2005 - Jul 2010

      • Spanish and Theory of Knowledge Teacher

        Aug 2002 - Jul 2005

    • Universidad de Málaga

      Sept 2002 - Jul 2010
      Colaborador Honorario

      Departamento de Filología Inglesa, Francesa y Alemana

    • Council of International Schools

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2014
      Visit Team Member

      Member of visiting team

    • The International Baccalaureate

      Jan 2011 - Jan 2018

      Spanish (Group 1, Group 2) and Theory of Knowledge

      • School Visit Team Member

        Sept 2016 - Jan 2018

      • Diploma Pogramme Workshop Leader

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2018

    • Council of International Schools

      Jan 2015 - now

      • School Support and Evaluation Officer

        Aug 2023 - now

      • Accreditation Report Reader

        Sept 2015 - Aug 2023

      • Visiting Team Chair/Co-Chair

        Jan 2015 - Aug 2023

    • UWC Dilijan College

      Aug 2018 - Aug 2023
      Head of College

    • Scholae Mundi Armenia

      Jan 2019 - Aug 2023
      Trustee

    • UWC International

      Nov 2019 - Aug 2023

      • Chair of the UWC Heads Committee; ex-officio Trustee and Board Member

        Jan 2021 - Aug 2023

      • Vice-Chair

        Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cognitive Coaching (Days 1-8)

      Thinking Collaborative
      Aug 2015

    • Apple Teacher

      Apple
      Mar 2017

    • Duty of Care

      Australian Boarding Schools Association
      Jun 2014

    • Trauma-Informed Practice in International Schools

      Tes
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Reflective Safeguarding Practice for International Schools

      Tes
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • ManageBac Ambassador

      Faria Education Group
      May 2023
      View certificate certificate

    • Safeguarding Young People for International Schools

      Tes
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Dealing with Bereavement and Loss for International Schools

      Tes
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Child Protection Refresher 2022

      Tes
      Aug 2022
      View certificate certificate

    • Google Certified Educator Level 1

      Google
      Aug 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gabriel Ernesto Abad Fernández
      Apple Distinguished Educator Apple Nov 2008 Class of Asia 2008

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Visitador

      Issued by Council of International Schools on Jun 2017
      Council of International SchoolsAssociated with Gabriel Ernesto Abad Fernández

    • Clinical Interpreter and Translator

      Issued by Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain on Jan 1995
      Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, SpainAssociated with Gabriel Ernesto Abad Fernández