Mussa Challa

Experience

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  John Talks Foundation For Youth Empowerment

  Jan 2016 - now

  Career Specialist

  Achievements:Keynote speaker at the Opportunity Education Foundation Career day 2021Guiding students in determining their interests and abilities using a wide range of methods, such as aptitude assessments, interviews, and planning materialsConducting group workshops on a variety of topics, including career choice, talents development, cv writing, and life skillsAiding individual learners in secondary schools gain soft skills such as presentation skills, CV writing, and cover letters writingWorking with students to overcome issues that could undermine their academic or career success, and help them to craft a long‑term plan for reaching their career objectivesCollaborating with schools, colleges, and universities to help them achieve university‑wide goals such as shaping the behaviour of the students Show less

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  Opportunity Education Tanzania

  Jan 2017 - now

  Achievements:Working successfully with Professors of Business Faculty from Bellevue University, Nebraska United States of America to equip the students and professionals in Tanzania on how to use the Design -Thinking Process in Solving their daily social, organizational, and business challenges.Conducting a range of Online meetings through Zoom Meeting Cloud, and Google Hangouts to facilitate interactions between students from Bellevue University, Nebraska United States and students from TanzaniaHelping students conduct projects that aimed at solving different challenges existing in their society Show less Achievements:Preparing TIE (Tanzania Institute of Education) approved learning materials for secondary schools in Tanzania from Form one to Form Four in English and CivicsAssisting the organization to get newly qualified Material developers by taking part in the process of training the newly recruited material developersHelped the organization to get the learning materials approved by the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) by taking part in the review and correction process of the materials Show less Achievements:Motivating students to work hard and changing the negative perception they had about English as a second languageSuccessfully taught English language, Social studies and Design Thinking in class, and Increased the positive mobility on the subject performance in the Local and National ExamsDeveloping a positive and a helping friendly relationship with students who were academically, socially and behavioral strugglingAssuming a role as a class parent and help students feel comfortable to communicate personal challenges that hinder their academic and personal achievementsAssisting the Senior academic master to prepare timetables, initiate academic plans and making students follow upPreparing reports of my students that helped my superiors and the parents to know the academic and social state of the studentsRepresenting fellow teachers in the school board, by airing out their concerns during school board meetings Show less

  • Instructor, Thinking by Design

    Jun 2017 - now

  • Learning Materials Developer

    Jul 2015 - now

  • Educational Consultant (Teacher)

    Jan 2017 - Aug 2023
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  Mwangaza Education For Partnership

  Apr 2020 - now

  Teacher Trainer

  Achievements:Forging new strategies for an improved learning experience which has helped schools cut down the running costs, by teaching teachers how to use online learning platforms such as Zoom Cloud Meeting and EasyClassStructuring teacher networks has helped teachers in sharing their resources and knowledge. example, opening social media channels for teachers like Slack, WhatsApp groupsInspecting lessons and identifying teachers’ strengths and areas of growth which has helped teachers grow exponentiallyDelivering feedback, advice, and individual training sessions for teachersCollaborating with teachers and other staff to develop improved curricula, lesson plans, assessments, and classroom management techniques Show less

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  Mtakuja Secondary School

  Dec 2020 - now

  Achievements:Connecting Tanzanian students from Mtakuja secondary school with students from Omaha Academy, Nebraska United States of America to share ideas and exchange experiencesCreating a mind shift among Tanzanian students about the world by giving them a chance to ask questions and interact on a social basis with their fellows from Omaha, Nebraska United States of America.Challenging the scope of students imagination and creativity by exposing to the activities that their fellow students in Omaha Academy are doingCreating the spirit of oneness, love, care, and friendship among students from two different parts of the worldCreating a platform for students to share the interests, ambitions, and achievements both academically and sociallyConducting a range of Online meetings through Zoom Meeting Cloud, and Google Hangouts to facilitate interactions between students from Omaha, Nebraska and those from Tanzania, Mtakuja secondary school Show less Took part in the Christian Social Service Commission National Summit for heads of school in Dodoma 2021, where a major decision on the sustainability of the private church school was passed.Designed school policies and implemented them as per school requirements. I helped my fellow teachers through a transition of doing away with corporal punishment which was a policy I introduced.Maintained confidentiality of all databases for various events.Coordinated with various external partners and stakeholders to promote the school. Show less

  • Academic Master

    Nov 2019 - now

  • Program Coordinator, Global Learning Initiative

    Feb 2019 - Aug 2023

  • Acting Head of School

    Dec 2020 - Feb 2021
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  The School Of St Jude

  Sept 2023 - now

  Assistant Manager Special Programs Division