Edith Mukyala

Experience

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  International School of Uganda

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  Learning Support Assistant

  ● Trained thoroughly in handling of students with special needs.● Enjoyed thoroughly learning and implementing the IB profile as a model of lifelong learning.● Provided modified assignments to students according to their learning ability● Created an accomodative curriculum to learners with disabilities.● Being a global educator and working with excellent international educators.

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  Gems Cambridge International School Kampala Uganda

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2017

  Learning Support Assistant

  ● I support learners with learning disabilities across all subjects. I also have one on one English and Math lessons with specific students.● During main streaming English classes, I support learners by modifying classroom assignments to their level of understanding but still following the learning objective of that particular day. ● Thirdly, I’ve come up with different learning activities that engage learners and make them responsible of their own learning.● Enjoyed thoroughly learning and implementing the IGCSE profile as a model of lifelong learning● Design IEPs that detail a child’s termly learning objectives.● Write students report that go out to parents at the end of the term● Lastly, I provide modified tests for students with learning difficulties Show less

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  Kampala Community International School

  Aug 2017 - Mar 2019

  Teacher

  Preparing daily and long-term lesson plans according to English National Curriculum guidelines. Teaching a full range of subject areas. Creates lesson plans to teach non-native speakers to read, write and speak English. I am a Lead ESL instructor for ESL students who prepares lesson plans and activities for after school club.Help students learn English grammar, pronunciation and conversational skills. Prepare classroom and community activities to allow students to learn English in real life contextsDeveloping children’s interests, abilities and coordination using a variety of creative activities including art, sport and music. Maintaining productive working habits and discipline in the classroom. Supervising students throughout the day, both in the classroom and outside during breaks. Attending staff meetings and training and development sessions. Assessing and evaluating students’ educational progress and abilities. Setting and conducting testing. Discussing students’ progress with parents and guardians, administrators and other professionals as necessary. Organizing, attending and supervising school activities such as excursions, school concerts, camps and sporting events.Supervising all children at all times. Show less

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  Opportunity International

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2023

  Education Specialist

  Establish and manage a portfolio of affordable private school clusters with an average of 6 schools per cluster.Design and implement teacher and school leader curriculumsEstablish and mentor teams in Africa on digital learning curricularFacilitate regular school and/or cluster visits (3 per school/cluster per academic term) to train school leaders on best practices as outlined by established criteria.Facilitate teacher professional development sessions (8 per school per annum) to train teachers on best practices as outlined by established criteria.Digital-based reporting and data collection on all program activities using Collect (Atlan) on company provided mobile tablets.Encourage Joint Practice Development (subject specific training of trainers) so that innovations and best practices become embedded within teaching practices.Support school leaders and teachers in completing school self-assessments and school development plans against established domains of education quality outlined in Pathways to Excellence, a school development planning manual.Contribute to and support schools in using local and international digital resources to support effective school development planning.Support school cluster WhatsApp groups to aid collaboration across and between schools/clusters.Facilitate senior leadership professional development training of school leaders and teachers on established training modules.Document case studies of ongoing effective practices and innovations from the field for dissemination to internal and external stakeholders. Show less

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  Educate!

  Jan 2023 - now

  Product Design and Learning Manager

  Curriculum Content Design & Training● Contribute to ideation and strategy: work collaboratively with various team members on program ideation,product strategy, design and implementation of training strategy.● Contribute to program strategy and proposal development: i.e pre and post evaluation discussions and translation of impact results to support program strategy scoping and proposal development as informed by evaluation and impact results● Lead design output development: Oversee, lead and guide the content team on all design outputs related to the Program, including but not limited to training guides, SMS lessons and schedules and all graphics required for each level of training as informed by program strategy and end-user feedback.Experiments and A/B Prototype Design● Contribute to experimentation strategy: work with program leadership and teams to set programexperimentation strategy● Lead Program Experiments Design; Develop experiment hypotheses and indicators, define learning path and create data collection and analysis tools. Create experiment budgets..Team Leadership: Coach and support the design teams● Manage the Design Team: Establish and maintain a strong, positive, and engaged team culture. Coach and support team to deliver quality designs & results in a timely way through providing continuous feedback loops and 1:1 conversations.● Lead hiring of Design support Teams: Provide oversight of departmental designer needs, initiate and lead hiring processes for Uganda team designers.Program Learning Strategy● Coordinate Product learning Strategy and Agenda: Collaborate with different department leads to set and align on the learning agenda for the product. Set up periodic touch points to check the progress of the learning strategy implementation. Show less