Aliaa Samaha

Experience

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  Chemonics Egypt Consultants

  Feb 1997 - Feb 1999

  Business Development Specialist/Environmental Engineer

  Involved in conducting more than 30 environmental audits of factories in the food, pharmaceutical, chemical and metallurgical industry and made recommendations to improve industrial compliance to environmental standards including the implementation of waste minimization techniques, in-process changes and in some cases end-of-pipe treatment.Prepared operation and maintenance manuals for use in local wastewater treatment plantsContacted leaders in the Egyptian industrial sector, international funding agencies, and government agencies to explore business opportunities in the environmental sectorCompiling proposals and bidding documents Show less

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  Ministry of Environment - Egypt

  Apr 1999 - Nov 1999

  Industrial Pollution Specialist, Egyptian Pollution Abatement Project

  Managed funds granted by the World Bank, European Investment Bank, and the German Development Bank (KfW) Screened and evaluated environmental investment proposals according to technical soundness, financial feasibility, and social and political impact of the projectsSupervised the awarding, contracting, installation, commissioning and planning the operation and maintenance of projectsEvaluated and reported on the success of implemented projects according to relevant bank guidelinesMarketed the project through eligible public and private sector companies, local banks, NGO, government representatives, and the mediaCoordinated funding efforts with other agencies to avoid overlap while promoting co-funding Show less

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  ATC Group Services LLC

  Jun 2000 - Aug 2003

  Environmental Specialist/Staff Engineer (7/00-8/03)

  Project management of site investigation, monitoring and remediation projects, including preparations of proposals, work plans, budgeting, invoicing, scheduling and coordinating field work and submitting reports to client and relevant environmental agencies.Conforming to the Underground Storage Tank, Region Water Quality Control Boards and Water Districts requirements in compiling, collection and evaluating data from the petroleum impacted soil and groundwater site. Preparing the technical reports for compiling underground storage tank reimbursement documentation.Preparations of Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment reportsEnvironmental monitoring during construction at a Brownfield site work included screening onsite soils and materials being uncovered during excavation, onsite air quality monitoring for hazardous materials construction workers, collection and analysis of personal air samples for selected constituent of concern including metals and DDT.Part of the team handling the closure activities for landfill facility used to dispose of geothermal wastes Geothermal Inc. Landfill, Lake Country, CA. Involved with monthly site inspection and interpretation of groundwater data and preparation reports for semi annual groundwater monitoring program. Using statistical methods for determining evidence of release. Show less

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  Hayah International Academy

  Oct 2003 - Jun 2023

  • Lead the department in all matters including curriculum, instruction, and assessment. • Systematically facilitated curriculum development and documentation. • Lead the department in implementation of curriculum. • Identified resources for the department and ensured that they are used efficiently, effectively, and safely. • Reviewed and developed assessments within the department for quality, validity and alignment with standards and school philosophy. • Lead the department’s documentation and analysis of student performance data. Show less • Supported the development of interdisciplinary STEAM curriculum and pace the scope and sequence based on essential content knowledge as outlined in the standards.• Provided instructional support and collaborative coaching to teachers as they work to implement respective standards and interdisciplinary curriculum through a STEAM integrated model.• Served as a coach to teachers by providing expert advice on improving and enhancing interdisciplinary STEAM lessons and units based on ongoing analysis• Developed STEAM professional development for teachers• Facilitated student participation in local and international STEM organizations and competitions Show less Providing students with a coherent perspective of interrelationships between environmental systems and societies as an interdisciplinary course that enables them to adopt an informed personal response to the wide range of pressing environmental issues that will they will inevitably come to face. The teaching approach is such that students are allowed to evaluate the scientific, ethical and socio-political aspects of issues.Encouraging students to be knowledgeable and inquiring, but also caring and compassionate. Emphasizing the development intercultural understanding, open-mindedness, and the attitude necessary for them to respect and evaluate a range of points of view Show less Planned lessons, curriculum units and assessments that are relevant and motivational. Designed lessons with clear measurable goals closely aligned with standards’ (California State Science Standards, McRel, or NGSS,) unit outcomes that motivate all students and engage them in active learning by integrating hand-on work and experiments. Continuously recorded and reviewed curriculum using Atlas Rubicon curriculum software.Used varied work products to check progress. Designed student friendly diagnostic, formative and summative assessments to closely monitor student learning.Recognized students who need special educational services and effectively modified course content and assignments to cater to their individual needs, in accordance with IEPs. Relentlessly followed up with struggling students and provided time and support and used continuous feedback to clarify and re-teach until they reach proficiency. Identified and challenged gifted students with relevant programs in and out of schools.Administrated and proctored standardized MAP examinations. Analyzed test data to improve student learning. Show less

  • Head of Science Department

    Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

  • STEAM Coordinator

    Oct 2018 - Jun 2023

  • Environmental Systems and Societies Teacher in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2023

  • Secondary Math/Science Teacher

    Oct 2003 - Oct 2018
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  The American University in Cairo

  Sept 2016 - now

  Developed PED STEAM participant’s understand of how children learn mathematics and science in a STEAM integrated approach, considering the nature of each discipline, children’s cognitive development stages, the different abilities of the multiple types of learners, the various approaches of teaching math and science, as well as modes of assessment to help monitor and improve student learning. Part of the team of instructors that redesigned the PED STEAM Diploma curriculum in to prepare for the integration of hybrid courses. Show less Instructing teachers of adolescent learners to understand how learning occurs and how cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional and physical development influence learning and instructional decisions. Emphasizing student diversity and motivation for learning during adolescence by valuing the assets learners bring based on their individual experiences, abilities, talents, prior learning, and peer interactions, as well as language, culture, family and community values. Enhancing teacher’s ability to utilize reflective, experiential, and pragmatic pedagogic approaches for diverse learners effectively. Developing reflective educators that can integrate theoretical acquired knowledge with professional practice. Show less

  • Instructor, STEAM Professional Educator’s Diploma

    Oct 2017 - now

  • Instructor, Teaching Adolescent Learners Professional Educator’s Diploma

    Sept 2016 - Dec 2019
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  Springer Nature Group

  Sept 2016 - May 2019

  Co Author

  Aliaa co authored, with Dr. Salah El Haggar,the book Roadmap for Global Sustainability — Rise of the Green Communities, published by Springer in 2019.This book proposes a globalization that encourages creativity and innovation towards sustainability. With this global sustainability approach (real globalization) both rich and poor will benefit from the global sustainability approach. This will close the gap between rich and poor. Developing countries could reap the benefit of current technology without undergoing many of the growing pains associated with development of these technologies. Governments are able to better work together towards common goals now that there is an advantage in cooperation, an improved ability to interact and coordinate, and a global awareness of issues.The book presents a sustainability roadmap to bring together various concepts, that have been dealt with independently by previous authors, and link them to establish the fundamental practical steps. The flow path and the direction for successful implementation of a sustainability roadmap are also discussed in detail in the book.For the first time, the authors use sustainable communities to create a better quality of life for residents while minimizing the use of the resources to meet current needs and ensure adequate resources for future generations. These green communities create new industries for the local economy and improve public health, which offers more hope for their citizens. Sustainable transportation, renewable energy, recycling, clean water, and urban forests help to make a more livable community and help to control the global climate change. They involve all citizens and incorporate local values into decision-making. Show less

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  International Baccalaureate

  Oct 2017 - now

  Examiner

  Environmental Systems and Societies IBDP standard level internal assessment and examination assessor and moderator.

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  Microsoft

  Feb 2019 - Apr 2019

  Microsoft MEA E2 Competition Winner

  Microsoft selected Aliaa as the winner of the Microsoft MEA E2 Competition, and said that her "exceptional hard work and creativity has made you stand a head above the many talented educators that participated in this competition". She was picked to be a part of the global E2 Summit in Paris from 2-4 April, 2019.

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  Dow

  Apr 2019 - Jul 2019

  Winners of WE Are Innovators Competition

  The “Energy Time Switch” project, created by Aliaa's students for their HS STEAM elective class , was announce as a 2018/2019 WE Are Innovators challenge winner by Dow Chemicals and WE. Their innovative idea was designed to address the local or global sustainability challenges of energy and hosting through STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) skills.Two students and their teacher were awarded the opportunity to go on a culturally immersive ME to WE service-learning trip to Kenya to further experiment with dynamic STEM solutions in developing countries. Students had the opportunity to share this experience and gain hands-on volunteer experience with winners from Thailand, Algeria, Mexico and the United States. In addition they had the opportunity to present their work to executives from Dow Chemicals and School Administrators from Argentina, South Africa and the United States. Show less

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  Sampoerna Academy

  Jul 2023 - now

  Science and STEAM Curriculum Head

  • Leading seven physical campuses across Indonesia and one online school in all matters related to science and STEAM.• Serving as the content specialist, resource and advisor to teachers, and leadership.• Collaborating with other curriculum heads to develop and conduct staff development for instructional staff across all campuses.• Coordinating the alignment of curriculum horizontally and vertically. • Conducting campus-based instructional supervision to ensure alignment of written and taught curriculum and consistent practices. • Identifying online and offline resources for the department and working with finance and operations to ensure timely availability.• Ensuring that all STEAM activities provide authentic problem-based experiences that provide hands –on project-based learning experiences in which students use 21st century skills collaboratively to solve real world problems.• Facilitating student participation in local and international science fairs and STEAM competitions.• Documenting STEAM planning and activities to create internal procedures and for certification purposes.• Assisting the human resources department and Director of Schools with interviewing and recommending qualified candidates for instructional positions. Show less