Siita D.

I am a compassionate, creative, and innovative Teacher with valuable experience in online classroom administration, professional development, and project planning. I am experienced in multiple instructional strategies focused primarily on student engagement and independent thought processes. Biology is a practical and application-based subject. Students can excel if they are taught to approach it from a problem-solving and dynamic perspective using a combination of concept and contextual-driven learning approaches. In my role as MYP/Diploma SL/HL Biology teacher for the past six years at the Tema International School (Ghana), I have achieved a 100% pass rate for students I tutored to sit for the Diploma External examinations with 95% pass rate for candidates who sat the e-assessment examination. I have experience teaching biology at the IGCSE and Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level. With a track record of initiative and dependability, I have devised strategic initiatives which I believe will prove valuable to my student's academic success; for example, I organized student-centered workshops in my school to orient students to the success requirements of obtaining high grades in the Science Extended Essays and IA after I gained deeper insight as an IB Biology Extended Essay Examiner and IA moderator on a temporal basis. This has resulted in a 100% success pass rate for students taking extended essays in the sciences since I joined the school. Recently, I was invited by the IB to apply for an Assessment Content Developer position which is still in progress. This will also give me firsthand information about the selection criteria for external assessment examination content and aid in facilitating exam preparation for my students.