Bina Singh 1

Bina Singh, Ph.D.

Mission:

Driven, high-energy educator with a demonstrated track record of fostering student learning is seeking a position as a Science educator* Academic Tutor possessing exceptional people skills and sensitivity to middle, high and college students' specialized and changing needs. * Highly effective at building rapport. *Compassionate Science teacher who presents course materials in a clear, interesting, and innovative way. * Works with studentsindividually to help them achieve academic goals.* Creative visionary * Effective Communicator * Lifelong Learner * Inspiring Catalyst

Highlights

•Highly effective Teacher, HISD
•KBR Science Teacher of Year-2010-11
•Effectively utilizing professional developmental courses to manipulate instruction to be more effective / .100% Students achieved level-2 &40% achieved level-3 on STAAR (EOC BIOLOGY 2016-17)
. 100% students achieved level-2 &28% achieved level-3
on STAAR ( EOC BIOLOGY 2015-16)
•Student Mentor
•Completed 150 hours of Science Teacher Mentorship from UFH, Clearlake. / •Appropriate Time Management
•Positive and highlyencouraging / •Lead Professional Development
•Self-Motivated and excellent motivator / •Microsoft Office, Outlook, HUB, One Note, Grade-speed, Smart board-technology proficiency
•Team player
•Team leader-Science Department Chair since 2011
•UIL Coordinator-since 2011
•Science Fair Coordinator—since 2012
•5E,7E,SIOP,CPR,Rice-RESST(Biology),KAGAN, CHAMPS, capturing Kids Hearts--Trained / •Presented at CAST 2011, Dallas

Career Objective

Certified to teach-1) Biology to grades 6th-12th

2) Science 8th-12th

3) Health EC-12th

Education

Principal Program ( Educational Leadership),Lamar University Graduated—2015

( Awaiting certification)

Doctor of Philosophy (Biology),Ranchi University, India Awarded—1998

Bachelor of Education, Annamalai University, India Graduated—1996

Master of Science, Ranchi University, India Graduated—1988

Bachelor of Science(Honors),Magadh University, India Graduated—1984

Bachelor of Science, Ranchi University, India Graduated—1981

High School, Nirmala College, India Graduated--1979

Experience

Challenge Early College High School August 2017- Current

  • Teaching PreAP Biology, AP Biology & Dual credit

Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy(HISD)-( 9Th-12th ) August 2011- July 2017

  • Utilize multiple learning strategies to promote mastery of content aligned with TEKS
  • Plan and implement cross-curricular instructionto build connections across disciplines
  • Create innovative lessons to clarify and deepen content knowledge for Pre-AP/AP Biology& Chemistry
  • Participate in Secondary curriculum analysis to determine flow of content and recommended pacing.
  • Encourage students to think critically, follow steps of Scientific method and solve problems.
  • Implement lunch and PM tutoring sessions to increase academic achievement and build rapport
  • Make the topics relevant to the student’s lives to inculcate their interest and promote learning in depth
  • Guide the team, take responsibility to assist/help/support all team members in need.
  • Earned all Proficient and Excellent on instructional evaluations based on Marzano’s Nine Essentials
  • Applied intervention and differentiation according to the student’s needs

Houston Community College Adjunct since 2016

San Jacinto Community College,Houston (Adjunct, Biology) Aug 2009-Aug 2013

  • Teaching 6-8 hours a week
  • Conducting lecture classes and lab practical

Madison High School Aug 2009- Aug 2011

  • Taught Chembridge course, Biology

Pasadena High School Aug 2004- Aug 2009

  • Taught Biology and Chemistry
  • Coached students for Academic Decathlon

Forest Brook High School Aug 2003-Aug2004

  • Taught Biology, AP Biology, AP Environment

Red Roses Public School, New Delhi, India July 1998-Feb 2003

  • Taught Biology, Chemistry
  • Evaluated CBSE Exams (theory & practical)

Sheikh Public School, New Delhi, India Aug 1992-Sep 1997

  • Taught 5-6 grades Science

STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE— Aug 1989-Sept 1991

  • Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, India
  • Taught Entomology (Theory & Practical)to students of Forestry, while working as a Research
  • Fellow at BirsaAgr. Univ., Forestry Faculty