Resmiye Badirova

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Address:                      

 Apt.71. R.Rustamov str 4. Nizami district. Baku. Azerbaijan.

Telephone number:    Home: (994 12) 4224714, mobile: (99 450) 3417453

Email:                             resmiye_m@yahoo.com

Marital status:              married, a son

Languages spoken:      English fluent, Turkish fluent, Russian good, French
                                 intermediate, Azeri native

QUALIFICATIONS:

2009, October 17         Certificate – “Innovation in Education”- under the
                                Eurasia/ South Asia Teaching Excellence and
                                Achievement Program. IREX 

2009, September 1     Certificate – “The Best Teacher of the Year 2008-2009

                            The President of The Azerbaijan Republic and The Ministry of Education

2009, May 30           Certificate – “Leadership in Education”- under the Eurasia /South Asia

                                 Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program. IREX

2009, April 24                Certificate – KAB – Know About Business, Training of
                                  Facilitators Turin, Italy

2008, November 29.     Certificate – ”Teaching Strategies for Success”- under the
                                  Eurasia / South Asia Teaching Excellence and
                                  Achievement Program. IREX

2008, June 19-20.         Certificate – Teaching Intercultural Diversity at School.
                                  European  Council / European Union.

2008, April 24-25.          Participated in a national conference on “Intercultural
                                  Education and Religious Diversity. Azerbaijan Ministry of
                                          Education and  European Council.

2004-2008                      Involved in DID – Deliberating in a Democracy International
                                  Project being implemented by the Constitutional Right
                                  Foundation, Chicago, Los Angels and Street Law. INC. The
                                  grant proposal of the Education Department of the USA

2006, February 24

           March 4               Teacher Exchange Component Fairfax Counter school- DID
                                 project Virginia.USA 

2004 - 2005                   Provided workshops for Lenkaran teachers in Lenkaran.
                                 Sponsored by OSI – Soros foundation

2004                                 Organized “Student Council” at school for the 1^st time in
                                 Azerbaijan by the support of the USA embassy small grant
                                 program.

2005. May                      Organized “Student Council” Conference in Shaki with Shaki
                                 Students and students from school#177 and school#164

2004. October 4

        November 17        Certificate – PIE program winner ( American Council for
                                 International Education Partnership in Education )
                                 University of Nebraska Lincoln,  USA

2004. May 1-2               Certificate – First AzETA ELT Conference. Baku Slavic University               

2003. November

2005. January              Certificate – in-service Teacher Training program, managed
                                by the  British Council with the support of the Ministry of
                                        Education of the  Republic of Azerbaijan

2002, 2003, 2004        Certificate – 1 and 2 round winner of the USA – Azerbaijan
                                Awards for Excellence in Teaching  TEA program

2003. July 13-25         Certificate – Human Rights Education and Language
                               Development.  Sinaia. Romania

2003. May                    Won internet Study for school which supported by
                               the “Project Harmony” and worked as a Project
                               Coordinator.

2003. April 25-27       Certificate – The first Caucasus English Language Teachers
                               Conference.  Tbilisi, Georgia.

2003. March – April    Certificate – University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations,
                               held at Western University

2001 – 2002                 Provided workshops for Sheki teachers in Sheki region.
                               Sponsored by Hornby Trust Alumni project AzETA

2002. August               Attended a TESOL leadership workshop held by the USA
                                       Embassy  

2002. June 10 -26       Certificate – 40-hour Fundamental NGO Management
                                Training Course ISAR – Azerbaijan

2000. October –

2001. October              Attended  workshops organized by AzETA ( Azerbaijan English

                                                                                                            Teachers’ Association )

2000. November 1-7    Participated in Debate Program – Open Society Institute – Azerbaijan,

                                                                                           Soros Foundation

1999. October              Participated in for five days Teaching Conference in Tashkent.

                                                                        Uzbekistan, sponsored by British Council

1993 – 1994                Diploma – Practical Psychologist at school, Azerbaijan Teachers’

                                                                                                             Training Institute

1985 -1990                  Diploma – English and French Languages Teacher, Azerbaijan State

                                                                                                           University of Languages

1989                            Diploma – Nurse, Azerbaijan State University of Languages.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2004 –up to now        Part time teacher at Khazar University

2003 – 2004             Part time teacher at Azerbaijan State University of Languages

1995 –up to now        English teacher at the secondary school named after G. Askerova

  Narimanov district

1990 – 1995                English teacher at the secondary school in Kurdamir region.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Conversant in Microsoft Office Application, ( Word, Excel ) Power Point, internet, e-mail

Ability to use all office equipment – printer, copy machine, fax, etc.

PUBLICATIONS:

Articles for the newspapers; “Azərbaycan Müəllimi,” “İki Sahil,” “Ağ Yol,”Zaman”

magazines; “Azərbaycan,” “Xəzər”; Khazar University press.

Interviews; newspaper “Omaha World – Herald” – Nebraska State, USA, “Palitra”

Brochoure  “Teaching Vocabulary Through Games” additional material for the 5^th form textbook.