Rima Karami AkkaryRima Karami Akkary, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies American University of Beirut Department of Education P. O. Box 11-0236 Beirut,

Curriculum Vitae

Rima Karami Akkary, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

American University of Beirut Department of Education

P. O. Box 11-0236 Beirut, Lebanon

Phone: 01-350000, ext # 3058 Mobile Phone: +961-3-689-042

E-mail: [email protected]

1. EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Education 1997 Doctor of Education, Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Specialty in Educational Administration and Supervision [K-12] Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA Dissertation Title: “An Exploration of School Leadership in Lebanon: The Role and Work Context of Principals in Public and Private Schools”

Dissertation Supervisor: Prof. William Greenfield, Jr.

1990 Master of Arts Science Education American University of Beirut, Lebanon

1987 Teaching Diploma Secondary Education (Science) American University of Beirut, Lebanon

1987 Bachelor of Science Chemistry American University of Beirut, Lebanon

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Employment History Fall 2014- Associate Professor, American University of Beirut, Department of Education, Present Beirut, Lebanon Fall 2007- Assistant Professor, American University of Beirut, Department of Education, Present Beirut, Lebanon.

Winter 2007- Innovations Partnerships, Program Evaluator, Portland, Oregon, USA Fall 2007 Evaluation and Pilot Testing of an on-line training “Student Retention Tool” for youth educators.

Spring 2007 Adjunct Faculty, School of Education, Washington State University, Vancouver Campus Teaching graduate courses on Education and Society, including multicultural

education, in their principal preparation program.

Fall 2005 Communication Across Barriers, Consultant -Fall 2006 Conference coordinator, Program evaluation, Guidebook and teaching

modules editor, management team member.

Fall 2003 Adjunct Faculty, School of Education, EPFA Department, Portland State -Spring 2007 University

Teaching graduate courses on Education and Society including multicultural education, and educational leadership in public schools.

Fall 2002- Adjunct Faculty, School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Winter 2003 Instruction, Portland State University

Teaching graduate courses on Education and Society including multicultural education, and education and social justice issues.

Spring 2002 Adjunct Faculty, School of Education, EPFA Department, Portland State University Taught a graduate course on Educational Organization

1999-2000 Program Evaluator and Consultant, American Leadership Forum, Portland, Oregon Consulted on the design, content and delivery of the program seminar Worked on developing and implementing an evaluation of the training

program curriculum


1998-1999 Consultant and Trainer, Team International, Beirut, Lebanon Planned and developed workshop for training school administrators from Lebanon and Arab countries Presented one week long seminars as in-service training for Lebanese school administrators

1997-1998 Lecturer, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Developed and taught six new courses and graduate seminars in Educational

organization and leadership, curriculum and supervision, and school law Created first graduate practicum in educational administration and leadership in the

country, including developing partnership with local private and public schools Advised all graduate students in the educational administration program

1993-1997 Doctorate Candidate, Portland State University As part of the practical training of the Doctorate program, performed the following at Sitton Elementary School, Portland School District, Portland, Oregon:

Completed a full term internship with an elementary school principal. In Portland, Oregon

Served as a classroom volunteer and tutor in the 4th and 5th grades Participated with the Accelerated School Project team of university professors

in training workshops and meetings designed to coach schools from the Portland School District to start implementing the Project

1991-1992 Instructor, Science & Mathematics Education Center (SMEC) American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Supervised and evaluated student-teachers preparing for teachers licensing in secondary science education

1990-1991 Secondary school Teacher, International School, Al-Koura, Lebanon Taught 9th grade physical science Prepared and taught courses for 10th and 11th grade chemistry Managed the school science laboratory, as well as organized laboratory

sessions for science courses of all grade levels

1987-1989 Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Department, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Taught introductory chemistry lab course for four semesters to undergraduate science major students


Honors and Awards

Teaching Excellence Award, American University of Beirut, May 2015 Nomination for the Abdul-Hamid Hallab REP Service Excellence Award, August, 2013

Nomination for the Teaching Excellence Award, American University of Beirut, Fall, 2012

Doctorate dissertation under my supervision – [ Rizkallah, D., Developing evaluation standards and procedures for participative self-evaluation based on the principles of the Professional Learning Community: A model to ground the process in the Lebanese Context] Received High Distinction from the Lebanese University

MA thesis under my supervision-[ Harb, S. Identification and alignment of Lebanese teachers’ and principals’ perspectives of effective school leadership] Received the Fouad Haddad award for best Master Thesis in Education, American University of Beirut, 2015.

MA thesis under my supervision-[Shabeeb, L. Teacher’s Professional Development in a Private School In Lebanon: A Case Study on the Impact of In-House Training on Developing Teachers’ Reflective Practice] received the Fouad Haddad award for best Master Thesis in Education, American University of Beirut, 2011

Professional Affiliations/Organizations

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Oregon Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development American Association of University Women (AAUW) Rethinking Schools, Portland Area Chapter Lebanese Association for Educational Sciences (LAES) Arab Educational Information Network ( Shamaa) Faculty United, American University of Beirut American Association of University Professors


2. RESEARCH

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Published Articles

Chaar, N., Khamis, V. & Karami-Akkary, R. (2016). Teachers Concerns Towards Change

Teachers’ Concerns Towards Change In Lebanese Private Schools And Its Relationship To Gender, Experience And Type Of Change. Journal of Educational Change. DOI 10.1007/s10833-015-9267-z

Karami-Akkary, R. & Rizk, N. (2014). School Reform in the Arab World: Characteristics and Prospects. International Journal of Educational Reform [IJER]. Vol. 23, (4) 315-332 [Principal Author]

Karami-Akkary, R. Facing the Challenges of Educational Reform: Lessons from the Arab World. (2014). Journal of Educational Change [JEDU] . Vol 15 (2) 179-202

Karami-Akkary, R. & Rizkallah, D. S. ( 2014). Improving school performance evaluation: a participative approach to build standards and procedures for self-study grounded in the local context. IDAFAT. Issue 25, Winter 2014, 158-181. [Principal Author]

] بوي للمدرسة اللبنانيَّة: مق اربة مجذَّرة في واقع السياق المحّلي لبناء معايير التقييم الذاتي وإجراءاتهتطوير تقييم األداء التر [

Karami-Akkary, R. (2013). The Role and Role Context of the Lebanese School Principal: Toward

a Culturally Grounded Understanding of the Principalship Educational Management Administration & Leadership 1741143213510503, first published on December 10, 2013 as doi:10.1177/1741143213510503

Shabeeb, L. & Karami-Akkary, R. (2013). Developing teachers’ reflective practice: an explorative study of teachers’ professional learning experience in a private Lebanese school. Professional Development in Education [RJIE]. DOI:10.1080/19415257.2013.775662 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2013.775662 [Co-Principal Author]

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2013.775662


Karami-Akkary, R. & Rizk, N. (2012). The TAMAM project: Shifting the Paradigm of Educational Reform in the Arab World. Journal of International Education and Leadership. Vol 2, (3). [Principal Author]

Pemberton, C., & Karami-Akkary, R. (2010). A cohort is a cohort… or is it? Journal of Research on Leadership Education. v5 n5, pp.179-208. [Co-Author]

Technical Reports

El Saheli, Elhage, R., & Karami-Akkary, R.. (2014). Evaluating the TAMAM Impact: The Case of Al-Assriyah School. (Technical Report 6) Beirut, Lebanon: TAMAM Project. http://www.tamamproject.org

Karami-Akkary, R., El Saheli Elhage, R., Sarrieddine, D. & Katerji, R. (2013). Developing the TAMAM's Monitoring Model: An Experience of Evolving Design Planning. (Technical Report 5) Beirut, Lebanon: TAMAM Project. http://www.tamamproject.org

Karami-Akkary, R., Saad, M. & Katerji, R. (2012). Building Leadership Capacity for School-based Reform: TAMAM Professional Development Journey Phase One. (Technical Report 4). Beirut, Lebanon: TAMAM Project . http://www.tamamproject.org

Karami-Akkary, R. & Rizk, N. (2011). TAMAM: An Innovative Model for Educational Reform in the Arab World (Technical Report 3). Beirut, Lebanon: TAMAM Project. http://www.tamamproject.org/documentation/publications

Karami-Akkary, R. & Rizk, N. (2011). A Profile of School Reform in the Arab World: Characteristics & Challenges (Technical Report 2). Beirut, Lebanon: TAMAM Project. Retrieved from http://www.tamamproject.org/documentation/publications

Published Papers in Conference Proceedings

Pemberton, C., & Karami-Akkary, R. (2007, April). A Cohort is a cohort… or is it? American Education Research Association (AERA): Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Chicago IL. (area07_proceeding_155837.doc).

Pemberton, C., & Karami-Akkary, R. K. (2006). An exploration of lived experience and natural cohort emergence among women in an educational leadership doctoral program.

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American Education Research Association: Research in Women in Education Special Interest Group 31st Annual Fall Conference, Available: http://www.rwesign.net

Books/Manuals

Books/Manuals Editing

Al Mabarrat Association self-evaluation committee, Jurdak, M. & Karami-Akkary, R, (Eds.) (2013). Self-Evaluation study for the impact of the organizational development program: The study resource book. [ اإلداريالتطوير برنامج ألثر الذاتي التقويم دراسة : نتائج كتاب [الدراسة

Akkar, B. Karami-Akkary, R., & Ghussayni, R. (Eds.) (2012). Learning and Teaching History: Lessons from and for Lebanon. Proceedings of the fourth conference on Education, Lebanese Association for Educational Studies March 25-26 2011. Beirut: LAES.

Beegle, D., Ellis D.,& Karami-Akkary, R. (2006). See Poverty, Be the difference: Discovering the Missing Pieces for Helping People Move out of Poverty. Communication Across Barriers: Portland, OR.

Book Chapters Karami-Akkary, R (2014). Forward. In A Journey with School Improvement: The Experience Of

Al Mabarrat. رحلة في التطوير التربوي: تجربة المبرات . Beirut: Dar el Shafaq

Karami-Akkary, R. & Saad, M. Professional Development in TAMAM: Building the Path while Walking it . In M. Jurdak (Ed) (Forth coming). School Based Reform: Voices from the Field. www.tamamproject.org.

Pemberton, C., with chapters co-authored by: Karami-Akkary, R., Beegle, D., Casey White, E., Gatimu, W., & Musser, M., (2012). Getting There—Life is not a straight line, it weaves back and forth, back and forth: Women’s Journeys to and through Educational Attainment. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Karami-Akkary, R. (2012). Where to Go Next: Recommendations for Actions. In Akkar, B. Karami-Akkary, R., & Ghussayni, R. (Eds.) (2012). Learning and Teaching History: Lessons from and for Lebanon. Proceedings of the fourth conference on Education, Lebanese Association for Educational Studies March 25-26 2011. Beirut: LAES.

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Unpublished Research

Karami-Akkary, R. (1997). An exploration of school leadership in Lebanon: The role and work context of principals in public and private schools, Doctoral dissertation, Portland State University, Oregon. Thesis supervisor: Prof William Greenfield, Jr.

Karami-Akkary, R. (1994). Implementing the Accelerated School Project: A study of the role and impact of the school principal in the midst of the reform process. Unpublished manuscript, Portland State University, Oregon. Supervisor: Prof. Tom Chenoweth

Karami-Akkary, R. (1990). Students in the Off-Campus Program of the American University of Beirut: Status and opinions after joining the main campus. MA Project, American University of Beirut. Supervisor: Prof. Munir Bashshur.

Conference Presentations and Invited Talks

Refereed Presentations

Amin, T., Choueiri, L., Karami-Akkary, R. , Makhoul, J, Zenger,A. (February, 2014).Graduate students as readers: Learning from students and faculty members (FLC) Conference On Effective Teaching And Learning In Higher Education Program, February 7-8, 2014, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

Al-Kassar, S., Shaer, S., & Karami-Akkary, R. (November, 2013). Understanding the Graduate Student Journey: The Case of Lebanese University. Presentation at the LAES and Shamaa Regional Conference entitled MA and PhD Programs in Education-Quality and Added Value [الماجستير والدكتوراه في التربية في الجامعات العربية: الجودة والقيمة المضافة]. Beirut, Lebanon

Karami-Akkary, R., & Greenfield, W, Jr. (1998, April). Leadership and work context of public and private secondary principals in the Republic of Lebanon. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Invited Presentations and Key notes

Karami-Akkary, R. Moderator and Session Leader. (November, 2015). Educational Innovation through Seamless Transition from School to University. The Rafik Hariri Foundation


Karami-Akkary, R. (October, 2015) Building the capacity of teachers to lead school improvement: lessons learned from the TAMAM project. Teacher Education in Lebanon and South Africa: Current approaches and Challenges. CLS & LAU.

Karami-Akkary, R. (September, 2015) Preseting TAMAM. Faculty Research Presentation. Department of Education, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

Karami-Akkary, R. (April, 2015). Building Capacity Towards Educational Quality. All For Eucation,: Lebanese Education Conference. Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Lebanon. Beirut, Lebanon

Karami-Akkary, R. (March, 2015). Presenting TAMAM. Ana Aqraa Association.

Elhage, R., Karami-Akkary, R, (December, 2014). TAMAM Evaluative Study: The Case of Al-Asriyya School. Presentation for the Education Forum Organized by the Department of Education, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Karami-Akkary, R. (December, 2014). The TAMAM Project Experience with Action Research. Presentation for the Tempus project visiting teams. American University of Beirut. Beirut, Lebanon.

Karami-Akkary, R. (December, 2014). The TAMAM Project as an Experience in School Improvement: Introduction and Prospects. Presentation to the Lebanese Association for Educational Studies as part of the 7th day gathering series. Beirut: Lebanon

Karami-Akkary, R. ( May, 2014) School Culture and Media Trends. Invited presentation at the EDUVATION School Network National Symposium May 2-3 2014.

Karami-Akkary, R. (December, 2013). Moderator of Working Session III: Conclusions and Lesson Learned. Rafik Harriri Foundation Educational Conference: Educational Innovation and Teacher Training, December 5, 2013, Beirut, Lebanon.

Karami-Akkary, R. (June, 2013). Coordinator of Working Groups Session on the Importance of School Climate. The Education of Future Citizens: Key Challenges facing Arab Countries: A Conference Sponsored by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, June 12, 2013, Kuwait City, Kuwait.


Karami-Akkary, R. (May, 2013). Promoting Professional Learning In Our Schools: Why and How? Key note Address at the First Professional Day of the Professional Development Day for the Schools of the Armenian Prelacy. Yeghishe Manoukian College, Beirut, Lebanon.

Karami-Akkary, R. Katerji, R., Elhage, R., Sarrieddine, D. (March, 2013). Building Leadership Capacity for School-Based Reform: The TAMAM Project Journey. Presentation for the Education Forum Organized by the Department of Education, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Karami-Akkary, R & Saad, M. (May, 2011). Professional Development in TAMAM as a New Approach to Building Capacity for School-based Improvement in the Arab World: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learned. Presentation at the Arab Though Foundation Education Forum, AUB, Beirut, Lebanon.

Karami-Akkary, Rima & Boujaoude, S. (March, 2010) .The TAMAM Project: A School Based Reform Project. Invited presentation at the Arab Thought Foundation Strategic Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon.

Karami-Akkary, R. (December, 2009). A New Approach to Educational Counseling and Guidance. A presentation at the Forum on “Education Reality and possibilities: educational experiences in fighting school drop-outs”, Organized by Mouvement Sociale.

Karami-Akkary, R. (January, 2009). Dispersed Leadership: Opportunities from within for improvement and transformation in our schools. A Key Note address at the Fifth Professional Day held by the Center for Research & Training (C R T) at Rafic Hariri Foundation.

Boujaoude, S. & Karami-Akkary, R. (2008, November). The TAMAM Project: A School Based Reform Project. Invited presentation at the Arab Thought Foundation 7th Conference- Education Day. Cairo, Egypt.

Karami-Akkary, R. (2007, February). Background and Insight on the Current Crisis in Lebanon: An Insider Perspective. Invited presentation at the Center of Global Justice, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico.


Karami-Akkary, R. (January, 2002). A cross-cultural perspective on the work of the school principal. An invited presentation to the faculty and students of the department of educational leadership and administration, Department of Educational Leadership, Idaho State University , Pocatello, Idaho.

Karami-Akkary, R. (1999, April). Applying clinical supervision to Lebanese schools: Reflections and suggestions. Paper presented at the First Conference of Educational Administration in the Arab Counties, Beirut, Lebanon.

3. GRANTS/RESEARCH FUNDING Karami-Akkary, R., & Boujaoude, S. (2015) (Co-Principal Investigators). The TAMAM Lebanon

Hub, a five years ($600,000.00) research grant from the Lore Foundation to expand the TAMAM Project in Lebanon.

Boujaoude, S.& Karami-Akkary, R., (2015) (Co-Principal Investigators). From research to practice: making a difference in the classroom (Part III), a Three years ($600,000.00) research grant from the Arab Thought Foundation to continue the TAMAM Project in Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar.

Boujaoude, S., Jurdak, M., & Karami-Akkary, R. (2010) (Co-Principal Investigators). From research to practice: making a difference in the classroom (Part II), a four year ($1,000,000.00) research grant to expand the TAMAM project in Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar.

Boujaoude, S., & Jurdak, M., & Karami-Akkary R. (2007) (Co-Principal Investigators). From research to practice: making a difference in the classroom, a three year ($750,000.00) research grant initiating the TAMAM project in Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.


4. TEACHING & MENTORING

Courses Designed and Taught

At the American University of Beirut:

Course Title Term Graduate Courses:

Seminar in Supervision of Instruction Fall,1997; Spring 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

Management and Organizational Theories in Education Spring 1998, Fall 2007; 2009; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

Qualitative Research Methods in Education Fall 2008

Undergraduate Courses: Introduction to Educational Administration Fall 1997; 2007;

2008; 2009; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

Instructional Supervision Spring 1998; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

Practicum: Management in Practice Spring 1998; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015

Educational Laws and Policies Fall 1997


At Washington State University


Social Context in Education Summer 2007

At Portland State University


Introduction To Education and Society Fall 2002, Winter 2003; 2005; Spring 2007

Educational Leadership in Public Schools Spring 2004, Winter 2005, Fall 2006

Educational Organizations Spring 2002

Supervision of Graduate Students’ Research

Completed MA Thesis/Projects under my supervision,

American University of Beirut

Name Title Date

Tala Al Haj

The Leadership Experience of a Day Care Center Director: A self-Reflection

January, 2007

Seba Moussalli

An Examination of the Teacher Preparation Program and the Practice Teaching Model in the Education Department at the American University of Beirut

January, 2009

Ghinwa Itani

Developing a Learning Community: Teachers Perspectives

June, 2009


Sabah Dakroub

The expansion of Shi’a Schools in Lebanon (1975-2007): Factors and Dynamics

June, 2009

Hanady Mirza

A Case Study on Bullying In the Lebanese Context

September, 2010

Lina Shabeeb

Teacher’s Professional Development in a Private School In Lebanon: A Case Study on the Impact of In-House Training on Developing Teachers’ Reflective Practice

June, 2011

Nadia Al Sahib

Designing Structural Improvements for Teachers’ Motivation in a Lebanese Private School

June, 2012

Maryam Saad

Principals’ and School Counselors’ Perspectives Of the Ideal Profile, Facilitators, and Obstacles of the Professional School Counselor

June. 2012

Hala Hashim

Challenges and Opportunities of Induction into Teaching in Lebanese Schools

December, 2012

Aya Shmayssani

A Profile of the Roles and Functions of the Instructional Supervisor as Perceived by Teachers, Supervisors and Principals

May, 2013

Rola Birjawi

Exploring the Quality and Nature of Distributed Leadership In Relation to Teacher Commitment in Large Private Schools in Lebanon

May, 2013

Noha Chaar (Co-supervisor)

Teachers’ Concerns to Change in Lebanese Private Schools and its Relationship to Gender, Years of Total Experience, Years at Current School, Years in the Innovation and Type of Change

May, 2013

Christelle Naddaf

An Explorative Study on the Approach of Schools in

January, 2014


Lebanon Towards Religious Education Suha Harb

Identification and Alignment of Teacher and Principal Perspectives of Effective Principal Leadership from an Instructional and Transformational Integrated Perspective: The Case of Lebanon

September, 2014

Hala El Murr

Understanding educational leaders’ contribution in promoting professional learning through professional development within a private Lebanese school: A case study.

February, 2015

Hanin Ibrahim The cultural challenges that female teachers face upon their transition to teaching in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

September, 2015

Sona Joulahjian What matters to teachers? Motivators and demotivators in high and low committed schools

February 2016

Siwar Hashwe Exploration of the Design Process and Content of Grade One Lebanese Official Arabic Curriculum

February 2016

Supervised PHD Students at Other institutions (completed)

Name Title Date Sr. Dallal Rizkallah, Lebanese University

Professional Learning Communities: A bridge toward improving school and leadership practices in Private Lebanese Catholic Schools

June 2015

Supervised PHD Students at Other institutions (In progress)

Name Title Sahar Shaer- PHD Candidate- Lebanese University

The Ethical Dimension of Leadership in the Performance of School Principals: A qualitative Multi-Case Study of the influence of Personal and Professional Ethics on the Leadership in Greater Beirut


Samar Kassar- PHD Candidate- Lebanese University

The Impact of Implementing a School-Based Reform Project on Education: An Evaluative Case Study on TAMAM Project

Claudine Azar PHD Candidate- University of St Joseph

School Based Improvement: Overcoming the hurdles of change and its implementation in a private K-12 school

Ghinwa Itani PHD Candidate University St. Joseph

Teachers Leadership: Influences and Motivation

5. SERVICE

Service to the Community

Professional Consulting

2014-2015 Consultant, D-RASATI 2 project, REP, American University of Beirut.

Component 6: Technology and Leadership. Provide consultancy services to develop an ICT action plan for recruiting/preparing digital-age leaders at the national, regional, and school levels.

2014-present Consultant, Al Mabarrat Philanthropic Institution. Provide training and consultation to build capacity for a central school

improvement committee on change of strategic planning and coordinating school based improvement.

2013 Consultant, D-RASATI project, REP, American University of Beirut.

Assessment Component: Develop Effective School Profile (ESP) for the MEHE. Provide consultancy services to develop a set of standards for the MEHE to determine what constitutes an effective school in the areas of


extra-curricular activities, leadership development, school improvement programs and parents and community involvement.

2013-Present Consultant, Eduvation School Network [ESN]. Beirut, Lebanon.

Building a Comprehensive Professional Development Program. Put in place a program for continuous professional development addressed to ESN academic staff, in alignment with international standards for effectiveness as well as with the school’s mission, general goals and vision for transformational improvement.

2012- 2015 Consultant, D-RASATI 2 project, REP, American University of Beirut & AMIDEAST.

School Improvement Component: design and training for the self-study and implementation and evaluation of school improvement plan sub-components. Included:

o Designing -in collaboration with the project coordinator- the project SIP component and the scope and sequence of the component activities

o Preparing 4 manuals for training school councils and for training their trainers on conducting a self-study and on planning and implementing a school improvement plan.

2012- Present Consultant, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Beirut, Lebanon. Education Development Project II (EDP II) – P118187 :School-based Development through enhanced Education Leadership.

o Preparing National Standards for school principals and developing procedures for principal performance appraisal,

2012-2014 Consultant, Trainer, Al-Assriyah School, Amman, Jordan. School Improvement Project for institutionalizing instructional supervision. Project includes:

o Developing a job description, standards of effectiveness, self- evaluation plan.

2012-2014 Consultant, Trainer, Baptist School, Amman, Jordan.


School Improvement Project for institutionalizing instructional supervision. Project includes:

o Developing a job description, standards of effectiveness, self-evaluation plan.

2010-2011 Consultant, Project on Professionalizing Teaching and improving educational administration, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Beirut, Lebanon.

2009 Consultant, Association for Queen Rania Al Abdullah for Excellence in Education: The School Principal Award:

o Serving on the Advisory Committee that is developing the standards and evaluation procedures.

2008 – 2013 Co-Consultant, (with Murad Jurdak). Al-Mabarrat Philanthropic Institution, Self-Study: Evaluating the impact of the program for administrative training:

o Developed institution-based standards, designed evaluation methodology and supervised a team of 20 institutional members while implementing the self-study. The project included training teams in 19 schools, and their principals.

2007 - 2008 Consultant, Dhofar University in Oman, o Developed a proposal for Master Program in Educational

Administration

2002 -2003 Consultant, Department of Educational Leadership, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.

o Consulted faculty and international students on cross-cultural challenges graduate studies.


Professional Development Workshops (Designed and Conducted)

Workshops at the Center of Teaching and Learning at the American University of Beirut

Developing a Teaching Portfolio. CTL Workshops, with Saouma Boujaoude & Issam Srour, December, 2015

Action Research as a Medium for Learning and Improvement of Practice. CTL Workshops, March, 2015

Workshops at the Department of Education at the American University of Beirut

Developmental Approach to Instructional Supervision: Understanding teachers’ needs to build their capacity for improving student learning, (With Tala Haj). Department of Education Fall Workshops, November 10, 2012

Facing the challenges of Instructional Supervision, (With Enja Osman). Department of Education Fall Workshops, November 17, 2012

Developmental Approach to Instructional Supervision: Understanding teachers’ needs to build their capacity for improving student learning, (With Tala Haj). Department of Education Fall Workshops, Oct 29, 2012

The Transition into the Principalship; Initiating New Principals for Effective School Leadership, (With Rola Katerji). Department of Education Fall Workshops, October 13, 2012

Evaluation as a tool for reflection and generative learning towards sustainable school improvement, (With Yara Hilal). Department of Education Fall Workshops, Oct 22, 2011

The transition into the principalship; initiating new principals for effective school leadership. (With Rola Katerji). Department of Education Fall Workshops, Oct 15, 2011


Developing Student Leadership: The 21st century high schools: inspiring and empowering responsible student-leaders to create positive change in schools and communities, (With Hammad Sioufi). Department of Education Spring Workshops, March 12, 2011.

Leading from within: Building a collaborative school, (With Amani Batakji). Department of Education, Spring Workshops, March 11, 2011.

Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice for Generative Learning, (With Yara Hilal). Department of Education Spring Workshops, March 5, 2011

Building Healthy School Dynamics: an adaptable leadership tool that aligns conflicting views to reach mutual understanding between administrators and their teachers, (With Tala Haj). Department of Education, Spring Workshop, February19, 2011

Transforming school leadership: where we are as opposed to where we should be in Lebanese schools. Department of Education, Spring Workshop, February 18, 2011

Effective School Leadership: an adaptable leadership lens that builds healthy dynamics and mutual understanding between administrators and their teachers, (With Tala Haj). Department of Education, Spring workshops, March, 2010

The 21st century high schools: inspiring and empowering responsible student leadership to create positive change in schools and communities, (With Hammad Sioufi). Department of Education Spring Workshops, March, 2010

Leading from within: Building a collaborative school, (With Amani Katerji). Department of Education Spring Workshops, February, 2010

Leadership for Change: Initiating and sustaining school based improvements. Department of Education Spring Workshops, March 2009

Distributing Leadership: Building leadership capacity among teachers for sustainable school improvement. Department of Education Spring Workshops, March 2009


Redefining School Supervision: Developmental Supervision to Build Capacity for School Improvement. Department of Education Spring Workshops, May 2008

Reflecting on the Role and Challenges of School Leadership. Department of Education, Fall Workshops, January 2008

Workshops at Other Educational Institutions

Professionalizing Teaching: From Following to Leading. Teacher Skills Forum- Queen Rania Teacher Academy. Dead Sea, Jordan. December 2015.

Transforming Teachers’ Performance through Developing Leadership Capacity. Dead Sea, Jordan. December 2015.

Mentoring and Leading Sustainable School Improvement. Training for members of school improvement leadership teams in the Educational institutions at the Mabarrat Charitable Association. Beirut, Lebanon. November 2015.

Mentoring and Leading Sustainable School Improvement. Training for school principals and division directors at the Mabarrat Charitable Institutions. Beirut, Lebanon. June 2015.

Setting Priorities to Translate the Gains of the Organizational Development Program to Improvement Student Learning. Training for school principals and division directors at the Mabarrat Charitable Institutions. Beirut, Lebanon. January 2015.

Forming a Shared Conceptual Understanding of School Effectiveness among School members. Training for school principals and division directors at the Mabarrat Charitable Institutions. Beirut, Lebanon. June 2014.

The School Improvement Journey: Developing the School Improvement Plan . Training of School councils (in collaboration with Mary Saad). D-RASATI II project , SIP Component. Beirut, Lebanon. June 2014.


The School Improvement Journey: Developing the School Improvement Plan . Training of School councils’ coaches (in collaboration with Mary Saad). D-RASATI II project , SIP Component.. Beirut, Lebanon. May, 2014.

Forming a Shared Conceptual Understanding of School Improvement among School members. Training for school principals and division directors at the Mabarrat Charitable Institutions. April, 2014, Beirut Lebanon.

Forming a Shared Conceptual Understanding of Effective Leadership among School members. Training for school principals and division directors at the Mabarrat Charitable Institutions. February, 1, 2014, Beirut Lebanon.

The School Improvement Journey: Conducting a School Self Review. Training of School Councils (in collaboration with Mary Saad). D-RASATI II project , SIP Component.. Beirut, Lebanon. December, 2013.

Leading For Learning: What Can School Leaders Do To Enhance Professional Learning At Their Schools? Workshop for school principals presented at the First Professional Day for Schools of the Armenian Prelacy. Yeghishe Manoukian College, Beirut, Lebanon. May, 2013.

Leading School-Based Change: Why and How? Workshop presented at the 10th Annual Leadership Conference for the Private Schools Cultural and Educational Council; Akaba, Jordan; March 22-23, 2013.

Conducting a School Self-Review: Preparatory Meeting for Senior Coaches. D-RASATI project , SIP component with AMIDEAST (With collaboration with Mary Saad); March 8, 2013.

Instructional Supervision: Leadership for School Improvement .Workshop for the school instructional supervisors presented at Al-Assriyah School’ professional day, Amman, Jordan. October 5-6, 2012.


Leading Change for Sustainable Organizational Development: Building Capacity and dealing with resistance. Workshop for school principals presented at Al-Mabarrat Philanthropic Association professional days, June 2012

Leading Change for Sustainable Organizational Development: Planning for leading the Implementation Process. Workshop for school principals presented at Al-Mabarrat Philanthropic Association professional days, May 2012

Leading Change for Sustainable Organizational Development: A new conception of Leadership. Workshop for school principals presented at Al-Mabarrat Philanthropic Association professional days, April 2012

The Teacher as Leader. Workshop presented at Annual Professional Development day at St Joseph School, September, 2011

On Education and Leadership, Workshop presented at the International School Professional Day, February, 2010.

Promoting Teacher Leadership: Collaborating toward Excellence; Workshop presented at the first Conference of the winners of Queen Rania Al Abdullah Award for the Distinguished teacher” Excellence in Education: Theory and Practice”, December, 2009

Action Research for School Improvement. Workshop presented at the 10th Teacher Conference, for the Private Schools Cultural and Educational Council. (With Saouma Boujaoude) Akaba, Jordan; October, 2009

Dispersed Leadership: Opportunities from within for improvement and transformation in our schools, Workshop presented at the First Educational Leadership conference held by the Network for schools in Saida and its Suburb. February, 2009.

Creative Leadership: How can we ground an “Out of the Box” conception of leadership in the organizational and cultural realities of our schools?; Workshop presented at the 6th Annual Leadership Conference for the Private Schools Cultural and Educational Council; Akaba, Jordan; November, 2008


TAMAM Project Workshops

TAMAM 11th Gathering: TAMAM as a movement for educational improvement towards building professional learning communities to promote student learning. May 2016, Amman, Jordan

Presenting TAMAM to selected Lebanese public schools for TAMAM Lebanon Hub. February 2016. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

Needs Assessment in TAMAM. Workshop for phase 2 new schools in Oman. January 2016. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Coaching and Monitoring in TAMAM. Workshop for Omani Coaches. January 2016. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

Implementation and Monitoring Stops on the TAMAM School Improvement Journey. TAMAM Workshop VII for New Lebanese Schools. January 2016. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

Launching of TAMAM Lebanon Hub. November 2015. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

3rd Gathering of TAMAM Schools in Jordan: Initial Planning for the School Improvement Projects. October 2015. Amman, Jordan.

Presenting TAMAM’s Coaching Model . TAMAM Workshop for TAMAM Coaches. June 2015. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

Planning The School Improvement Initiative. TAMAM Workshop VI for New Lebanese Schools. May, 2015. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

Developing the Initial Plan: Planning for Implementation. TAMAM Workshop V for New Lebanese Schools. March 13, 2015. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.


TAMAM project Expansion in Jordan: Identifying the need for change. Workshop Conducted for new TAMAM schools in Amman, March 8, 2015, Al Assryah, Amman, Jordan.

TAMAM project Expansion in KSA: Initiation for New Beginnings. Workshop Conducted for new TAMAM schools in KSA, February, 2015, Muscat, Oman.

Developing the Initial Plan: Designing the Intervention and Planning For Monitoring and Evaluation (2). TAMAM Workshop IV for New Lebanese Schools. Dec 20 , 2014. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

Developing the Initial Plan: Designing the Intervention and Planning For Monitoring and Evaluation (1). TAMAM Workshop III for New Lebanese Schools. November 29 , 2014. American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

TAMAM project Expansion in Jordan: Initiation for New Beginnings. Workshop Conducted for new TAMAM schools in Amman, September 2014, Al Assryah, Amman, Jordan.

Leading Change: Mentoring and learning on the TAMAM Journey. Workshop presented at the TAMAM Project 5th Gathering: “TAMAM: From and Experiential Project to a School-Based Reform Movement. May15-18, 2014-Muscat-Oman.

A pause for Reflection and Follow up: Leading Transformational Change- وقفة تأمل ومتابعة Workshop and follow up visit III to the Omani Schools , March .في ُعمان: قيادة التغيير التحولي2014. Muscat, Oman.

A Pause on Reflecting and Reporting. TAMAM second Workshop for Phase 2 New Schools, February 21, 2014, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

A Pause for Reflection and Follow-up: Supporting the school teams on the TAMAM Journey. TAMAM Workshops for Phase 2 -New Schools, Dec 7-8, 2013, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.


First Steps towards Improving Practice through Action Research. TAMAM first Workshop for Phase 2 New Schools, November, 2013, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

A Pause for Reflection and Follow-up: Supporting the school teams on the TAMAM Journey. " المدرسيّة خالل رحلة تماموقفة تأمل ومتابعة في عمّان: دعم الفرق Follow up Workshop to Jordan’s school Teams , November 16, 2013. Amman, Jordan

Towards leading school improvement: Leading the journey of learning. TAMAM 1ST gathering for new countries June19-21, 2013 ,AUB, Beirut- Lebanon

Developing evaluation plan for innovative intervention “ وقفة تأمل ومتابعة في ُعمان: دعم الفرق ,Workshop for school teams in Oman. April 10th 2013, Muscat. ”المدرسّية خالل رحلة تمامOman.

Moving toward transformational change: Integrating TAMAM into the school culture, TAMAM 2nd Private schools gathering in phase II. March 1-3, 2013-AUB, Beirut- Lebanon

Introducing TAMAM to the Baptist School. Amman Jordan, October 6, 2012

Toward Leading School Improvement: From Research to Action. TAMAM Project Third Workshop for new countries. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, June 21-22, 2012.

Introducing TAMAM to the Qatar school teams and coaches. Qatar University, March3-4, 2012

Introducing TAMAM to the ministry of education and Higher education in Lebanon. Ministry of Education and Higher Education, February 8, 2012

Leading change in schools: challenges faced and lessons learned. TAMAM Project 1st gathering for private schools in phase II. American University of Beirut, January 20-22, 2012.


Introducing TAMAM to Oman ministry of education and schools: TAMAM Project Second Workshop for new countries. Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, December 2-3, 2011

Evaluation of Implementation and Impact of Plans for Action: TAMAM Project for Public Schools 6th Workshop, American University of Beirut, February 24-25, 2011

Leading School Improvement: TAMAM Project 7h Workshop for private schools, American University of Beirut, January, 2011

Reporting Action Research. TAMAM Project for Public Schools 5th Workshop, American University of Beirut, October 21, 2011

Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis. TAMAM Project for Public Schools 4th Workshop, American University of Beirut, July 2010

Tools for Data Collection; TAMAM Project for Public Schools 3rd Workshop, American University of Beirut, March 2010

Leading School Improvement: TAMAM Project 6th for Private Schools Workshop, American University of Beirut, February, 2010

Developing a program for Action. TAMAM Project for Public Schools 2nd Workshop, American University of Beirut, January 2010

Moving Toward School-Wide Improvement. TAMAM Project 5th Private Schools Workshop, American University of Beirut, July, 2009

First Steps towards Improving Practice through Action Research. TAMAM Project for Public Schools 1strd Workshop, American University of Beirut, April 2009

Reflective Practice and Leadership Acts. TAMAM Project 4th Private Schools Workshop, American University of Beirut, January 2009

TAMAM Project: From Research to Action. TAMAM Project 3rd Private Schools Workshop, American University of Beirut, July, 2008


Focus Group Interview: A qualitative data collection Method. TAMAM Project 2nd

Private Schools Workshop, American University of Beirut, November 2007.

Conference Organization

Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee for the TAMAM Project 5TH Gathering: “TAMAM: From and Experiential Project to a School-Based Reform Movement. May15-18, 2014-Muscat-Oman.

Member of the Conference Organizing Committee and Coordinator of the scientific committee, Lebanese Association for Educational Sciences and Shamaa Conference: “Graduate and post graduate programs in Education in Arab Universities: Quality and

added value.” March 2012- 2013. Member of the Conference Organizing Committee, Arab Thought Foundation 8th

Educational Conference March 2010-2011.

Member of the Conference Organizing Committee, the Lebanese Association for Educational Sciences, Conference on Teaching History in Lebanon, March 2010-2012

Other Activities

Member of Scholarship Committee of Ruwwad Altanmiya, Tripoli, Lebanon. February

2016- Present Parent Representative, Strategic Planning Committee. American Community School

[ACS], 2014-2015

Parent Representative, Committee for the Middle East Association of College and Schools Gold Standard Credentials Application for the Arabic Program, American Community School [ACS], 2012-2015

Member of the Educational Advisory Board, Hariri Educational Foundation, September 2012-present.


Member of Executive Board, The Arab Educational Information Network (Shamaa), October 2011-present

Member of the Executive Board, Lebanese Association for Educational Sciences, 2010-2012

Volunteer Consultant, Mouvement Sociale. Project to Avoid Dropouts of middle school kids among the underserved populations in Lebanon, 2008- 2009.

Volunteer Advisor, MADA. Project for Strengthening Education Services in Upper Akkar Region, 2007-2008.

Member, Program and Vision Committee, Kids on the Block. Portland, Oregon, 2007-2008.

Volunteer Consultant for the Executive Board. Povertybridge, a non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon, 2006-2008.

Parent representative, Site Council. Chapman Elementary School, Portland, Oregon, 2004-2006.

Volunteer Coordinator, PTA, Chapman Elementary School, Portland, Oregon, 2003-2005.

Service to the Profession

Reviewer, Journal of Educational Change Reviewer, Al Mustakbal Al Arabi, Institute of the Studies for Arab Unity Reviewer, proposals for the Fifth International Conference on Effective Teaching and

Learning in Higher Education organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the IT Academic Services Department and the Communication Skills Program at AUB

Reviewer, Grant proposals for the Scholarship in Teaching and Learning, Center for Teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut, Spring 2012 & 2013.

Reviewer, Lebanese Association for Educational Sciences and Shamaa Conference: “Graduate and post graduate programs in Education in Arab Universities: Quality and added value.” March 2012- November 2013.


Reviewer, Conference on Teaching History in Lebanon. The Lebanese Association for Educational Sciences, March 2010-2011.

External Reader, committee member for PHD & MA thesis committees at: o The Lebanese University (Two committees) o Universite St. Joseph, Beirut Lebanon, (Two committees) o Haigazian University, Beirut Lebanon(1 committee)


Service to the University, American University of Beirut

Service on University Committees

FAS representative, Senate Committee, American University of Beirut. Fall 2015-present Consultant, CTL at AUB, committee to develop a proposal for a leadership training

program for Chairpersons at the American University of Beirut. Fall 2014- Spring 2015 Convener, of the Faculty Learning Community on “Implementing the Flipped Classroom

Model in Higher Education. Spring 2015 Member of a Faculty Learning community on Reading Challenges for Graduate

Students. Center of Teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut, Fall 2012-present.

Member of the General Education Committee. American University of Beirut, Spring 2010

Service to Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Strategic Planning Committee, 2010-2011 Member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee, Spring 2009 Member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Students Affairs Committee, 2007-2009

Service to the Department of Education

Associate Chair, Department of Education, Fall 2015 Chair, Curriculum and Examination Committee, Department of Education, Fall 2015-

present Member, Curriculum and Examination Committee, Department of Education,

2012-2015 Member, Ad-hoc Committee to develop a proposal for a Professional Master Program

for Secondary Teaching, 2015-present Member, Program Review Committee, Department of Education, 2012-2014 Coordinator, Education Forum, 2009- 2011, 2013-2015. Judge, Science Mathematic and Technology Fair for Lebanese Students, K-12, 2010. Advisor, Education Student Society, 2007-2008 Member, Education Department Practice Teaching Committee 2007-present Academic Advisor, Educational Management and Leadership Diploma [EDML],

2007-present.


Academic Advisor, Educational Administration and Policy Studies graduate program [EAPS], 2007-present

Member, on 16 Master Thesis Committees, Department of Education, AUB, 2007-present.

Self- Development Activities

UCEA 2014 Convention: Writing Civil Wrongs: Education for Racial Justice and Civil Rights. Nov 20-23, Washington DC. USA

Writing to Increase Student Engagement, Professional Learning Community. Center for Teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut, March 2012

Learning Communities Initiation Meeting, Center for Teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut, April 2010.

Team-Based Learning Workshop; Center for Teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut, January 2010

Seminar on Peer Observation and Feedback in Higher Education; Center of Teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut, December, 2009

A Forum on Innovation in Teaching by Dr. Peter Hill; Center of teaching and learning, American University of Beirut, November, 2009

Faculty Seminar on Learning and Teaching Excellence; Center for Teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut, March-April 2008

Seminar on Developing Teaching Portfolio; Center for teaching and Learning, American University of Beirut, January, 2008.

Documents

Rima Karami AkkaryRima Karami Akkary, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies American University of Beirut Department of Education P. O. Box 11-0236 Beirut,