Dr Ambreen Mohammad
- ROLE:Lecturer in Education
- CONTACT:+971 (0)4 367 8100
- EMAIL:[email protected]
Dr. Ambreen Mohammad completed her doctorate at Johns Hopkins University, US with a specialization in entrepreneurial leadership. She is the recipient of a merit scholarship in leadership and management research from Johns Hopkins University. Before working in academia, she was the vice principal of two K-12 international schools in the UAE.
Ambreen has consulted international edtech organizations and has served as a professional development designer and facilitator across the UAE and Asia. She is a certified Kagan instructional coach. Her areas of research include teacher retention, building high trust organizations, talent management, professional learning communities and cooperative learning.
At Middlesex University, Ambreen has taught areas spanning, Teaching and Learning, Leadership and Management, Higher Education, Technology Integration, Research Methods and Dissertation Writing. In addition to supervising master’s dissertations at Middlesex University, she serves on the doctoral committee at Johns Hopkins University. In 2018, Ambreen was awarded the Innovation and Creativity Award for her work in increasing student engagement.
- Doctor of Education, EdD. (Entrepreneurial Leadership), Johns Hopkins University, US
- Master of Arts, MA (Primary Education) with distinction, University of Leicester, UK
- National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders, NPQSL, University College London, Department for Education UK
- Merit Scholarship at Johns Hopkins University (2020-2022)
- Innovation and Creativity Award at Al Yasat Private School (2018)
- Outstanding Teaching Contributions Award at Al Yasat Private School (2015)
- Certification of Appreciation for Community Involvement from the Embassy of Pakistan (2010)
- Board Member at Pakistan Community Welfare School (2009 – 2015)
- Mohammad, A. (2017). Implementing systems to impact student engagement through cooperative learning. In Madden, J. Teachers teaching teacher: How teacher learning improves student learning (pp.31 – 44). Oxford Global Press.
- Ahmed, A. (2009). Teacher’s Role in Improving Students’ Thinking Skills: Moving beyond the ‘sage on stage’. Teachers.Net Gazette. 6 (3). Available at http://teachers.net/gazette/JAN09/ahmed/
- Ahmed, A. (2009). The Metaphor of Collaboration – What’s missing from group work. Teachers.Net Gazette. 6 (1). Available at http://teachers.net/gazette/JAN09/ahmed/
- Sep 2022. Leveraging technology and learning science to drive secondary literacy. Webinar at Teach Middle East
- Oct 2022. The power of technology to implement learning science at scale. Session at Near East Asia Council (NESA)
- Oct 2022. From micromanagement to talent management: Developing leadership in others. Session at GCC Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).
- March 2022. Teacher turnover: A needs analysis. Presented at Dubai Care, Expo 2020.
- October- December 2020. Building high trust schools. Series of CPD sessions presented at Al Qasimi Research Foundation.
- November 2019. Strengthening literacy through nonfiction writing. Presented at the International Community Schools.
- October 2019. Implementing systems to improve student engagement. Presented at Middle East Leadership Conference.
- May 2019. Student engagement through systems perspective: Presented at Emirates College of Advanced Education.
- March 2019. It’s all about engagement! Presented at Abu Dhabi Teaching Conference.
- January 2018 – June 2018. Curriculum and assessment alignment through PLC. A series of CPD workshops presented at Al Yasat Private School.
- August 2017 – January 2018. Kagan cooperative learning, days 1-5 Certification Course. Presented at Al Yasat School.
