1. RRANAANA MMADANIADANI
Tel: 00962-796250022
email: rana.m@jei.org.jo
Rana.nour @gmail.com
Deputy Chief Executive Officer June 2012- Now
Jordan Education Initiative
Roles and Responsibilities
• Develop the strategy of the company congruent with the goals set by the board of
directors.
• Articulate the strategy into long and short term action plans to be implemented by
JEI units and staff.
• Manage the planning process on executive level.
• Establish and conduct effective financial development program.
• Plan, organize, monitor, and control the overall activities as well as, assessing
performance.
• Supervise all legal matters and maintain good relations with outside parties.
• Manage relationship with key partners and maintain strong relationship with
current clients/customers.
• Review the effectiveness of internal control arrangements.
Head of Education Research and Innovation January 2008- Now
Jordan Education Initiative
Roles and Responsibilities:
•Direct research and innovation related to education trends in cooperation with partners.
•Benchmark local and regional education with global leading countries.
•Develop new services/products and enhance existing services/products.
•Develop and publish performance management and indicators to benchmark education
locally and regionally with other leading countries
•Identify and develop initiatives with the potential to make major impact and contributions
to education reform.
•Establish a forum for partners and regional countries to explore, test, and deploy education
innovations leading to realizing the impact of sound and viable projects and innovations.
•Develop education publications, journals, news letters…etc.
•Train teachers on the latest strategies in education to prepare students for the 21st
century.

2. E-Curricula Track Manager July 2005- Dec.2007
Jordan Education Initiative
• Drive the e-Curricula track plans in coordination with other JEI track managers at
the JEI PMO to ensure the success of the development and deployment of JEI e-
Curricula.
• Coordinate with the Curricula Department at the Ministry of Education, and where
necessary with the Training and Technology Departments to ensure the alignment of
the e-Curricula with the MoE General Curriculum Framework for the success of e-
Curricula in the public Schools.
• Participate in the review of e-Curricula programs/proposals submitted to the JEI
PMO and align them with MoE Curricula plans.
• Coordinate e-Curricula workshops/focus groups with local e-Curriculum developers
and different global partners and drive resulting reporting and follow up actions.
• Ensure individual projects are delivered in compliance with JEI PMO standards and
norms (e.g. as regards quality, timing, reporting)
• Drive the JEI e-Curricula Track reporting and status tracking.
• Evaluate new projects offered to the JEI to be implemented in the Discovery Schools.
• Work closely with teachers and schools’ principals to enhance the use of ICT.
• Bring in and manage new innovative ideas to schools by communicating with local
and global companies.
Middle years program (MYP) in IB school 1998 - 2005
Area leader of health and social Education
Amman Baccalaureate School
Science Teacher (Chemistry and Biology)
Amman Baccalaureate School
- Teaching science in English for grades 6 –8
- Biology and Chemistry teacher for grade 9
- Biology teacher for grade 10
- Developing the science curriculum to implement health and social education.
- Designing activities to students which highlight important health issues.
- Coaching teachers in all disciplines to develop their curriculum to highlight health and
social education when relevant.
- Contacting national and international organizations to design activities and visits that
can introduce health issues to students in an untraditional way.
- Involving students in different health committees to design for assemblies or to be part
of activities that raise awareness among students about health issues.

3. IGCSE / A Level Teacher 1995-1998
New English School
Amman-Jordan
- Teaching IGCSE Biology for grade 9-10
- Teaching Human Biology for grades 11,12
- Teaching Microbiology for grade 13 “ A Level”
- Teaching science in English for Grade 6-8
Lab Technician 1991-1995
New English School
Amman-Jordan
- In charge of Chemistry practical exam for A- Level
- Lab Technician for grade 6-12 in Chemistry and Biology
Lab Technician 1990-1991
University of Jordan Hospital
Amman Jordan
- Running tests for patients in the endocrinology labs
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Pre-Jury at the World Innovative Summit For Education
- Trainer on the effective integration of ICT in education and one laptop per child
approach for the one to one initiative in Qatar.
- Trainer on 21st century teaching and learning pedagogies for Microsoft in Lebanon and
Libya.
- Speaker at the Learning Technologies MENA- Dubai.
- Subject Matter expert with UNESCO to develop the National ICT Competency
Standards for Teachers in Paris 2012
- Trainer on Leap 21 (21st
century teaching and learning pedagogies) with Microsoft for
the Fateh project in Turkey 2012
- Subject Matter Expert with UNESCO to develop the ICT Competency Framework for
Teachers in Paris 2010
- Educational judge in Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum held in Cape Town
2010, Washington 2011, and Prague 2012.
- Organizer and trainer for the Innovative Teachers Forum organized by Microsoft and
held in Oman in 2009, in Tunisia in 2010, Jordan 2011 and Morocco in 2012.

4. - Subject Matter Expert with Geoprojects company to design and customize the science
curriculum for the United Arab Emirates.
- Subject Matter Expert with Obeikan to develop grade 1 science curriculum for Saudi
Arabia.
- Gulf Educational Supplies Show (presenter with IBM) (Dubai)
- Queen Rania Teachers Academy Science workshop leader
- Speaker in the 21st Century Transformers: Teachers and Leaders Improving
Instructional Practice conference in US- Kentucky.
- Workshop leader and trainer in the Innovative Schools Forum organized by Microsoft
held in Dubai.
- Schools’ Inspector with Tribal company in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Before conducting
the inspection I was trained on the following in Jordan and in Bristol
o “How to conduct inspection”
o ‘Guidance for inspectors of schools”
o Inspection frame work’.
o Inspection of Private Schools for Abu Dhabi Education Council.
During my inspection experience in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain I had the chance to inspect
schools in Arabic studies, Islamic religion and Social studies.
- Designed and conduct the 21st
century learning and teaching. The training material
focuses on good teaching practices that provide students with the 21st century skills
such as using student-centered approaches, critical thinking, project-based learning
and cooperative learning.
- Designed and conduct ‘Change Management’ training which focuses on building
school’s vision, developing implementation strategies, identifying Key Performance
indicators and producing success stories.
- Prepared a user guide for the Interactive white board and a trainer for teachers using
the board.
- Speaker with Smart Technologies at the Global Education Technology Summit in
Calgary Canada and the Technologies Seminar in Dubai.
- Workshop leader and trainer for principals and administrators highlighting leadership
and communication skills.
- Workshop leader and trainer for the Amman Baccalaureate School summer workshop
for teachers from the Arab world highlighting Interdisciplinary approach and how to
integrate health and social education concepts in the different disciplines.
- A volunteer with Injaz for curriculum revision.
- A volunteer teacher with Injaz for the Leadership course.
During my experience as a leader and school teacher I was involved in different
activities such as leading different extra-curricular activities in the school, organizing
assemblies and lectures in cooperation with different NGOs in addition to working with
all departments in designing activities that highlight health issues in their own
curricula.

5. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Bs. Degree in Biological Analysis 1985-1989
University of Jordan – Jordan
PROFESSIONAL COURSES ATTENDED
o Dimensions of Teachers Policy/ The World Bank Institute 2013
o Windows in the classroom (Dubai) 2012
o Leap 21 “ (London) 2012
o Pre-Service Program with Microsoft 2011
o Foundations of Monitoring and Evaluation 2010
o New Schools Inspection Framework (Bristol- England) 2009
o Harvard / Wide world case study conference (Singapore) 2009
o Schools Inspection Framework (Jordan) 2009
o Teaching to Standards with New Technologies 2008
(Online course with Wide world, Harvard School of education)
o IBM Tryscience training course (Winchester- UK) 2007
o BETT exhibition and ICT in education conference (England- London) 2006
o Moderation workshop (Cardiff- England) 2005
o University of middle east conference “reunion” (Toledo- Spain) 2004
o Life –link conference (Moscow- Russia) 2004
o Curriculum review committee “teacher support material” 2004
(International Baccalaureate Organization in Cardiff – England)
o Building capacity for teaching and learning 2003
(University of the Middle East / Boston College –USA).
o ICDL course 2002
o Implementation of the MYP (Amman Baccalaureate School – Jordan) 2001
o IB / MYP Workshop (Seville Spain) 2000
o Critical Thinking (Jubilee School – Jordan) 1999
o Youth on cross roads ( AIDS) (Orthodox School – Jordan) 1997
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Languages
Excellent command of written and spoken English and Arabic languages.

6. Interests
Teacher –Training,
Mentoring and coaching
Leading workshops
Designing and developing training materials
Managing projects
Computer Skills
Windows vista, XP, 7 and 8
Word 2010, Excel 2010, Power Point 2010
Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator.
Integration of IT across Curriculum

7. Interests
Teacher –Training,
Mentoring and coaching
Leading workshops
Designing and developing training materials
Managing projects
Computer Skills
Windows vista, XP, 7 and 8
Word 2010, Excel 2010, Power Point 2010
Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator.
Integration of IT across Curriculum