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Skills
Cultural Responsiveness and International Mindset, Dialogic Pedagogy and Student-Centered Inquiry, Technology Integration (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, EdTech Tools), Differentiated Instruction and Inclusive Teaching, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Emotional Intelligence, Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Development, Competency-Based Assessment and Progress Portfolios, Curriculum Design and Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Leadership and Team Leading (OCR Team Leader, IB Accreditation), Parent-Teacher Communication and Stakeholder Collaboration, Digital Literacy and AI Competence for Modern Classrooms, Child Protection/Safeguarding and Special Education Needs, Exam Invigilation and Assessment, Moderation (IBDP, CIE/OCR), Cross-Cultural Adaptability and Global Citizenship Education, Lesson Planning, Classroom Management, and Flexibility, Research Supervision (Extended Essays, HL Writing, Grade 8/9 Essays), Lifelong Learning and Professional Development (PhD Scholar, Certifications), Creativity, Innovation, and Real-World Project Coordination.
About
Karen Njweng Tamuton is an experienced English educator with over 10 years teaching IBDP, Cambridge, and national curricula in Cameroon and Bangladesh, specializing in student-centered, inquiry-based learning that fosters ethical global citizenship.
Rooted in Understanding by Design, her philosophy integrates dialogic pedagogy, cross-curricular real-world projects like World Children’s Day with orphanages, and competency-based assessments such as progress portfolios to promote student autonomy, empathy, and holistic growth.
At Rousseau International School (2021-2024), she taught IBDP English A, supervised Extended Essays and HL writing, guided IGCSE/AS/A Level students, and offered after-school ESL to non-native speakers. From 2024-2025 at Asian University for Women Lab School, she supervised Grade 8 essays, collaborated on interdisciplinary curricula, and handled homeroom duties including parent communication; earlier at Engelbert Mveng Bilingual College (2018-2021), she guided GCE O/A Level students and invigilated exams.
Key achievements include promotion to OCR Team Leader in 2024 after 2023 excellence recognition, roles as IBDP English A Examiner and CIE/CAIE specialist since 2023-2024, transforming low-achieving students via inclusive strategies, and contributing to IB accreditation at Rousseau.
She holds a PhD in English Linguistics (ongoing at University of Yaoundé 1), MA/BA in English Language, IB Certificate in Teaching & Learning (2025), 120-Hour TESOL/TEFL, IELTS Academic, Special Education Needs, Child Protection/Safeguarding certifications, and a Teaching License.
Her skills encompass cultural responsiveness, technology integration with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, social-emotional learning, critical thinking, differentiated instruction, assessment leadership, curriculum design, and parent collaboration.
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