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Artashes Torosyan
Nork Marash, 9-th st. 74/2, 0047 | 091202119 | atorosian@outlook.com
1. Family name:   Torosyan                     2. First names:   Artashes

3. Nationality: Armenian                             4. Date of birth: 02.09.1962                    5. Civil status: married

6. Education:

Institution (Start date – end date)
Degree(s) or diploma(s) obtained
Yerevan State Pedagogic University 1983-1988
Teacher of physics and astronomy

Other training courses:

09/2000 - Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) program (120 hour program)
The consortium for democratic pedagogy and the Open Society Institute

02/08/2001 - Information technology training courses, OSI Yerevan.

03/2004 -  Technology Curriculum Development Project (TCDP) , Kent State University in the USA
Handbook  for  teachers “Using ICT in the school”.  Recognised by MoES for using in the schools.

12/2009 Developing Online Teaching Skills, European centre for Modern Language, Spain
Training sessions included:
-    guidelines for writing training materials;
-    training kit: DOTS project website with bite-size activities for online language teaching, reflective activity suggestions and collaborative tools for sharing experiences of "self-training".

07/2013 Summer academy ‘Democracy at school’ (55 hours), Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Poland, Polish Centre of Education Development, the European Wergelang  Centre and Council of Europe

See all training courses and study visits in section 15.

7. Language skills (1 – excellent; 5 – beginner):

Language
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Armenian
1
1
1
English
2
2
2
Russian
1
1
1

8. Membership of professional bodies:              -

2014- Member of “UNION OF SCHOOL-CENTRES” UNION OF LEGAL ENTITIE.
2018-2023 Member of Board at National Center of Educational Technologies (NSET)

9. Other skills: Computer literate. Creating and managing distance learning courses for high school students, teachers and school administrators, using MOODLE (acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environmentfree software e-learning platform, also known as a Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

10. Present position: Yerevan #198 High school principal.

11. Years within the firm: since 2000

12. Key qualifications (Relevant to the project):

·         Curriculum development;
·         Drafting guidelines for implementation of learning methodology and material;
·         Teacher training “Using Project based learning for teaching subjects in the school”, “Using ICT in school”, “Formative assessment”, "Flippes Classroom", "Blended learning" for high school teachers in Yerevan and regions.
  
13. Specific experience in the region:

Country
Date from - to
Armenia
1988-2018

14. Professional experience:

E1
Date
Since 2017
Place
Yerevan
Company
Center for Strategic Initiatives
Position
Member of the working group on education sector
Identifying problems and developing solutions for education sector.

E2
Date
Since 2004-2005
Place
Yerevan
Company
Armenia public sector reform programme
Position
Schools Inspectorate creation
Analysis, work with school directors, processing conception of the school inspection, consultant for development of the legislation about school inspection and education reform.

E3
Date
From 2000-2004, 2005-now
Place
Yerevan
Company
Yerevan #198 high school
Position
School principal
According to the school development program, implementing the current management of school education process, administrative work according to legislation of the Republic of Armenia, in accordance with the institution's charter and by-laws

E4
Date
04/2014 - now
Place
Yerevan
Company
EWB NGO
Position
Trainer of principals and teachers
09/2012 and 04/2014
                 Training of candidates for school principal certification.
                 Written work-test, practical work.
07/2012
                 Training of teachers for certification. “Using project based learning for teaching subjects in the school”, “Using ICT in school”, “Formative assessment”.
                 Coordination, monitoring and assessment of trainers work, final assessment of teachers.
                 Written work-test, practical work. Everybody passed examinations.

E5
Date
12/2012 - now
Place
Yerevan
Company
Union of school centres
Position
Expert, manual development, principal trainer
         09/2012 and 05/2014
         Consultant of education reform, school management and curriculum development.
                 Writing the manual for creating school development program
                 Development and implementation of three-days training session to 30 school principals.
                 Written work, practical work.
                 Follow up and mentoring. All participants had finished the creation of their development programme

E6
Date
1994 - 2000
Place
Yerevan
Company
Yerevan #10 school
Position
School principal
                 According to the school development program, implementing the current management of school education process, administrative work according to legislation of the Republic of Armenia, in accordance with the institution's charter and by-laws

E7
Date
1991 – 1994
Place
Yerevan
Company
Yerevan #198 school
Position
Teacher of phisics
                 Teaching phisics and astronomy.

E8
Date
1988 - 1991
Place
Yerevan
Company
School vilige Geghadir, Kotayk rigion
Position
Teacher of physics
                  Teaching physics and astronomy.

15. Other relevant information: (e.g. Publications, example of productions, participation to training, conferences)

Additional training courses and education visits:

2017 year
GRANT OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE 
The Grantee “UNION OF SCHOOL-CENTRES” UNION OF LEGAL ENTITIE
Democratic Culture in Action – democratic competences in the digital era.
Implement several indicators from the framework of competences for democratic culture (CDC) related to media and social networks.
Coordinator of the project.

2017-2018 school year
Mentor Schools project of Ministry of Education and scince.
Project coordinator.

2015-2016 school year
Successfully introduced online inquiry learning scenarios in classroom, promoting the use of the inquiry based learning methodology during the school year 2015-2016.
http://www.go-lab-project.eu/

28th July – 14th September 2014 - Future Classroom Scenarios
• Duration: 18 hours (approx. 2-3 hours per week)
• Description: http://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/web/future-classroom-scenarios-2nd-round/
• Organiser: EUN Partnership aisbl (known as European Schoolnet), Rue de Trèves 61, B-1040 Brussels

2013 July [5-16] - Summer academy Democracy at school
Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Poland, Polish Centre of Education Development, the European Wergelang Centre and Council of Europe
55 hours. Nr.ZG-431/DZ-100/3380/13

2011 December [4-10] - Education visit to Latvia, Riga.
Standards of civic education.

2010 February USA - International Visitor Leadership Program
High School Administration in the U.S.

2009 December 2-5 Spain, Barcelona - Developing Online Teaching Skills
Subtitle:  Bite-size Training for Language Professionals

2005 - Education against corruption
RWCT International Consortium, Lithuania

2004 March [24-25] - Technology Curriculum Development Project (TCDP) , Kent State University in the USA
Handbook  for  teachers “Using ICT in the school”. Recognised by MoES for using in the schools.

2003  - Democracy Education Exchange Project (DEEP)

2000 – 2003 - Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking
Teacher training with §Step by step¦ foundation in regions of Armenia.
http://rwct.net/     

18-oct - 8-nov/2001 - International Visitor Program, U.S.
Participated in the International Visitor Program
Of the U.S. Department of State "Educational Technologies
in the U.S."

2001 August 2 – OSI Yerevan.
Information technology training courses

2001 September - Award of Certification, Yerevan
The International Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking
(RWCT) program.
Has recognized as a trainer of RWCT.  International Reading Association,  University of Northern Iowa,  OSI

2000 September - Certificate of participation, Yerevan.
Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) program (120 hour program)
The consortium for democratic pedagogy and the  Open Society Institute


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