GHITHAN SALEH ALI ALAMRI Current Job: Head of Special Education Department at Taibah / College of Education/ Department of Special Education Cell phone: +966552223993 E-mail: gamri@taibahu.edu.sa Education Lamar Doctoral of Education in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2017 King Saud Master of Arts in Special Education in the field of Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 2009 King Abdul Aziz Diploma of Educational Administration for Middle and Secondary Stages, 1998 King Saud Bachelor of Education in Special EducationMajoring in Hearing Disabilities, 1995 Experience 1439 AH up to present Head of Special Education Department at Taibah 1438 AH Assistant Professor at the Department of Special Education, Taibah 1437 AH Lecturer at the Department of Special Education, Taibah 1432 AH Lecturer and Supervisor of Field Training for the Students of Practical Education, Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods 1431 AH Assistant Director of the Department of Special Education for Technical Affairs at the General Directorate of Education in Jeddah 1427 AH Educational Supervisor for Al Amal Institutes and Programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at the Department of Special Education in Jeddah 1424-1426 AH Supervisor of Educational Administration for the Special Education Institutes and Programs in Jeddah 1425 AH Educational Supervisor of the Evening Center for Adult Education of the Deaf in Jeddah 1424 AH Director of the Evening Center of Adult Literacy and Education in Jeddah 1418-1424 AH Director of Al Amal Middle School In Jeddah 1422-1423 AH Teacher for the Evening Classes for the Deaf at Al Amal Institute 1416-1418 AH Teacher at Al Amal Primary School in Jeddah Contributions and Participations in Conferences, Workshops and Committees: 1
2017 Participation in the 44th annual conference of the Association of College Educators- Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACE-DHH) with a worksheet about the reality of teaching Saudi Arabian Sign language. San Antonio - Texas 2015 Participation in the 41st annual conference of the Association of College Educators- Deaf and Hard of Hearing with a study entitled Teaching Arabic Literacy Skills to Deaf Students in Saudi Arabia 2014 Participation in the Exhibition of International Students at Lamar 2012 Participation in the preparation of Scholarship Student Guide in the city of Beaumont, TX 1431 AH Participation in the committee for developing, modifying and adapting the general education curricula of the middle stage for the deaf students in Saudi Arabia 1430 AH Chairman of the committee of interviews for selecting the teachers of hearing impaired and autistic students at the Department of Special Education of the Directorate of Education in Jeddah 1430 AH Participation in the organizational committees of the forum of Sheikh Muhammad Bin Saleh Bin Sultan Award for Scientific Excellence and Innovation in Special Education in Jeddah 1430 AH Participation in the activities of King Abdul Aziz in Jeddah on the 34th week of the deaf 1430 AH Instructor for the teachers course of Al Amal institutes and programs in Jeddah 1430 AH Participation in the course of principles of the dictionary of Arabic Sign language for the deaf at Abdul Latif Jameel Hospital for Rehabilitation with a worksheet about Sign language 1426 AH Field researcher in the disability research conducted by Prince Salman s Center for Disability Research 1426 AH Participation in the national research team for evaluating the project of integrating disabled students in general schools 1426 AH Participation in the survey about the prevalence of speech disorders in the schools of Jeddah conducted by the Teachers College in Jeddah 1426 AH Participation in the committees of the students tender program in Makkah organized by the Association of Disabled Children 2
1426 AH Participation in the Fourth Annual Symposium on Special Education (Mental Health for People with Special Needs- Hopes and Aspirations) 1425 AH Lecturer in the first course for the directors of special education programs at the Directorate of Education in Jeddah 1425 AH Lecturer in the refresher course for activity leaders of special education institutes and programs in Jeddah 1423 AH Lecturer at King Faisal Specialized Hospital on the week of the deaf 1423 AH Lecturer at Jeddah s Chamber of Commerce on the 28th week of the deaf 1424 AH Participation in the educating and awareness program for integrating students with disabilities in general schools o Participation in the meetings of school principals of Northern Jeddah, with a worksheet on special education 1419 AH -2009 Participation with a worksheet in the awareness program for students families on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities at the Saudi-German Hospital 1422 AH Lecturer in the course for the teachers of Al Amal institute for the deaf in Jeddah 1418 AH Lecturer in the course for the parents of the deaf at Al Amal secondary school 1417 AH Lecturer in the first course for Al Amal institute s teachers in Jeddah o Moreover, I participated in several committees and received numerous letters of appreciation and certificates of excellence in the field. Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Trainings (Attendance): 2017 Attended the academic leaders skills workshop - Washington, DC - USA 1430 AH Attended the third conference on disability and rehabilitation and associated workshops in 1429 AH Attended the seminar on the development of education and rehabilitation for the deaf and the hard of hearing in 1429 AH Attended the seminar on qualifying the deaf for the labor market in 1429 AH Attended the seminar Disability is a Developmental Approach, in accordance with the international convention of King Salman s Center for Disability Research 3
1429 AH Attended the first e-forum on general education in 1428 AH Attended the workshop on the rehabilitation and education of hard of hearing children at King Fahad s Medical City 1428 AH Attended a workshop on teaching aids at Prince Salman s Center for Disability Research 1427 AH Attended the first international conference on learning difficulties in 1426 AH Attended the symposium on performance development in the field of disability prevention in 1423 AH Attended the first conference on growth impairment at King Faisal s Specialized Hospital 1422 AH Attended the second conference on disability and rehabilitation in 1422 AH Attended the first and second workshops on persons with multiple disabilities and motor disabilities 1419 AH Attended a workshop on communication skills and methods of hearing protection in the workplace at the Help Center in Jeddah 1423 AH Attended the seminar on the integration and employment of people with special needs at the Help Center in Jeddah 1423 AH Attended the seminar on special education coping with modernization and future challenges at King Saud 1422 AH Attended the symposium on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at Abdul Latif Jameel Rehabilitation Hospital o Moreover, I attended several meetings and workshops in the field. Training Courses (Attendance): 1439 AH Towards Distinguished Academic Teaching program, Deanship of Development at Taibah 1439 AH Program of New Faculty Members, Deanship of Development at Taibah 1431 AH Course of building training portfolios at the Educational Training Center at the Directorate of Education in Jeddah 1431 AH Course of dialogue management at the Educational Training Center at the Directorate of Education in Jeddah 1430 AH Course of the principles for the use of Braille 1430 AH Behavior Modification course - Abdul Latif Jameel Hospital 4
1430 AH Course of professional competences for the employees of the persons with multiple disabilities programs in 1430 AH Course of verbal communication for the hard of hearing students in 1429 AH Course of leading training operations- fundamentals and skills, at the Educational Training Center in 1428 AH Course of the principles of the descriptive dictionary of Sign language at Prince Salman s Social Center in 1427 AH Course of positivity in school environment at the Educational Training Center in 1430 AH Course of building training portfolios at the Educational Training Center 1420 AH Course of planning and strategic plans of educational administration at the General Directorate of Education in Jeddah 1418 AH Refresher Course of educational administration at the Educational Training Center in Jeddah Memberships: 1439 AH Member of the Permanent Executive Committee for the Axis of Employment and Service of People with Disabilities- Taibah 1439 AH Member of the Academic Guidance Committee at the College of Education, Taibah 1425 AH Member of the Saudi Association for Hearing Impairment 1427 AH Member of the Saudi Association for Special Education 2018 Member of the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) 2018 Member of the National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) 2017 Honorary membership of Phi Kappa Phi Research Interests: Curricula and methods for teaching the deaf and hard of hearing/ Sign language/ teachers development Languages: Arabic, English, Saudi Arabia Sign Language(SASL), American Sign Language(ASL Last Updated on 21-04-1439 8-01-2018 5