WIDA Español Licensed Facilitator
Nora’s Belief: All educators are artists and every child is a masterpiece. We hold in our hands the power to enable a child to become active and productive members of the world community. We hold in our hands the power to influence students’ self-efficacy to be change agents, which requires open access to diverse people and perspectives. We hold in our hands the tools and means to empower our students with knowledge, vision, and core values through high expectations, and dynamic, rigorous teaching and learning. Education is as dynamic as every child who enters the classroom and embarks on the teaching and learning journey – a journey of continuous growth and development throughout life.
Nora Nasser is an experienced educational leader with over 30 years of national and international experience, serving in various roles including PK-8 classroom teacher, school administrator, instructional specialist, staff development specialist, curriculum developer and facilitator, instructional consultant and coach. Nora’s vast experience, multicultural upbringing and multilingual skills have helped to shape her mission to serve all students and educate the whole child regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, ability, and linguistic assets. Throughout her career, Nora has been committed to being a catalyst and champion for educational change, always engaging in transformative efforts to reimagine a high-performing and more equitable educational system that works for ALL students. It has been Nora’s mission to foster environments where students, educators, families, and organizations can grow and thrive.
Nora has founded, led, and implemented a range of district and system-wide initiatives to support leaders, staff, students, and families in early childhood through secondary levels, including Co-Teaching Models to Elevate the Emergent Multilingual Learners’ Experience, Asset-Based Classrooms & the Multilingual Learner, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, Coaching for Equity, Middle School Reform, Social-Emotional Teaching & Learning, International Baccalaureate, Standards-Based Teaching & Learning, Leadership for Social Justice, Health & Wellness: A Part of the School Culture, and the School Improvement Process. Nora holds a Master of Science in Early Childhood & Elementary Education and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Miami, Florida, as well as several professional certifications and trainings. She has native fluency in Spanish, Intermediate fluency in French, and Conversational fluency in Arabic.
Nora was born in New York City, and has lived in New York, Miami, Colombia, Lebanon (where she worked at the International College for six years), and has traveled to many countries. She is an avid fitness enthusiast, currently seeking her Personal Trainer certification. Nora also enjoys exploring new places, cultures, languages, horseback riding, baking, fashion, shopping, reading magazines, journaling, surfing the web, and just sitting on the beach or on the mountain with family at home in Lebanon.