Naima Akther

Naima Akther is an experienced English Language Arts teacher currently employed at Legacy College Preparatory Charter School since January 2021. Prior roles include teaching English at VIPKid from April 2019 to May 2021, serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant from January 2020 to November 2020, and teaching English at Dara Academy and the Austrian American Education Cooperation Association, where instruction focused on refugee students in Vienna. Additional teaching experience spans positions at Khan's Tutorial and Mamun's Tutorial, while research roles were completed with the Urban Barcode Research Program and New York University. Naima Akther holds a Master's degree in English/Language Arts Teacher Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an undergraduate degree in English Literature from Long Island University. Educational background includes attending Brooklyn Technical High School.