CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: MS. SERAH WAMBUI MURIU CONTACT ADDRESS: P.O BOX 2315 (20100), NAKURU. TELEPHONE NO: +254 738 070834 +254 728 357829 PERSONAL INFORMATION DATE OF BIRTH: May 14 th 1952 IDENTITY CARD NO: 3630451 NATIONALITY: Kenyan LANGUAGES: Kikuyu, Kiswahili, English PHYSICAL DATA: Weight 63 kg EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND UNIVERSITY: Kenyatta University Admission for PhD Jan 2009. At proposal level 2 nd Drafts Admitted for Med- Jan. 1999. Awarded M ED July- 2006. Admitted for Bachelor - 1995 November. Completed 1998 October Awarded Bed Early Childhood 1 st Class Honors ADVANCED LEVEL: PRIMARY COLLEGE: Private Candidate Sat E.A.A.C.E 1977 December Passed: 1 Principle and 2 Subsidiaries. Siriba Teachers College. Admitted May 1972 Completed April 1974 Awarded P1 Certificate SECONDARY SCHOOL: Uasin Gishu Secondary school Admitted in Form 1- December 1971. Awarded: E.A.C.E Second Division. PRIMARY SCHOOL: Eldoret Union School. Admitted in STD 1: January, 1961. Completed Form IV: December, 1976. Awarded C.P.E Certificate: (28 Points).
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 1. UNIVERSITY PART- TIME TEACHING Egerton University 2008-2008 Kenyatta University 2008-2009 Kenyatta University, Kericho Campus March 2010 to August, 2010. Kenyatta University (Main), September, 2010- to-date. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED National Curriculum Network Conference for Gifted Education:- March, 21-23, 2013. College of William and Mary. Virginia, U. S. A. 3rd International Conference on Education:- July,10-12, 2013. Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Reece 21 st International Conference:- November, 3 rd - 7 th, 2013. Kenyatta University, Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya. Presented a paper in the conference on Pre-School Children s Cognitive Development in Nakuru District Kenya. 2. ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL EDUCATION OFFICER. Designation from January 1998 December, 2004 included the following:- In-charge of Statistics at Municipal level for Pre-school, Primary and secondary. Inspection of Teachers in Pre-schools. Attending Municipal Council meetings Lecturing in DICECE Pre-schools In-service for Teachers during school holidays. Coordinating Development projects in schools. Participating in Panel Inspection in Pre-primary and Primary Schools. Any other duty delegated by M.E.O. 3. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF NAKURU SCHOOL ADVISOR (INSPECTOR). Designation from January 1981 December 1998 included the following:- In charge of Preschool section in Municipality (120 in total) Registration of Pre- Schools with Ministry of Education Inspection of Teachers and physical facilities in pre- schools Organizing refresher courses in all activity areas and In-service Training Programmes for Untrained Teachers. Organizing awareness meeting for Pre-school.
Training Untrained Pre- school teachers in Narok DICECE (Nakuru, Narok and Nairobi) in service Programmes during school Holidays (1985-1995). Organizing awareness meeting for Pre school Managers In charge of Home Science in Primary Schools Nakuru Municipality Attending National and Provincial meeting in KIE and NACECE Any other duties and municipal education officer might delegate. 4. TEACHERS ADVISORY TUTOR Designation from October, 1976 to December, 1980 included the following:- Assistant District T.A.C Tutor; In charge of Teaching Home Science, Science, Geography & Mathematics Organizing refresher courses in above subjects. Organizing exhibitions for Home Science, Art and Craft In charge of guidance and counseling in primary schools Member of National TAC panel at K.I.E. Attending both Provincial and National Panel meetings for Home Science, Mathematics and Science subjects. Moderating and setting Annual National and District Examinations Preparing teaching materials in the allocated subjects. Attending meetings at the District Education Office and Municipal Education Office. 5. TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION Posted on May 1974 to September 1976 Primary school classroom teacher at Gicheha and Primary and Kabatini Primary in Nakuru District. Designation included the following:- Assistant Teacher either in Lower or Upper Primary Class In charge of class attendance and discipline Teaching all subjects in lower /Upper Primary Netball coach at School and District Team District Home science Representative. 6. OTHER MAJOR PROFESSIONAL COURSES ATTENDED Induction course in Education Management for one Month: May to June 2004 at Hotel Kunste Nakuru. Public Service Integrity Programme training Course: 28 TH October 26 th October 2002 at Edgerton University Nakuru.
Local Government Management training Course: 28 th October 6 th December 2002 at Kenya Institute of Administration Nairobi. Web site Design and programming: August to September 2000 at World Bank Office Impact Project in Nairobi. Computer systems and Applications: September to November 1999 at Computer centre Kenyatta University In service Course for Primary School Inspectors: February 1994 to January 1995 at NCCK Centre in Nakuru. Emergent Literacy in Early Childhood Education: October to December, 1992 at Mt Carmel International Centre in Israel. Christian Religious Education Awareness Course: January to March 1990 at Goibei Centre in Kisumu. INVOLVEMENT IN NATIONAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Member of National Pre- school English Language panel at Kenya Institute of Education (NACECE) from January 1989 to December 1995. Member of K.I.E. Governing Council from June 1990-1994 Member of National Primary Home Science Panel at K.I.E from July 1978 to December 1988 involved in writing Primary Education Programme (P.E.P) Project curriculum objectives and syllabi's for Primary schools in Kenya. EDUCATION TEXT BOOKS PUBLICATIONS Co-authoring Draft of Module ECE 103: Child Development I Published by Kenyatta University Press in 2015. Co-authoring of Teaching Module PSE 101: Psycho-educational Assessment, Published by Kenyatta University Press in 2011. Co-authoring Draft of Teaching Module ECE 205: Music, Movement and Drama, Published by Kenyatta University Press in 2014. Co-authoring Draft of Teaching Module ECE 402: Children with Special Needs, Published by Kenyatta University Press in 2014. Co-authoring Draft of Teaching Module ECE 403: Screening Procedures, Published by Kenyatta University Press in 2014. Co-authoring Draft of Teaching Module ECE 412: Mainstreaming in Special Education. Published by Kenyatta University Press in 2014. Co-author of six Primary English Series. Published by Kenya Literature Bureau Pupils Text and Workbooks for Std 1-3 IN (1994-1996) Co-author of seven Pre school English Language Story books. Published by Kenya Literature Bureau for K.I.E, in 1993.
Co-author of Home Science Radio Programmes for Primary Std. IV VIII, Published by Jomo Kenyatta Foundations in 1985 1987. Co-author of three 8-4-4 Lower Primary Science Teachers Guide Books for Std. I-III. Published by Jomo Kenyatta Foundations in 1982 for K.I.E Nairobi. Co-author of seven 8-4-4 Home Science Teachers and Pupils Text Books for Std. IV VIII, Published by Kenya Literature Bureau for K.I.E. 1982 1985. ACHIEVEMENTS / PROMOTIONS Currently, working in Department of Early Childhood Studies as a Part Time Lecturer from 2009- date. Assigned to handle Certificate, Diploma and Undergraduate classes. Co-authoring five Modules in use in the Department of Early Childhood Studies. Awarded a Full Scholarship to study Masters in Education in Early Childhood Studies (ECS) by Kenyatta University in 1999. Promoted on Merit From ATS to ATS II (Job Group K) in 1995. From S1 to ATS Teacher Status in 1993. From P1 to S1 Primary Teacher in 1982. Co-authoring 23 Publications in Pre-primary and Primary school levels. REFEREES Dr. Rachel W. Kamau - Kangethe, Senior Lecturer, Tel. 0718-722-747, Director of Students Finance Fund, Department Early Childhood Studies, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844, NAIROBI. Dr. Juliet Mugo, Lecturer, Tel. 0722 839001, Early Childhood Studies Department, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844, NAIROBI. Dr. Teresa B. Mwoma, Senior Lecturer, Tel. O726392781, Early Childhood Studies Department,
Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844, NAIROBI.