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Elizabeth Alibaeva (Davis)

Director, Assistant Professor

Master of Arts in Teaching Department

Division of Social Sciences

 

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Phone: +996 (312) 915000 ext. 241

Room: 315

 

Elizabeth Alibaeva is the Program Director and an Assistant Professor in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program at the American University of Central Asia. She holds a Master’s degree in an Endorsement for Teaching Reading and Writing, All Grades (2008) and a Bachelor’s degree in a Professional Certificate for Teaching English, grades 8-12 (summa cum laude, 2004) from Asbury College (US). 

Elizabeth joined AUCA in 2018 as a part-time faculty in the MAT Program prior to becoming a  full-time Assistant Professor the following year.. Working as a secondary English teacher since 2004, Elizabeth has taught at public schools in the United States as well as at two schools internationally - one in Guatemala and one in Kyrgyzstan. She has also served in various roles in K-12 administration for the last seven years. In the MAT Program, she teaches practical courses such as Creating a Classroom Culture and Teaching Practicum, and she is working on developing teacher mentoring materials with the AUCA Institute of Education (IOE).  

  • Mentoring
  • Reading and Writing Education
  • Teacher Professional Development
  • Secondary Literature Education
  • Alibaeva, E. & Sabyrova, Z. (2023).  “Professional growth opportunities: Earning a master’s degree at AUCA.” English Teachers’ Round Table, (14), 2-4.
  • Presentation:

    • Chattopadhay, T. & Davis [Alibaeva], E. (2019, January 10-12). Designing a scalable and sustainable mentoring model for teacher education: Insights from American University of Central Asia [Conference Presentation; Co-Presenter]. IUCTE International Seminar: Towards Developing Professional and Humane Teachers for Quality Education, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
  • Creating a Culture of Learning in Classroom and School
  • Curriculum Planning and Development
  • Principles of Educational Leadership and Management
  • Teaching Lab I
  • Teaching Lab II (OSUN NCC: Theory & Practice of Teaching)
  • Teaching Practicum Fall/Spring

American University of Central Asia
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Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 720060

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