Rana Eloubeidi

KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS

• A Study of NICs (Networked Improvement Communities)
• Predictors of High School Accountability Ratings

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / ACTIVITIES

• Member of 2024-2025 cohort of the UA Teaching Academy’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Writing Group

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Rana Al-Khatib Eloubeidi was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but has lived in the U.S. for 31 years, making her Lebanese American. She is a dedicated educator and a lifelong learner with 20 years of teaching experience at both the secondary and post-secondary levels primarily in the sciences. Immediately after earning her doctorate in educational leadership from Samford University, she pursued and earned a quantitative research certificate from the University of Alabama. Recognizing a growing passion for educational research and statistics, she started teaching at UA as an adjunct faculty member and, soon after, she accepted a clinical faculty position in the Department of Educational Studies. She currently teaches three sections of BER 345 (Educational Statistics) and one section of BER 540 (Statistical Methods in Education). Her research interests include educational reform and educational equity. She is honored to be a member of the UA community and the College of Education. Her motivation stems from an ever-growing love for teaching and learning and her advocacy for students.

Teaching philosophy

Albert Einstein wrote, “I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” This quote accurately captures Dr. Eloubeidi’s teaching philosophy. By providing her students with the opportunity of being active learners, she helps instill a sense of ownership in them, which encourages them to want to learn and to appreciate the value of learning. To this end, her role as an educator is to ensure the presence of conditions that are conducive to student learning. Another particularly important aspect of her teaching philosophy is being a strong advocate of students. She strongly believes that all students, regardless of their backgrounds, are capable of learning and achieving. Accordingly, she sets high expectations for all students and seeks to provide all the necessary academic and moral supports. A third aspect of Dr. Eloubeidi’s teaching philosophy is her commitment to being a lifelong learner and achiever. By modeling this behavior, she hopes to inspire the love of learning and perseverance in her students so that they may become lifelong learners.

Student testimonies

“It has been a pleasure to be in your class and one of your students. Thank you for an amazing semester. In all of my 21 years of being a student, you are by far the greatest teacher I have ever had. You made class fun and enjoyable, engaging, challenging, and a supportive positive environment. You embody everything a teacher should be and everything a student needs. Even as my only 9 am, your class has been my favorite by a mile! You are a delight to be around, and you radiate positivity throughout the classroom. Thank you again for a great semester.”

“I am beyond thankful that I had you as my professor. I enjoyed how you taught our class and how you always had the best energy in the morning. I always struggled and hated math, but you have completely changed my point of view. I hope you have the best summer and that your future students enjoy you as much as I and many others did.”

“I have really enjoyed you being my professor and I just love how passionate you are about what you do! We need more teachers/professors like you in the world, I couldn’t have had a better professor for my first statistics class.”