KALPANA DANIEL
IB Educator
Chennai
Summary
An international-minded, balanced and progressive facilitator cum educationist with a Post-graduation gold medal in Biochemistry, a Bachelors degree in education(Delhi Univ.) and a Diploma in Theory of Knowledge(Oxford Univ., England), with certification in High School and Senior Secondary approaches to teaching and learning in NCF as well as International curriculum (IB & IGCSE) developed through 5 years of teaching experience in various schools in New Delhi and Chennai; also through experience as Chief Editor of Higher education Sciences, Instructional designing and e-learning for various publishing houses. I have a keen interest in child psychology and have conducted in-house workshops on brain mapping and development of children. Now seeking to utilize my experience to enhance my skills by providing support and mentoring young educators. Looking for remote opportunities that can help with effective time-management for optimizing my growth.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Science teacher
- To classes VI-VIII
Team leader
OF S. CHAND PUBLICATIONS
NEW
- Content development, editing and proofreading
- Development of storyboards for conversion of textbook material to e-content
- Presentation of e-content to Uttaranchal DIET body in Dehradun
FACILITATOR
HIRANANDANI UPSCALE SCHOOL
CHENNAI
07.2020 - Current
TEACHER TRAINER/icanread phonics trainer & consultant
MACMILLAN INDIA LTD
NEW DELHI
08.2019 - Current
- Copyediting of documents and books
ACADEMIC COORDINATOR
CHETTINAD SARVALOKAA EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CHENNAI
03.2019 - 07.2019
- Chettinad Sarvalokaa Education-A Cambridge International School with a Waldorf-inspired Kindergarten Program
- In association with academic advisors, responsible for training teachers and newly recruited staff in all aspects of handling the pre-school and kindergarten
- Job responsibilities include handling all aspects of academic, administrative, strategic and planning areas of school
- Incharge of associating with all mentors and on-board academic advisors for the successful implementation of both programs
- Key responsibility areas include: -Inspirational Mentorship -Curriculum development and Lesson planning -Facilitating transaction of the curriculum -Student Assessment -Recruitment and Induction
SENIOR COORDINATOR
HINDUSTAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CHENNAI
06.2018 - 02.2019
- Conducting Professional Development workshops for teachers: included Pre-school and Kindergarten on aspects of child psychology and teaching mythologies along with the development of a suitable infrastructure and daycare facility
- Individual student interaction for Counselling and Career Guidance
- Review of weekly plans and submissions
- Conducting Walkthrough for teachers to establish the efficacy of the lesson
- Responsible for regular CBSE website review
- Responsible for Question paper review
- Responsible for Special traits identification and referral and remedial
- Responsible for preparation of timetable
- Coordination of remedial support for students
- Member of e-magazine editorial board
- Responsible for planning for special days and framework
- Responsible for Quality check
- Responsible for Coordination of ongoing activities in the school
- Responsible for workshops on teaching strategies
- Responsible for leadership workshop for student council
- Responsible for time management and discipline
Head, Coordinator
of Department(Sciences
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Responsible for induction of new teachers and guiding the team through the process of Curriculum development, Unit planning and Assessments
- Worked in close association with the Primary Years Programme (PYP) Coordinator for successfully bridging the PYP to MYP
- MYP Science/Biology facilitator for (MYP 1-5 i.e
- Grade 6-10)
- IGCSE Biology teacher for Grade 10
- Personal Project Coordinator for MYP-an investigatory project that is submitted to IB for external assessment
- Served as ATL, Instrumental in framing of MYP and DP policies an Action plan along with the respective Coordinators
- Responsible for setting up of the Biology lab as per the curriculum requirements for MYP and DP
- Promoted to the post of DP Associate Coordinator in June 2016 for the session of 2017-18
- Qualified for teaching Biology and Environmental Systems and Societies(ESS) to DP students
- Completed a course in the Theory of Knowledge from Oxford University, England
- Completed the IB in-house workshop in “Launching MYP”, “ATL (approaches to learning) skills”, “Inclusive Education”, “Theory of Knowledge”, and DP Biology online workshop
- Conducted sessions on Continuum model, Global contexts, ATL skills, ATT (Approaches to teaching), and language policy
- Conducted counseling session for students
IB FACILITATOR
MYP, GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL IB WORLD SCHOOL
CHENNAI
03.2016 - 05.2018
SCIENCE/BIOLOGY TEACHER
NIRMAL BHARTIA SCHOOL
NEW DELHI
09.2013 - 07.2014
DIGITAL CONSULTANT
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
NEW DELHI
02.2011 - 02.2012
- Worked as a freelancer in coordination with associate editor and digital department
- Storyboarding for NSIEL and Amazing science series for Primary and Middle school
- Review of content and digital material
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
E-LEARNING-SCIENCES, S. CHAND TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD
02.2011 - 02.2012
SCIENCE/BIOLOGY TEACHER
MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL
NEW
01.2010 - 05.2010
- Taught Science to Classes VI-VIII, and Biology to Class IX
- Conducted practical classes for Classes VI-XII and helped in standardizing protocols for the experiments to be conducted
- Served as Class teacher for Class IX and thereafter for Class VIII
- Selection of textbooks for inclusion in the annual school curriculum for Primary and Secondary school.
Biology teacher
SCIENCE, ST. GREGORIOS SCHOOL
NEW DELHI
07.2009 - 09.2009
- To classes IX-XII
- Attended CBSE workshop on Implementing assessments in classrooms, Taught Biology and Chemistry to Classes VI-IX
- Conducted practical classes for Classes VI-IX and helped in standardizing protocols for the experiments to be conducted by Senior Secondary students
- Served as Class teacher for Class VII for the entire duration of teaching
HEAD
SPONSORING & DEVELOPMENT, TATA MC-GRAW HILL PUBLISHING CO. LTD
NEW DELHI
07.2006 - 11.2007
- Research and development of syllabus for various books
- Editing and development of content
- Editorial head for a team of copyeditors, proofreaders and developers
- Face of the company to the author(India and abroad)
TEACHING ASST, Teaching Assistant
ALLAHABAD AGRICULTURAL INST
08.2004 - 03.2005
- Taught diverse aspects of biochemistry from general to advanced with complete dedication and efficiency
- Conducted practical classes for undergraduates and postgraduates
- Delivered lectures to undergraduates
- Upgraded the level of literature in departmental library
- Established a new laboratory for advanced biochemistry and cytogenetics
- Helped the administration design the latest syllabus for various subject areas
- Worked as an invigilator, and also conducted theory as well as practical exams
- Was unanimously chosen as the member of the University Examination Committee
- Edited and proofread various theses submitted by students, and also articles for scientific journals
- Organized and conducted science fests and cultural activities for overall personality development of the students december 2008
Education
PHONICS TRAINING -
ICAN READ INTERNATIONAL, ICANREAD university
CERTIFICATION NO. TT LP37 IND - undefined
09.2017 - 11.2017
B.ED - undefined
i.e
01.2008 - 01.2009
M.sc. - biochemistry) gold
ALLAHABAD AGRICULTURAL INST
01.2002 - 01.2004
DEEMED - undefined
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL
B.SC. - WITH DISTINCTION, Chemistry, Microbiology & Zoology
st. aloysius college
01.1999 - 01.2002
Certificates for active participation in various competitions - sciences and languages
nirmalagiri college
01.1997 - 01.1999
Skills
Effective teaching skillsundefined
Accomplishments
- SCIENCE/BIOLOGY TEACHER, SARVODAYA KANYA VIDYALAYA, NEW DELHI
- 1 month teaching experience of Secondary (Class VIII) and Sr
- Secondary (Class XI and XII) students under B.Ed
- Teaching practice
- Publishing, instructional designing, e-learning, and CONTENT DEVELOPMENT exPERIENCE: august 2014 – SEPT 2015
- CONTENT DEVELOPMENT & E-LEARNING VIDEOS, RIO LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES, NEW DELHI
- Developing a lab manual in Chemistry and Biology for Classes IX AND X for a project of THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (pertaining to the African nation of Malawi)
- Worked on storyboarding and video for a project on e-learning
- Editing and review of a Class 10th Chemistry text for African students through the Ministry of Education
- Involved in QA (Quality Analysis), Waldorf training for implementation in Waldorf inspired Kindergarten
- ICANREAD Certification for Phonics and Early Literacy
- DP Biology IB Workshops
- Implementation of MYP
- Approaches to Teaching and Learning (ATL Skills)
- Theory of Knowledge
- Differentiation and Inclusion in classroom
- COMMUNICATION & INTERESTS
- Avid reader
- Published short stories and poems
- An all-time movie enthusiast, my other interest areas include music and nutrition-related scientific advancements
- 2
Certification
[Area of certification] Training - [Timeframe]
Timeline
FACILITATOR
HIRANANDANI UPSCALE SCHOOL
07.2020 - Current
TEACHER TRAINER/icanread phonics trainer & consultant
MACMILLAN INDIA LTD
08.2019 - Current
ACADEMIC COORDINATOR
CHETTINAD SARVALOKAA EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
03.2019 - 07.2019
SENIOR COORDINATOR
HINDUSTAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
06.2018 - 02.2019
Head, Coordinator
of Department(Sciences
01.2018 - 01.2019
CERTIFICATION NO. TT LP37 IND - undefined
09.2017 - 11.2017
IB FACILITATOR
MYP, GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL IB WORLD SCHOOL
03.2016 - 05.2018
SCIENCE/BIOLOGY TEACHER
NIRMAL BHARTIA SCHOOL
09.2013 - 07.2014
DIGITAL CONSULTANT
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
02.2011 - 02.2012
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
E-LEARNING-SCIENCES, S. CHAND TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD
02.2011 - 02.2012
SCIENCE/BIOLOGY TEACHER
MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL
01.2010 - 05.2010
Biology teacher
SCIENCE, ST. GREGORIOS SCHOOL
07.2009 - 09.2009
B.ED - undefined
i.e
01.2008 - 01.2009
HEAD
SPONSORING & DEVELOPMENT, TATA MC-GRAW HILL PUBLISHING CO. LTD
07.2006 - 11.2007
TEACHING ASST, Teaching Assistant
ALLAHABAD AGRICULTURAL INST
08.2004 - 03.2005
M.sc. - biochemistry) gold
ALLAHABAD AGRICULTURAL INST
01.2002 - 01.2004
B.SC. - WITH DISTINCTION, Chemistry, Microbiology & Zoology
st. aloysius college
01.1999 - 01.2002
Certificates for active participation in various competitions - sciences and languages
nirmalagiri college
01.1997 - 01.1999
Science teacher
Team leader
OF S. CHAND PUBLICATIONS
PHONICS TRAINING -
ICAN READ INTERNATIONAL, ICANREAD university
DEEMED - undefined
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL
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