Karishmaa Shajan
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic Head Teacher with expertise in enhancing parent-teacher communication and fostering teamwork. Proven ability to engage students through innovative interactive methods and organize impactful extracurricular activities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head Teacher
Klay - Founding Years Learning Solutions
Bengaluru
05.2023 - Current
- School Overview: Bengaluru, India.
- Enhanced parent-teacher communication by holding regular meetings, discussing student performance, concerns, and areas for improvement.
- Applied play-based strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
- Actively participated in school-wide initiatives aimed at enhancing the overall quality of education provided by the institution.
- Strong knowledge of utilizing modern teaching aids.
- Ability to handle children of different age groups.
- Expertise in using new teaching methodologies.
- Provided leadership in creating a culture of respect, trust, collaboration, collaboration among faculty members.
- Actively sought out opportunities for professional growth through attending workshops or seminars.
ENGLISH TEACHER
RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL (CBSE)
Erode
04.2018 - 04.2023
- School Overview: ERODE.
- Served as an English teacher, organized activities, drafted lesson plans, and organized alternative learning experiences for Grade 6-12 pupils.
- Experience in organizing and delivering lectures, and maintaining classroom decorum.
- Taken students from grades 1 to 8 for the various levels of English Olympiad Exams (IEO).
- Motivating the students and taking them to the National Level Spellbee Exams.
- Assisted in creating an after-school tutorial program.
STUDENT TEACHER
GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Coimbatore
08.2017 - 03.2018
- School Overview: Kuniyamuthur, Coimbatore.
- Served as a student teacher/teaching assistant, organized activities, drafted lesson plans, and organized alternative learning experiences for Grade 6–12 pupils.
- Prepared lesson plans for over 10 classes a week to accommodate students with varying English proficiency levels.
- Independently developed 52 weekly lesson plans that engaged, developed, and molded students.
- I wrote student reviews each trimester to help identify their strengths, and I advised how to build on areas that needed improvement.
Education
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION - Education
TAMIL NADU TEACHER EDUCATION UNIVERSITY
Coimbatore06.2018
MASTER OF ARTS - ENGLISH
BHARATHIYAR UNIVERSITY
Coimbatore05.2017
BACHELOR OF ARTS - ENGLISH
BHARATHIYAR UNIVERSITY
The Nilgiris05.2015
Skills
- Innovative interactive methods
- Modern teaching aids
- Play-based learning
- Classroom management
- Parent engagement
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Database management
- Student database systems
Certification
- Completed Skill Up training on modern teaching skills
- Foundation course on early childhood education, IECED
- Oral tradition in world literature, Bharathiyar University
- Foundation course on human rights education, University Grants Commission
- Basics of Computer Application, Providence College of Women
- Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp, Government of India, New Delhi
- YRC Zonal Level Orientation Programme, Indian Red Cross Society, Tamil Nadu
Accomplishments
- Best teacher of the year for three consecutive years
- The largest number of positive reviews was received by a teacher in the organization
- First choice to train new, joining teachers
- The teacher most liked by kids and parents (parents vote)
Languages
English
First Language
Tamil
Proficient (C2)
C2
Malayalam
Proficient (C2)
C2
kannada
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Head Teacher
Klay - Founding Years Learning Solutions
05.2023 - Current
ENGLISH TEACHER
RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOL (CBSE)
04.2018 - 04.2023
STUDENT TEACHER
GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
08.2017 - 03.2018
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION - Education
TAMIL NADU TEACHER EDUCATION UNIVERSITY
MASTER OF ARTS - ENGLISH
BHARATHIYAR UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS - ENGLISH
BHARATHIYAR UNIVERSITY