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Mona Gulati

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT (ENGLISH)
Kharar

Summary

Seasoned Head of the Department offering 20 years of experience in educational leadership positions. Focused on building and enhancing relationships, meeting service needs and maintaining smooth administration of all department operations. Desire growth-oriented position in dynamic, fast-paced environment. Strategic planner and analytical problem solver. Focused, hardworking and adaptable.

Overview

20
20

Years of experience in education

36
36
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certificate
1
1
Language

Work History

Head of English Department

Learning Paths School
Mohali
04.2010 - Current
  • Establish and update objectives and tools for overall program and teach department to enhance operations.
  • Analyze instructor, student and class trends to make proactive decisions about program operations.
  • Represent educational program at meetings to serve as subject matter liaison for array of services and activities assigned.
  • Enforce organizational rules and incorporate policy changes into departments' day-to-day activities.
  • Evaluate performance continuously to identify areas in need of improvement and implement strategies to keep team on-track.
  • Collaborate with department personnel to coordinate multifaceted solutions to emerging problems.
  • Improve department operations by capturing numerous opportunities to streamline processes and reduce waste.
  • Observe, coach and mentor instructional staff to promote warm, structured and responsive classroom culture.
  • Reinforce positive student behavior and established rapport with students.
  • Check on instructor lessons and communication in order to assess quality of education and assistance offered to students.

In-charge Inter School Competitions

Learning Paths School
Mohali
04.2020 - Current
  • Used planning and coordination to achieve results
  • Plan, direct, and coordinate all competitions that are Inter School
  • Coordinated with all organizers, schools conducting competitions
  • Draft and send out circulars
  • Arrange pupil participation in internal and external events as appropriate
  • Manage efficient workflows by creating effective schedules and delegating work based on personnel strengths and knowledge.

Head- Alumni Relations

Learning Paths School
Mohali
04.2015 - Current
  • Device and implement alumni program
  • Planned and orchestrated program activities, special events and alumni reunions.
  • Promote and foster effective alumni relations through continuous written communication and personal contact with constituent groups
  • Provide assistance to alumni groups

Community Service Coordinator

Learning Paths School
Mohali
04.2010 - 04.2017
  • Planned, directed, and coordinated activities of all social service programs or community outreach events
  • Coordinated and led comprehensive school social service program
  • Organized fete/carnival, blood donation camps, donation drives and other such events
  • Developed program outreach and student awareness material

IELTS Instructor

INSCOL ACADEMY
Chandigarh
09.2007 - 01.2010
  • Conducted student progress reviews and provided individual feedback for each student on strengths and weaknesses.
  • Learned and assimilated changing information regarding enrollment, course content and admissions requirements quickly and efficiently.
  • Supplemented instruction and increased student understanding with use of audio-visual equipment and other technology.
  • Training nurses for IELTS and Communicative English
  • Prepared lessons independently based on the IELTS preparation curriculum
  • Managed student cooperative groups according to average scores on the IELTS Mock Tests
  • Instructed special needs of students in developing reading and writing skills.
  • Managed diverse groups of students by teaching language acquisition in dynamic academic lessons and closely monitoring progress.
  • Maintained accurate files of assessment results, graded assignments and student work.
  • Created teaching materials and developed engaging lesson plans for IELTS Modules.

Head of the Department

ICAII
Mohali
08.2000 - 05.2005
  • Directed day-to-day operations of education program and supervised support staff to delegate assignments and evaluate performance.
  • Used effective teaching techniques and learning strategies in translating lesson plans into productive student learning experiences
  • Evaluated students' abilities and grasp of English language, keeping appropriate records and preparing progress reports.
  • Implemented apt instructional and learning strategies.
  • Designed and developed instructional activities using data from student learning style assessments.
  • Taught English to Undergraduate and Post Graduate Classes
  • Trained aspiring students for TOEFL and IELTS
  • Organized seminars and compered/anchored for all the major events.

Facilitator

St Soldier International Convent School
Mohali
09.1998 - 03.2000
  • Piloted program to address proposed state subject area competencies and standards.
  • Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
  • Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
  • Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.

House Master & Head of Literary Club

  • Encouraged students of all age groups to take part in co-curricular activities.
  • Organized the Morning Assembly.
  • Organized all kinds of Literary Competitions and seminars.
  • Volunteered for numerous committees and extracurricular activities.
  • Organized and conducted school's participation in annual trip.

Education

Certificate in Secondary English Language Training - Teaching of English

British Council
Chandigarh, CH
01.2002 - 12.2002

Certificate in Secondary English Language Training - Teaching of English

British Council
Chandigarh, CH
09.2014 - 05.2015

Bachelor Of Education -

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
01.2000 - 01.2003

Certificate of Teaching English -

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
01.1999 - 06.1999

Diploma - Computer Science

Univ of Cambridge (Local Examination Syndicate)
Chandigarh, CH
01.1997 - 01.1999

Post Graduation - English

Panjab University
Chandigarh, CH
06.1996 - 01.1999

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

MCM DAV College
Chandigarh, CH
04.1993 - 05.1996

Skills

Policy implementation

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Interests

READING, MEDITATION, SCIENCE OF SPIRITUALITY, MINDFULLNESS, MUSIC, JOURNALLING

Timeline

In-charge Inter School Competitions

Learning Paths School
04.2020 - Current

Google Certified Educator

04-2020

Head- Alumni Relations

Learning Paths School
04.2015 - Current

Certificate in Secondary English Language Training - Teaching of English

British Council
09.2014 - 05.2015

Head of English Department

Learning Paths School
04.2010 - Current

Community Service Coordinator

Learning Paths School
04.2010 - 04.2017

IELTS Instructor

INSCOL ACADEMY
09.2007 - 01.2010

Certificate in Secondary English Language Training - Teaching of English

British Council
01.2002 - 12.2002

Head of the Department

ICAII
08.2000 - 05.2005

Bachelor Of Education -

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
01.2000 - 01.2003

Certificate of Teaching English -

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
01.1999 - 06.1999

Facilitator

St Soldier International Convent School
09.1998 - 03.2000

Diploma - Computer Science

Univ of Cambridge (Local Examination Syndicate)
01.1997 - 01.1999

Post Graduation - English

Panjab University
06.1996 - 01.1999

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

MCM DAV College
04.1993 - 05.1996

Certification

Google Certified Educator

Work Availability

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IELTS SCORE

Overall Band 8 (2018)

Professional Growth Workshops Attended

  • English Language Training (ELT) workshops conducted by the British Council for Teaching Speaking Skills, Writing Skills, Grammar & Vocabulary and other ELT workshops
  • Collins Professional Development Programme for Teachers (IGCSE) Level 1
  • Games for English Language Classroom - Collins
  • Special trainings related to Assessment of Speaking and Listening skills, conducted by CBSE & Trinity
  • Capacity building program on Time Management and Stress Management conducted by Educomp Infrastructure and School Management Ltd. (EISML)
  • Training programme on Constructing Quality Response Items to achieve and maintain quality standards in education and assessment conducted by the Centre of Assessment Evaluation and Research (CAER)
Mona GulatiHEAD OF DEPARTMENT (ENGLISH)