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Praggya  Paramita Poddar

Praggya Paramita Poddar

Senior Learning Designer
Bengaluru

Summary

  • Extensive experience in content creation, curriculum design, project execution, delivery, and team management
  • Prior experience in teaching children from low-income communities with additional focus on social structure of knowledge transfer and enhancement of young lives through continuous education
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, e.g.: successfully managing partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in various roles since 2017
  • Designing holistic K-3 content and curriculum for Math, Science, English, SEL and Coding, involved in cross-functional teams for successful course delivery
  • Experienced working in a start-up environment and constantly evolving work structure
  • Teach for India fellow with a compassionate, decisive, responsible, smart, sustainable, and positive impact towards work and life
  • Successful acquisition of USD 1600 (1,12,550 INR) for classroom improvement through online fundraising

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Learning Designer

Navneet FutureTech Limited
Mumbai
11.2022 - Current
  • Created and designed an extensive learner directory for preschool and elementary education, for grades pre-K to grade 3, comprising of content scope, key concepts, skills, and learning outcomes for Math and English.
  • Designed and developed learner personas and learning profiles of elementary students.
  • Conceptualised, facilitated and managed multiple projects, all aimed at integrating 21st century skills in young learners along with mastering essential academic skills.
  • Collaborated and supported the game design and play design teams with content and market research, grade-wise mapping of age-appropriate skills and learning outcomes for proposed board and card games, and phygital products.

Subject Matter Expert

Infinity Learn
Hyderabad
10.2022 - 10.2022


  • Ideated, designed and reviewed interactive activities and games for grades K-5, for subjects –Mathematics, Environmental Studies and Social Studies.
  • Assisted with the launch of Infinity Tuitions; responsible for content quality checks and content management systems for grades K-5.

Course Manager & Subject Matter Expert

Lido Learning
Mumbai
05.2021 - 09.2022
  • Created, designed and implemented an extensive Math curriculum for grades K-3, including Mental Math and Math Olympiad .
  • Curated and designed content and curriculum (ICSE, CBSE and IGCSE) for Lido Headstart (grades K-3), for subjects – Mathematics, Science, English, Coding and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) .
  • Managed and trained a team of 7 curriculum designers, responsible for end-to-end course and content planning, asset creation, reviews, deliveries, and execution.
  • Implemented effective planning strategies and project plans to cater to multiple deliverables, formulated and created effective production plans to ensure timely content delivery.
  • Collaborated with cross-functioning teams (Tutor Operations, Sales, Product & Technology) to ensure timely, well-structured content/curriculum planning, creation, execution, and delivery.

Curriculum Designer

Lido Learning
Mumbai
05.2020 - 04.2021
  • Ideated, created and designed detailed, fun, engaging and impactful lessons for grades K-5, for Science, Mathematics, English, and SEL.
  • Developed creative and effectual learning modules , outlines, storyboards, games and activities, video scripts, and assessments, focusing more on foundational, conceptual, and enhanced learning .
  • Designed and presented special and fun ‘event' lessons catering to grades 4-8,for Social Science, and Science.
  • Collaborated with colleagues in developing benchmark lessons, evaluating and identifying curriculum needs to continually improve learning outcomes.

Teaching Fellow

Teach For India
Bangalore
06.2018 - 04.2020
  • Successfully leveraged frameworks and activity-based learning to increase class average by 42.3 percentage points in mathematics, compared to previous exam results.
  • Implemented an integrated curriculum and experiential learning for science, improving overall exam performance of students by 34%.
  • Designed and implemented strategies to support students from underprivileged families to cope with key challenges and issues they face at school.
  • Improved reading comprehension of students at an average of 1.5 years in a span of 6 months.
  • Raised over Rs.1,12,550 (USD 1.6K) for classroom projects through an online fundraiser. The funds were used to revamp classroom infrastructure, to build a school library and for teaching resources, to improve the overall quality of education.
  • Implemented and supervised two projects to improve the school library and establish a student council . The projects focus on improving student achievements, creating opportunities to develop 21st century skills, improve self-awareness, hone social competencies and leadership skills, improve school and community relations, and increase the number of invested stakeholders.

Volunteer Intern

National Housing Development Organization
New Delhi
06.2017 - 06.2017
  • Assisted the event organizers with the launch of the Rashtriya Awas Diwas, an introductory program inspired by the Indian government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana initiative.
  • Managed a team of 5 interns, engaged with participants, and resolved customer queries.
  • Interacted and communicated with customers from underprivileged families regarding the basic need of affordable housing and sanitation facilities.

Marketing Analyst Intern

Qrius (formerly The Indian Economist)
Kolkata
01.2017 - 02.2017
  • Collected and analyzed qualitative and quantitative data to create detailed market research reports for the launch of a new app.
  • Conducted 100+ interviews with various stakeholders to assess the competitive landscape, the total addressable market, and benefits for potential users of the app.
  • Recorded findings and feedback by creating a marketing thesis.

Education

Master of Arts - Economics

Jadavpur University
Kolkata, India
06.2016 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Jadavpur University
Kolkata, India
06.2013 - 05.2016

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 12th -

Techno India Group Public School
Kolkata, India
04.2011 - 04.2013

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 10th -

Techno India Group Public School
Kolkata, India
04.2009 - 04.2011

Skills

    Curriculum & Content Design

Pedagogical Research

Training and Development

Project Management & Coordination

Team Building

Game and Play Design

MS Office

Strategic Planning

Subject Matter Expertise

Stakeholder Management

Elementary Education

Interpersonal Skills

Research

Data Analysis

Experiential Learning

Software

JIRA

Articulate 360

ClickUp

Interests

Social Sciences

Educational & Economic Equity

Environmental Conservation

Learning & Teaching

Food

Music

Poetry

Hobbies

Badminton, reading, traveling, playing synthesizer, solving puzzles, and cooking.

Certification

Green (R)evolution- Action Against Climate Change International Centre for Culture and Education (ICCE)

01-2014

Causes

  • Animal Welfare • Children • Civil Rights and Social Action • Education • Environment • Human Rights • Poverty Alleviation • Economic Empowerment

Work Availability

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Timeline

Senior Learning Designer

Navneet FutureTech Limited
11.2022 - Current

Subject Matter Expert

Infinity Learn
10.2022 - 10.2022

Course Manager & Subject Matter Expert

Lido Learning
05.2021 - 09.2022

Curriculum Designer

Lido Learning
05.2020 - 04.2021

Teaching Fellow

Teach For India
06.2018 - 04.2020

Volunteer Intern

National Housing Development Organization
06.2017 - 06.2017

Marketing Analyst Intern

Qrius (formerly The Indian Economist)
01.2017 - 02.2017

Master of Arts - Economics

Jadavpur University
06.2016 - 05.2018

Green (R)evolution- Action Against Climate Change International Centre for Culture and Education (ICCE)

01-2014

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Jadavpur University
06.2013 - 05.2016

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 12th -

Techno India Group Public School
04.2011 - 04.2013

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 10th -

Techno India Group Public School
04.2009 - 04.2011
Praggya Paramita PoddarSenior Learning Designer