Pratiksha Chopra

• Seasoned Communications Trainer & Teacher Educator with over a decade of experience specializing in instructional strategies and metacognition for content-dominated Indian classrooms.
• Former Education Coach and Teacher Trainer for under-resourced schools across North India, leading academic enrichment sessions for Bihar Government school teachers under UCatapult’s Project Cheshta, fostering self-reliance and sustainability.
• Recipient of the 2016 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching by the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs; selected for leadership in global educational exchange.
• Conducted an Inquiry Project on 'Development of Literacy in Content-Area Classrooms' at Indiana University, Bloomington, with a focus on cross-curricular language learning.
• Author of a chapter in Transformative Teaching Around the World (Routledge), contributing to global discourse on pedagogical reform.
• Language Assessment Consultant for IELTS with both British Council and IDP Education, bringing deep expertise in evaluating English language proficiency aligned with international standards.
• Served on the Screening Committee for Fulbright Grant Applications with the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), supporting international teacher leadership.

• Making Meaning Together: Participatory Literacy Methods for the Adolescent Classroom
• Supporting the Writer
• Improvisational Frameworks in ESL classrooms (Vocabulary & Expression)
• Applied Theatre in Language Classrooms
• Incorporating Critical Thinking into Curriculum
• Using Songs in ESL Classrooms
• Facilitating Large Classrooms
• How to Teach Poetry
• Embracing the Culture of Feedback in Corporates

Photography Foundation Course at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication