Shikha Sharma
Mumbai
Summary
Dynamic and accomplished IB educator with a distinguished record of leadership in curriculum design, assessment administration, and language instruction across IGCSE and IBDP Spanish. Recognized for fostering intercultural competence and student engagement, I bring expertise in collaborative planning, reflective teaching, and the delivery of inquiry-based learning experiences. Demonstrated success in mentoring and tutoring senior school students, with proven outcomes in elevating academic performance and enhancing language proficiency. Skilled in providing precise, constructive feedback and ensuring rigorous alignment with IB standards, I am committed to guiding students to excel as confident, globally minded learners.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
IGCSE & IBDP Spanish Faculty, Homeroom for IBDP1
Podar International School
06.2025 - Current
- Oversee and lead the Spanish department at Podar International School.
- Serve as homeroom teacher for IBDP Year 1, fostering a supportive and intercultural environment.
- Manage Spanish faculty responsibilities and deliver lessons from Grade IGCSE 9 through IBDP Year 2 (Spanish ab initio and B SL).
- Planning curriculum and assessment for Spanish Year 2025 -2026 and 2026 to 2027.
- Plan and administer assessments for IBDP students using official rubrics and IB criteria.
- Guide students in exam preparation, ensuring familiarity with IB text types, conventions, and mark schemes.
- Provide constructive feedback aligned to IB assessment standards.
IB MYP and IBDP Spanish Head/facilitator and Personal Project Supervisor
Victorious Kidss Educares
Pune
10.2023 - 05.2025
- Deliver inquiry focused and concept-based lessons for Spanish.
- Collaborate with members of the department and contribute to tasks such as curriculum design, unit planning, assessments, lesson planning and instructional practices.
- Planning innovative tasks for students which cater to their conceptual understanding as well as provide them with opportunities to put their knowledge into practice.
- Develop and continuously update the existing unit plans and related documents related to the discipline.
- Working closely with the Head of Department in planning the MYP 5 and DP curricula, instructional practices, mocks and assessments.
- Responsible for helping new teachers to understand the nuances of ManageBac and AssessPrep.
- Working as a Personal Project Supervisor.
- Apply accuracy, fairness, and consistency in evaluating student performance.
Education
C1 Spanish Language -
Instituto Cervantes
New Delhi01.2024
Bachelor’s degree - Economics and Computer Science
Delhi University
Delhi01.2021
Skills
- Curriculum development
- Assessment administration
- Language instruction
- Classroom management
- Collaborative planning
- Intercultural communication
- Feedback provision
- Conflict resolution
- Creative problem solving
- MS Office
- Google Meet
- Google Forms
- Padlet
- Interdisciplinarity
- Lesson planning
- Leadership
- Decision making
- Motivation
- Empathy
- Patience
- Time management
- Peer mentorship
- Student engagement
Ib Workshops
- MYP Subject specific (Language Acquisition) 2025
- MYP Creating authentic units 2025
- IBDP Spanish Cat 2 2025
Areas Of Interest
- Spanish literature
- Classical dance
- Travel
Timeline
IGCSE & IBDP Spanish Faculty, Homeroom for IBDP1
Podar International School
06.2025 - Current
IB MYP and IBDP Spanish Head/facilitator and Personal Project Supervisor
Victorious Kidss Educares
10.2023 - 05.2025
C1 Spanish Language -
Instituto Cervantes
Bachelor’s degree - Economics and Computer Science
Delhi University