Vanita Chopra
Delhi
Summary
Experienced and enthusiastic education consultant with a proven track record of success in leading and managing education projects. Brings a wealth of experience in interpersonal communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills to offer valuable guidance and expertise to organisations dedicated to driving educational transformation and creating a positive impact.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Education and English Language Consultant
English Programmes team, India
05.2018 - Current
- Evaluated teacher needs and expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting engagement.
- Delivered outstanding service to government officials, students, teachers to maintain and extend relationship for future opportunities.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver project activities like teacher training, monitoring and evaluation, budget tracking etc.
- Managed stakeholder relationships through regular check-ins and updates on project progress.
- Design and deliver tailored training sessions for English language educators.
- Collaborate with academic managers and global team to identify training needs and develop relevant curriculum.
- Engaged in post-training evaluations to measure effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
- Facilitated online learning communities for continued professional development of educators.
- Deliver teacher educator and teacher training programmes (online and/or face to face) with a range of partners including state government departments of education and NGOs.
- Monitor teacher, trainer and learner performance (online and/or face to face) in controlled training situations as well as field observations.
- Conduct online and/or face to face needs analyses, including the collection of quantitative and qualitative data on a variety of teaching and learning contexts.
- Conduct teacher educator and Master Trainer / Teacher Educator selection interviews and support the selection process.
- Contribute to the development of training materials, including online/mobile, audio-visual and print materials, to meet trainee needs and project objectives.
- Identify and support teacher educators in the development of audio-visual and print material.
- Design materials and delivery of orientation training for DEOs/DPOs, Head Teachers, and State core teams / resource groups.
- Integrate continuing professional development (CPD) resources into materials and training, as well as provide a model in this regard to teachers.
- Attend planning meetings, orientation workshops, events and training with British Council project teams as required.
- Collect and collate monitoring and evaluation data and write drafts of interim project reports.
- Ensure that administrative records are up to date, including academic records for teacher educators.
Freelance speaking examiner for IELTS and writing examiner
08.2016 - Current
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on industry changes and maintain expertise in the field.
- Conduct online IELTS speaking exams for potential candidates across the world.
- Provided clear explanations of decisions made during examinations, enhancing transparency between applicants and organization.
- Contributed positively to organizational reputation by consistently demonstrating professionalism, integrity, and expertise in the role of Examiner.
- Developed strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering open communication and collaboration.
- Managed high volume caseloads, prioritizing tasks to meet strict deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
- Collaborated with team members to develop best practices for reviewing writing scripts of the candidates and maintaining accuracy.
- Ensured compliance with relevant laws, policies, and procedures throughout the examination process.
- Explained test processes to students.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry regulations to ensure accurate application assessments.
Assistant Professor (B.El.Ed)
Jesus & Mary College
07.2016 - 05.2018
- Taught undergraduate students in subject like Languages across curriculum and English language pedagogy.
- Supervised student research projects and provided guidance for academic excellence.
- Contributed to curriculum development and course material enhancement.
- Organized and led workshops on effective teaching strategies and classroom management.
- Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
- Contributed to campus activities to promote positive university image.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Conducted and published research on language acquisition and teaching techniques.
- Served on academic committees to improve program structure and content.
- Mentored students in their professional development and career planning.
- Evaluated student performance through comprehensive assessments, identifying areas of improvement and providing targeted feedback for growth.
- Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of study.
- Contributed to departmental goals by serving on various committees focused on curriculum development, assessment strategies, and accreditation requirements.
- Inspired critical thinking skills among students by fostering a learning environment that encouraged open-mindedness, curiosity, and intellectual exploration.
- Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
- Enhanced cross-disciplinary collaboration through active participation in departmental meetings and workshops.
- Enhanced student research skills by supervising independent studies projects both inside and outside the classroom setting.
- Strengthened relationships with colleagues by participating in collaborative projects and research endeavors.
- Contributed to planning appropriate and engaging lessons for both classroom and distance learning applications.
- Elevated student satisfaction rates with accessible office hours, thorough explanations of complex topics, and consistent positive reinforcement.
- Fostered professional growth among junior faculty members by offering guidance on best teaching practices, grant writing techniques, and publication opportunities.
Assistant Professor (B.El.Ed)
Gargi College
07.2013 - 05.2016
- Taught core subjects to future educators with a focus on English language teaching methodologies.
- Conducted and published research on language acquisition and teaching techniques.
- Served on academic committees to improve program structure and content.
- Mentored students in their professional development and career planning.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Increased academic achievement by providing one-on-one mentoring and support to struggling students.
- Inspired critical thinking skills among students by fostering a learning environment that encouraged open-mindedness, curiosity, and intellectual exploration.
- Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
- Enhanced cross-disciplinary collaboration through active participation in departmental meetings and workshops.
- Enhanced student research skills by supervising independent studies projects both inside and outside the classroom setting.
- Facilitated a supportive learning environment with clear expectations, constructive criticism, and open communication between students and faculty members.
- Developed innovative curriculum for interdisciplinary courses, fostering a broader understanding of various subjects for students.
- Expanded course offerings within the department by suggesting new electives based on emerging trends in academia.
- Fostered professional growth among junior faculty members by offering guidance on best teaching practices, grant writing techniques, and publication opportunities.
Assistant Professor (B.El.Ed)
Institute of Home Economics
10.2011 - 05.2013
- Taught core subjects to future educators with a focus on English language teaching methodologies.
- Conducted and published research on language acquisition and teaching techniques.
- Served on academic committees to improve program structure and content.
- Mentored students in their professional development and career planning.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Increased academic achievement by providing one-on-one mentoring and support to struggling students.
- Inspired critical thinking skills among students by fostering a learning environment that encouraged open-mindedness, curiosity, and intellectual exploration.
- Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
- Enhanced cross-disciplinary collaboration through active participation in departmental meetings and workshops.
- Enhanced student research skills by supervising independent studies projects both inside and outside the classroom setting.
- Facilitated a supportive learning environment with clear expectations, constructive criticism, and open communication between students and faculty members.
- Developed innovative curriculum for interdisciplinary courses, fostering a broader understanding of various subjects for students.
- Expanded course offerings within the department by suggesting new electives based on emerging trends in academia.
- Fostered professional growth among junior faculty members by offering guidance on best teaching practices, grant writing techniques, and publication opportunities.
- Built strong rapport with students through class discussions and academic advisement.
- Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of study.
Assistant Professor (B.Ed.)
Gitarattan Institute
07.2009 - 10.2011
- Implemented innovative teaching methods to improve student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Led initiatives to integrate technology in teaching, enhancing the learning experience.
- Collaborated with faculty on interdisciplinary projects to broaden students' educational exposure.
- Advised students on academic matters and supported their progress throughout the program.
- Mentored students and communicated internship and employment opportunities.
- Maintained an up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to the field of study.
- Contributed to departmental goals by serving on various committees focused on curriculum development, assessment strategies, and accreditation requirements.
Lecturer
Trinity Institute of Higher Education
08.2008 - 05.2009
- Implemented innovative teaching methods to improve student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Participated in conferences and professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date with latest trends in field.
- Participated in curriculum revision to ensure alignment with academic standards.
- Supported extracurricular activities aimed at enhancing language skills.
- Acted as an advisor for students seeking guidance on academic and professional goals.
- Cultivated critical thinking skills through challenging assignments that required analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information from various sources.
- Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
- Developed strong relationships with colleagues, collaborating on curriculum development and sharing best practices in teaching strategies.
- Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing detailed feedback for improvement and growth.
- Selected and designed lesson plans and curriculum to meet academic objectives.
Lecturer (B.Ed.)
Pradeep Memorial Comprehensive College of education
12.2006 - 08.2008
- Taught courses in English language teaching methods and assessment strategies.
- Contributed to the development of innovative assessment tools for teacher trainees.
- Engaged in collaborative research with peers to explore effective teaching practices.
- Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
- Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.
- Participated in conferences and professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date with latest trends in field.
- Arranged syllabus, developed schedule, and determined reading list for varied courses simultaneously, giving students appropriate time to complete assignments and absorb information.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
Education
Ph.D. - Education
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
New Delhi, India11.2015
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - Education
Madurai Kamraj University
Remote03.2007
NET - Education
University Grants Commission
New Delhi06.2006
Master of Education - Education
Maharshi Dayanand University
Haryana06.2006
Master of Arts - English
Jamia Millia Islamia University
New Delhi, India06.2005
Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.) - Teaching of English
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
New Delhi, India06.2003
Bachelor of Arts -
Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University
New Delhi, India06.2003
10+2 - Arts
The Air Force School, Subroto Park
New Delhi05.1999
Skills
- Education projects management
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Team Leadership & Development
- MS Office
- Writing project reports, research papers, books etc
- English language teaching and training
- Stakeholder mangement
- Policy Shaping and Thought Leadership
Accomplishments
- Lead organizer for planning and conducting the at IATEFL Teacher research Conference 2024 as part of IATEFL RESEARCH SIG.
- Presented at “Playing interactive video games for language learning by young learners: A SWOT analysis” at Young L2 Learners and Games Conference 31 March – 01 April, 2023, Online Department of Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick
- Presented and attended as a mentor at IATEFL Teacher research Conference 2023 online held from 17-18th March 2023
- November 2022- May 2023: Worked on English language materials (both instructor-led training and web-based training) for use in online language labs intended for students in grades 9 through 12. These topics are structured according to the C1 and C2 levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and they are broken up into listening, speaking, writing, and reading sections.
- August 2022- January 2023: Mentoring 8 teachers from Thailand on various aspects of their classroom teaching and also supporting them in conducting exploratory action research in their classrooms as part of English Programmes team, British Council Thailand.
- Ed Tech initiatives: Moderated 3 MOOCs as part of the British Council on Facebook titled from February – June 2023 with British Council English programmes team.As part of English Connect Webinar series, I managed both the academic and operational side of five teacher connect webinars from November 22 – March 23.
- Reviewed two self -access online courses offered by the British Council on communication & collaboration and leading teaching & learning for teachers across different countries.
- January – March 2022: Selected as an academic consultant for leading and managing the ‘Women in Leadership project’ as part of United Kingdom’s queen’s platinum Jubilee. I had to manage a batch of 25 women participants across South Asia as part of this project. I had to moderate an eight-week online self-access leadership course which focused on developing their ability to become more effective in leading interventions to support gender equality and women’s leadership within their sector and/or community.
- August 2021- January 2022: Created, designed, and delivered 16 sessions of corporate storytelling to a diverse range of audience working in different sectors as part of my tenure with British Council as a Freelance consultant for English and Education systems.
- June -December 2021: Presented, mediated, and chaired sessions with Dr Richard Smith as part of the IATEFL Teachers Research! Conference Online 2021 from 8-10 December 2021. I co-mentored eight Indian teachers from June – December 2021 in conducting exploratory action research in their own online classrooms and supported them in disseminating about their findings along with a poster, followed by an interaction with other participants and Q&A. As a mentor, I gave a brief overview of the session, detailing how these teachers were mentored, and helped them wrap up the session. I also chaired two sessions on Zoom delivered by other mentors as part of this conference.
- April 2020- present: Conducted online training, webinars, level tests and speaking tests through various technological platforms (Teams, Zoom etc.) for various projects with British Council and BC Examinations and English Services India Pvt Limited.
- January – March 2021: Conducted monitoring and evaluation on Whats App across 5 districts for adolescent girls as part of English and Digital for Girls education project with British Council, India
- 2019: Selected as a senior teacher as part of Delhi spoken English project in collaboration with Delhi government and mentored 16 teachers from diverse contexts.
- 2018: Awarded a grant from the British Council as part of their Action Research Mentoring Scheme (ARMS) to mentor six teachers for the 2018-19 cohort based in various locations across the country through classroom-based research projects.
- July – October 2016: Created and designed around 100 assessment items for grade 1 & 2 for Science Olympiad Foundation in partnership with British Council
- September – November 2015: Have been involved with NCERT for a month in material development in terms of designing activities for grades 1- V as part of their project for aiding government schoolteachers to enhance the speaking skills of the students. The book is published now in the year 2020.
Certification
- Completed a Project Management Assessment certification on 19 April 2024 from LearnTube | CareerNinja
- Completed an 8-week online course from NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education) from 17 January – 23 March 2022 on Management in Language Education sponsored by British Council, India
- Completed a 10-week online course from June 19 – August 26, 2020 on Academic Reading and Writing courses by Regional English Language Office (RELO) New Delhi.
- Completed a seven week online course on Tools of online teaching sponsored by RELO , New Delhi.
- Selected for an AE-E teacher eight-week online course on using technology in English language education sponsored by RELO and FHI 360 from Lowa state university, USA from July till August, 2020.
- Successfully completed ‘Language Assessment in the Classroom’ four weeks online course on FutureLearn platform by the British Council.
- Successfully completed a weeklong Faculty Development Program on “Design and development of MOOCs and e-learning technologies” from 10-16 May, 2020 from GGSIP University, University school of education
- Participated in one day online workshop for Enhancing research communication skills through Science direct and Mendeley with Elsevier on 3 May 2020 organized by the IQAC and School of Education, Faculty of Education, Dayalbagh Educational Institute , Dayalbagh, Agra
- Attended and participated in Electronic Village Online session on Mentoring teacher research from January- February 2020
- Successfully completed a 6 week online course ( 42 hours) on “Online teacher training course “ with distinction from British Council including the following modules:
- Introduction to teaching and learning online
- Asynchronous teaching
- Synchronous teaching
- Developing communities of practice
- Completed an online course on “Developing observation skills” from British council in August 2019
- Attended a British Council two-day teacher management training programme and worked as a Senior Teacher on Project Spoken English 15 May-19 June 2019, Phase 2
- Completed an 8- week online teacher training course delivered by Arizona State University, January 9, 2018- March 6, 2018
- Completed a 12-week online course on ‘Critical thinking in English language teaching’ from November 16 - February 26, 2016 from University of Oregon, USA
- Completed 6-week online course on Professional practices in English language teaching from British Council, 2015
- Selected and completed a 10-week online course on TESOL methodology sponsored by RELO from 21 August 2014- 31 October 2014
- Selected and completed a 10-week online course on Professional writing course sponsored by RELO (Regional English Language Office, Delhi) from November 2014- 17 December, 2014
- Participated and completed 6 hours of professional development program shaping the way we teach English Webinar course 13 from April 30 –July 9, 2014
- Certificate of Completion in recognition of successfully completing the Education Administration Institute sponsored by the U.S, Department of State on Educational leadership, Professional development and evaluation methodology, Formative assessment practice in English at secondary level, English language program planning, Educational policy development, Budgeting and finance for higher education, ESL pedagogy , Integrating University based ESL programs from March 31 – April 5 2014 in Denver, Colorado, U.S
- Selected for the summer 2013 online teaching training course with University of Oregon, Linguistics Department, American English Institute (UO AEI) by a tuition scholarship from the Regional English Language Office of the U.S Embassy New Delhi, India on Assessment: Summative and Formative Practices in Language Learning and Teaching from 24June 2013 till 30 August 2013
- Certificate of completion for successful completion of Bridge English Language Program in Denver, Colorado, USA, on April 1, 2014
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Education and English Language Consultant
English Programmes team, India
05.2018 - Current
Freelance speaking examiner for IELTS and writing examiner
08.2016 - Current
Assistant Professor (B.El.Ed)
Jesus & Mary College
07.2016 - 05.2018
Assistant Professor (B.El.Ed)
Gargi College
07.2013 - 05.2016
Assistant Professor (B.El.Ed)
Institute of Home Economics
10.2011 - 05.2013
Assistant Professor (B.Ed.)
Gitarattan Institute
07.2009 - 10.2011
Lecturer
Trinity Institute of Higher Education
08.2008 - 05.2009
Lecturer (B.Ed.)
Pradeep Memorial Comprehensive College of education
12.2006 - 08.2008
Ph.D. - Education
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - Education
Madurai Kamraj University
NET - Education
University Grants Commission
Master of Education - Education
Maharshi Dayanand University
Master of Arts - English
Jamia Millia Islamia University
Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.) - Teaching of English
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Bachelor of Arts -
Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University
10+2 - Arts
The Air Force School, Subroto Park
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