About Me
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Summary:
  • Ingenious and resourceful teaching professional trained in wide array of innovative teaching modes with the ability to bring lessons to life to develop a group of internationally minded people who would recognize their common humanity.
  • Proven ability in appropriate use of multimedia and application-based approach to the subject, which ensures that each student can grasp the concepts, taught in whichever manner suits him/her best.
  • Offer individualized and extracurricular support to ensure the development of the learner in the cognitive and affective domain of knowledge. Collaborative educator without standing communication and interpersonal skills to nurture strong relationships within the school community.
  • As IB ESS Teacher, have experience on coordinating and contributing to the ESS & EVM team in the School and raising the benchmark of each team member by effective interaction.

IB Experiences:
Total Teaching Experiences: 16 years (From 2003 onwards)
IBDP Teaching Experiences: 12 years
IGCSE & MYP Teaching Experiences: 5 Years
IB Examiner - ESS Paper 1 &  2 Assist. Examiner from 2011 onwards
IB Examiner - ESS IA & EE Examiner from 2012 onwards
IB Workshop - Level 3 ESS ,Cat 3 EE & CAT 2 TOK
Teaching TOK Experiences -2 Years
CAS & EE Supervisors Experience -9 years

Teaching IB ESS has and is continuously changing me as a person and the way I think.Now I Under stand that the other person can also be right with has own perception. More over to add and IB Learner Profile &  International Mindedness to my teaching I need to first under stand and respect my origin and value the local Environmental  issues before I can ponder on the global issues. If every one starts practicing this the world can surely become a better and peaceful place to live in.

My adventurous side has me watching anything on storm watching and would love to try it with someone who knows what they are doing. It’s always great to learn new things and have a list of things I’d like to accomplish by the end of the year.

“I’m a person who enjoys meeting new places all the time.
“I’m honest, forgiving and love to laugh. If you can make me laugh, I would be interested in speaking to you. There are too many people who take life seriously and don’t make time to enjoy the finest pleasures. That would include taking in the outdoors, sitting in front of a fireplace and eating gummy worms on a regular basis for me!

I am a humble Renaissance Man. Inventive and creative ideas are thrust at me like stones from outer space. Fortunately I am able to shield my brain quite effectively with a large screen plasma TV. 

I am web enthusiast and ingenious blogger who loves all things design, interesting and technology and also I am the editor-in-chief here at ESS wikispaces and have founded several other interesting blogs. Do keep in touch with him at Facebook and follow him at Twitter.

Experiences:
T.V.S.Matriculation. Higher Secondary School-  2003 - 2008
Madurai, Tamil Nadu Biology Teacher
  • Taught Biology for the classes 11th  and 12th
  • Served as Quiz School Master
  • Facilitator for Quality Circle

Selaqui World School, Dehradun  - 2009 - 2011
Uttarakhand IB Teacher
  • Subject Environmental Studies & Biology
  • Environmental Studies-Classes 10,11 and 12
  • Biology -IB Diploma Class
  • School Photography Club In Charge
  • School Quiz Master
  • High proficient-Creating professional presentations (Students, Teachers, Seminars and School functions

 Duties:
  • Teaching Environmental Studies classes for 10th, 12th & IB
  • Teaching biology for IB class
  • School Photography Club In Charge
  • School Quiz Master
  • Proficient in creating presentation for students, teacher, seminar and school functions.

2011 onwards from PATHWAYS WORLD SCHOOL
  • Pathways World School, Aravali                                                                                   
    IBDP, IGCSE,MYP, EE & TOK Teacher and Senior Head for Environmental Sciences
    Responsibilities:
  • IB Environmental System & Societies-Class 11 & 12(CAS & EE Supervisor)
  • EE Supervisor – 2011 onwards
  • Teaching TOK for Grade 11 & 12
  • MYP-Individual and Societies-Class 9 &10
  • IGCSE Environmental Management-Class 9 & 10
  • School Clicking Club Head
  • Head of School Graphic Designer & Newsflash
  • School Head Organizer-School Field Trips & Adventure Camps
  • School Round Square Member
  • PWS Head In charge – International Award for Young People (IAYP)

Working in Pathways World School, Aravali
  This amazing School gave me a wonderful exposure and nurtured my hidden talents. It helped me sharpen my skills in a variety of Fields and gave me a platform to learn collaborative work. Along with teaching ESS  I convened many works in the scchool such as the Graphic Design, Photography, School Quiz, Field Trips and Summer & Winter trips.
As an educator identified the different types of visual, kinesthetic and audiometric learners, planned lesson plans accordingly to create subject interest and achieve desired academic results. 

Organized visit to seminars, fairs, workshops and introduced hands on lab techniques to generate and cultivate research skills of students.

Other:
  • Quiz Master in various schools competition and origination for past 10 years.
  • Worked as  staff in Hellofm 106.4, Radio as Prog. Coordinator from 2006 to 2008.
  •  Co-ordinating Field-Excursions, Primary Data Collection in University of Delhi.
  •  Have close to four years of experience in providing training-sessions, preparing presentations, supervising under-graduate students in completing projects, assignments, Thematic Atlases etc.
  • Supervising students for various projects
  • Arranging special Tutorials for students of diverse needs
  • Evaluating Projects and Assignments
  • Training students for multi-task assignments
  • Preparing result analysis
  • Handling Cartographical (Practical) classes
  • Organizing and managing Extra-Curricular Activities and Inter- College Competitions

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN COLLEGE DAYS

Under Graduate Level
Topic: Isolation of fungal spores and fungal morphology in slide culture of fungi.

Post Graduate Level
1. Study of microorganism in the environment and identification of microorganism by bio Chemical test.
2. Isolation of bacteria from the rhizosphere.
3. Isolation of Antibiotic resistance & Bacterial toxins.
M. Phil Project

Research in Botany on “Trees of Madurai City”, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, which is the first project of its kind conducted in Tamil Nadu. The project was published and given prominence in leading newspapers like The Hindu, Dinamalar & Dinakaran. The project was awarded the Best Project in 2006 by the Tamil Nadu government.
  Specialization Area: Taxonomy & Environmental Studies. 

IB WORKSHOP:
IB-Workshops from 2011-2019
  • IB Asia Pacific Regional Cat 3 IB EE Workshop, Mumbai 23-26,2019
  • Facilitate class for IB Regional Workshop Leader for EE & ESS, Cat 2 July 27,2018, New Delhi
  • Approaches to Teaching and Learning(ATL) in the DP Cat 3-New Delhi, July 23,2017
  • GAT Leader for the World Student Conference 2015-University of LaSalle, Barcelona, Spain 7-15 Jul 2015.
  • IB DP Regional EE Cat 2 Workshop New Delhi, July 27-28, 2014
  • GAT Leader for the IB World Student Conference 2014-University of Queensland, July 6-12,2014
  • IB World Student Conference 2013, Hong Kong-GAT Leader-Aug 11-16, 2013
  • 2014 SAIBSA workshop in Pathways World School, Gurgaon
  • 2013 SAIBSA Workshop in Pathways World School, Noida
  • IB ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL WORKSHOP, DP Environmental Systems and  Societies (Category 1 & 2)
  • 2012 SAIBSA Workshop in British School, New Delhi
  • 2011 SAIBSA Workshop in Shri Ram School, Gurgaon

Professional Qualification :
Ingenious and resourceful teaching professional trained in wide array of innovative teaching modes with the ability to bring lessons to life to develop a group of internationally minded people who would recognize their common humanity. Talent for developing well balanced lesson plans that gratify the needs of different learning abilities, teaching the fundamentals and enhancing students’ academic skills. 

o   Proven ability in appropriate use of multimedia and application based approach to the subject which ensures that each student is able to grasp the concepts taught in whichever manner suits him/her best. Offer individualized and extracurricular support to ensure the development of the learner in the cognitive and affective domain of knowledge. Collaborative educator with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to nurture strong relationships within the school community.

o   As IB ESS Teacher , responsible for coordinating and contributing to the ESS & EVM team in the School and raising the benchmark of each team member by effective interaction. As an over all  in charge  of Environmental Science Field trip - responsible in maintaining all plans, Organising field work assisgments  scheme of work , Internal Assessment records.

o   An IBDP ESS teacher hunting and implementing innovative teaching methodologies in my subject. Creating and effectively utilizing a collaborative platform for enhanced learning.Creating Environmental Science community for effective collaboration. Admin of the my ESS Wikispace & Blog.

o   As an IBDP ESS teacher well versed with the use of IT in education having hands on exposure to use of sensors and various software to improve the quality of the internal assessments,connecting the development of attributes to learner profile through my teaching methodology, and introducing the ways of knowing the subject of Environnemental Systems & societies ,connecting it to the various knowledge issues.

o   As an active CAS adviser and participant in various co-curricular activities delegated students for CAS Clicking club  activities and summer /winter vacation trips.


Skills for 21st century educator skills 
  • Working with Adobe Photoshop,Illustrator,Indesign, Lightroom & Coral Draw Graphic Suite for many education purpose
  • Using Wikispace & Blog in subject to connect students
  • Incharge of School News Flash and School Magazine" which gets circulated all over the school   use wikis and blogs in class
  • Using all latest technology in the classroom
  • Using Powerpoints,Videos for the teaching 
  • Use Google App for the class room  teaching

Work Ethics 
  • To be loyal to the mission of the institute apart from that of IB 
  • To Under stand the requirements of the Management and to work accordingly 
  • Appreciate the hard, diligent work of others 
  • To refrain from gossips 
  • Not to indulge in negative discussion about institution amongst colleagues and students 
  • Not to have an type of inferiority or superiority complex which eases out working with coordinators

ICT skills 
  • Attended MS Office and Educomp teacher training workshops to enhance my taeching skills in classroom by using smart boards 
  • Attended a teacher training workshop by Vernier to know about the use of Logger Pro, Sensors and Computer interface for Internal Assessments 
  • Designing Invitation E-Cards and flexes for various events 
  • Use of Google Docs to share online data with students 
  • Well versed with the use and utility of an Internal and Cloud Server in a school 
  • Using ERP for data record, maintenance, parent communication and report card generation

Professional Profile:
  • Highly organized and dedicated, with a positive attitude
  • Able to handle multiple assignments under high pressure and consistently meet tight deadlines.
  • Have excellent written oral and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Thrive on working in a challenging environment.
  • A man with a robust common sense,good presence of mind and very decisive.Good or bad ,I decide.In my mind ,I have a white and a black,there’s no grey area in it
  • I'm a perfectionist. I pay attention to all the details, and like to be sure that everything is just right.
  • I'm a creative thinker. I like to explore alternative solutions to problems and have an open mind about what will work best.
  •  I'm efficient and highly organized. This enables me to be as productive as possible on the job.
  • I enjoy solving problems, troubleshooting issues, and coming up with solutions in a timely manner.


Philosophy of Education:
I believe that students learn by being involved in their education, using what they have learned in their past to build on their future. I try to faciliate student centered lessons and expect them to use their skills and positive environment to think forward.


PRESENTED/PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPERS
 
At International level
  • “AIDS and Human Rights” International Conference on Environmental and Development: Challenges and Opportunities, University of Delhi, March 2005.
  • “Epidemic Dimensions of AIDS in India” International Conference on Environmental and Development: Challenges and Opportunities, University of Delhi, March 2005.
  • Participated in International Workshop on Climate Change and Water Resources in South Asia, organized by Delhi Technological University in association with UNESCO, NRAA and Columbia University, B-10 August 2009.
  • “Environmental issues concerning the existing society” International Conference on “Cooling the Earth: Tactics for Restoring Climate Order and saving the living Planet” organized by Dept. of Environment science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture Technology, Pantnagar, India from 15-17 Nov.2010.
 
At National Level
  • “Diffusion of AIDS in Delhi” National Seminar on ‘Resource Appraisal, Technology Application and Environmental Challenges in Central Himalayas” held at H.N.B. Garhwali University, Srinagar, Uttaranchal, and 01-03 November 2004.
  • “Water Regimes of Central Himalaya: Source Availability and Conservation” Proceeding of National Conference on Resource Appraisal. Technology Application and Environmental challenges in Central Himalaya Volume-1, Pg.292-308(2006) published by Dept. of Geography, H.N.B. Garhwali University, Srinagar, Uttaranchal.
  • “AIDS: health Disaster, Challenges & its Management in Delhi” national Conference on Disaster Management: Future Challenges & Opportunities, held at University of Delhi, 7 July 2007.
  • “Environmental Society and Population-Recent Challenges” National Seminar on “Management Strategies for the Indian Himalayas Development and conversation” held at Dept. of Geography, HNB Garhwali University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand from 29- 31 Oct, 2007.
  • Participated in a Workshop on “Use of Open G.I.S.Software, Satellite Imageries and G.P.S.” held at Dept. of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, and April 3, 2008.
  • “Disaster Education through use of Information Technology” national Workshop on Information Technology & Disaster management, 25 April  2009.
  • “How safe is our Planet”, Ist National Congress on Role of women in Disaster Preparedness organized by AIFPDM in association with Delhi Disaster Management Authority and Delhi Commission for Women, Govt. of NCT, Delhi, 15-16 December, 2009.
  • “Issues regarding Health Disaster”, National Workshop on “Youth and Disaster Education” in association with national Institute of Disaster Management (Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India). 245h February 2010.
  • Participated in a National Workshop on Computational Science organized by University of Delhi, 1th – 7 July 2010.
 
SEMINARS AND ONFERENCES PARTICIPATED/ATTENDED
  • “STATE LEVEL SEIMAR ON FOOD PROCESSING” sponsored by Ministry of Post Processing Industries, New Delhi from 23 – 25 August 2001.
  • National Seminar on “MICROBES PEACE AND WAR” organized by Sengundar Institute of Post Graduate Study and Research, Tiruchengode from 21 and 22 Feb 2002.
  • International Seminar on ‘MICROBIOLOGY IN THE TURN OF NEW MILLINEUM’ organized by Department of Microbiology, Anna University, Chennai, on 27 July 2002
  • Participated in the Inter-Collegiate Seminar on “BIOFERTILIZERS-THE NEED OF THE HOUR” organized by Loyola College, College on 18 Aug 2003
  • Presented a paper in Medicinal Plants Conversation Network (MPCN) at Bangalore on 21 November 2003. Topic: Festival on Indian Medical Heritage and Medicinal Plants.
  • Participated in the 30-day youth camp conducted by Chinmaya Yuva Kendra, Madurai from 1 – 30December 2003.
  • Paper presented at the International Workshop on Biology, Lucknow and 2-5 July 2004. Topic: The Role and Application of Modern Information, Communication and Educational Techniques.