Objective A full time teaching position as an ESL or EFL teacher in a primary and /or middle school.
Education B.Sc (Hons) in Zoology Vishwa Bharati University Santiniketan India - 1975
CELTA 1998 Royal Society of Arts University of Cambridge Local Exam. Syndicate Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults
MA in Teaching English to Young Learners University of York UK 2000
Work Experience Sept 1998 - present Koc Elementary School Istanbul, Turkey * taught at all grades from KG to grade 5 * planned and worked in teams in the levels * worked as a level leader * reviewed and engaged in curriculum development * carried out weekly duties and pastoral duties * corresponded with parents and attended PT meetings * attended staff meetings * planned and presented sessions at conferences * engaged in professional development
Jan 1997 - May 1997 Kodaikanal International School Tamil Nadu, India * tutored students from grades 9 to12 in General Science, Biology and Environmental Science Nov 1990 - 1996 KIS * Grade 1 teacher for all subjects except music and art
June 1988 - May 1989 Rishi Valley School Andhra Pradesh, India * elementary school teacher
Conferences and Workshops I have presented the following sessions at conferences in Istanbul and Ankara.
* Story and Culture stories from Turkey, Kenya and India
* Follow the Child art, music and language
* Nasreddin Hoça a way to present and read a story
*Reading approaches that have worked in my classes
*Rashomon in Istanbul history, culture and language
*Rhymes in Rhythm interplay of art, music, dance and literature
*Create Design Share computer programmes for language acquisition
* UNICEF - In Kolkata, India I presented a day long workshop on " Reading " for UNICEF.
Conferences and workshops attended
* PYP Training Course IB Frankfurt 2001 * Further PYP Training IB Istanbul 2003 * The Learning Brain TTC London From Research to Classroom Practice 2009
British Council Recently I have been empanelled as a teacher trainer by the British Council. Independent Biennale 2010 Last year my art work was on display at the Liverpool Biennale. Book Biennale 2010 Last year I participated in the European International Book Biennale in Romania. The exhibition was planned to promote the idea of book art. You can view some of the pictures here. http://showbeyond.com/show/view?sid=9d2accd1358f83963e077625523091e8
Festival When we were at Rishi Valley School I helped organise a Spring festival. It was the first of its kind at the school and there was great enthusiasm. I helped train both students and teachers to dance and we performed in an open air setting to welcome spring. Other Languages Spoken *Bengali and Hindi fluently *Turkish beginner
