The Icon Book - 2022

["India One - The Icon Book I believe that all students are capable of learning and during my practicum to let go of being in control of growing. All students have strengths and challenges and everything. I had to learn to both literally, leaving my it is my job as an educator to work with my students to written lesson plan somewhere where I couldn\u2019t create a learning environment that will help them to constantly check it, and \ufb01guratively, being okay with succeed. I believe that student learning should be hands- changes to the day, learn to let go. A part of learning to let on, engaging, and relateable. Learning should be go was seeing through the eyes of my students and engaging and relevant for students. I believe that it is realizing the need to adjust to \ufb01t their needs. Every day important for students to \ufb01nd meaning in their learning we should be learning and growing together and I make and by \ufb01nding meaning be responsible and invested in changes to our day and our lessons based on my their learning. I believe that students deserve to be student\u2019s needs and interests. There are days when respected and valued as individuals, children, learners, things don\u2019t go well or a lesson \ufb02ops but I always know and teachers. I believe in fostering good relationships that the next day is a fresh start and we can try it again with students, parents, and other educators are the key tomorrow. to a positive learning and teaching environment. I MS. PUSHPAKALA N believe that students should be free to explore their Teacher passions and interests with guidance and support from Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, Bangalore their teacher. These beliefs are the driving force behind setting up my classroom climate. AContinuation of my journey as a teacher n important part of my classroom is hands-on, This year I learned to think through the eyes of a student. minds-on learning that involves supporting Before my practicum started I was thinking about my students in developing their own interests and unit and lesson plans through the eyes of teaching and a pursuing their passions. Technology in the classroom is teacher. As I began to teach and get to know my students an important part of 21st century learning as students my thinking shifted and I more and more saw my learn new skills to prepare them for a rapidly changing lessons through the eyes of a student. When I began to world. It is important for children to learn to be critical plan I had not been with my students for an extended thinkers, global citizens, and cooperative learners. I period of time. I had begun to get to know them as chose an inquiry project based around technology to students and people but I didn\u2019t really know them that help pursue a topic based around technology and the well. I planned all my lessons and units for people that I well-being of my students. was trying to visualize. As I taught them on a daily basis and got to know them on a deeper, more personal level I realized the importance of relationships and understanding the diverse needs of students to be able to teach them. Another important lesson I learned this year was the importance of \ufb02exibility. Sometimes things do not go exactly how I have planned or envisioned. I struggled 150","151","India One - The Icon Book MR. SANDEEP TIWARI 152 Coordinator G.D. Goenka International School, Surat \\\"Ambition is the path to success. All I can say is that hard work never goes un noticed.And \ufb01nally the day came in TPersistence is the vehicle you arrive in.\\\" 2021 , 2nd of December , wherein the eaching is the most noblest of all management showed their utmost faith in professions and as a kid I always me and made me the co ordinator of had a strong liking towards it .As I middle section. It was indeed a proud grew my liking towards teaching became a moment for me and I truly believe in my strong desire and I pursued my education sincerity and honesty that my team will in it. rock and infact they are . To begin with my career started as TGT in I could not have asked from the Almighty Mary Matha Public School in the year and today here I have reached a stage in 2008.Later on I taught in Divine Child my life where i am amongst one of the School in 2010 till 2013 and \ufb01nally came candidates to receive the \\\"Gyan Ratna to G.D. Goenka National Award- 2022\\\". International School Surat since 2013 till This makes me feel overwhelmed and I date as PGT - higher ( Maths faculty) I was would like to thank everyone associated with me , to stand by me and made me fortunate enough to receive a letter of what I am today . appreciation from the HRD in 2015 for securing the best of Board result. To add more to it I even got an opportunity to stay in NASA for 2 days.","153","India One - The Icon Book MS. PRABHATI MOHAPATRA 154 Faculty National Public School, Jallahalli - Bangalore I'm prabhati Mohapatra now working as a joined the teach India Campaign and taught the faculty, in National Public School, Bangalore, slum dwellers, construction labourer's kids of my started my career at the age of 20 in Utkal area in my free time as a volunteer. Now University, Govt. Of Orissa, then in Health thankfully I\u2019m enjoying the most awesome phase department, Government of India as a District of teachership & have sharpened my skills with Health Information O\ufb03cer and for a very short MBA, MTT & B.Ed. duration in ISRO, Bengaluru too. But only for pure love towards learning & teaching, I left my \u2022 I have worked in various Govt. Deptts. In Central Govt. Job & pursued my dream of di\ufb00erent positions. becoming a teacher in AIPS & then NPS and really the journey was amazing. I love to instil in \u2022 Organized several workshops & students a desire to learn & achieve through my Awareness Campaigns on Education & own hands on learning method. I used to make Health of girl child. small handmade machineries\/ course materials like telescope, compass, pinhole camera, detailed \u2022 Prepared State Annual Action Plan\/PIP & maps of continents etc. to demonstrate other Educational IEC activities. scienti\ufb01c principles and highlight various topics. Thus students can learn practically & they will be \u2022 Mentored and trained students encouraged to show their talents and foster their \u2022 I learned a lot through teaching & earned self esteems. My teaching is beyond any lot of respect & recognition through dedication in classroom and even beyond any single subject. I quality of teaching. had made hundreds of Educational videos on In future too I want to cultivate and develop di\ufb00erent subjects starting from Basic English collaborative and innovative learning grammar, Science, Maths, history, Geography, environment to meet each student\u2019s unique Geo- politics etc. in YouTube in the name of \u201c The educational needs. English Channel Prime \u201c with more than lakhs of Adopt the Technology Enhanced Active Learning viewership and subscribers. From my initial (TEAL) Classroom for Courses that Emphasize school days too, I had that strong passion for Problem-Solving. teaching so even after getting the O\ufb03cer job in Focus on subject matter and develop course Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (NRHM) I material in ways that keep students engaged and help them practice di\ufb00erent skill sets.","155","India One - The Icon Book MS. BRUNDA GURUDATH 156 TGT Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, Bangalore EMPHASIS ON EMPIRICAL LEARNING - achieved only when you have a vision of quality BRUNDA GURUDATH and creative teaching ideas. The plan \ufb02ows before each and every session you deal with. \u201cTeaching is not a job. It's a lifestyle which Teachers basically deal with live wires with exceptional qualities which are unique in every Tpermeates your whole life.\u201d way, ready to be grounded in a proper manner he art of teaching is the art of assisting with apt instructional materials and a blend of discovery. This thought re\ufb02ected when varied subjects to cater to varied types of young I became a teacher with a motherly learners. attitude towards my children, as I strongly believe when you see your child in each child you Teaching diverse subjects in my journey of come across in the journey of teaching, you teaching not only enhanced my approach to believe to give the best. di\ufb00erent subjects but challenged me to expertise in the same with umpteen methods of learning, Dealing with multiple levels of children, be it in the classroom or in my online sessions. providing hands-on experience , enhancing the idea of critical thinking with a pragmatic Integrating technology across the curriculum approach becomes interesting when you as a was one of the areas in which I expertise, helped teacher try to nurture young minds with to be a good team captain among my colleagues , protection and responsibility. These are the providing a helping hand and being an qualities I imbibe as my name suggests the same encourager enriches the knowledge among the depicting \u201cA beautiful \ufb02ower\u201d. The main team to build a brighter future for holistic strategy to me as a teacher was to create an development a child needs in this 21st century. environment where students actively participate and engage independently and The process of teaching is just as a growth of a cooperatively. The core idea behind teaching is plant, it needs loads of patience and care in the just to facilitate children with opportunities to initial stage, and providing general education to demonstrate their learnings with high impact of students and individuals with learning instructional methodologies that make the child challenges is a hard nut to crack, yes but when mentally active, which is relevant and you prepare yourself to approach the challenges developmentally appropriate to their age. I with a varied perspective, You shall not only believe in visuals, kinesthetic and tactile teach with a di\ufb00erence but you as a facilitator learning which is the need of the day. This can be can make a great di\ufb00erence in the life of a child .","Building con\ufb01dence, helping to visualize things in multiple perspectives has made students look at things with multiple options and opportunities. Resulting me to have the best classroom management empowering leadership qualities among students. A teacher, classroom, textbook, resource materials, workshops attended by the teachers and skill books, together have blended me to empower my students to excel in the areas they have opted for with ease and perfection . Recollecting my journey as a teacher, twenty plus years back has added multiple feathers to my cap subject driver, assessment and cultural in charge, house warden, script in charge for linguistic preparations and presentations, member of editorial board of school magazine, assembly, newsletters, press release and magazine reports for kindergarten and also being a volunteer for Anubhav Shiksha Kendra provided me an immense pleasure to train children who were under privileged. The art of teaching has made me discover myself along with discovering the hidden potentials of my students who were great teachers to me as well who came up with spellbound thoughts and ideas in the process of teaching and learning. The unending support of my teaching crew, my school and family encouraged me in every new idea which I have implemented. The heartily showers of appreciation from parents, management and my students are the booster doses which build immunity to become more creative and to look things in a child's eye. I always feel teaching is the only profession which never makes you count on your age but always adds youth in every year you add in your account, its vast movie with loads of nostalgic memories which makes you think twice over the things you deal with. The idea of inspiring hope in students, igniting imagination, and to instill love for learning is a great challenge to a teacher, but when technology and learning blends every chalk in a teacher's hand can win any given challenge. 157","NATIONAL Dr. J. P. Dalal Ms. Laxmi Kumar COORDINATORS Educational & Motivational Trainer Director The team of academicians of this training Founder Principal OPS Orchid School, Pune foundation now looking for approaches Gohana, Sonipat, Haryana to make education a lifelong asset for a Dr. Ushavati Shetty child in the shaping of the body, mind , Dr. Ajay Sharma Principal heart & soul of an individual. We Former Principal educators mean to develop a child in such Shriji Baba Saraswati Vidya Mandir (Res.) Navodaya English High School & Jr. College a way that it makes him self- sustained, Thane, Maharashtra independent,self - motivated, socially, Mathura morally cultured and responsible Mr. Rasik Gupta citizen.We often say today's children are Dr. Kshma Swarnkar Principal tomorrow's future. Hence, it is our Founder responsibility to give them the most for a Darshan Academy, Dasuya, better and healthier tomorrow. e - Gurukul, Excellence of Learning, Delhi District- Hoshiarpur, Punjab","Ms. Mandvi Tripathy Mr. Vinay Choudhury Dr. Seema Negi Dr. Vanita Bhardwaj Principal Director Director Principal Vice Principal Sanjeevani World School Lucknow International Public School VSD Public School, Bijnor Dev Samaj Modern School, Lucknow, UP Mumbai Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi Dr. Ranbir Singh Ms. Palle Sindhu Dr. Abhiram Sahoo Ms. Vamsheepriya Amar Director-Principal Principal Principal Principal Cambridge Convent School Kot Ise Khan, District - Moga, Punjab Birla Openminds International School ABS Oxford International School, MVJ International School, (Shloka-A Birla School) Cuttack (Odisha) Bangalore Tirupati, Andrapradesh Dr. Krutarth Joshi Mr. Rajendra S Malwal Ms. Lakshmi Prabha Principal Principal Principal Little Flowers'School DAHOD Bhagwati International Public School Prasan Vidya Mandir Sr. Sec. School, Gujarat Patan, Gujarat Chennai","India One - The Icon Book FTeaching is a passion. in nearby communities. It was done voluntarily & or me, it is a profession with passion. Passionate through social service programs of schools as well MS. PURVI DALAL teachers via creating e\ufb00ective learning in extended teaching hours after school. I taught environments endeavour to increase learning blind school students for 5 years voluntarily. TGT - Gujarati potentials of their students. I always feel that education G.D. Goenka International School, Surat should have a good mix of learning important lessons like 6. Working as Discipline in-charge & Activity in- respect, sharing, ethical values, cultures and relevant charge in present school. 160 subject. Two achievements of mine deserve a very special I have developed my modern teaching skills by adopting mention here, 1) I took initiative for a group of children in application of technology, identifying instructional \u201cscript writing\u201d as one of the activities and secured First objectives on daily basis, asking about student\u2019s Prize in Best Written Drama & Third Prize to team for experience and endurance for unruly behaviours. performing Drama at state level from prestigious institution like RASHTRIYA KALA KENDRA & 2) 45 audio Teachers can be made by awarding degrees but teaching books are recorded by me to teach blind students. skills take decades to develop. I started my teaching journey back in 1993. Above list just talks about the agenda but the actual e\ufb00ort to carry out the process of teaching language needs very Teaching basic subject as per book is a common practice complex approach. Di\ufb00erent posters, Story books like everywhere but my approach is to convey the core Panchtantra, Hitopadesh, Puzzle books, interesting concept of the subject. World is changing very fast and stories from nearby communities to sustain the interest concepts and methods of teaching should follow the same of students. curve. So, it is very important for teachers to remain student & update self with the variations. I learnt Motive of my life in professional \ufb01eld & in social sphere as computer pro\ufb01ciency skills & multilingual word well to educate the core concepts of Gujarati language to processing in that process. In addition to this my skills & as many fellow citizens as possible of this great nation responsibilities can be tabled as below: and to convince them that best way to carry out di\ufb00erent administrative & social activities in any society is to 1. Tutoring 3000 plus students in Gujarati language communicate with them in their local language. Same is skills in last one & half decade. true for Gujarati as language in Gujarat. I would also take the opportunity to specially mention the management of 2. Responsible for generating press releases & the school and our principal Jayshree m\u2019am Choraria who school communication publications. has been a source of inspiration for all the additional work I do and that has made me excel in di\ufb00erent \ufb01elds. I 3. Administrative work related to admission & would also like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Shilpa performance evaluation processes. Indoria and our co-ordinator Mr. Sandeep Tiwari for inspiring and motivating me to go forward in this noble 4. Worked as announcer in VIVIDH BHARATI, Surat \ufb01eld. G.D.Goenka has truly extracted the hidden talents (All India Radio). out of me and today I am here ready to achieve this prestigious award. 5. Extended my services of teaching Gujarati language to challenged students for last 10 years","161","India One - The Icon Book MS. ASHWINI INAMDAR 162 Teacher Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, Bangalore \u201cSUCCESS\u201d can be better de\ufb01ned as \u2018Enjoy now working in NAGARJUNA VIDYANIKETAN the journey and not the destination\u2019. Success SCHOOL, Benagluru since 12 years. It is my journey from NAGARJUNA VIDYANIKETAN that Iis not a one-night thing faced the major changes in my life. Nagarjuna personally feel so, as in my 15 years of vidyaniketan as an institution has made me experience in teaching, I have learnt a lot of change as a lot as an individual. Journey of things which has helped to be entitled to Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan has helped me grow as this award. I can never deny the fact that it has a person to being called con\ufb01dent, courageous, been a beautiful journey across my teaching being able to adapt changes in the journey of my experience. My journey of becoming a teacher career. I am became capable of being able to face eventually started as a reason to ful\ufb01ll my challenges with a lot of learning, eventually grandfather\u2019s dream of him wanting to see me as when I realized that learning is endless. a teacher. He always felt that a teacher is the most respectable career option as it drives to Teaching as a profession needs immense building the future citizens of the nation. It was amount of dedication, strive-to-perfection then that I felt proud about becoming a teacher attitude , patience and determination which any for being responsible for someone\u2019s success in teacher would have to inculcate. I, when joined \ufb01eld of education irrespective of at what a level Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, started teaching EVS he or she would gain that success or attainment for grade 1, 2 & 3. But as years passed I was of education. Education is one of the most promoted to and I now teach grade 7 too. I was important aspect of anyone\u2019s life. also the teacher of in-charge for STEM learning for students of grade 2,3, & 4. I was also the I started my journey to become a teacher from teacher of incharge for educational \ufb01eld trips one of the most prime colleges of Hubli and too. I was awarded for the STEM-LEARNING Belagavi. I have done my Bsc and Bed from P C training provided to the kids of NAGARJUNA JABIN COLLEGE {HUBLI} and KSR COLLEGE VIDYANIKETAN. I have also attended KIDS FOR OF EDUCATION {BELAGAVI} respectively. I TIGER CAMPS at Lalbhag, Bengaluru and also started my career from SHEASHADRIPURAM have been a part of an organization called TERI HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, Bengaluru. I which aimed at in\ufb02uencing students to know the worked in that school for 2 years as a science and importance of sustainable development. I was mathematics teacher. I worked in POORNA also the house mistress have been awarded with PRAGNA EDUCATION CENTRE for 1 year. I am sports and cultural activities for the respective","houses. I have also participated in many seminars conducted by CBSE BOARD. These seminars educated me on how to make teaching e\ufb00ective so that students learn better but in a fun manner too. By this I feel that I am an eligible leader and that my capabilities were the prime aspect that was considered for the same. I totally believe in doing everything as WE and not I. Covid 19 pandemic brought a drastic change in everyone\u2019s life. Technology became the need of the hour and I was a little terri\ufb01ed about how would the classes go on online. I was having my own doubts if my children would be able to connect to the concepts or topics that I am virtually trying to explain or educate them about the same. But fortunately I was able to surpass the obstacle and was given good response from my teachers and my colleagues that I did justice to my career and my students which brought me great feeling of contentment and satisfaction for I had put so much e\ufb00orts and hard for having to be able to hear those tremendous compliments. I feel being an working woman has added a lot to my life. I have earned my identity of being called as a teacher and I am very proud of it. I have been faithful to my work and that has given me a lot of recognition and is the sole reason of what I am today. I have always admired interacting with my students and being able to understand their point of view and how they approach di\ufb00erent challenges and that has helped me to be able to adapt my teaching ways and strategies. I thank my fellow mates, teachers, coordinator \u2013 Mrs. Yashoda, HOD- Mrs. Bharathi M S, principal- Mrs. Leena who have supported me a lot through out my journey. Last but not the least I thank my family who has always believed in me. 163","India One - The Icon Book as a citizen and also their duties towards the nation Learning Process. Meanwhile I completed my B.Ed. from and the fellow citizens. I always remain neutral IGNOU, New Delhi. while teaching the political concepts to students which probably help me to pass accurate Further, I worked for brief periods of 1 and 2 years at MK information to the students. Patel Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans, Nadiad and Divine Child High School, Surat. I always wanted to continue my I currently am working with GD Goenka studies and so I applied for Masters in Economics and International School, Surat. I am working as the successfully completed. Assistant Coordinator for the Higher Section. The institution has been a rock solid pillar in my career Then came a day when I was called for an interview at as I started as a TGT, Social Science faculty in the GD Goenka International School, Surat. I joined the year 2013 and has developed in me the leadership Institute on 15th March 2013 and the very \ufb01rst thing told skills to handle a good bunch of PGTs and TGTs to us (the new employees) was to take an oath to work (approx. 30 teachers). It has also taught me to be a with complete dedication and determination for the person who can balance the work-home scenario. Institute. The Oath was taken up by Ms. Jayshree Choraria (then Vice Principal) of the school. That day I I started my career as Primary teacher at Varad found in her a personality with the ability to work as true leader for the Institute. At GD Goenka International primary School, Rayam (Bardoli), Gujarat. I worked School, I have progressed a lot and I always will be indebted to the Institution and the Management to show in the school for 1 year and then was acknowledged trust in my ability and promote me accordingly. I was handed over the responsibility of HOD of Social Science by the Management by shifting me to another department in the year 2016 (April) and in the year 2020 (April) as PGT Political Science. Finally, in the same year MR. SOHEL S. MAKWANA school (Sri Satya Sai Vidyaniketan, Navsari). They (2020 August) as the Assistant Coordinator (Higher shifted to SSSVN as daily travelling (30 kms a side) Section \u2013 Class 9 to 12). Incharge, Higher Section was taking a lot of energy from me still I was able to Today, when I look back at my journey from 2006 to 2022, I feel that I have travelled a lot professionally G.D. Goenka International School, Surat work to the best of my potential and the though still its half done. Moreover, career of being a teacher has changed a lot in me as a person. And for the Management was kind enough to see my work and same I would like to thank the ALMIGHTY, PARENTS, all my colleagues, students and especially the Principals of The journey from who i were to who i am gave me the option to shift to a school managed by previous schools and also Ms. Jayshree Choraria, Director Principal to help me and motivate me to work \\\"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, them in Navsari (my home town). Moreover, SSSVN with dedication and determination. The journey is not learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.\\\" required a teacher who can handle Class 7 and 8 Social over as yet, but it is said, \u201cBETTER START IS HALF \\\"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is Science. DONE\u201d, I would like to work with same zeal and enthusiasm as I have worked in the past years. progress; working together is success.\\\" \\\"Self-belief Years at the SSSVN, Navsari were really foundation Mand hard work will always earn you success.\\\" years of my career as I was very much new to the y (Sohel S. Makwana) mantra of success is, teaching \ufb01eld and it gave me lots of opportunities to \u201cWINNERS DON\u2019T DO DIFFERENT grow. I worked as the HOD at SSSVN for the last two THINGS, THEY DO THINGS years of my tenure (AY 2008-09 and 2009-2010). I DIFFERENTLY\u201d. would like to send my gratitude towards Dr. B.N. Biswal (Principal at SSSVN, Navsari) to guide and always Being a Political Science faculty, I always motivate motivate me and my work in challenging situations and students to understand and appreciate rights, privileges never stopped me to experiment in the Teaching- 164","165","India One - The Icon Book MS. KAVITHA NAVALE at every step, later with the inherent e\ufb00ortless 166 adaptability and creativity things turned PGT encouraging. The \ufb01eld of school education Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, Bangalore provides sea of of golden opportunities in everyone's path. But the ability to make the right Success is not the key to Happiness. decision, adopt & adapt to the everchanging needs Happiness is the key to success. If you love of holistic growth depends upon individual what you are doing, you will be successful. capacity, positive approach, and work life Every Success is worth it only if we enjoy the management. It\u2019s all in our hands for channelizing experiences on the way and my journey as an one\u2019s capacity in the right direction leading Educator is a testimony to that. My journey of towards institutional growth. Opportunities do teaching started o\ufb00 in the year 1994 as a chance knock and it\u2019s up to us to set goals for ourselves when I started teaching my servant's children. My and be self-driven. Here is my achievement in \ufb01rst passion was to serve in Geological Survey of Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan. India as Geology was my main subject in MSc Degree. Teaching young minds made me realise PROFILE: that there is no other profession other than teaching that could shape the future of the nation. Professional Educator with 22 years of experience I worked in 2 di\ufb00erent schools in Hyderabad as a and strong track record fostering Child-Centered TGT school teacher. Later in Bangalore also I Curriculam and Student Creativity. worked in Chenamma Memorial School as social service for 2 years. In 2001, I joined Nagarjuna QUALIFICATION: Vidyaniketan, thus my teaching journey as a science teacher is continued here till date. The MSc.(Geology) Osmania University, Hyderabad experiences of the di\ufb00erent schools that I worked with added to my repository of strategies to BEd.(Chemistry, Biology) Bangalore University handle diverse situations and varied stake holders. The students, my colleagues, Principal ACHIEVEMENTS: and the Management of Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan have all been generous in nurturing me and Assistant Superintendent-NEET, JEE, UGC-NET instrumental in shaping me into the person that I at Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan since 2014 am today. My school is the greatest plat form to transform my life completely. Continuous CBSE Grade X and XII Board Exam Invigilator professional development led to the introduction since 2017 till date. of innovative pedagogical practices which evolved into creative outcomes. Initially it was challenging","Coordinator for National Talent in habits of mind, apart from becoming Exam(2005); Coordinator for Putani experts in technology. The success mantra Vigyana (2006) of a visionary educationist is having sound improved pedagogical knowledge. The Coordinator for National Science zealous nature with a continuous learning Olympiad (2006-19) approach has helped me cultivate balanced and collaborative spirit and a Coordinator for Kids for Tiger (2006-08) sense of belongingness to the Education World. My passion for learning has grown SUSHMA SWARAJ WOMEN ICON leaps & bounds these years & when my AWARD-2022 previous batch students come & meet me I get immense satisfaction. At present Awards in School: Appreciation Traditional Class room teaching model Certi\ufb01cate for Teachers Day during slowly metamorphosed into Digital Decennial Celebration (1995-2005); Great Education Learning platform. We Teacher Award in 2013; Innovative teachers are not just following lecture teacher Award during Pandemic (2020- method but we are facilitating an e- 21) . learning culture. Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow Appointed as an Observer on 12.11.2021 in belongs to those who prepare for it today. National Achievement Survey (NAS). At our Institution we give equal Importance to both Scholastic & Co- School Innovation Ambassador Training Scholastic activities. The Democratic & Programme: 72 hours of training sessions. Secular approach in celebrating signi\ufb01cant days both National & Other Online sessions organised by CBSE: International with equal enthusiasm & Stress Management, Mindfulness, dedication makes me feel proud. The Integration of Art in Science etc & many spirit of Patriotism makes the National more upto 50 sessions. festivals the most awaited festivals while the celebration of International Days such British Council: CBE Pedagogical Training as Earth Day, International Yoga Day (March 2021-22) Father\u2019s\/Mother\u2019s\/Grandparents Day is a testimony to the zeal of our Institution. Teacher leadership through teamwork demands an exclusive pro\ufb01le as an I visualize myself as an e\ufb00ective teacher to absolute multi tasker wading through ensure each student believe that he\/she di\ufb00erent roles at time. It develops an can excel. ability to don multiple mantles as a go- getter. It also imposes a lot of accountabilities to \ufb01nd innovative solutions with increased abilities to plan, organize & prioritize work. The 21st Century teachers have to become experts 167","India One - The Icon Book MS. SANGEETA THAKKAR Mumbai but she chose consciously to enter into the Teaching is not just her passion, but it\u2019s an art, that she PGT - Biology teaching fraternity which was her inner calling. Hence, possesses and believes that each child will be her best Tapti Valley International School, Surat she is Educator completely by choice and not just by masterpiece. Being a passionate educator, Sangeeta chance. keeps herself abreast of the recent developments in the It is rightly said\u201d The goal of education is the subject matter for the betterment of her students. advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of Her hobbies include Reading, Travelling, Sur\ufb01ng, Singing and associating with the intellectuals of her In 2017, she got the golden opportunity to attend a Atruth\u201d. choice. In addition, she has a \ufb02air for languages. Besides training camp at TIFR, Mumbai. Nevertheless, she has n inquisitive mind with the adventurous spirit a couple of the regional languages, she learnt German successfully cleared CTET-II, CENTA certi\ufb01cation for is what Sangeeta Thakkar is all about. She (Deutsch) along with her major. Senior Secondary Biology in 2019 holding a National strongly believes that Education is not just rank of 378, Surat City Rank of 7. Also, she attended going to school and getting a degree. It is all about Sangeeta began her journey as TGT Science when she various workshops, seminars, professional widening your knowledge and absorbing the truth about joined a Public school a\ufb03liated to CBSE curriculum development programmes organized by CBSE or life. located at the border of Maharashtra and Madhya otherwise from time to time. Pradesh. She built an excellent rapport with the students Having completed her M.Sc. in Microbiology and B.Ed. and was appreciated for her dedication & sincere Paradigm Shift in 2020 from the state of Maharashtra, she has been passionate contribution. about Research as well as teaching equally. She was A couple of months prior to the paradigm shift, she lost shortlisted & selected as Jr. Research Fellow at DRDO, Later, Sangeeta moved to the Textile and Diamond city- one of the \ufb01rst teacher of her life-her Mother owing to Surat, Gujarat for her better career prospects. Here is the acute illness, the void of which is irreversible which when she joined the renowned Essar International a\ufb00ected her in a number of ways. This catastrophe School, Surat where she o\ufb00ered her services for a good ignited the sense of spirituality in her. length of time. During her tenure of the service, as an educator, she got exposure to various facets and got to In 2020, the smallest Biological entity \u2013Virus-Covid 19 understand the soul of the teaching-learning system. brought in a complete 360 degree change in the academic landscape shifting from the physical As a Biology educator at EIS, she acquired the fame in the classrooms to the virtual classes. city as one of the best educators. Being a perpetual learner, over a period of time, she evolved as an educator As a renowned Naturalist Charles Darwin said-it is the cum facilitator. Life at EIS was the amalgamation of the Survival of the \ufb01ttest, so as a Biologist, one has to adapt academic rigor and beyond academics\u2019 life centric skills, to the changing environment in order to survive. she says. Despite the havoc and the deterioration caused by the Currently, she is rendering her services at Tapti valley Covid-19 virus, Sangeeta as the other educators across international School (TVIS), Surat as a PGT Biology. As the globe adapted to the new ways of teaching \u2013learning. an educator at TVIS, she has been acknowledged as a \u2018Best Teacher award\u2019 for her unparalleled contribution The success of a 21st century teacher depends on a few of in the facilitation and uplifting of the students and she the traits like being resourceful, building innovative continues to serve the organization with the utmost practices, self-reliant, technologically sound and also sincerity and dedication. improved pedagogical knowledge, she believes. In addition, the zealous nature with continuous learning 168","approach has helped her cultivate balanced and collaborative spirit and a sense of belongingness to the education world! Needless to say, Education and teaching practices complement each other. Her teaching is not simply imparting knowledge to the student but it also includes playing a pivotal role in shaping their personality and encouraging them to pursue for holistic development. At the outset, she recollects the famous quote of Mahatma Gandhi as said, the best way to \ufb01nd yourself is to be in the service of others. She feels privileged that her profession o\ufb00ers umpteen opportunities to serve the society. 169","India One - The Icon Book MS. AKANKSHA TRIPATHI 170 Teacher (Academic Coordinator) IES Public School, Sehore The paradox of education is precisely this - discussion of di\ufb00erent attitudes towards that as one begins to become conscious one teaching, di\ufb00erent types of listening in the real begins to examine the society in which he is world and the sub skills of learning. being educated.\\\" \u2022 Common Grammar Errors: W- James Baldwin e humans have our desire, dream The workshop was based on Teaching and aspiration in all phases of Grammar along with the common errors and life. Being a young girl, pushing \ufb01nding them so that the child should not myself to run for my dream was really hard. I commit it in future. always remember this, failure is the part of success. Putting away all my hurdles, I have \u2022 Inclusive Education Workshop to started my Journey in this Education \ufb01eld in demonstrate the teachers to make them the year of 2009 as a PPRT Teacher. Slowly and understand the way and approach for gradually, I was promoted on the basis of my being involved the special child as one of performance and hard work, reached upto the the learner among the students and the post of Vice Principal. In the beginning of my students being the teacher. career, I had learnt and applied creative teaching methodology in Rama Devi Convent \u2022 I earn workshop - Interactive online which lifted me to the next level in this service. language learning It was based on practical suggestions and tips to help As a Educator, after attending core trainings I the teachers and the students as they always wanted to apply that in my school. For connect to their peers in projects across this innovative work, Army Public School had the globe. given me that space for all the innovative workshop. \u2022 Motivational training: *Workshops and seminars conducted as An interactive and interesting workshop on Teacher\u2019s Educator* how to make classroom teaching more e\ufb00ective. It focused on how to stimulate the \u2022 English teachers teaching VI-VIII: young minds and tap their potentials. The workshop was based on Teaching Community building is critical in educational Listening skills. The session involved Leadership. The e\ufb00ective leader can reach out to the parents, students, teachers and administrators to unify them under one goal.","For making this more e\ufb00ective and precise, IES Public School Sehore has given me the good platform to explore and develop. I have started Literary Club, Drama Club, Eco Club and Student - Centered activities to enhance their skills more. Apart from academics, Am giving my part in administrative too by giving councelling and moral mentoring to parents, teachers and students. \u201cI believe in, Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.\u201d 171","India One - The Icon Book MR. SATISH MOHANLAL GANDHI 172 TOK - Coordinator - IBDP Sanjay Ghodawat International School, Atigre, Kolhapur MIND YOUR MIND, AND THE Entering the International institutes into OTHERS WILL MIND THEIR CBSE and IB was like micro \u2013 world of MIND, THEMSELVES. A staunch thousands of students and hundreds of believer of this maxim, I Satish Mohanlal teachers, it leveraged my teaching skills!! This Gandhi, am the version of life that the new fetched me the BEST TEACHER AWARD in a world seeks for. A perfect disciplinarian, row. No stone was left unturned as I gained coupled with hard work and dedication for the rich experience as an invigilator for the NEET, betterment of students, I hail from the land of the UGC NET examinations. I was also an the con\ufb02uence of the river Koyana and the active part of competitive examinations like; river Krishna \u2013 the romantic element of the Olympiad, NTSE, MTS and CA \u2013 JEE and NEET city Karad in Maharashtra. In the same state, I foundations. Above all, I gained the knowledge work in Kolhapur, a city blessed by the of organization of the CBSE Cluster \u2013 Zonal \u2013 Goddess Mahalakshmi. National level Sports. Imparting service to mankind is humanity. Bearing this in mind, I I strongly admit to be born with a passion to organized students\u2019 visit to the orphanage teach. Surprisingly, I plunged into teaching, delivering them with the needy material and soon after my grade X -1993, giving tuitions to charity work for the \ufb02ood victims \u2013 a generous six students. It\u2019s said truly \u2013 TEACHING IS donation of clothes. The multiple tasking LEARNING TWICE. I taught taking into paved my way to receive the coveted STAR consideration the students di\ufb03culties as mine TEACHER AWARD! by travelling down the memory lane \u2013 \u2018me as a student\u2019. By 1997, I was teaching a whopping Under my able guidance, students researched hundred students striving for their sure for; the projects proposed by the British success. My fame o\ufb00ered me jobs by renowned Council, the Model United Nations, and the schools \u2013 as a faculty \u2013 a superintendent CBSE. Their enriching con\ufb01dence, served as o\ufb03cer \u2013 the Principal. my receipt of being a contributor in students success Skilled with rich communication trait, I delivered talks on; building positive attitude, The essence of education is to make the enhancing study skills, making study more student to THINK. Armed with the weapon of interesting. The city recognized my knowledge, students were made to plan and to unconditional service and honored me with organize Model United Nations Conferences the title of BEST TEACHER OF THE CITY. from 2015 \u2013 under the banner, SANJAY","GHODAWAT INTERNATIONAL MODEL UN. Programmes like; Verso to Recto [Multilingual reading challenge], the open mic to gauge the talents of the young, made a huge di\ufb00erence. The \u2018Lockdown\u2019 experience, helped me to prove \u2013 Necessity is the mother of invention. I started online events like SPEECH \u2013 DEBATE and MUN. About 200 participants from India and abroad screened themselves. Along with the team, I got the chance to meet stalwarts, educationists and philanthropists from corners of the world, who loved to motivate the students. I also looked into self \u2013 up gradation, by attending International and national online webinars, based on Education \u2013 Environment and Exams, to meet the century needs. Future beckons the experts to share gained knowledge. Acknowledging the 21st century tech era \u2013 I have started with my real life poetry blog [https:\/\/smartbrain924.wordpress.com], stories recorded in my voice for the children with special needs, Illustration and explanation of the CBSE English curriculum on the channel \u2013 My Sirs Voice through anchor and spotify mobile apps, integrating art with my subject \u2013 critical thinking in the form of converting a chapter into a song uploading into the YouTube channel. This blend of elements have forti\ufb01ed my teaching strategies. The time demands honing the approaches to teaching and learning. As the founder president of UNISON INDIA \u2013 the educational and cultural meet, this platform will be enriched as I have the plans to impart experiential learning to channelize my students towards success, with revised teaching pedagogies. Students must learn to respect other\u2019s opinion, be open minded and inquirers, leading themselves to live a better, principled and an e\ufb03cacious life. All in all, to nurture and prepare pupils expanding their horizons by becoming lifelong learners will be my motto as a teacher in the future world. I pay rich gratitude to CED India for conferring upon me the title of GYAN RATNA - 2022. A down to earth, simple persona with creative ideas and dynamic thoughts I will always be a torch \u2013 bearer to my students because TO TEACH IS TO TOUCH LIVES!!! 173","India One - The Icon Book MR. PARMAR AKASH AMARSINH 174 TGT - Maths G.D. Goenka International School, Surat ''Teacher is a very noble profession that adding value to my life and giving me a bag full shapes the character, calibre, and future of of learnings and memories. I could not have an individual. If the people remember me as asked for a better group of guides and students a good teacher, that will be the biggest as my very own family for all these years. I feel honour for me,'' - Dr APJ Abdul Kalam elated and proud to be associated with them. \\\"The best teachers are those who show you Be it overcoming the challenges with onset of where to look, but don't tell you what to pandemic and adapting to the online mode of education or carrying the responsibility of Asee.\\\" being maths subject coordinator, the s I start to pen down my success story dedication to school education has been my so far as an educator, I can't help but forte. Be it collaborating with students to make recall the quote which says, \\\"Success a project called 'Vertical farming', which went is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, on to win the price at a contest or making a learning, sacri\ufb01ce, and most of all, love of what video presentation on 'Integrated learning' for you are doing.\\\" I second this statement the 'Gyanam' contest and winning the \ufb01rst strongly as I trust that whatever little I have prize for it, the commitment to strive for the achieved being an educator, is all thanks to the best has been my custom. I am determined to alacrity to constantly keep learning and keep that \ufb02ame inside me remain luminated in implementing fresh approaches and loving the the upcoming years too. All the time keeping whole process of it. Always trying to inculcate the thought in my mind as to why I had chosen good habits and moral values in the children to be on this career path and the constant has been one of my priorities being in this introspection of my work and contribution noble profession. towards the learners, will surely help me achieve the milestones I have set for myself Looking back at the past some years, I witness and my students. the journey of a nervous and novice newcomer turning into rather con\ufb01dent and e\ufb03cient Recently I am working at G.D. Goenka individual. The credit for it certainly goes to International School, Surat in the capacity of the people who put their trust in me and TGT\/Maths. I would like to thank specially to always motivated me to push the envelope, no The Director Principal Mrs. Jayshree Choraria matter how challenging the situations grew. ma'am and The Principal Mrs. Shilpa Indoria My lovely students also are to be ascribed for ma'am for this special opportunity and","inspiring me for the participation. It was their e\ufb00orts equally that pushed me to clear all the rounds and \ufb01nally make it to the winners' list. If it weren't for their unparalleled guidance and e\ufb00orts, I wouldn't be holding the honour of winning this award. I am also grateful to the school management, for motivating me to give my best and not to forget, middle section co- ordinator Mr. Sandeep Tiwari sir, who has guided me thoroughly. He kept inquiring and providing help right from the registration till the \ufb01nal step of winning. This institution has opened a gamut of new learnings and experiences for me. Each day here is a day \ufb01lled with opportunities to celebrate this nobel profession and to solemnise the pious bond between an educator and learners. The kind of support and advices I have received since the \ufb01rst day from my colleagues, has been gratifying, to say the least. The wonderful environment that I got to work in, is also one of the major reasons behind my success as an educator. The constant inputs and words of wisdom coming from the seniors are very important for me. With that, I am determined to forge ahead with the utmost zeal and passion towards providing holistic growth to children. Lastly, I would like to emphasize the fact that I will keep learning and enjoying the process of it. I will always continue to put in my sincere e\ufb00orts in making my lovely students - thinkers, innovators and responsible individuals of the future. For this to actually happen in reality, I always ugrade and innovate my knowledge, skills and techniques because I believe, \\\"When the teacher stops learning, the students also do so.\\\" 175","India One - The Icon Book MS. SUNITHA K 176 PGT Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, Bangalore Innovation Ambassador \u2013 Facilitator of doing\u2019 and we \u2018enjoy them learning\u2019 through Learning various activities like games, laboratory experiments, Science related songs etc. This \u201cAs teachers, we feel that we are teaching a exercise emphasizes on integrative learning, subject. That is a completely wrong notion. critical thinking and problem solving. IWe are facilitators of learning.\u201d More than a science teacher, I have always been a had begun my career at Nagarjuna friend to my children. Vidyaniketan in the year 2001. I took a break and re-joined in the year 2005. I am The smiles on my students faces after my class greatly motivated to deliver my best and would and the fact that they don\u2019t feel like leaving is my sincerely like to thank the Management and our highest award. This is my honest opinion. All the most respectful Principal Mrs. Leena B.H. pedagogies of learning, I have learnt from my students and supplemented this with various The system of education has changed and to courses on online platforms. CBSE and CED accept the change as a challenge and deliver my have helped me gain a lot through their training best has been my vision. I always kept my sessions. Their courses helped me in educational children \ufb01rst. leadership, so that I could imbibe leadership skills that I later imparted to my children. I have been nominated as \u2018Innovation Ambassador\u2019 in my school. I had been the When we keep learning, we train our children Science Olympiad coordinator and have also more e\ufb00ectively with the latest tools in started the medicinal garden in our school. education. I am known for making my children innovate During Covid not only did we undergo technical new ideas and bring out the best in my children. training but also National Education Policy \u201cI lay out my lesson plan in such a way that my training to adapt ourselves to the new policy of practical session is perfectly blended with what I Education. am teaching. The teaching aid that I use or any additional material I am using is blended We had to undergo 50 training sessions in an perfectly with the textual material.\u201d academic year. We had to prove ourselves during our online classes with the new technology. We I am happy to promote experiential teaching and realized that 21st century skills are digital skills. learning as we believe that it enhances learners\u2019 Through online classes children were free to ask knowledge as well as skills. Children \u2018learn by","questions and research and solve problems with ease. For sure we live in a world of change. As an innovative teacher I have provided a frame work for developing my classroom managing plan with the right blend of learning like digital lessons in the form of ppts, research based, activity based, art integrated and subject integrated lesson plans. We have accepted the change in the process of learning from traditional to modernized techniques. The gradual change also brought about an interest for learning in the young minds. They enjoyed the process of learning with the various methods that I had introduced. When, we greeted our children after 2 years of online classes we felt deeply emotional when the children hugged us and met their friends. We realised how much they missed the school as much as we did. My passion is teaching and learning with my kids. I am a con\ufb01dent person. I believe I am a teacher who inspires, motivates, enlightens and showed the right path to my students. My success lies in my name : Student friendly Unitedly Nobly Intelligently Talentedly Honestly Ambitiously Hence, my success mantra is to be student friendly, teach my children to be united and noble. They will face all the problems intelligently and talentedly. They will be honest and ambitious to study and grow. 177","India One - The Icon Book MR. MANISH AGARWAL 178 HOD \u2013 Computer Science Baluni Public School, Agra In this modern era of science and became the \ufb01rst objective of my life. technology, where various \ufb01elds are being commercialized continuously, education Along with the knowledge of the subject, I is the only \ufb01eld where teachers, as the future tried to motivate my students to become the builders of the country, are constantly striving best citizens of the country by explaining the sincerely to make the country an educated and moral values of life to my students. strong nation. The teacher is always a role model for his Inspired by these facts, I Manish Agrawal s\/o students and discipline is also important in Dr. Ashok Agrawal, resident of Agra, resigned education, so I have also played the role, as a from the post of software engineer working in role model for the students by being a multinational company in Gurgaon in the completely discipline and making my students year 2012 and took an important decision, to not only a successful and disciplined one, become a teacher with the aim of serving in infact also following instilled in them the the holy \ufb01eld of education. feeling of becoming a good citizen of the society as well as country. At the end of the year 2012, I returned to my hometown Agra from Gurgaon and started a With this spirit, I have been trying new innings of my career as a computer continuously for the last 10 years, in which I teacher in Baluni Public School, an educational have also been completely successful. institution in the city. With the knowledge of various \ufb01elds and my After the beginning of this new innings of life versatility, along with discipline, restraint and in the education world, I did not look back and true passion for work, in a very short time, I inspired by the high thinking principles of Dr. got the support of my institution, education Navin Baluni, the great educationist of the and many other sections of the society, as a education world, started decorating the result of which educational future of my students. I got the support of many sections in various To create interest in the students towards \ufb01elds. By getting the opportunity to represent, education and its work by integrating the I continued to achieve success in achieving my traditional and modern education as well as objectives. bringing out their creativity & activity and achieving various academic & social success Playing the role of a coordinator, mentor and event coordinator along with the teacher, I","have organized various competitions, events, workshops, seminars, exhibitions and fairs related to Arts, Science, Sports and Technology in the school campus and city in the last several years. Organized programs like carnivals and awareness campaigns, provided many educational platforms to thousands of students of the city to showcase their talents. Make an IT Club of the best 30 to 40 students of the school every year and conduct various competitions, programs, awareness campaigns, model making and new experiments related to the technical \ufb01eld. My continuous service, motivational program and unique e\ufb00orts in the education world have made me stand in a high line apart from other teachers and in the last few years, I have got the distinction of being honored with various awards in addition to the best National Teacher Award. It is said that there is no age for learning and due to this thinking, I constantly try to increase my knowledge. Learning and continuing to participate in various types of workshops and informative programs organized through many government, educational and social institutions has become a major part of my lifestyle. Along with this, continuing to study di\ufb00erent subjects and to acquire pro\ufb01ciency in di\ufb00erent types of arts like creativity, animation, sports etc., due to this, not only did my knowledge increase, but I also got success through it continuously. I feel very fortunate to be associated with the world of education today and feel proud of my decision to become a teacher 11 years ago. Thousands of students taught and guided by me are currently working successfully at higher places in many di\ufb00erent areas in di\ufb00erent cities and states of the country and hundreds of students are also pursuing higher education. The success of my students is the basis of ful\ufb01llment of my objectives and this is my real success. 179","Ms. Sasmita Mohanty Dr. Tosendra Dwivedi Director Principal Senior Assistant professor of psychology Sanjay Ghodawat International School Amity University, Noida Kolhapur National Trainer, Election Commission of India REGIONAL Ms. Maya Alfred Fernandes COORDINATORS Principal The ultimate aim and critical role of education is shaping human Mr. Unnikrishnan K The Down Town School behaviour. It is committed vision of CED members to take care of Principal Guwahati the well -being of the earth. The present day society needs to formulate an innovative Education Policy aimed to evolve a \\\" Benchmarks International School Ms. Dipika Nagarwalla Complete Man \\\" with three major goals; Academic Malappuram, Kerala Principal Excellence,Moral and Spiritual Values and Social Sensibilities. We promote in developing the basic premises and guiding Mr. Vivek Tiwari The Icon Public School, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra principles for environmental education curriculum Principal development. We also aim to develop environmentally literate citizens who have the knowledge and skills to take responsible DAV Public School, Patiala action with regard to natural environment.","Dr.S.Parimala Ms. Sapna Agarwal Dr. Konstantin Rybachuk Mr. Girish Eswaran Academic Director Principal Deputy Director of the Testing Board, Principal Faith Foundation Global School Dewas, Madhya Pradesh Radcli\ufb00e School Kharghar Ministry of Health of Ukraine PSG Public School Navi Mumbai Coimbatore, Tamilnadu Mr. Vividh Gupta Dr. Nripen Kumar Dutta Ms. Archana Ghorpade Dr. Nikita Kothari Principal Principal Principal Principal Bal Bhavan Public School, G.C.Lagan Marg, Miles Bronson Residential School Dhruv Global School, Arunodaya Public School Mayur Vihar-2, Delhi Guwahati, Assam Sangamner. Maharashtra. Dr. Shyam Sundar Agarwal Dr. Balachander L Mr. Mohammad Parvez Khan Dr. Rupali Dhamdhere Director Principal Educationist, Principal Principal Siliguri Model Sr. Sec. School Trainer & Certi\ufb01ed Leadership Coach Riaz Convent School, Mau Trinity International School, Pune West Bengal","India One - The Icon Book MS. DEVISHREE S 182 Teacher & C.C.A Coordinator Ashok International Public School, Bangalore What is your contribution and achievements till bene\ufb01cial to them is encouraged through ethical behaviour. It's not very di\ufb03cult to be a teacher, but Mdate in the \ufb01eld of Education? what matters is becoming everyone's favourite. s. Devishree .S Gold medalist in Msc is a Students are motivated by her to pursue their goals and Biology teacher and C.C.A Coordinator in discover their hidden skills. She didn't only impart the Ashok International Public School, knowledge; she also gave the students the tools they Bangalore. needed to have a good time in class. She never shied away from inquiries regarding the real world and \u201cTeacher is a very noble profession that shapes the occasionally even encouraged them, which motivated character, calibre and future of an Individual. If the the students to do better in the lab activities she carried people remember me as a good teacher that will be out. In addition, she made it clear that she would take the biggest honour for me.\u201d- Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam. her students as they were, that she would not pass judgement on them but rather that she wanted to be of With the inspiration drawn from Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, assistance. she was driven to the noble profession of teaching. She enjoys spending time with Children and willing to As she got involved in teaching, her interest, aspiration educate them as well with her skills. She not only bond grew day by day. She was able to create curiosity, with her students but communicate with their parent\u2019s interest & liking for this Profession as well as towards as well. children. Eventually the students start participating and enrolling more in the studies and activities such as It's hard to single out a success story, but I'm con\ufb01dent model making, Projects, debates, dancing, Art & Craft that my decision to become a teacher was the right one. etc. organised by her. Her motivation, monitoring While everyone in my family worked in business, I made students to clearly understand the concepts and chose a di\ufb00erent career route. improve further, which in turn has brought good results in Academics and C.C.A as well. My goal has always been to support my family and be independent. When I pondered how I may go about School is a place where di\ufb00erent students with doing that, teaching emerged as the best option. I knew di\ufb00erent mindsets reach, she have the ability to handle that I wanted to serve people. The only method all children normal, intelligent, or physically through which we can contribute to a child's overall challenged. growth and eventual success as a decent citizen is via teaching. She is a disciplined, moral woman. She instils moral principles in her students, helping them become more The administration of my excellent Ashok obedient. Student awareness of what is unpleasant or","International Public School gave me changed some time it needs all the opportunity and assistance I fun to keep the class alive. needed to achieve my accomplishment, and I am very \u2022 Take risks, they say, \u201cNo Risk, grateful. Being a C.C.A. Coordinator No Reward.\u201d helped me connect with the students more personally and mould them in \u2022 Be Creative and think outside their \ufb01eld.Student should develop the Box. personal management- This includes the ability to independently \u2022 Be Consistent and decisive. plan, Organize, Create and execute. \u2022 Always be up-to-date. I believe that Inquiry skills, creativity and innovation correlate with the \u2022 Communicate- Yes, ability to ask good questions and ask Communication is a powerful the ability to solve problems. learning tool. As Educators, we need to stop \u2022 Be Observant- This will help depending on the lower level skills, to tailor strategies aimed at such as memorization and recall, helping them to harness their help student to develop higher-order strengths and to overcome thinking skills, such as applying, their weaknesses. analyzing, evaluating and creating. As a teacher, I always evaluated my What makes you a Progressive success by the growth I saw in my Educator of the Country? students I strongly believe a teacher\u2019s Success \u201cWhere there is righteousness in the begins with success of their heart, there is beauty in the students. Believe in your student\u2019s character. potential; always have high expectations for your students. Even When there is beauty in the when they score less, motivate them character, there is harmony in the to try again and to work hard. Being home. very Knowledgeable in your \ufb01eld of study is also crucial stepping stone When there is harmony in the home, towards a successful teaching career. there is order in the nation. \u2022 Be fun and energetic, When there is order in the nation, Stereotype teaching should be there is peace in the world.\u201d Let us all work for the world peace by using Education as a major tool. 183","India One - The Icon Book MS. BHARATHI M S 184 Coordinator Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, Bangalore \\\"Self-belief and hard work will always earn In my degree, I had taken up Psychology as a subject. This has profusely helped me in Isuccess.\\\" counselling my students at school. I resolve the t was the year 2001 that I entered the problems faced by the children at school. portals Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan. Recalling the 22 years of my tenure, I have Being the Head of the Department of Social been able to become an enterprising teacher, Science, I have been instrumental in driven by a strong determination. These conducting Student Council Elections every qualities have helped me to get recognised as a year. From nominations to the elections and successful mentor in this esteemed institution. the result declaration, everything is done using technology. There is no wastage of paper I began my journey as a Kindergarten teacher, in the school elections. I have also organised on moving forward, I was \ufb01rst elevated as an the MUN in our school. MUN opens the Academic Coordinator for Middle School. horizons of the student\u2019s thinking process. Presently, my role is of the Subject Head for the Department of Social Science and Academic I have organised many events at school and am Coordinator for Middle School. always involving in all the important day celebrations at school. The uniqueness in my I started my career after marriage and took up method of planning is that I give opportunity the challenge in a composed manner. In the to every child at school. I believe strongly that year 2002 I completed my Post graduation in students should be motivated and encouraged Sociology. In the year 2005, I completed my to take active part in all the events at school. I B.Ed. feel energized when my students learn collaboratively and discover the importance of I take pride in mentioning this, because I have teamwork. tried to balance my family and career in a smooth manner. Apart from being an Social Science is a subject, which the children educationist, I have pursued my learning even need to explore and research. I have learnt in Music. I have completed the Junior grade much to keep my students engrossed in the training exam in classical music. The same subject and look forward for the exciting talent of mine is well utilised in training my activities that I have included in my classes as a students at school. I also train the school choir regular routine. and encourage the children to participate in many Inter School events. The activities conducted for Social Science","include conducting quiz-Online and creating power point presentations to O\ufb04ine (Flip Learning) seminars, Mock delivering lessons using many of the Parliament Role Play, ICT and best practices and strategies to our dramatics in education, Mini-Teacher students, I guide them in all aspects. activity etc. I motivate my learners to think and apply their knowledge to face My mission is to empower all the the challenges. teachers in the department with technology and curriculum planning, Apart from this, teacher appraisals adopting the skills essential to make every year is the challenging task taken them the e\ufb00ective educators of the 21st up by me. To assess the teacher Century. performance, Smart Goals, Short term and long-term goals were given to them In my experience, I have found to be completed. I nurture and motivate motivating and encouraging students, my team of teachers to adopt creativity to perform well, academically, and in teaching. possess good values, are the best contributing factor in enhancing the I am blessed to work in this prestigious students\u2019 skills. I also believe that the institution and consider this as my success rate lies in understanding the second home. I am thankful to the fact that, each child is unique, and members of the School Management hence, constantly build con\ufb01dence in Committee, the Principal and my entire my dear students. team for their constant support and co- operation. Today with the profuse The pandemic days opened too many support, I am happy to be identi\ufb01ed as training sessions and have helped to an e\ufb03cient teacher. equip skills to myself and my entire team to become technically smart. I Having associated with this school from underwent 50 hours of mandate its formative years, I feel thrilled and trainings by CBSE training portal. excited every day when I step into my Mastered myself to meet the new school. It has helped me develop wings challenges and changes in the \ufb01eld of to my creativity and innovations, which education. have helped me, deliver the best to my passionate learners. Apart from these trainings, I have also taken up Diksha Training portal As the head of the Department of Social modules I feel that. Learning is a Science, I enjoy taking the continuous process for any individual, responsibility of helping the teachers in and it\u2019s a constant goal to be achieved by my team to grow every day. From any teaching fraternity. 185","India One - The Icon Book MS. RIMPPI SANGNI 186 TGT - Hindi G.D. Goenka International School, Surat I am not sure what my greatest success classroom is not only to teach them but also to story is as a teacher. It is di\ufb03cult to isolate give a new shape to their students. It is also the a success story however I know I made the sole duty of the teacher to develop the hidden right decision to teach all years ago. As I belive skill in the students. In similar way, I also education is the only way to improve and treated my students. As a result whenever my develop any persons mental,physical students meet me they always show upto greet condition. To this I credit my success in me. It feels so great to get the love from teaching to my students, because they taught students. me what it meant to be an educator.I have completed 7 years of teaching and I have loved The lessons of respect and culture that I had it; since the \ufb01rst day I walked into the shown to my students, come out in front of classroom. I am working as a Hindi teacher in everyone with great success. The biggest G D GOENKA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL problem for me as a Hindi teacher is that when SURAT at middle level,which gives me pride in students feels a little hesitant for hindi myself and the ability to learn and teach subject.To avoid this problem, I made many something new,innovative and creative.First e\ufb00orts to bring out the potential within the of all I specially thank to the Director of students like to give them witten practice work Principal of my school Mrs. Jayshree Choraria ,individual attention, extra time for identify and Mrs. Shilpa Indoria whole heartedly for the concept, make \u2018shabd jhrokha\u2019 to giving me a platform on which I can nurture understand them the hindi words. In this not myself as well as my students.They showed only students helped me but their parents also faith in me and as a result,today I am honoured participated enthusiastically. There are many to recive this award. such instances in which students were unable to read and write in Hindi but now they can I still remember the \ufb01rst day of class when I easily read. \ufb01rst started teaching without any experience and planning.Learned all the things There is no one de\ufb01nition of a good teacher. carefully,gradually changed my methods and Even harder is to quantify what makes a on seeing it ,developments and improvements teacher\u2019\u2019good\u2019\u2019. But we can agree on the fact started coming in me. An ideal teacher is a that good students are generally the result of combination of knowledge,experience and good or e\ufb00ective teachers. There are a number empathy.The task of the teacher in the of skills you should develop as you work towards becoming a leader in education. I","have the skill that I can easily mingle with children. Taking advantage of this, I learned their weaknesses and found many ways to solve them easily and presented many such activities in the class so that the children can know the shortcomigs inside them and can also solve them. I am truly fortunate to say I have done something for the last 7 years and love it just as much as when I started. Maaybe that is my success story. 187","India One - The Icon Book MS. S LALITHA got recognized as best teacher in 2020 -21 from Chennai institute of technology. She PGT - Humanities pledged to herself that she never limit herself Sri Chaitanya School, Poonamallee until her last breath and always contribute for the welfare and upliftment of students There was a girl who always tried to community and also contribute and produce limit herself. From childhood she had many educated warriors for the betterment of a dream to become a teacher but she our nation. It is a success story of S Lalitha was unable to express herself to others. After who is working as a teacher for Humanities in facing many tough situations he come across Sri Chaitanya group of schools. her dream to become a teacher. She started her career in the year 2012 as a TGT in Thank you CED for inspiring and encouraging Narayan group of schools Tirupati. As soon as me to expand myself \ufb02ourish my knowledge she entered in this profession it was very even more better for upcoming generations. challenging to her for \ufb01xing her banch mark in this streem,but she never step back. After lot of e\ufb00orts she was honored with best teacher award in the year 2019 from Chennai central cluster board. Within a year she again 188","189","India One - The Icon Book MS. ANJALI SHARMA than two decades of experience in the \ufb01eld of education. consecutive years. Currently I am guiding the secondary and senior secondary PGT - Physics students of Podar International CBSE School. Exploring the In 2015, I relocated to Maharashtra and joined Vibgyor Podar International CBSE School, concepts of Physics with the children is an amazing and High School, as PGT Physics, where I was made the Head of joyful experience for me. Department \u2013 Physics and also given the responsibility of Aurangabad examination in-charge. Apart from exploring Physics with In the year 1999, I began my journey of igniting the young the students of Vibgyor High, I helped the students to stage PThe Art of Teaching is the art of assisting discovery. minds with the sparks of Physics in Huddard High School. street plays on social issue \u2013 Girl Child Education, also leasant and warm greetings to all. I am a passionate As a novice, my focus was to ensure that the learners explored robotics, as the students exhibited their robotic Physics facilitator, guiding and assisting my understand the concepts and become con\ufb01dent problem skills in the science exhibition. students to accept reality with awe and admiration solvers. My sole objective was to touch the lives of students through the study of Physics. I am a Post Graduate in and help them grasp the concepts with ease and simplicity. In 2017, I joined Podar International (CBSE) School. It was Physics with Bachelor\u2019s degree in Education having more a welcome change for me as I got plethora of opportunities In 2001, I was entrusted with the batch of Class 10, a great to learn and share my learnings with students. Working 190 challenge for me to prove my mettle through the with Podar International School has provided new performance of the students. It is rightly said that hard- dimensions and levels to my professional career. In this work with perseverance is a magic mix to ensure success in institution, not only did I guide the children in Physics but life. My students did wonderfully well in the board also nurtured other skills like, quizzing and dancing. I examination of 2002 and it was the \ufb01rst feather in my conducted the Inter School Heritage India Quiz show as the professional cap. Owing to the success of my students in the Quiz Master and trained the children for the closing dance board examinations, the management entrusted me with performance of the Sports day. which was appreciated by the responsibility of guiding the students of Senior all. Secondary classes in Physics in the year 2005. It has been a never ceasing journey of learning of over two In the year 2007, I got the additional responsibility of decades and I am blessed to have my students as my mentoring the Sapphire house as its in-charge. Under my greatest strength. The bond that is established with my mentorship the Sapphire house emerged as the champion students, as a facilitator of Physics, has helped my students house for the two consecutive years. The two years to grow both intellectually and emotionally. I thank God Sapphire house mentorship, was a milestone in my that He has blessed me with the skill to impart knowledge professional life as it provided great opportunity to groom and touch thousands of lives over the 22 years of service my leadership skills. that I have rendered to my learners. In 2010, I was nominated as the board examiner for Physics I still yearn and long to serve the society with renewed of Class 12. The \ufb01rst year as the board examiner, was a vigour and passion so that I can kindle the quest for learning experience which groomed me as a seasoned knowledge and desire to become problem solver among my assessor and evaluator. During my 16 years of vocation with students. For I believe that imparting education is helping the institution, I was privileged to guide the students of the learner move from darkness of ignorance to the light of Class 10 and 12 board examination, prepare the children for knowledge and wisdom. It is simply the soul of a society as science exhibitions, arrange \ufb01eld trips to Science City and it passes from one generation to another. I conclude in the IIT Kanpur, science seminars etc. For my 100% attendance words of John Dewey - \u201cEducation is not preparation for I was awarded with a certi\ufb01cate of appreciation, for three life, Education is life itself.\u201d","191","India One - The Icon Book MR. SUFYAN KHAN 192 TGT - Maths G.D. Goenka International School, Surat \u201cSelf-belief and hard work will always earn you have been into the teaching \ufb01eld. Tsuccess.\u201d To begin with, my career started as PGT-Math\/ eachers encourage students to be dedicated Physics teacher at Devine Child high school (2010- to studies and passionate about their 2015), The Radiant English Academy (2016-2017) careers. Teaching is a profession and a mode and \ufb01nally I joined G.D. Goenka International school to make students have more potential and learn in the year 2017 ; working till date as a TGT-Math important lessons even about life like respect, teacher. sharing, ethical values, and cultures. Though my stream was engineering still I (Sufyan S Khansaheb) My achievements chose teaching as my profession because since school days I was teaching to the needy ones, the In the year 2015 I worked as a Centre In charge for underprivileged ones especially and their blessings GSEB SSC examination. in fact counts a lot. My father who passed away when I was in college had taken a promise from me that I From 2012 to 2016 I worked as Physics lab. In charge. would open a institute and especially educate the needy ones. I have been working as TGT- Math teacher and Math Lab. Incharge since 2017. Brief Pro\ufb01le In 2018 made Smart shoes with grade 8 students A PASSIONATE EDUCATOR having an experience of which could generate energy while walking by Piezo 14 years in the \ufb01eld of education i.e. MATHEMATICS electric e\ufb00ect, which can be used for mobile charging AND PHYSICS . I have done my Bachelor\u2019s in and battery charging of various devices and my ELECTRICAL Engineering from South Gujarat group bagged he second prize . university Surat. Right after graduating it is a common dream to be an engineer, and so was with In 2018 conducted activity named SOLAR me, but maybe it was destiny or my inner instinct AMBASSADOR at school in which more than 350 that led me to this dynamic and innovative industry. children made solar lamp under the guidance of me My exposure to teaching started when I was in class and my school team. XII by teaching to the students of my building that gave an opportunity to nurture my teaching skills. My contributions My passion for imparting knowledge to the students drew me toward the \ufb01eld of education. Since then, I Keeping up my father\u2019s promise I am giving daily one and half hour to educate the needy ones free of cost. Many Math quiz competitions were held under my guidance and many students bagged their awards .","I have been a part of a student group representing the school for the competition held in IIT BOMBAY. I have always been there to render my service in almost all the outdoor exams conducted in our school . My future strategies My aim is to reach out to all the students who really want to do something in life but due to \ufb01nancial conditions are not able to pursue their studies. I believe in saving our resources especially electricity when it comes to sustainable development. So my main motto is to make students and people aware about how to use electricity wisely and how to conserve it else soon will come the era where people will strive to know what electricity is. Lastly I take this opportunity to thank School Management and our Director \u2013 Principal Mrs.JayshreeChoraria, the iron pillar of Goenka . My sincere thanks to Dr.ShilpaIndoria mam too who motivated us to move forward and believe in ourselves. Last but not the least, my heartfelt thanks to my Co ordinator, Mr.SandeepTiwari and Asst. Co ordinator Mrs.Vandana Sharma , who always stood by me and laid their faith and trust in me . I am truly humbled to receive this award and would like to extend my sincere thanks to all the members of CED . 193","India One - The Icon Book them engrossed in Academics as well as various curricular exempli\ufb01es the voyage transverse and exhibits the various and co curricular activities so that their curiosities are professional skills of the students. Publication of Milestone channelized in a constructive future and building stronger year after year is a gruelling task that is undertaken each communities. I have been working with Department of year with other activities like Management fest URJA, Management since last 18 years with the commitment to industrial visits, extension lectures, workshops etc. achieve professional excellence in imparting management education along with a social commitment towards As an educator and teacher my ultimate objective is to extension sustainability and diversity among the students. nurture creativity passion, silence and leadership qualities amongst students for development of versatile society. An Heading the Department the major thrust areas have been investment in education always pays the best interest. With in curriculum designs, building industry Academia the same thought Bhupal Nobles\u2019 is working at the interface, experiential learning, organising industrial crystallization of the e\ufb00orts, dreams and aspiration of all visits, seminars, extension lectures, workshops, virtual the people involved in this mission, to give the best to the interactive sessions by the experts who are at the Pinnacle students who desire to be equipped with right essentials, in Academics and corporate world. to be successful in all spheres of an exciting new world where knowledge is everything. It gives me immense amount of pride to be associated with Bhupal Nobles\u2019 which is running into its centenary year Getting felicitated by CED in the centenary year of my and are the torch bearers of education in Rajasthan institute Bhupal Nobles\u2019 is quiet humbling. I would like to imparting quality education. Progress lies not in enhancing place on record my gratitude and thanks to the complete what is, but in advancing in towards what it will be. So with CED team for the commendable e\ufb00ort. this progressing ahead and moving abreast with time is the DR. RAJNI ARORA need of the hour. All the changes in education at National and international level are mandatory for academic Head, Department of Management excellence. To map academic excellence with good human Bhupal Nobles'University, Udaipur values system this in myriad ways is ingrained in the culture of BN. As Head, Department of management, \u201cYou can teach a student a lesson for a day but if you can Bhupal Nobles\u2019 university, the approach for the students is teach him to learn by creating curiosity he will continue to incorporate inquiry, research, analytical thinking and an ethical approach towards building a responsible human Wthe learning process as long as he lives\u201d -Clay P Bedford. being ith the same thought I started my journey in education with Bhupal Nobles\u2019 18 years back At Bhupal Nobles \u2018 we have inherited a strong foundation to with the belief that the energy possessed by a march ahead and aim at carrying on thus legacy young but should be utilise optimally. The need is to keep individually and for my team and my students so that we can build and learn through our diligence, devotion and 194 dedication. being a part of Bhupal Nobles\u2019 a pioneering body in the \ufb01eld of imparting education , all the e\ufb00orts have been aimed at enlightening progressive and value oriented education. I\u2019ve been publishing my departmental magazine \u2018MILESTONE\u2019 with my team from the past 18 years. It","195","India One - The Icon Book MR. SEKAR KUMAR B Principal & Academic Director Jayanthi Matric Hr. Sec. School, Arulpuram, Tirupur Naturally my native place is Ebbanad in handholding. Give them platform to groom their Ooty Taluk, The Nilgiris (District). In My personality. So We learn we serve Hearty Suggestion An Education is nothing but intermediatory of Humanity, Divinity, Integrated Curriculum followed in your school? Purity,simplicity and KUAS (Knowledge, Understanding, Application and Skills these are the YES things we need reading capacity of 100% including Harmony, pleasure and Evolution) and etc., What i Your Mission as an innovative leader* am say is in the World is our heart. All are Godly servant in the Society. These are kept in Mind and Transforming a school to ensure that not just the follow every moment, it will be a perfect children but all hearts bene\ufb01t. Heartfulness Dr . B. Sekar Kumar Your View on National Education Policy*. What makes you a successful School Leader?* We will be bringing out of the best in our children by I am honest and believe in managing my time and giving them opportunities to explore their potential, taking my team along that is speciality of 2022 and so because we are living in the Evolution world. Thus a on. true Education is develop basic life skills in the children which he\/she will master and later yes it for Personal Philosophy of Faculty Empowerment.* self-development, which in turn will result in the development of each and every family, community, Having faith in them and as when required have state and Nations. (or All souls of human being and so on)\\\" 196","197","India One - The Icon Book MS. ARSHYA 198 High School Coordinator & English Teacher Ashok International Public School, Bangalore \u201cIt takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything in the classroom, including having a teaching style that is appropriate to the student\u2019s needs, but I feel strongly that Ito stand alone\u201d it\u2019s important to set \ufb01rm boundaries from the outset that started my journey in 1999. My growth was very we all abide by. These boundaries I implement within my gradual, starting from a class full of little kids. lessons have stood me in good stead and I rarely have Initially it was an overwhelming experience and as behavioural issues with my students. time went, I got better and upgraded my skills and etiquette. I completed my education after my wedding To begin with, I believe in proper, e\ufb00ective planning of and was juggling my life and my career. To be honest, I both time and lessons. Planning helps signi\ufb01cantly thought my career would take a back seat, but I soared. reduce stress as a teacher. Secondly, I believe in maintaining a positive and happy mind-set. If you are There was a moment when I got an opportunity to lead happy and positive, this rubs o\ufb00 on your work colleagues the pre-primary wing as a Co-ordinator which was my and also the students you are teaching. Because of which I \ufb01rst step towards empowerment. After that there was no got the Best Teacher Award and got promoted to the High stopping. I cope very well with pressure and can adapt my School Section. style or teaching methods, when needed, to deliver consistent results. I have an understanding of the bigger In the early days of my teaching career, I was quick to picture and the pressures that come with it. These learn from the mistakes I made which pushed me to be pressures need to be managed e\ufb00ectively so that we all stronger. One such incident was when I was called in at work together to achieve the aims of the school and meet the last minute to cover a lesson for a colleague as he had the needs of the students we are teaching. to go home on an emergency leave. I only had two hours to prepare for the lesson, and instead of using that time I like to use group exercises, colourful PowerPoint slides e\ufb00ectively to revisit the previous lessons plans handed and even videos where possible to demonstrate my over to me, I focused on what I thought would be right for learning points. I believe this is something which the students to learn during my time with them. increases student interest signi\ufb01cantly, and from my experience, leads to a better learning experience overall. I Systems were set up for keeping contact with all our most am highly e\ufb00ective at behavioural management, and vulnerable families. Rotas were organised for which sta\ufb00 focus on the three R\u2019s of RESPECT, RESPONSE and the would be in school week by week for the key workers\u2019 and RIGHT way to learn. These have served me well over vulnerable children who would attend. Additionally, we time. Finally, I have an approachable, inclusive style of had to accommodate our sta\ufb00 who had family members teaching that is su\ufb03ciently \ufb02exible enough to cater for a at home and who would need to shield themselves. diverse range of learning styles, needs and requirements. Suppliers were sought for food packages the school Of course, there are other facets to managing behaviour would put together for our families in need \u2013 many of","which were delivered by sta\ufb00 on a weekly basis long before food vouchers became available. \u201cChallenge after challenge was met but not without some impact on sta\ufb00.\u201d Teachers work hard \u2013 strangely it isn\u2019t always known just how hard they do work as much of what they do is hidden from the general public but the lockdown took matters to a whole new level. It was certainly a stressful time and the impact was varied \u2013 some teachers struggled to balance their own children\u2019s and family\u2019s needs with the job whilst trying to work from home \u2013 something experienced by many families across the country. Our pupils who did manage to access online learning clearly expressed that they missed the support of being in school, but we felt our children proved to be remarkably resilient. \u201cInitially there was some novelty to the \u2018new way\u2019 but as time continued children did miss the emotional support of friends and the school community. It was also clear from the conversations with parents that the situation took an emotional toll on most of our families.\u201d As everyone continues to adapt to the impact of COVID, and as schools now remain open, the challenges have shifted. Sta\ufb00 and I were concerned about those children who had disengaged from education during the remote learning. These children were often from more vulnerable groups. I can only hope they will return to re-engage with face to face teaching. Schools are now learning how to accommodate the government guidelines, including social distancing, whilst being ready to support online as well. It has certainly made teaching more di\ufb03cult but as our schools have proven, not impossible. The whole school community has shown just how adaptive they can be and\u2026 \u201c\u2026it continues to amaze me just how much teachers will do to meet the needs of their pupils.\u201d What is certain looking forward, is that schools now need to have well- being policies in place to ensure their teachers do not reach burn out as they juggle ever more responsibilities. Reducing any unnecessary burdens such as observations and work scrutinies, should be paramount. \u201cAfter all, ensuring the well-being of the teaching sta\ufb00 is for the bene\ufb01t of the children and families that our schools are supporting.\u201d 199"]