Rashmi Kumar

Experience

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  TATA DAV Public School, Jharkhand

  Jun 2001 - Sept 2006

  Teacher

  • Designed admission tests for the Primary section.• Handled multiple subjects which include EVS, Mathematics and Hindi in Primary Classes. • Taught Mathematics and Hindi in the special classes conducted for the students of the economically weaker section• Co-Curricular Activity In-charge of junior section in DAV

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  IBMDAKSH

  Oct 2006 - May 2011

  Process Trainer, Bangalore

  • Worked as a subject matter expert and a process trainer for an Australian Banking Process.• Was a part of the knowledge transfer team for one of the processes and travelled to Australia to learn a new process as a Quality Analyst and Process Trainer• Contributed significantly as a process trainer for the successful transition of the process.• Involved in training and mentoring of new joinees.

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  Educational Initiatives

  May 2011 - Oct 2012

  Educational Specialist

  • Created assessment tools for Maths for primary classes – including item development, assessment paper assembly, paper and question approval and simple data analysis • Utilized my expertise to develop offerings that would help improve school quality like developing innovative tests and exercises.• Networked with various organizations like research institutes, educational institutes, government organizations, funding organizations and others who may have similar and related objectives.• Worked closely with test development teams, customer service teams and school support teams for timely delivery of the assessment papers in Maths in schools across India.• Conducted student interviews at schools taking the diagnostic test, ASSET and DA to understand students’ misconceptions and learning gaps to suggest remediation.• Developed and provided training programs for internal and external participants and was involved in mentoring of new joinees. Show less

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  The Teacher Foundation

  Nov 2012 - Apr 2017

  Head - Whole School Turnaround Project and The New Teacher

  • Whole School Transformation -Coordinating and training Heads of schools and teachers in a whole school intervention programme for affordable private schools that aims at systemic and sustainable changes. Managing and building relationships with schools, school heads and funding agencies i.e. IT corporate, Interface for managing volunteering and CSR activities with corporate funders in TTF.• Responsible for the implementation and sustainability of the programmes in assigned schools through various school related systems and processes.• Managing training schedules with quality training arrangements - delivery, training materials and feedback for better programme effectiveness.• Providing school-based support through class observations, demo classes, coaching and mentoring systems in the school, and constructive feedback to teachers in India and abroad. Conducting CCE training to the teachers in CBSE schools in India, UAE and abroad (Indian School in Muscat)• Conducting and coordinating training workshops for TTF’s key school intervention programmes that aim to provide educators with a wide repertoire of teaching-learning strategies and assessment methods • Heading “The New Teacher” program, a 2000 hrs pre-service teacher’ training program which helped trainees to build skills in contemporary teaching learning approach• Planning resources for The New Teacher, conducting classes for trainees, mentoring the trainees during internship phases and coordinating with schools for internships• Documenting progress of trainees of The New Teacher and ensuring their placements in the schools• Identifying gaps between the training delivery and content production, recommending and implementing solutions.• Communication with school management and responsible for the leadership training of school heads• Provided school-based support to heads to implement suggestions in the school post-training. Show less

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  Pearson Education India Pvt Ltd

  Apr 2017 - Aug 2019

  Regional Head - Service Delivery - Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

  • To increase engagement of the customers and drive synergies with the internal stakeholders to deliver superior service outcomes through deep academic intervention • To coordinate with all internal stakeholders for timely delivery of all deliverable of MyPedia e.g. training, publishing, assessment, Apps etc.• To ensure effective implementation of MyPedia Integrated Learning Solution in schools through superior service delivery approach and professional development program • To manage successful implementation in zone• To communicate, coordinate with school management and management at Pearson to apprise them with the progress in the schools • To coordinate and work with various internal team members• To ensure timely collection, renewal and upsell• To plan and execute strategies to ensure improvement in teaching and learning in user schools• To plan, strategies and execute the process to measure efficacy of the whole programACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTS• Strong rapport with the schools and school management• Measurable changes in the teachers’ and students’ learning captured through the efficacy reports and assessment reports• 100% collection and retention of schools by more than 75%• Pearson Certified Master Teacher Trainer • Ensured opportunities of learning and growing within the team for the team members Show less

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  Pearson

  Sept 2019 - Mar 2023

  Head - Professional Development, Academic Intervention and Assessment Delivery
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  Vedantu

  Aug 2020 - Mar 2023

  K - 10 Assessment Specialist (Leadership Team - Learning Outcomes)

  • Providing leadership regarding effective models and systems for evaluation and assessment of different programs.• Designing framework for science to define learning outcomes in different context • Identifying effective assessment tools and methodologies to measure learning outcomes through summative and formative assessments (in-class, pre-class, and post-class) • Designing assessment blueprint for various assessment instruments• Collaborating with technology and product teams to develop scalable assessment solutions• Managing assessment projects including design, development and administration• Managing various pilots designed to guarantee improvement in learning outcomes• Capacity building of SMEs, Master teachers and content team on assessment design• Designing remedial instructions for the students who demonstrate lower level of learning• Capacity building of teachers on pedagogy for online classes• Reviewing of content of K-10 Science for online teaching• Implementing benchmark tests across all grades in Vedantu by involving cross functional teams Show less

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  ConveGenius Insights

  Mar 2023 - now

  Head - Training, Research and Pedagogy