Ishwarya Sunkara

Experience

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  Freelance

  Oct 2017 - now

  Mental Health Counselor

  - Counseling clients online since 2017 - Actively employs an eclectic approach while dealing with clients. - Worked as the counseling advisor (pro-bono) for the counseling project in Hibiscus Foundation for Social Welfare for over 2 years (2020- 2022)- Mentoring budding counselors

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  German International Academy

  Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Teacher/student counselor

  - Designed and planned lessons for English and Psychology for IGCSE and IAL in the EDEXCEL curriculum - Planned, designed and conducted projects for students of different age groups and needs in secondary school level- Instructor and mentor for the following clubs: Journalism and Debating and Peer Counseling- Actively involved in organizing ‘Reading Night’, an overnight programme to help students build their social skills - Actively collaborated with peers and head of education to improve quality of education and training Show less

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  ALphabet International school

  Sept 2019 - Apr 2020

  Formal associate teacher

  - Actively worked on enhancing understanding of the IB PYP Programme.- Introduced movement-based activities and kinesthetic learning to enhance engagement levels of the learners.- Documenting lesson plans that are focused on transdisciplinary learning and subject specific planning.- Incorporated the ATLs in an implicit manner in the lesson planning and execution.- Co-constructed learning goals, success criteria and central ideas with the learners.- Implemented assessment strategies with specific focus on student agency and differentiation. - Designed tools to assess student learning with focus on student agency.- Planned, implemented and documented stand-alone science and English lessons.- Incorporated STEM learning across the units during the academic year. Show less

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  Lady Andal School

  Jun 2020 - now

  - Developed learning outcomes using SOLO Taxonomy to facilitate an enriching learning experience- Designed and created resource material to enhance and support learning- Attended in-house PD sessions and reflected on learning practices - Completed IB Cat-1 workshop- Documenting lesson plans that are focused on transdisciplinary learning- Curated guest sessions to facilitate authentic learning experiences- Introduced visible thinking routines to encourage learners to develop conceptual understanding across units.- Applied assessment strategies focusing on student agency. - Actively collaborated with peers and leadership team to enhance the Programme of Inquiry. - Created stand alone programme of inquiry for the subject English and Math in collaboration with peers and leadership team.- Worked through an authorization visit in collaboration with peers and leadership team- Conducted a PD session on 'Teacher Burnout' highlighting the importance of self-care during pandemic.- Coordinated with peers in the inception of the 1st interschool science fest ‘Inquisitron’- Designed and introduced resources to implement design thinking in the curriculum using John Spencer’s Launch Cycle- Used manipulatives and stories to encourage constructivist approach in mathematics learning - Worked in the capacity of a mentor for the PYP exhibition. - Trained new teacher recruits within classroom working capacity- Volunteered to contribute to event planning and played an efficient role in registrations for the event LitArc’22 - Attended workshop on ‘Inquiry and Numeracy’ by Aga and conducted a PD session aimed at curated knowledge sharing with the entire teachers’ team- Facilitated and curated guest sessions and field trips for the PYP Exhibition with special focus on Going Further and Taking Action element. - Curated a journal for the PYP Exhibition in the capacity of a Homeroom Teacher. Show less

  • IB MYP Educator

    Jun 2024 - now

  • IB-PYP Educator

    Jun 2020 - Jun 2024