BARATHI PANNESELVAM
Singapore
Summary
I am a well organised and qualified Allied Educator for Teaching and Learning with 5 years experiences with good classroom management skills. Specialised in small group teaching and children with special needs and learning disabilities. Able to understand emotions of students with special needs. Able to develop effective working relationship with both colleagues and students. Support the teachers in class, conduct lessons independently and work 1 to 1 with challenging students. Conduct lessons in an engaging and interesting way for students by using ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in classroom teaching. I have also worked in the Media Industry (MediaCorp) for some years where I worked in producing television programs for children, this experience has helped me to communicate well with children, make me understand their emotions and behaviour more, to be focus on children safety all times and as well as to be creative, well organised, multi-task, to work under pressure and to communicate well with all levels of management.
Experienced with curriculum development, classroom management, and student engagement. Utilizes innovative teaching strategies to promote academic achievement and personal growth. Strong understanding of educational best practices and effective communication with students and staff.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Teacher
PlayFacto
12.2020 - Current
- Served as a mentor to new teachers, providing guidance on lesson planning, classroom management, and assessment techniques.
- Established positive relationships with parents through effective communication, leading to increased involvement in their child''s education.
- Assisted with curriculum planning and materials selection.
- Attended professional development workshops and conferences to stay current with educational trends and best practices.
- Developed and implemented differentiated instruction strategies for students with varying learning needs.
- Consistently provided timely feedback on student progress through assessments, conferences, and written evaluations.
- Mentored junior teachers to improve teaching, classroom management and disciplinary strategies.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary units that connected subject areas and promoted critical thinking skills.
- Organized extracurricular activities such as clubs and academic competitions, contributing to a well-rounded educational experience for students.
- Fostered a classroom environment that encouraged open communication, respect for diversity, and personal responsibility among students.
- Prepared quizzes, tests and examinations to gauge how well students were learning.
- Modified lessons and curriculum to accommodate diverse learners by using strategies such as peer-assisted learning and group work.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
- Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
- Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
Tutor (Primary Level)
SINDA
05.2018 - Current
- Subject Coordinator (Level)
- Prepare and conduct lessons according to the curriculum.
- Provide necessary supervision to students.
- Prepare and grade term tests monthly and quarterly.
- Feedback to Management about the class performance.
- Marking of all coursework and assessment papers.
- Plan for enrichment activities.
Allied Educator for Teaching and Learning
Beacon Primary School (MOE)
01.2014 - 05.2018
- Create and compile teaching resources for the department and upload them online.
- Support teacher in classrooms by co teaching.
- Conduct lessons independently across different levels.(Subjects: Tamil, English, Maths, Arts and PAL )
- Conduct lessons for students on character building (Civics and Moral and Pastoral Care)
- Mentor newly qualified teachers and to assist them in classroom duties.
- Conduct and create resources for Morning Reading Program for weaker students.
- Well experienced in planning and organising school events. (Cultural Events)
- Conduct workshop for parents on how to use Digital Story Telling Software.
- Engage and work with external vendors. (Speech and Drama program and Dance Enrichment program.)
- Compiles students examination marks for all the levels and prepares report for the department and school meetings.
- Organise Learning Journeys.
- Prepares AOR and RAM for the department.
- Bring students for outdoor activities – Learning Journeys, Swimming Lessons, Camps and tournaments.
- Meet up with parents to discuss on their children performance and works together to improve on it.
- Encourage students in creating good team bonding and sportsmanship during Co-Curricular Activity, (CCA) - Tchoukball.
Assistant Producer
MediaCorp, Eaglevision Tamil Unit
01.2008 - 12.2010
- Coordinate Speech & Drama workshops for children and youths.
- Assist the Producer and Executive Producer in all pre-production, production and post-production matters.
- Liaise with the internal production units, external companies, sponsors and talents.
- Plan with the production team to prepare and break down the finalized scripts for production.
- Schedule and arrange production meetings, location scouting, audition/casting meetings, set design meetings and script reads/rehearsals with the talents.
- Handle production crews and talents. Do background research for programs. Requisition for props and costumes. Ensure that all props and costumes are ready for actual filming.
- Assist the producer on location, in studio production and during live telecast.
- Ensure there is continuity of costumes and props during production
- Help with all duties/follow up for post-production which includes media logging, transferring of tapes and dialogue dubbing.
- Prepare and settle the budget and keep track of production cost.
- Work on different television genres.
Education
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science - Management
University College Dublin, Kaplan
01.2015
Specialised Diploma - Teaching and Learning for Allied Educators
National Institute of Education
01.2015
Diploma - Build and Real Estate Management
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
01.2007
Certified - Fire Safety
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
01.2007
Skills
- Good Classroom management skills
- Good IT skills Able to use ICT to conduct lessons
- Able to teach students to use IT
- Able to understand and follow lesson plans
- Able to use different teaching techniques to suit individuals
- Ability to engage, motivate and inspire students
- Good team player
- Good at Multi-Tasking
- Trained in First Aid
- Mentor new Education Officer
- Well organised and work efficiently in a fast paced environment
- Facilitation Skills- Situational, experiential, problem-based, group discussion and character building through sports
- Mentoring teachers
- Project-based learning
- Parent-teacher communication
- Lesson planning
- Collaborative learning
- Coaching skills
- Educational leadership
- Lesson development
- Student motivation
- Curriculum development
- Mentoring skills
- Curriculum planning
- Team oversight
- Adaptive teaching
- Subject matter expertise
- Material selection
- Feedback delivery
- Learning strategies
- Classroom management
- Verbal and written communication
- Motivating students
- Relationship building
- Positive role model and mentor
- Student engagement
- Team building
- Student-centered learning
- Task prioritization
- Behavior management
- Conflict resolution
- Small group instruction
- Curriculum implementation
- Public speaking
- Record keeping
- Group and individual instruction
- Differentiated instruction
- Innovative lesson planning
- Classroom instruction
- Child development
- Social-emotional learning training
- Student assessment
- Technology integration
- Group instruction
- Student rapport
- Classroom technology
- Educational activities
- Special needs students
- Assigning and grading work
- Student records management
- Elementary education
- Excellent classroom management
Languages
Good spoken and written skills in the English language
Good spoken and written skills in the Tamil language
Accomplishments
- Top 8 Finalist for Miss Vasantham in 2006
- Finalist for Miss Singapore Indian Universe 2007
Timeline
Senior Teacher
PlayFacto
12.2020 - Current
Tutor (Primary Level)
SINDA
05.2018 - Current
Allied Educator for Teaching and Learning
Beacon Primary School (MOE)
01.2014 - 05.2018
Assistant Producer
MediaCorp, Eaglevision Tamil Unit
01.2008 - 12.2010
Specialised Diploma - Teaching and Learning for Allied Educators
National Institute of Education
Diploma - Build and Real Estate Management
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Certified - Fire Safety
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Science - Management
University College Dublin, Kaplan
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