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Leader award was a pleasant surprise. As a school lead- my rank for career advancement. Appearing for the TPO
er, the impact of this achievement is to emphasize the was a conscious choice towards enhancing my capaci-
value and the advantages of the program and to lead by ties for future teaching. My subject knowledge improved
example. I hope to further the noble vision and mission in the process. I now intend to work with IB schools for
of CENTA -- to make teaching aspirational and provide progressive growth of my competence levels.”
my inputs wherever required to make TPO the tool of
choice for benchmarking and enhancing teacher quality Neeta Duggal
across institutions. I have thoroughly enjoyed being as- Senior school English teacher, Shiv Nadar School,
sociated with CENTA. More power to them!” Gurugram
Subject: #1
Jaishree Iyer
Legal studies/social science teacher, DPS Pune graduate of Delhi Uni-
v
Subject: #1 A ersity, Neeta Dug-
gal has acquired teaching
professionally quali- experience at Shiv Nadar
A fied advocate with two School, Gurugram.
decades of varied experi- “I was elated and beam-
ence, Jaishree Iyer chose to ing with pride when I learnt
switch tracks and follow her I was declared a topper.
passion for teaching legal Centa’s TPO is a platform
studies to school children. which brings wide recog-
“I feel honoured and nition and opportunities
blessed. It is a great feeling which I am grateful for. Writing the TPO validates the
to be recognised as part of work we do with our students throughout the year. Just
the committed and com- the act of writing the TPO is also an opportunity to
petent teachers’ community. Preparing for the TPO reflect on our subject content and the best practices we
involved plenty of reading and upgrading teaching pro- have developed with our experience. Even within my
ficiency and subject knowledge. It helped me discover school community, my achievement has given me more
a number of global best practices. My focus now will confidence to take on new and more responsible roles.
be to make a difference in teaching-learning practices I have been and plan to continue to encourage my col-
by working under the NEP-2020 (learning beyond text- leagues to attend webinars offered by CENTA as a part
books) guidelines.” of their personal pathway of professional development.”

Vasunddhra Panchal Nisha Mohsin
English Middle Years Educator, Centa-Manipal PGCP Middle school English teacher/supervisor,
programme GEMS Legacy School, Dubai
Subject: #1 Subject: #1

uring her career span- n education and busi-
Dning over two de- Aness management
cades, Vasunddhra Panchal graduate, Nisha Mohsin be-
has served in many roles in gan her career as a primary
education including behav- school teacher who has over
iour counselor, national the years been promoted to
audit and teacher trainer middle school teacher who
for schools, communication also serves as educational
skills trainer for corporates, supervisor at GEMS Lega-
or speaker/facilitator for cy School, Dubai.
early years and effective English communication. “I am delighted to be recognised on this international
“To be ranked #1 was a pleasant surprise for me. platform. This achievement has motivated me to work
It was a euphoric unveiling online ceremony. Having harder and become inspirational for my students. Pre-
completed a flagship program with CENTA Mahe on paring for it and writing the exam has helped me boost
PGCP Future Teaching, I wanted to complete my cycle my confidence. I want to see my career progress as an
of learning and assessments with CENTA. Hence I par- educator and aspire to further step up to the next level
ticipated as an English Middle Year Educator to know of hierarchy over the next five years.”

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