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the test. I advise every teacher to take this test every year the moon to learn that I am India’s #1 middle school sci-
as it is a great way to evaluate your teaching competency,” ence teacher. The best feature of Centa TPO is the ques-
says Sharma. tions based on practical classroom situations in critical
areas such as lesson planning, subject expertise, learner
Shilpi Agarwal diversity, assessment and remediation and classroom
Senior computer science teacher management techniques. Moreover after being tested, we
City Montessori School (Cambridge), Lucknow receive a detailed report which enables us to assess our
Subject: Computer science #1 strengths and weaknesses, and improve accordingly.”

computer science Manoj Pillai
A postgraduate of Educator, Right Training & Career Development Center
IGNOU, Delhi with a B.Ed (RTCD), Dubai
degree from Jamia Millia Subjects: Middle, Secondary & Senior Secondary School
Islamia University, Delhi, English #1
Shilpi Agarwal taught at
Lucknow Public College n engineering and
before she was appointed Aeducation postgrad of
computer science teacher Mumbai and Azim Premji
at the City Montessori universities, Manoj Pillai
School, Lucknow in 2007. has 15 years of teaching
A Google Certified Teacher experience in K-12 schools,
using Scratch, she won the colleges and private coach-
National Star Innovator Teacher in Progressive Teaching ing institutes. Currently,
Excellence Award 2017 conferred by S. Chand Group of Pillai is a tutor at RTCD,
companies. Dubai, an institute prepar-
“I am thrilled to be ranked #1 in computer science ing students for US college
in the Centa Olympiad 2020. I feel a sense of achieve- entrance exams including SAT and GMAT.
ment and pride because the Centa TPO challenges us to “The Centa TPO is a challenging self-discovery test. I
think beyond subject matter expertise. Now I have the highly recommend that all teachers write this annual TPO
confidence to work as a true technology evangelist within because it challenges them to evaluate their professional
the education system to create interactive, engaging and skills development. Success in the Centa TPO opens up
meaningful learning experiences for children.” great career advancement opportunities. It’s critical for
teachers to constantly evaluate and upskill themselves.”
Ravneet Kaur
Science teacher Rumjhumi Biswas
Subject: Middle School science #1 Headmistress
Swarnim International School, Kolkata
physics postgrad of Techno India University, Kolkata Subject: Primary School maths #1
A (West Bengal), Ravneet Kaur has over three years
teaching experience with top-ranked schools including n economics, sociology and education postgraduate
Oakridge International, Mohali and Chitkara Interna- Aof Calcutta University and IGNOU, Delhi, Rumjhumi
tional School, Chandi- Biswas started her career in 1996 as a primary school
garh and until recently teacher in Kolkata. In
worked as physics con- 2016, she was appointed
tent head in Unfoldu founder headmistress of
Online Solutions Pvt. the Swarnim International
Ltd, an ed-tech com- School.
pany. Currently, she “It’s a top of the world
is a Chandigarh-based feeling to be ranked #1 in
educator. the testing Centa TPO. I
“I expected to be have been a teacher since
ranked among the 1996. This ranking con-
Top 10. But when the firms that I have been able
results were announced to keep pace with chang-
on March 5, I was over ing times and that I’m on

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