NITHYA HARIHARAN

: 9582905315 | : nithya.naag@outlook.com
: http://in.linkedin.com/in/nithyahari

EDUCATION:
I Am A Teacher
Post Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching
Receiving consistent coaching under an experienced senior teacher in Grade 6 aside from theory classes

(2015-2016)

Meenakshi College for Women (University of Madras)

M.Sc. Biochemistry 73% First class
Recipient of the Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for the period 2008-2010.

(2008-2010)

Stella Maris College (University of Madras)

(2005-2008)
B.Sc. Plant Biology and Plant Biotechnology 83% First class with distinction
Received the General Proficiency award for the year 2007-2008 (1 in class of 36)
Completed a 1 year course - Documentation and Information Science - conducted by the Library (2006-2007)
Received the Outstanding Student Award on completion of the course - Documentation and Information Science

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Independent Consultant
Assisted Prof. Sudipto Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) to create a Robotics web-course
Developed teaching-learning materials for my online store on Teachers Pay Teachers website.

(2014-2015)

Kids Central Prep, Chennai

(Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Elementary Teacher 3rd, 4th Science; 3rd Mathematics
Developed and implemented effective lessons
Integrated technology and hands-on activities to foster student engagement and learning
Assessed student learning formally and informally using a variety of methods
Collaborated with other teachers to create lessons with inter-curricular connections
Attended faculty meetings to reflect, discuss and exchange ideas related to the teaching-learning process, crosscurricular links and classroom management.
Performed class-teacher responsibilities:
o Maintained student attendance, helped in recess duty
o Wrote weekly newsletters to update parents/guardians about the happenings in the classroom
o Conducted parent-teacher meetings to discuss student progress
Eureka Child, AID India, Chennai
Volunteer Science Teacher 4th-8th grades
Tutored a multi-age group of children in science (Tamil Nadu State-board curriculum)
Inspired me to take up teaching as a career

(Sep 2012-Nov 2012)

Frontier Lifeline Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Chennai

(Dec 2010-Sep 2011)
Academic Coordinator
Taught undergraduate biochemistry with laboratory classes.
Selected specific material to cover, wrote and presented lectures, created and administered exams and quizzes.
Coordinated and organized ethical committee meetings.
Corresponded and strengthened contacts in affiliated universities.
Stella Maris College, Chennai
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Tutored junior students in biochemistry and taxonomy of angiosperms
Wrote and delivered lectures, guided learning through use of mnemonics
Prepared and distributed lecture handouts.

(Jun 2006-Mar 2007)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
Project Associate Applied and Industrial Microbiology Laboratory
Project Intern
SRM University, Chennai
Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Chennai

(Sep 2011-Nov 2012)

(Jun 2009-Mar 2010)

(Apr 2009)