Anannya Chakraborty

Anannya Chakraborty

Senior Corporate Communications Officer at ACER India

Anannya Chakraborty is a Senior Corporate Communications Officer leading the corporate communications function at ACER India. She has experience of working at the intersection of research, knowledge management, and communications for international development projects. Her research interests include inclusive education and narrative ethnography, and she holds a Postgraduate Degree in Social Development from the University of Sussex, UK

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Strengthening community participation in early childhood education
Strengthening community participation in early childhood education

In this Q&A, the co-founders of Rocket Learning Azeez Gupta and Namya Mahajan, Curriculum Lead Sukhna Sawhney and Communications Manager Sushmita Roy tell Teacher how they are strengthening the early education ecosystem in India. Anganwadi centres are rural centres providing supplementary nutrition, basic healthcare, and preschool education in India.

School electricity audit an opportunity to teach energy conservation
School electricity audit an opportunity to teach energy conservation

Today, schools in India are creating opportunities to help students develop a sense of responsibility towards the environment. In this article, Minakshi Kushwaha, Principal of Birla Vidya Niketan, shares with Teacher how students support the school’s efforts to save energy through an electricity audit initiative.

Preventing students' disruptive behaviour in the classroom
Preventing students' disruptive behaviour in the classroom

In today’s article, Dr Umesh Sharma discusses 5 principles for preventing disruptive behaviour in classrooms. They include setting clear expectations with your students, and the importance of belonging.

Collaboration at the heart of school reform
Collaboration at the heart of school reform

Collaboration is key to undertaking educational reforms. Francis Joseph, named one of the top 25 changemakers in India and Executive Director (India) of GEMS Education, shares with Teacher how collaborative projects have brought notable changes in school education.

Developing a caring and inclusive school culture to reduce teacher attrition
Developing a caring and inclusive school culture to reduce teacher attrition

The issue of teacher wellbeing has received renewed attention since the COVID-19 pandemic. Suchita Malakar from Podar International School shares how she increases teacher retention by nurturing an inclusive, caring culture. Her key message to teachers: ‘I am here to help’.

A STEM intervention program for students
A STEM intervention program for students

In this interview, Kavita Sanghvi, Principal of Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School in Mumbai and winner of the National Teachers Award 2022 talks about the Global Outlook STEM program at her school.

Implementing a Global Citizenship Education program in your school
Implementing a Global Citizenship Education program in your school

In his first video for Teacher, Ashok Pandey, Chairperson of the Council for Global Citizenship Education discusses implementation plan of the Global Citizenship Education program at Ahlcon International School where he worked as Principal and Director.

Video: Kiran Bir Sethi on a student-centred curriculum – Part 2
Video: Kiran Bir Sethi on a student-centred curriculum – Part 2

In the final video in this 2-part series, Kiran Bir Sethi, Founder of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad talks to ACER India's Anannya Chakraborty about the school’s global programs – Design for Change and I CAN School.

Achieving 60 hours of teacher professional learning
Achieving 60 hours of teacher professional learning

Dr Sheetal Rajvenshi has received the Jigyasa Progressive Educator Award for prioritising professional learning. Here we find out how she has used new strategies from her training to make learning every day a holistic and robust experience for students.

Video: Kiran Bir Sethi on a student-centred curriculum
Video: Kiran Bir Sethi on a student-centred curriculum

Kiran Bir Sethi is the Founder of The Riverside School in Ahmedabad. In today’s video, she talks to ACER India's Anannya Chakraborty about the school's user-centred curriculum.