SHARING AN INSPIRING AND EVENTFUL JOURNEY OF MS. TARUNA MONGIA - NATIONAL ICT AWARDEE, A PASSIONATE EDUCATIONIST, AN EDULEADER AND HOD COMPUTER SCIENCE OF SUMMER FIELDS SCHOOL, GURUGRAM.
Hi ! Let me introduce myself
I am Taruna Mongia, passionate learner and educator. I belong to a middle class Indian family, grown with ethical and religious cultural values inherited from my grandparents. My first teacher was my grandmother. She was illiterate women but very strong, liberal and modern in her thoughts. She taught me how to behave and present yourself with dignity and confidence in all favorable or un- favorable situations.
My mother, who inspires me with her patience and calm nature. My father was my true inspiration as my professional guide and role model. He was a teacher. From my child hood I saw my father working for his students. He was there for his students and always thinking for the betterment of his students. All these inspired me to take up Teaching as a profession.
During my school life, my teachers were my guide and always given me the strength and right guidance towards my learning process. I have learned that a teacher is a true friend to their students and reaches their heart to motivate them. I have applied all my leanings, which I got from my parents and teachers.
To become a good teacher one should be a good learner and always is a good student first.
I have started learning and experimenting new teaching methodologies to keep myself upgraded and to cop up with the new generation.
My strength is always my family and my students. Achievements of my students always give me feeling of proud and satisfaction about my teaching and support from my family gives me strength to pursue my dreams.
Now I have achieved a lot in my carrier and next step I have taken to give back to the society. To fulfill my hunger for satisfaction I have started working for community service. To follow the dream “Digital and Skilled India”, of our Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narender Modi , I have taken up the challenge to spread skill development among underprivileged. Devoting my time and knowledge with small kids from slum and class IV employees gives me immense pleasure and felling of completeness and initiated the project “Suakshit Beti Pashikshit Beti” a self-defense and ICT skill development program for underprivileged , supporting staff and senior citizens.
I wish that I would be able to add a little bit from my side to the society and make some of them capable of doing well in their lives.
Being an ICT teacher, everyone expects the wise and maximum use of technology in my class which is the only challenge for me. Every time I make good use of ICT in such innovative ways that make my lessons more informative, interactive and different from others. As I am a good learner, I have accepted all challenges and I keep updating my knowledge so as to give innovative ideas to my students. As I believe that become a good teacher one should be a good learner and always is a good student first.
My continuous career of 24 years as an Educator includes experience of working as HOD Computer department and CBSE Coordinator with Summer Fields School, Gurugram. Having qualification of M.Sc.(Computer Sc.), M.Com, B.Ed., persistently contributing to enable the students to be academically excellent so to have the best options for their professional life.
With my innovative idea of using gaming software and AR/VR mobile applications in the classroom teaching, with a methodology of peer learning and flip classroom, able to develop 21st century skills among students.
I believe in teamwork so developed various teaching aids not only for my subject but to help other subject teachers as well and inspire teachers to use them in their day to day teaching process.
In efforts to made teaching learning more effective and interesting. I with my team of students also developed video tutorials to extend the learning.
I am a proud recipient of many accolades of National as well as Global in the field of ICT implementations ,repute viz a viz National ICT Award for Teachers 2017 , National Teacher Award 2018 by Center for Education Development, India; Global Teacher Award 2018 by AKS foundation; Teaching Excellence Award 2018. By myCbseguide.com .
Apart from performance based awards; got an Award for community service award 2017 and 2018 for my project “Surakshit Beti, Prashikshit Beti”. Appreciation certificate by ZIIEI for best Zero Investment Teaching Innovative Idea.
Nonetheless, Won award for Innovative idea of learning at Dell Policy Hack For Teachers 2019, Digital Star Award 2020 from Edu clouds and IT Guru Award 2020, for Most Innovative Teacher by Edu next.
Received recognition to exemplary educators of the nation as Aacharya Award 2021 on Teacher's Day
Proud to be recognized as Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator and Microsoft Master Trainer from last 5 years. My project on ‘AI for Good’ got selected among top 5 at Microsoft India National Edu days. Attended Virtual Educator Exchange : E2 2020- Sydney and presented my project ‘Play to Learn’.
In a span of 24 years of teaching career, besides the School level awards for 100% results; Academic excellence award for 100 marks in XII CBSE Computer Science board examination for consecutively for 6 years.
As learning is a continuous process hence, she keep participating in various workshops and online courses arranged by CBSE, NCERT, Microsoft, British Council, Google to name a few reputed institutions present in the field of Technology. Achieved many certifications such as Microsoft Certified Educator, Microsoft Office Specialist, Adobe Educator Expert and Flip-grid Educator Expert.
I have also given my contribution in Book ‘Lead the Change’ published by S.Chand publication for International Council for School Leadership contains my article on ‘Technology for Learning and Assessment’. And article published in ‘The Progressive Teacher’ digital magazine on the topic ‘Gamification: A Gen-X Approach for Learning’.
Not only enriching the knowledge by attending the reputed workshops but blessed to share the attained knowledge further to teachers and educators as a CBSE, NCERT/CIET/Microsoft trainer via webinars and workshops. Organizing events and programs for students for involving professional techniques, cyber security and emerging technologies.
Message : In this pandemic, setting and achieving goals for learning is challenging for both teachers and schools. But as our PM said, ‘find the opportunity in a challenge’, our teachers are working their level best to morph this hurdle into a learning process. Most of the teachers were dropped in a pool of online teaching one fine morning, and suddenly had to survive and learn to swim. Everyone has learned to use technology, even those who denied the role of technology in classroom teaching as they didn’t have any alternative for that to spare their jobs and continue learning. Being an educator, I believe that every problem comes with a its solution and give us a chance to become a better human being. Take this challenge and shine like a pole star.
MS. TARUNA MONGIA
NATIONAL ICT AWARDEE
HOD COMUTER SCIENCE
SUMMER FIELDS SCHOOL
GURUGRAM
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