Shanker Mahadev Email & Phone Number

Greater Bengaluru Area

I am passionate about making education an engaging, joyful, and meaningful experience for children. At Seed2Sapling, I have contributed to transforming learning by:- Authorship: Co-creating Anubhooti experiential textbooks for Grades 1–8, aligned with NCERT, ICSE, and State Boards, used by schools across India.- Mathematics Content Development: Designing content that fosters deep understanding, process skills, and mathematical thinking, enabling children to connect with the subject.- Innovative Activities and Games: Developing hands-on, heads-on, and hearts-on activities aligned with the curriculum, creating explorations that are both challenging and joyful for children.- Interactive Learning Sessions: Conducting sessions using manipulatives for visual, auditory, and tactile learning, making abstract concepts tangible and accessible.- Creative Assessments: Designing assessments for Grades 1–10 that focus on children's learning journeys over outcomes, with low-floor, high-ceiling problems to ensure inclusivity.- Teacher Collaboration: Working with teachers to brainstorm and plan engaging classroom strategies that make learning enjoyable and impactful.- School Engagement: Partnering with school management and principals to create environments where educators deepen their own subject knowledge before engaging students.- Workshops: Leading science and math workshops that encourage children to observe, predict, hypothesize, explain, and test ideas, fostering critical and creative thinking.

As a Founding team member(Spot) and Curriculum designer, I - Spearheaded a film-making course in collaboration with a seasoned Film Maker, imparting the art of storytelling by intertwining self-awareness and social consciousness.- Orchestrated a collaborative design workshop engaging interior designers and students, resulting in the innovative design of a dynamic Spot Learning space through hands-on experiential learning.- Crafted a comprehensive Mindmap for Spot school, visually capturing essential elements and strategies to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness.- Developed the roadmap and curriculum for various courses at Spot Afterschool.- Developed a range of engaging and effective Key Learning Experiences for Spotschool, designed to foster student engagement and achievement.- Conducted extensive research and visited various alternative schools to design the school vision, enabling students to receive a holistic and well-rounded education.- Designed and implemented a 4-week course on Financial Literacy for students, incorporating innovative project-based and game-based learning experiences to enhance learning outcomes.- Utilized Bloom's Taxonomy, Design Thinking, and Backward Design principles to build high-quality, impactful curricula that foster critical thinking, creativity, and skill development.- Played a key role in developing the UI/UX for Spotschool, creating intuitive and user-friendly interfaces that optimize the learning experience for students.

As a Stock Market Course Instructor and Developer, I used AI-generated tools to break down complex financial concepts into easy-to-understand instructions and methods. I created differentiated learning and assessments to ensure that each student could progress at their own pace.I also fostered community involvement by facilitating group discussions and providing a platform for students to share their experiences and insights. Additionally, I incorporated creative quizzes and games into the course to make learning more engaging and fun.My course focused on training individuals to start investing in the stock market with confidence, providing them with the necessary skills and knowledge to make informed decisions. By leveraging innovative teaching techniques and fostering a collaborative learning environment, my students were able to develop a deep understanding of the stock market and gain practical experience that they could apply in their investment portfolios.

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

- Conducted mock interviews and provided career guidance to students, helping them develop the skills and confidence needed to succeed in their chosen fields.- Collected and analyzed career information and job descriptions based on student interests, developing personalized career pathways and recommendations for each individual student.- Worked with companies to help onboard students, creating valuable employment opportunities and partnerships between academia and industry.- Interviewed students to understand their interests and expectations to provide them relevant opportunities.

- Built a prototype community platform for like-minded individuals to interact, learn, and create, featuring role model interactions and real-world field trips to simulate dream jobs.- Conducted workshops on career awareness, technical skill-building, and industry information, partnering with field experts from as Microsoft, Google, and Airbus to provide valuable insights and guidance to students.

I had an opportunity to research about relationships between partners and friends to understand what factors are essential for keeping long term relationships.

Bengaluru Area, India

Performed Handwritten Digit Recognition using various Machine Learning algorithm like Decision Tree, Random Forest, KNN and Neural Network.

Master'S Degree, Educational Psychology

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Computer Programming, Specific Applications