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Ms. Smriti Sharma

Journal Publications

  • Kalyani, A., Sharma, S. (2024). A Framework for Socio Scientific Issue based Pedagogy, Journal of Indian Education, 50(2), August 2024, pp-93-106 (ISSN- 0972-5628 -O).
  • Sharma, S., (2023). Fostering Empathy, Unraveling Privilege and Ability: Films as a Pedagogic Tol in Initial Teacher Preparation. Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators, 12 (2), December 2023. pp- 1-9. (ISSN: 2455-1376).
  • Sharma, S., (2022). Centrality of Schools in the lives of Children in Urban Setting.  Children First – Journal on Children’s Lives, Volume 2, December 2022, pp- 25-33. (ISSN 2583-3073 – P).
  • Sharma, S., (2022). Online Teaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic Perspectives of Elementary School Teachers. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, 10 (6), June 2022, pp-4-19. (ISSN 2248-9010 -O).
  • Sharma, S., Kalyani, A. (2021). A Study of School Teacher’s Perspective on National Education Policy 2020. Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators, 10 (2), December 2021. pp- 75-86. (ISSN: 2455-1376).
  • Sharma, S. (2020). Bridging the Learning-Assessment Divide: A Commentary on NCERT Class V EVS Textbooks, Jamia Journal of Education, 6 (2), March 2020. pp-93-104. (ISSN 2348-3490).
  • Kalyani, A., Sharma, S. (2019) Socio-scientific Issues in Pre-service Teacher Training. Primary Teacher, Volume XLIV, Number 1, January 2019, pp-62-70. (ISSN- 0970-9282)
  • Sharma, S. (2019). From ‘Methods’ to ‘Pedagogy’: Analyzing the Policy Shift in the Educational Discourse of Teacher Preparation in India. International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities’, 9 (8), August 2019, pp-848-856. (ISSN:2248-9010 (O).
  • Sharma, S. (2019). Drama in Teacher Preparation: Voices of Practitioner Teachers, International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities, 9 (7), July 2019. pp-1334-1346. (ISSN 2248-9010).
  • Sharma, S. (2018). A Peep into Children’s World. Primary Teacher, Volume XLIII, Number 4, October 2018, pp-48-56. (ISSN- 0970-9282)
  • Sharma, S. (2018). Contemporary Research Trends in Initial Teacher Education: Developing a Framework for Analysis, EDU World, 12(2), April 2018,. pp- 393-403. (ISSN 2319-7129).
  • Sharma, S. (2018). Addressing Social Emotional Needs of Teachers: A Study of Teacher Candidates’ Perception, Education Times, 9(2), January 2018, pp- 60-68. (ISSN 2319-7129).
  • Sharma, S. (2016). Action Research: A Pedagogic Tool to Prepare Reflective Practitioners, The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, 10 (1), pp. 51-61. (ISSN 1833-1882).
  • Sharma, S. (2011). In-service Teacher Education Programmes: A Constructivist Approach, The International Journal of Learning, 17(8), pp.-163-172. (ISSN (O): 1447-9540).

Articles in Conference Proceedings (Full paper)

  • Sharma, S. & Chauhan, R. (2015). Digital Storytelling: A Pedagogic Tool to Foster Creativity. In A. Husain, I. Husain, A. Masih & H.K. Bhatia (Eds.). Learning Technologies in Education, (pp. 651-661). Conference Proceedings of International Education Conference 2015 by Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia. New Delhi: Excel India. (ISBN: 97893869298)
  • Sharma, S. & Gulati, N. (2015). Films as Pedagogic Tool in Initial Teacher Preparation. In A. Husain, I. Husain, A. Masih & H.K. Bhatia (Eds.). Learning Technologies in Education, (pp. 235-244). Conference Proceedings of International Education Conference 2015 by Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia. New Delhi: Excel India. (ISBN: 97893869298)
  • Sharma, S. (2015). Pre-service Elementary Teacher Education: The Neglected Agenda. In Kalyani A. & S. Sharma (Eds.). Pedagogic Trajectories (pp. 13-24). New Delhi: Synergy Books. (ISBN: 9789382059301)
  • Sharma, S. & Chauhan, R. (2014). Media Literacy Education: Bringing Digital Culture to the Classrooms. In A. Husain, A. Masih, I. Husain & H.K. Bhatia (Eds.). Education as a Right Across the Levels: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies (pp. 1516-1525). Conference Proceedings of International Education Conference 2014 by Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with UNESCO. New Delhi: Viva Books. (ISBN: 978-81-30927-46-6)

Books/Monographs Edited

  • Kalyani, A. & Sharma, S. (2015). Pedagogic Trajectories. Compilation of papers presented in the National Seminar on Teacher Education, sponsored by UGC in September 2011. New Delhi: Synergy Books. (ISBN: 9789382059301).
  • Sharma, S., Priyadarshini, M. (Eds.). (2008). Monograph on Dimensions of Evaluation, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi: New Delhi.
  • Priyadarshini, M., Suvasini, C., Sharma, S. (2002). Seminar Proceedings ‘Elementary Education: Shaping A Vision’. Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi: New Delhi.
  • Priyadarshini, M., Suvasini, C., Sharma, S. (2001). Report on ‘Digantar: Art in Education’. Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi: New Delhi.

Textbooks

  • Author (part of the team) of the National Council of Educational Research and Training Environmental Studies (NCERT EVS) Textbook cum activity Book for Class III and V Looking Around and Aas-Pass published in 2006, 2008; in Hindi and English medium. ISBN: 978-81-7450-826-3; 978-81-7450-826-9; 81-7450-490-7; 81-7450-473-9.
  • Author (part of the team) of the State Council of Educational research and Training (SCERT, Delhi) Indradhanush Series for EVS (Class III, IV, V) published in the year 2003 by Delhi Bureau of Textbooks; in Hindi and English medium.
  • Author (part of the team) of the SCERT, Delhi – Indradhanush Series for Science (Class VI, VII, VIII) published in 2003 by Delhi Bureau of Textbooks; in Hindi and English medium.

 Chapters in Edited Book

  • Sharma, S. Mabood, A. (2025). Restoring children’s mental health through empathic listening. In P. Sharma (Ed.). Many ways to heal: Therapeutic choices in mental health. Routledge: India(pp.17-22). ISBN 978-1-032-82488-8.
  • Sharma, S. (2021). ‘Shift to Digital Education: An Epistemological Inquiry’, Impact of COVID-19 on Economy, Business, Education and Social Life published by The Native Tribe Publication, pp- 20-40. (ISBN – 9798505941386).
  • Sharma, S. (2015). ‘Pre-service Elementary Teacher Education: The Neglected Agenda’ in ‘Pedagogic Trajectories’ published by Synergy Books India, pp 13-24. (ISBN – 9789382059301).

Invited Lectures/Workshops

  • Panelist (Invited) in the Panel – Teacher Preparation and Professional Identity in Early Childhood Education organised by School of Education Studies (SES), Lodhi Road Campus, 17th March 2026.
  • Panelist (Invited) at UnscripTED – A One-Day Education Conference, The Learning Lab, Healthy Planet Early Years School, Noida, 17th January, 2026.
  • Speaker (Invited) at the one day symposium National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022: An Analytical Inquiry, DIET Karkardooma, Delhi, 28th July, 2025.
  • Resource person (invited) for Five-Day Faculty Development Program (FDP) organised by Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Integral University, Lucknow, 07th July 2025.
  • Resource Person (invited) for a Series of Workshops on Mental Health and Building Resilence with students and teachers), Shaheed Bhagat Singh Inter-college, Mohaiyapur, and Gadhi Shahadra School, Noida in the months of November 2025-March 2026 by NGO Snehi.
  • Resource Person (invited) for a Series of Workshops on Mental Health and Building Resilence with students and teachers at Father Agnel School, Greater Noida; Gyanshree School, Green Park; Poorna Prajna School, Vasant Kunj; DAV School, Vasant Kunj; Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Mahipalpur in the months of November 2025-February 2026 by NGO Snehi.
  • Resource person (invited) for Development of Inter-disciplinary Support Materials for Teachers at Preparatory Stage, NCERT, Delhi; Series of Workshops from August 2025 to March 2026.
  • Resource person (invited) for Workshops on Critical Understanding of Learning, teaching and teaching- Critical Understanding of Diversity and Individual Vs Systemic Issues with DIET Faculty, DIET Shravasti for FDP organised by Language and Learning Foundation, Delhi on 19th and 20th December, 2024.
  • Resource person (invited) for a series of workshops with children (Class Nursery till VIII) at Fr. Agnel Bal Bhawan, Greater Noida organised by Snehi, an NGO for their ongoing project on ‘Psychosocial wellbeing and quality education of orphan, destitute children and children in distress’, on 5th, 6th, 7th July 2024.
  • Resource person (invited) for Workshop on “Rational Evaluation of Newly Developed NCERT Textbooks for classes I and II” by Department of Elementary Education, NCERT from 17th September 2024 to 20th September  2024.
  • Guest of Honor Speaker (invited) for Inauguration of FLN Resource Centre by India Partnership for Early Learning (IPEL), a USAID funded project at MCD Primary School, Shahdara on 12th December, 2024.
  • Resource person (invited) for Sessions on Multidisciplinary Approach and Researches in Teacher Education and NEP 2020-Ensuring Equity and Inclusion in Classrooms: An inquiry through the lens of Social Justice Education organised by DAV MMTC Indore for Refresher Course in Teacher Educator and NEP 2020 (Core) at Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, DAVV Indore 29th -30th August, 2024 (2 days).
  • Resource person (invited) for Workshop on ‘Creating Constructivist Discourse through Activity and Toy-based Pedagogies organized by Navy Children School, Chanakyapuri on 11th August 2024.
  • Resource person (invited) as expert in Workshop on Development of Thematic Material on Numeracy at Foundational Stage by Department of Elementary Education, NCERT, New Delhi on 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th and 20th July 2024.
  • Resource person (invited) for Online Sessions on Building rapport and providing support through telephonic counselling & Listening without being judgemental – The foundation of effective counselling organised by Snehi, Delhi on 29th and 30th January, 2025. 
  • Resource person (invited) for Workshop on Development of E-content in The World Around Us by Department of Elementary Education, NCERT, New Delhi on 10th, 11th February 2024.
  • Resource person (invited) for Summer Course for teacher educators on Teacher Education on the topic – ‘Initial Teacher Education: A Constructivist Approach’ organised by School of Education, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru on June 6, 2023.
  • Invited lecture on ‘Pre-service Education: Pedagogic Possibilities’ in the three day seminar on ‘Contemporary teacher Education: Objectives, Challenges and Possibilities’ organised by Azim Premji University, Bengaluru and Vidya Bhawan Govindram Sekaria Teacher’s College, Udaipur on May 8, 2023.
  • Resource person (invited) for school teachers on ‘Understanding Self as Prerequisite for effective teaching’ organized by Delhi Public School- Human Resource Development Centre, Greater Noida, on June 7, 2022.
  • Series of Online Sessions (invited) titled – Suspending Judgment: What it means and what it entails; Active Listening as an Essential Counseling Skill; Understanding the Self: A Prerequisite to Effective teaching taken for Snehi, A non-governmental organization as a part of a training programme for volunteers for Crisis Intervention Telephonic Helpline on June 11, and 20, 2021.
  • Invited Lecture – ‘Quality Education through Digital learning?’ as a part of Webinar on zoom platform for Right to Education Forum on June 19, 2020.
  • Course Instructor (invited) for the course ‘Perspectives on Learning’ as a part of the 11th Certificate Programme in Foundations of Education for Digantar Shiksha Evam Khel Kud Samiti, Jaipur, India from September 19-21, 2015.
  • Course Instructor for the course (invited) ‘Perspectives on Learning’ as a part of the 10th  Certificate Programme in Foundations of Education for Digantar Shiksha Evam Khel Kud Samiti, Jaipur, India from September 6-8, 2014.
  • Break-out session (invited) entitled, “Social Emotional Needs of Teachers: Discourse on Teachers and Teaching” with school teachers at the Supporting Healthy Young Scholars Symposium on  February 8, 2014 organized by Robinson Centre for Young Scholars, University of Washington,  Seattle.
  • Session on “Advertisements – Beyond the top of the iceberg” with high-school students at the Franklin High School  6th Annual Power, Justice & Freedom – Education Youth Summit held on January 15, 2014.
  • Resource person (invited) for Faculty Development Programs for teacher educators in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh. Organized four programs for Faculty Development of Teacher Educators of DIETs and private Institutes organized by Board of Education, Haryana and SCERT, Haryana from 2012-2013.
  • Resource person (invited) for setting up DIETs as Subject Resource Center at Chhattisgarh in March 2013 for ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, Chhattisgarh.
  • Course Instructor (invited) for the course ‘Contemporary India and Childhood’ for National School of Drama, Tripura, India as a part of the One-year certificate course on Theatre in Education from October 2-5, 2012.
  • Resource person (invited) for conducting workshops with teachers for National and State level institutions (NCERT; SCERT – Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana), educational institutions including private schools such as Delhi Public School Society and various NGO’s like Katha, Helpage India, Aga Khan Foundation.

Paper Presentations in Seminars/Conferences

  • ‘Cultivating meta-pedagogical consciousness through explicit modelling to pre-service teachers’ at the 15th Annual International Comparative Education Society of India (CESI) Conference on ‘Education, Public Sphere and Democracy:Exploring Trajectories and Possibilities’, organised by Miranda House, Institute of Home Economics & Gargi College, December 6, 2025.
  • ‘Advocating Praxis in Teacher Education – The Unity of Reflection and Action’ at the 14th Annual International Conference on State, Market and Civil Society: Rethinking Education for Sustainable Future, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 23rd November, 2024.
  • ‘Addressing Cultural Capital; Preparing Empathetic Teachers Using Films’ at the National Conference on School and Teacher Education organised by SCERT Delhi on February 1 and 2, 2023.
  • ‘Exploring the Social Emotional Well-being of Government school teachers’ at the National Conference organized by Aditi Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi on January 19, 2023.
  • ‘His, her, them: Beyond the titles, experience of transgender adolescents’ at the National Conference organized by Department of Education, lady Irwin College, University of Delhi on December 17, 2022.
  • ‘Developing Critical Socio-political consciousness in prospective teachers’ at the International Conference organized by Comparative Education Society of India at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad on December 10-12, 2023.
  • ‘Online teaching: Why do teachers feel the need to uphold its’ effectiveness’ at 3rd WCCES Symposium ‘Teachers, teaching Profession and Comparative Education: Fostering Values Education and Engaging Academic Freedom’ held virtually through Zoom on 25-27 November, 2020.
  • ‘Whose Knowledge Counts: Challenging Epistemological Hegemonies: Case of a Pre-service Teacher Education Program’ at the 10th Annual International Conference of the Comparative Education Society of India held from 9-11 December, 2019 hosted by Zakir Hussain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
  • ‘How to teach how to teach: Teacher Educator’s Perspective’ at the 9th Comparative Education Society of India titled ‘Modernity, Transformative Social Identities and Education in Comparative Contexts’ at Vadodara, India from 14 -16 December 2018.
  • ‘Pedagogical Discourse in Initial Teacher Preparation: Addressing Cultural Capital, Preparing Empathetic Teachers’ at Monk Prayogshala’s Fourth Seminar in the Social Sciences held on November 18, 2018 at Monk Prayogshala, Mumbai.
  • ‘Education as a site of ideological, philosophical and pedagogical struggle: Advocating Socially Just Teacher Education’ at the International Conference on Learning: Learning for Empowerment organized by Department of Education Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi from September 28- 30 2018.
  • ‘Action Research as Praxis in Teacher Preparation Programmes: Possibilities and Challenges’ at the National Conference on ‘Research in Education: Methodological Issues and Emerging Trends’ on March 4, 2017 organized by Department of Education, University of Delhi, Delhi.
  • ‘Using Films to prepare reflective practitioners’ at the National Conference on ‘Teacher Education through Open and Distance Learning: Challenges and the Road Ahead’ organized by the School of Education from March 27-29, 2017 at IGNOU, New Delhi.
  • ‘Preparing Teachers to Reflect on Self: Traversing Relationships and Creating Teacher Agency’ at the 7th International CESI (Contemporary Education Society of India) Conference titled ‘Comparative Educational Destinies: Visions, Dilemmas and Challenges’ held at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India from 19 -21 November 2016.
  • ‘Pedagogy and Pedagogical Discourse in Teacher Preparation’ at the National Conference on ‘Teacher Education: Issues and Challenges’ held at Central Institute of Education, Department of Education, University of Delhi from February 11-12, 2016.
  • ‘Teach for India – De-professionalization of Teaching’ at WERA 2015 Focal Meeting of The World Education Research Association organized in conjunction with European Council of Educational Research at Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary from September 8 to September 11, 2015.
  • ‘Teacher Education in India: A Policy Perspective’ at the National Seminar on ‘Devising Policy Strategies for India’ from January 13-14, 2015 by Department of Political Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi.
  • ‘Community Involvement in Initial Teacher Preparation’ at the Fifth International Conference of the Comparative Education Society of India (CESI) on the theme “Education, Politics and Social Change” held at the University of Delhi from November 16-18, 2014.
  • ‘Role of Teacher Educators in Preparing Technologically Competent Teachers’ for National Seminar on ‘ Developing Technologically Competent Teacher’ held at Institute of Vocational Studies, Delhi from November 28-29, 2014.
  • Co-presented a poster “Teacher Identities in Initial Teacher Preparation: Views of Teacher Candidates” at the 10th Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium on April 15, 2014 organized by Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Washington, USA.
  • Brown bag presentation on May 22, 2014 on ‘Addressing Teacher Socialization and Identity in Initial Teacher Preparation’ at the College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
  • ‘Preparing Teachers for Action Research: A Pedagogical Discourse’ at the International Conference on Social Sciences at University of British Columbia, Vancouver , Canada from June 11-13, 2014.
  • ·’Theory in Teacher Preparation Programs: Empowering Teachers as Professionals” at the International Conference organized by Northwest Association of Teacher Educators June 5-6, 2014 at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.

 Design of Curricula, Courses and E-content

  • Module on ‘Managing Stress’ Block 2 Unit 5 in Self-Development of Teachers BES-062  as a part of Self-learning materials for the Navodaya Vidyalaya Teachers in September 2022.
  • Committee Member for Review of B.El.Ed. Curriculum for the papers on Cognition and Learning constituted by Department of Education from December 2018.
  • Committee Member for developing curriculum for Diploma in Elementary Education for Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi in 2016.
  • Committee Member for developing curriculum framework for Bachelor of Elementary Education (BElEd) for National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in 2015.
  • Committee Member for developing curriculum for Two year Bachelor in Education (BEd) for State Council of Research and Training, Chhattisgarh, Raipur in 2015.
  • Committee Member for developing syllabus for BA in Education for University of Delhi in 2013.
  • Committee Member for developing curriculum for BSTC (two-year Diploma in Elementary Education) for State Institute of Research and Training, Rajasthan at the behest of ICICI Foundation in 2012-2013.
  • Committee Member for developing curriculum for Diploma in Elementary Education for State Council of Research and Training, Delhi (SCERT) in 2012.
  • Committee Member for developing Model syllabi for two-year Diploma in Elementary Education for National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) in 2010.

 Honours/Distinctions/Awards

  • USIEF Alumni Award 2014-15 for the Project ‘Sensitizing teachers towards diversity in classrooms using films as Pedagogic tool’.
  • Outstanding Student Award 2014 (Foreign) conferred by The Office of Minority Recruitment and Retention, College of Education, University of Washington, Seattle.
  • Fulbright Nehru Doctoral and Professional Research Fellow at University of Washington, Seattle from September 2013- June 2014

Projects/Consultancy Undertaken

  • Honorary Consultant with NGO Snehi working in the field of Mental Health from July 2024 to present on a voluntary basis to envision and transact interventions with various stakeholders including teachers and students in schools and colleges to support mental health of students from the perspective of preventive mental health.
  • Consultant with the NGO Arpana Trust, Gautampuri, Delhi from July 2018 to March 2019 on a voluntary basis to envision and undertake an intervention for the Educational programme run to support schooling for slum children in Guatampuri by conducting workshops with students and teachers.
  • Member of Advisory Committee for NGO Eklavya, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh from October 2015 – September 2018 for their project with Jamsedshji Tata Trust entitled ‘Developing Models of Quality Education for Children and Teachers of two Tribal Blocks in Madhya Pradesh’.
  • Awarded the USIEF Alumni Award 2014-15 from August 2014 – April 2015 for the individual project – ‘Films as a Pedagogic Tool in Initial Teacher Preparation’.
  • Member of the team Joint Review Mission on Teacher Education (constituted by Ministry of Human Resource Development, India) for Jharkhand from February 2013- March 2013 to review status of progress and to consider issues related to programme planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation with respect to teacher education.
  • Member of Consultancy Team for Save the Children Fund, Delhi (for Ministry of Human Resource Development, India) from November 2010 – July 2011 on the study – ‘Good practices in Teacher Recruitment, Training, Management and Performance with an emphasis on Diversity and Federal structure in the 35 Union Territories of India’.
  • Undertaken project on A Literature review of select innovative urban education programmes in Delhi for Aga Khan Development Network, New Delhi in May – June, 2010.
  • Undertaken the project Evaluation of the Educational project on ‘Creating a Model Primary School for Wider Impact in Elementary Education in the Kumaon Himalayas’ for NGO Aarohi, Uttarakhand from May – June 2009.
  • Part of consultancy team to provide inputs for implementation of BaLA (Building as Learning Aid) in the Municipal Corporation School, Nizzamuddin Basti for Aga Khan Development Network, Delhi in May – June, 2008.
  • Undertaken research study titled ‘Perception of Teachers, Parents and Teacher Educators about Educational Books published by Eklavya for NGO Eklavya, Bhopal from April – June 2008.
  • Part of resource team for capacity building of teachers and other stakeholders in the light of National Curriculum Framework 2005 for Jamia Sr. Sec. School, Jamia Nagar, Delhi from September 2006 – January 2007.

Faculty serving as Editors/Members of Editorial Boards

  • Member of the Editorial Committee of the Voices of Teachers and Teacher Educators, UGC-Care Listed Journal published by National Council of Educational Research and Training.

Articles in Newspapers/Magazines

  • Sharma, S. (2007). ‘Pathya-pustakon ka astitva’ (Entity of textbooks) in Shiksha Vimarsh Magazine (http://www.digantar.org/vimarsh/) Year 9 Issue 1, January-February, 2007.