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Ms. Usha Shivram Sharma

Assistant Professor at K J Somaiya College of Education

Faculty
  • Department:
    Education
  • Institute:
    K J Somaiya College of Education
  • Location:
    Vidyavihar - Mumbai
  • Email Address:

    usha@somaiya.edu

  • Contact Details:

    Landline No. : 022 21022265

    Extension No. : -

  • Office Address :

    K J Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education ,Training & Research .Third floor K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce building ,Vidyavihar - (East) Mumbai - 400 077

  • Timings For Visitors:

    Monday To Saturday 9 30 am to 6 30 pm .Except on Wednesdays 9 30 am to 5 pm

  • Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Hardworking teacher. Committed soul. A believer in the quote that there is no elevator to success you have to take the stairs. With this thought I took all my experience with zeal and made my students work hard even though there may be many hurdles. Before beginning my teaching career in Higher Education I worked in elementary schools having children who were first generation learners. My passion for teaching enabled me to motivate my students at all levels be it primary, secondary or college level.

Throughout my career I saw students with learning difficulties developing a fixed mindset towards learning .At Primary level they faced difficulties in different subjects with no support at homes. Even at Teacher Education level I came across students anxious to face Maths classrooms. Since Mathematics Education bought fear and anxiety among my pre service teachers, my aim was to create growth mindset among my students and enable them to believe that nothing is impossible. My role as a teacher educator became to provide a positive push. A smile. A word of optimism and hope. And that you can do it when things are tough. Everything then falls in the right place.

My research area of interest is Inclusive Education .I am particularly interested in Gender studies, Multicultural education and Peace Education. I always wanted to prepare teachers for the global era. My major research project focussed on Infusion of Multicultural elements into the curriculum to develop social adjustment among students of minority schools . My aim was to enable teachers of minority schools to develop and implement instructional material so that their students are prepared to co exist  in diverse classrooms and live in a peaceful society. Currently, my research focus is related to LGBT inclusion. I am open to have collaborative researches with faculty of other institutions in India as well as abroad.

My links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0377-4349

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/ACG-9055-2022

https://publons.com/wos-op/a/4939635/

https://publicationslist.org/u.sharma

 

Bachelors in Education,university of mumbai,1997

State Eligibility Test,University of Pune,1998

M Ed,university of mumbai,1998

M A Sociology,IGNOU,2014

    Academic
  • K J Somaiya College of Education,Vidyavihar, Asst Professor, August 2009 - Present
  • Lokmanya Tilak High School,Mumbai, Asst Teacher, July 2000 - August 2009
  • R R Singh College of Education, Mumbai,india, Visiting professor, July 2006 - February 2008
    • Non Academic
  • GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING
  • SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
  • MATHEMATICS METHOD
  • LEARNING AND TEACHING
  • GENDER SCHOOL AND SOCIETY
  • MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
  • EDUCATION FOR PEACE
  • MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
  • INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
  • Multicultural Education
  • Gender Sensitization
  • LGBT inclusive curriculum
    • Conducted a one day workshop for college teachers on the theme- Orientation to 'Micro Teaching Skills’ at S K College of Science & Commerce, Nerul, Navi Mumbai on August 7,2016
    • Training the in service teachers of Manohar Kotwal Trust Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Vikhroli in the ‘Identification of Learning styles of students ’ on Feb 16,2016
       
  • Best research paper award for research paper titled 'Paryawaran Mitra Shikshakon ka Nirman: Ek Prayas” Jul 2015 at indo--Canadian international Conference of Business and Behavioural Sciences (ICICBBS -2015),Goa
  • Recognized as a Teacher at University of Mumbai for the Master Degree (by Papers) in Education with effect from 2013.
  • Chairperson for first National Student inter-disciplinary conference on 'Contemporary Social Issues' conducted on February 10,2016 hosted by The Sociology Department and the Social Science Association of the S.K Somaiya College of Arts, Science and Commerce
  • Convenor for the Orientation of Course 9 : Gender ,School & Society conducted at K J Somaiya Comprehensive College of Education ,Training & Research, June 24,2016
  • Minor Research Project sanctioned by University of Mumbai on the topic ‘A Study of Impact of Use of Manipulatives on the Conceptual Clarity of Mathematical Concepts for Middle School Students’
  • Major Research Project funded by indian Council of Social Science Research titled as 'infusing Multicultural Content into the Curriculum for Enhancing the Social Adjustment among the Students of Minority Schools in Mumbai’
    • Training of in Service Teachers of Manohar Kotwal Trust Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Vikhroli in The techniques of Personality Assessments of Students on Feb 16,2016.

     

     

    • Conducted a one Day Workshop for College Teachers on The Themes-preparing A Research Proposal, Orientation To Naac, Orientation To ‘teaching Skills’ at S K College of Science & Commerce,  Nerul, Navi Mumbai on August 7,2016.
Usha Sharma.(2019).A dip into animated societies: Is it worth teaching values?.International Journal of Research in Social Sciences,, Vol 9(2):181-189.
Usha Sharma.(2019).A Glimpse through your lens -using Photo narration and Photo elicitation.International Journal of Research in Engineering ,IT and Social Sciences,Vol 9(2):162-168.
Usha Sharma.(2015).‘Embracing Diversities by Pre-Service Teacher: Infusion of Multicultural Elements into the Mathematics Curriculum’.International Journal of Multidisciplinary Thought (IJMT),5(1):-.--
Usha Sharma.(2014).‘An Expedition towards Inner Peace: Community service by Pre service Teachers.’.Global Peace International Journal,14(1):Pg 10-15.--
Usha Sharma.(2014).‘The Name sake: A Book review’ Jhumpa Lahiri,Harper Collins Publisher Limited 2003 ISBN:13:978-0-00-725891-8.International Journal Transacademia,4(1):6-13.--
Usha Sharma & Sunita Britto.(2012).How we teach and What they learn: Resolving the Disparity by Scaffolding’.Pillai Journal of Educational Research And Technology (PJERT),1(3):-.--
Usha Sharma.‘Innovative Pedagogy To Create Engaging And Enjoyable Classroom Ecology’.International Conference On Recent Trends of Commerce, Arts, Science, Education, Management and Humanities in Present Scenario organized by Research Forum of India New Delhi,Shri Rewa Gurjar Bal Niketan College Sanawad, Research Foundation of India & RFI-CARE,September26-27,2022.
Usha Sharma.LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum: Are The Teachers Ready?.“Being Me – Understanding different dimensions of LGBTQIA+ community” in association with Indian Council of Social Science Research,Satish Pradhan Dnyanasadhana College, Thane,September20-20,2022.
Rupal Thakkar & Usha Sharma.Promoting Servant Leadership through Service Learning-A Case Study.Leadership in Educational Institutions : Opportunities & Challenges -Guiding the way to 21st century,SIMSR,Vidyavihar,April29-30,2016.
Rupal Thakkar & Usha Sharma.Looking Behind & Beyond Selfie.Education For Peace,K J Somaiya College of Education,March09-10,2016.
Usha Sharma.‘Sweeping cobwebs off young minds : An attempt towards gender sensitisation’.‘Women Entrepreneurship Empowerment & Development’,BIVIMAR New Delhi,March04-05,2014.

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Mathematics

A Study of the Impact of Use of Manipulative on the Conceptual Clarity of Mathematical Concepts for Middle School Students

April 2012
Multiculturalism

Infusing Multicultural Content into the Curriculum for Enhancing Social Adjustment among the Students of Minority Run Schools in Mumbai

April 2016