Shampa Gangopadhyay

(310) 741-7964
forshampa@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Village Charter Academy, Canoga Park, CA

First Grade Teacher Aug. 2021-present

Transitional Kindergarten Teacher Aug. 2020-Jun.

2021
Long-term Substitute Teacher May 2020-Jun.
2020
Teacher’s Aide Aug. 2017-Apr.
 Assist 1 s t -4 t h grade teachers 2020

Woodland Hills Elementary Charter School, Woodland Hills, CA

Oct. 2012-Mar.
Art Docent (Volunteer Position)
2013
 Teaching art to Elementary school students

Culver Palms Family YMCA, Culver City, CA

Apr. 2011-Jun.
Basketball Team Coach (Volunteer Position)
2013
 Coached 3-5 year old Junior Lakers Basketball Team

Apr. 2011-Jun.
University Parents Nursery School, Los Angeles, CA
2013
Co-opping Parent (Volunteer Position)
 Assisted teacher with classroom work--art, group activity, and supervision
of preschool children

Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India

Lecturer of English Literature (tenure track) July-Nov. 2003
 Taught Graduate and Undergraduate courses in English Literature
 Taught Conversational English for students in need of remediation

St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur, India

Assistant Professor of English Literature Nov. 1998-
 Taught Graduate and Undergraduate courses in English Literature Mar. 2000

 Taught Undergraduate courses in English Language

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
UCLA Mathematics Project
Geometry Across the Grades: Concepts from Elementary to Secondary Aug. 2021
Workshop

UCLA Writing Project Jun. 2021

Launching Writer’s Workshop (PreK-6)

Los Angeles County Office of Education Apr. 2022

How to Teach Reading and Spelling: Bringing the Science of Reading
Into the Classroom
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Village Charter Academy 2022-present

Chair of Academic Excellence Subcommittee

Lead Teacher/Mentor, First Grade

2023-present
Secretary of Academic Excellence Subcommittee 2020-2022

Co-leader STEM Club 2021-2022

Fifth Grade Math Club 2020-2021

CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION

California State University, Fullerton 2022-2024

Teacher Induction Program

California Single Subject Teaching Credential (Preliminary), English 2020-2025

California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential (Preliminary) 2021-2026

University of California at Los Angeles, Department of English

Visiting Fellow 2006-2007
 Audit Classes, perform independent research
Visiting Scholar 2004-2006
 Audit Classes, perform independent research

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (Jabalpur University), Jabalpur, India

Ph.D. in English * 2003
Thesis: “Freedom and Bondage in the Novels of Emily Bront ë and Arundhati Roy”

Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad, India

Postgraduate Certificate Course in the Teaching of English 2001

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (Jabalpur University), Jabalpur, India

Master of Arts in English * 1998
Paper: “Man-woman Relationship in D. H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers : An Indian Point of View”

St. Aloysius College, Jabalpur, India

Bachelor of Arts * 1996
Areas of Concentration: English Literature, Economics, Political Science
COMPUTER SKILLS

 Skilled in Word and PowerPoint

DISTINCTIONS

 Graduated First Class in both M.A. and B.A. programs

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Degrees evaluated for equivalency by Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, Inc. (ACEI)
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  Graduated Top of Class in M.A. program

PAPERS

 “Mother-Daughter Relationship & Human Values in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things ”
Paper presented at National Conference on Crisis in Human Values in Indian Writing in English,
Raipur, India 2000

LANGUAGES

 English
 Bangla (Bengali) – native language
 Hindi – speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency

OTHER INTERESTS

 Researching and teaching basic drawing techniques and concepts to children; started YouTube Channel
aimed at teaching art to elementary school children in 2020 during the pandemic, Mrs. G’s Art Lessons
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsRpxeb3U1TjCIerGMMI0gg , https://mrsgsart.weebly.com/
 Researching and reading children's books, finding innovative, interesting and interactive ways to teach
mathematical concepts to elementary school students
 Visiting National Parks
 Going for Walks