Paraplegic teacher felicitated for her efforts amid pandemic

Tribune News Service

Nawanshahr, January 17

The Institute of Scholars, Bangalore, has honoured Pooja Sharma, an English lecturer, Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Nawanshahr, with the ‘Best Teacher Award-2020’ for her contribution in the field of education. She was honoured with a certificate and trophy along with a lifetime membership of this institution.

Pooja, a physically challenged teacher, taught English to her students during the lockdown period with devotion and prepared 30 video lectures and 20 audio lectures for her students.

While her video lectures were telecasted on DD Punjabi (Jalandhar Doordarshan) and Swayam Prabha (National TV Channel), audio lectures were broadcasted on the All India Radio Patiala and Doaba Radio. She also created a YouTube channel for students of her school in which 47 video lectures were uploaded to help students in English.

Besides, she has also contributed more than 50 articles on the problems and solutions of disabled children and other issues related to society and environment which were published in local newspapers and papers of America, Canada, England, Germany and Italy.

Pooja also prepared more than 20 videos of pronunciation which is an essential part of State Project ‘Root Word of the Day’ under the Padho Punjab Padhao Punjab programme and these were shared on the Facebook page of the Education Department, Punjab.

District Education Officer (Secondary Education) Jagjit Singh and school Principal, Sarabjit Singh and school staff felicitated Pooja for her achievement. Jagjit Singh, District Education Officer, said though she had made an exemplary contribution towards education and was a source of inspiration for others. Tns