What You Will Learn
CPA Approach
Use of Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach to build conceptual understanding
Hands-On Learning
Transform abstract mathematics concepts into hands-on learning experiences
Math Manipulatives
Structured Activities
Design structured activities that encourage mathematical thinking, problem solving and confidence
Who Should Attend
Workshop Details
Includes
Certificate, Lunch, 2 Coffee sessions
How To Reach
By Metro: Purple Line - Alight at Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Station, Central College. 8 mins Walk of 500 mtrs towards KR Circle
About Dr. Annapurna Kamath
Dr. Annapurna S. Kamath is a mathematics educator, pedagogist and Master Trainer with over 25 years of experience in education, across university, school, preschool and early childhood settings. She specialises in mathematics pedagogy, curriculum development, teacher training and setting up learning systems.
Her work focuses on making mathematics learning joyful and interactive through a constructivist approach. She designed Akshara Ganitha, a hands-on mathematics programme for Classes 1 to 5 built on the 5E model of constructivism, with collaborative learning and continuous assessment built in. The programme was scaled into Ganitha Kalika Andolan across all districts of Karnataka and was adopted in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. She has also designed teaching-learning kits, training videos and content for a primary mathematics learning app, and has set up maths labs in schools. Earlier in her career, she founded and directed an early childhood centre, and she established the MCA department at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
Annapurna is a Senior Pedagogist and Master Trainer at Akshara Foundation. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Applications from Bangalore University, with research on optimising how children learn mathematics. She is committed to moving education from a focus on scores to a focus on life, and to equipping teachers to make mathematics meaningful for every child.
About Staffroom Academy
Staffroom Academy is a practitioner-led initiative born from a simple realization: Indian education is undergoing its most exciting transformation in decades. A bold new vision is reshaping what classrooms look like, how students learn, and what it truly means to teach. But the people expected to deliver it — teachers — are being asked to transform without a roadmap.
We are a collective of experienced educators, curriculum leaders, and academic heads from some of India's leading K–12 institutions. Between us, we carry decades of classroom experience across CBSE, ICSE, and international boards. We've built curricula, mentored faculty, led schools — and we understand deeply how challenging it is to reimagine your teaching practice while standing in front of a classroom every single day.
That's exactly why Staffroom Academy exists. Not to lecture, but to walk alongside fellow teachers through this transition. Through workshops, expert panels, and hands-on training sessions, we create a space where educators can learn together, share what's working, ask what isn't, and build the confidence to move from rote-driven instruction to competency-based, experiential classrooms — one practical step at a time.
We are not consultants looking in from the outside. We are teachers standing shoulder to shoulder with teachers — because we believe the most promising chapter in Indian education is being written right now, and it will be written by the people who show up to the classroom every morning.
Unlearn textbooks and learn classrooms
The future of Indian education won't deliver itself — teachers will. We make sure they're ready.
