Akriti Macker

I'm Akriti, a Curriculum, Pedagogy and Learning Design specialist for PreK-8 with 13+ years of experience in project management, not-for-profit outreach, writing/editing, teaching and professional development training in the education, public and children's media/ entertainment, & edtech industries across geographies.

I'm passionate about student engagement strategies, pedagogy/framework design, & play- based learning for all. I have strong project management, ownership, networking, pedagogical, social media and multitasking skills, along with a multicultural perspective on human development as a result of my diverse work experiences. I am fluent in Hindi, Japanese and Spanish. My undergraduate degree is in Behavioral Sciences, and my postgraduate degree is in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University.

Curriculum Design, Learning design for PreK-8 in English, FLN, EFL, Social Sciences, STEAM, creative writing, 21C skills. Development Editing for academic publishing, PD for educators, production work in children’s media, former homeroom and creative writing teacher in Tokyo and Brooklyn. 

MA Dev Psych - Teachers College - Columbia University

BA Liberal Arts - Behavioral Sciences, Soka U., California