Poonam Kakkar is a seasoned education professional with over 20 years of experience across national and international school systems. She is an IBEN Member and IB MYP Examiner, actively contributing to the International Baccalaureate community. Her professional journey spans a wide range of roles, including Deputy MYP Coordinator, Technology Coordinator, and Computer Science and Digital Design educator, with experience in CBSE, IB MYP and IGCSE curricula. She has worked with leading institutions such as Pathways School Gurgaon, Heritage Xperiential Learning School, and The British School, New Delhi, building strong systems for curriculum alignment, assessment, and teacher capacity building.

Poonam specializes in IB curriculum planning and alignment, authentic unit design, and leading learning through inquiry-driven practices. She brings a strong focus on ensuring conceptual understanding, interdisciplinary connections, and student agency within the MYP framework. Her expertise also extends to educational technology integration, having led digital transformation initiatives and taught IB Digital Design at the middle school level.

Her strength is collaborative leadership style and she is deeply committed to mentoring educators, strengthening teaching practices, and nurturing learning environments that are reflective, inclusive, and future-focused.

She holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science, a B.Ed., an ‘A’ Level Diploma from DOEACC, and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Mathematics from the University of Delhi.

Outside of her professional role, Poonam enjoys reading, travelling, and exploring the intersection of education and technology.