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Professional biography

Sangay Dorji completed a Bachelors Degree in Science from Delhi University in 2009. At present. Sangay is an Associate Lecturer at Paro College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan. He was recruited as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Physics at Sherubtse College in Jan 2011. At Sherubtes College, apart from teaching Physics modules, Sangay was actively involved in coordinating student wellbeing activities like leadership programs, life skill classes, mindfulness sessions, and positive disciplining. These initiatives had ultimately led to change in course of Sangay’s area of specialization from Physics to Counselling. Sangay also coordinated a student leadership program at Sherubtse College, the programe was developed by sherubtse college in collaboration with University of New Brunswick, Canada, in 2008. As a coordinator of the Sherubtse Student Leadership Program he visited UNB in the winter of 2012 during which he acquired a Diploma in University Teaching from the same University.

 

In 2013, Sangay acquired a scholarship from Australian Awards to pursue Masters in Counselling Degree in Australia.  Upon his return from Australia in 2016 initiated the established Sherubtse College Counselling Unit. After a year Sangay was transferred to Paro College of Education as a Associate Lecturer in Department of Counselling.  At Paro College, besides teaching counselling and Pyschology modules, Sangay initiated development of Paro College Counselling Unit, secured two minor grants from Australia Awards in 2017 and 2018, and secured a large grant from European Union in 2019. Through the large grant from EU Sangay is managing a project aimed towards establishing counselling and wellbeing unit at all the nine campues of RUB. More about his project can be accessed at http://www.rubstudentservice.com

 

Sangay’s professional moral is guided by the humanistic approach of innate goodness of every human being, and he derives his daily inspiration from the teachings of Lord Buddha. Sangay published a paper in International Journal in 2018, and currently he is working on writing a chapter each for two books housed by Routledge Publishing.   

Email: sangaydorji.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

Rinchen Khandu, Associate Lecturer, is a teacher educator. He was born to a humble family in the remote village called Rinchen Zor, Norbugang Gewog under Pema Gatsel Dzongkhag.  After completing his secondary education from Sarpang Middle Secondary School, he joined the Institute for Language and Cultural Studies in Semtokha to pursue his higher education. He completed his BA in Language and Culture from the College of Language and Cultural Studies, Semtokha in 2008.

 

He then went on to pursue Post Graduate Diploma in Education from Paro College of Education and later served as a school teacher for two years in remote schools namely Rangtse and Sangbaykha Primary School in Haa District. In 2013, he joined Paro College of Education as an assistant lecturer. Currently, he teaches Dzongkha literature, teaching skills, Dzongkha of Communication, Teaching Strategy and research in the college. He has a deep personal interest in preserving and promoting Bhutan’s unique culture and heritage. He is also a passionate researcher in various fields including language, culture, Buddhism, flora and fauna to name a few. 

Email: rinchenkhandu.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

Phuntsho Dorji  is a teacher educator. He started his teaching journey in 1989. Since then he has taught in  the schools as well as in a training institute. He taught Economics and English in schools before he was transferred to Paro College of Education (the then Teacher Training College).

At the college, he taught several professional courses for students who enrolled in both Primary Teacher’s Certificate (PTC)  and Zhungkha Teacher’s Certificate (ZTC) programs until 2003. He also served as a PTC Course Leader from 2001 to 2002.

He has been teaching several professional modules in both B. Ed Primary and B. Ed Secondary programs since 2004. Starting 2004 he also served as a Head of Department (Professional Studies) for over six years.

 

Starting 2004 he has also been teaching a professional module (Curriculum Theory) in the Master of Education in Leadership and Management program. The following are the modules he has been teaching so far in different programs and different levels:

Curriculum Studies,

Teaching Skills,

Curriculum Theory,

                                                   Teaching Strategies,

                                                   Bhutanese Education System,

                                                   Education for Development,

                                                   Teaching Methods (Upper Primary),

                                                   Teaching Methods (Lower Primary),

                                                   Action Research.

 

He has been supervising the research projects of M. Ed Leadership and Management students since 2009. Since 2015 he also has started supervising research projects of M. Ed Dzongkha students.                     

Email: phuntshodorji.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

 

Pema Yangzom is working as Assistant Lecturer, she has started working in Paro college of Education since August, 2017. She has completed her Bachelors Degree in Education (Hons) with Special Education Needs as major and Guidance and Counselling as Minor elective from SEGi University in Malaysia, May 2017. she is also a Dual award certificate recipient in the same discipline from Marjon University in the United Kingdom. Since she started her career, she has been an active member of M.Ed Inclusive Education program committee. She assisted the team in reviewing and developing new modules for the program. She has participated in few research led by the senior faculty members and assisted in data collection, analysis and literature review. She has Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education (2019) and Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (2020) from Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan. Aside from her teaching commitments, she has served as residential coordinator for ladies from August, 2017 to July 2019. She has participated in several stakeholder’s workshops and meetings hosted by Royal Education Council, Ministry of Education, UNICEF, Bhutan Foundation and Samtse College of Education especially in area of Inclusive Education and integration of Inclusive principles in Curriculums and other programs since 2017.                                    

                                            Email: pemayangzom.pce@rub.edu.bt

 

Professional biography

 

Lungten Wangdi , PhD is a Lecturer, known for rural, nativeness and indigenous behavior, funny and dependable. He is reliable, hard-working, conscientious, honest and courteous. He is well-known for his compassionately countryside attitude, especially his genuine support and help the community of learners.  

Email : lungtenwangdi.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

An experienced teacher and education leader, Ms. Khandu Dorji has around 20 years of experience in direct hands-on teaching, development of curriculum, leadership of in-service professional development programs for teachers and direct teaching of future education leaders. Ms. Khandu possesses extensive knowledge in education and pedagogy, technical skills in teaching improvement, professional development and research.  Ms. Khandu worked as Research Officer with the Royal Council of Education, has developed in service professional development programs, written policy and procedures for the functioning of the centenary teacher institute, facilitated in-service professional development programs for the teachers and contributed in hosting conferences and research projects.  As a Teacher and later Vice Principal of Jigme Namgyal Lower Secondary School, Thimphu, she led and managed the overall school academic and co-curricular activities, curriculum implementation, monitoring and evaluation and established necessary support services for teachers at the school and district levels. She has also trained and facilitated numerous scouting training and leadership programs. As school counsellor she initiated programs and conducted youth leadership training, peer counsellors training and other life skills programs.  Ms. Khandu is currently a Lecturer with the College of Education, Paro, Royal University of Bhutan. She holds a Master of Education from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada and a Bachelor of Education from Samtse College of Education, Royal University of Bhutan. She also holds a Diploma in Counselling from the National council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi. She is also a certified counsellor by the National Board of Counselling Certificate, USA (NBCC ) and Bhutan Board of Counsellor BBCC.   

Email: khandudorji.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

Karma Galey is an Assistant Professor at Paro College of Education under Royal University of Bhutan. He began his teaching career in July 1996 serving in a remote school under Lhuntse Dzongkhag. He was transferred to Samtse College of Education, then National Institute of Education in July 1998 as a lecturer in primary mathematics and mathematics education for B.Ed primary and B.Ed secondary mathematics teachers respectively. After completing his Master in Education in mathematics education from University of New England, Australia in 1999, took various responsibilities at Samtse College of Education viz: coordinated Distance Education program from 2001 to 2005; coordinated Certificate in Teaching Primary Mathematics for school teachers from 2005 to 2009; headed Department Mathematics from 2007 to 2009 and took the role of Program Leader of B.Ed primary from 2009 – 2010. He also undertook various activities both at national and international level to enhance system of education of the country.

Karma Galey left Samtse College of Education after serving more than two decades to Paro College of Education at the end of 2010. He taught primary mathematics, FIT and ICT modules to B.Ed students at Paro College of Education and currently undergoing his PhD studies at University of New England, Australia.  

                                             Email: karmagaley.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

Jambay Lhamo is a lecturer in the Paro College of Education. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia, and a Master of Education from Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. Additionally, she has an MA in Contemplative Education from Naropa University, Colorado, USA. She began her teaching career in 1998 after completing a Bachelor of Education from Samtse College of Education.

For eight years, she served as a science teacher in schools before joining Paro College of Education in 2008 as a teacher educator. Since then, she has taught diploma, bachelors, and masters programs to both pre-service and in-service students. She played an active role in writing and developing the National Science Curriculum and science textbooks, currently used in Bhutanese schools, for classes four, five, and six. She also developed two modules for the diploma program in Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) at Paro College: Supporting Young Children’s Scientific Thinking and Guiding Responsive and Reciprocal Relationships.

Jambay Lhamo was a member of the Science Committee for the Royal Education Council, Ministry of Education from 2013 to March 2019, contributing passionately to the review, innovation, and development of curriculum and teaching materials to enhance education in Bhutan. Currently, she serves on the MEd in Primary Science Programme Committee and is a member of the Programme Board of Examiners for the MEd in Primary Science and the MEd in Educational Leadership and Management.   

                                           Email: jambaylhamo.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

Dorji Wangchuk, PhD is currently the Dean of Research and Industrial Linkages (DRIL). He was appointed as a teacher trainer in the then Teacher Training Centre, Paro (currently Paro College of Education) by the Royal Civil Service Commission in January 1999. Prior to becoming a teacher trainer, he worked as a teacher in Drametse Junior High School, Mongar, Bhutan for two and half years. Ever since he joined the teacher training college, he taught in-service as well as pre-service candidates both at the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and has supervised scores of M. Ed students. He has resources numerous in-service programmes in various departments like Non-Formal Education (NFE), Department of Curriculum and Research Development (DCRD), Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD), Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN), and in other sister colleges of the Royal University of Bhutan viz. Sherubtse College, Samtse College of Education and College of Language and Cultural Studies.

He worked as the Programme Leader for the B. Ed Primary Programme (2010 – 2012) and then as the Dean of Academic Affairs (July 2015 – August 2018) in Paro College of Education. Dr. Wangchuk has authored educational research papers, newspaper articles, three books (Dance in the Clouds; Off Home Shore and English through Folktales of Bhutan) and several short stories, of which The Blind Teacher was studied as a text in class VI English literature for over a decade. Currently, he is the Editor In-Chief of RABSEL (College’s biannual journal) and Journal of Educational Action Research (JEAR) and is heading the research and industrial linkages in PCE. He is also the foreign External Examiner for the PhD candidates perusing English Language Education at the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), India.  

Email:  dorjiwangchuk.pce@rub.edu.bt

Professional biography

Sangay Biddha was a primary school teacher before she joined Paro College of Education. From 1987 to 2008, she taught general subjects to lower primary students and English to upper primary and secondary students. After completing her Master Degree from University of New Brunswick in 2006, she facilitated the National English Lead Teacher’s programme (2006-2012). She joined Paro College of Education in 2009 and since then she has taught pre-service and in-service students, facilitated professional development workshops for local and national level, written modules for primary, secondary and Master programmes. Her central expertise lies in primary education, therefore, she teaches, advocates and demonstrates her expertise in pedagogies for young children, language and literacy skills and effective teaching skills. She was involved in developing courses and training facilitators for Early Childhood Education and Non-formal Education (2011-2015). She was Programme Leader for B. Ed primary, B. Ed Secondary and B. Ed in-service programmes from 2015 to 2019. During her tenure, she ensured academic quality, systematic service and well-being of students and faculty by constantly vetting out issues related to teaching learning, communicating with stakeholders and creating a conducive learning atmosphere. She also led the College Literary Committee for five and half years (2010-1015).

 

As a focal person for Media Literacy Education (Led by Ministry of Information and Communication) from 2010 to 2015, she was involved in developing the Framework of Media Literacy Education and facilitating training workshops for pilot schools. She has also represented the college as Commissioner in National Commission for Women and Children (2009-2014). Her research interests include teaching learning in primary education, early childhood, gender, inclusivity, language and literacy skills.