Biography
Anu Joy is a teacher, teacher educator, and education researcher. She holds a Ph.D. in Science Education from the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru (2012). Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of cognition and learning, cognitive ethnography of science learning, curriculum and pedagogy, teacher professional development, and qualitative research methods in education. Her work primarily focuses on developing research-based curriculum and pedagogies for the meaningful learning of science in schools. She has taught at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru (2012-2015), where she designed and facilitated courses on cognition and learning, pedagogy of science education, and curriculum studies. Anu works with children on learning projects and seeks to bring a democratic approach to the teaching-learning process, valuing the learners' experiences, abilities, and socio-cultural context. She has been involved in science teacher professional development programs with the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana. Before joining TISS-Hyderabad, Anu was a post-doctoral fellow at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Hyderabad (2018-2021).