PERSONAL DETAILS

 

SURNAME : THEODORAKI

NAME : CHARIKLEIA

FATHER'S NAME: GEORGE

GENDER :FEMALE

DATE OF BIRTH :      1985- 11-01

PLACE OF BIRTH: CHIOS

ADDRESS  : 3 EVERGETON St., PIRAEUS, ATTIKI, GREECE

PHONE NUMBERS : +30213-0142915 home number,   +306948577400 mobile

e-mail: xarikleia85@hotmail.com , xtheodoraki@cc.uoi.gr

 

STUDIES

 

--PhD student in the Department of Preschool Education, University of Ioannina, scholarship program HRAKLEITOS II 2011-2013. Title of thesis : "Designing and analyzing scientific activities for children of 5-9 years old, in the framework of Cultural Historical Activity-CHAT".

-- Bacheror : University of Ioannina - Department of Early Childhood - 2007, Grade: 8.47 (Very Good).

-- High School : Graduate School Ionidios Piraeus.

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

 

--English: F.C.E. Cambridge University.

-- French: Diplome d' etudes en langue Francaise   DELF 1 (A1, A2, A3,A4) , Β2 (state degree exam)

 

FURTHER KNOWLEDGE

 

--ECDL

--First aid certificate ( certificate from Hellenic red cross).

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

--Plakitsi K., Theodorakis C. (2009). Design and analysis activities in science for pupils aged 5-9 years old using Activity Theory (cultural-historical-activity theory-CHAT).

Paper presented at the 5th Winter School PhD, Ioannina.

--Plakitsi K., Theodorakis, C. (2008). Activity Theory as a tool for analysis of laboratory lessons in the course of Science Education. Paper presented at the 5th Panhellenic Conference with International Participation. Science and Society: Sciences Education in early childhood.

--Plakitsi K., Theodoraki C.,  Dimitriou, E. (2007). The foundations of art and science in science teaching. Paper presented at the 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Science and Art: A common path to the beautiful and true?, Techopolis City of Athens.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

--Kolokouri E., Theodoraki C. (2011). A CHAT approach in natural Science Education Laboratory lessons Towards reforming teachers training. Paper presented at the ISCAR Congress 2011. Rome.

--Theodoraki C., Plakitsi K. (2011). Archimedes discovers the principle of buoyancy. A didactical scenario of Science Education for students 5-9 years old by using Activity Theory and learning in Science Education laboratory lessons. Paper presented at the 11th International (IHPST) and the 6th National Congress of History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Physical Science and Culture: promise, challenges and requirements. Thessaloniki

--Theodoraki C., Plakisti K. (2010). Analyzing activities in the course of Science Education, according Activity Theory. The case of sound. Paper presented at the 6th Pan-Hellenic Conference on Science in Early Childhood Education. (Forthcoming in the conference after evaluation).

--Theodoraki C., Kaldrymidou M. (2009). The contemporary socio-cultural approaches of science education for developing new curricula and textbooks. Paper presented at the XIII International Conference on Educational Society. Curriculum and textbooks: Greek reality and international experience (to be published in proceedings of the conference after crisis).

--Theodoraki C., Plakitsi K. (2009). Activity Theory and learning in Science Education laboratory lessons. The case of magnetism. ESERA 2009 Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.

--Kolokouri E., Theodoraki, C., (2008). Preschool Education in Science Education from within the lab and practice in kindergartens Ioannina. A first assessment. Paper presented at the 5th CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION Science and Society: Science Education in early childhood education.

--Kolokouris E., Nanni E., Theodoraki C. The Scientific literacy and the authors socio-cultural approaches of Science Education developing of new curricula in primary education. 5th CONFERENCE WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION Science and Society: Science Education in early childhood education (special edition of the volume entitled 'Socio-cognitive and socio-cultural approaches of Science Education in preschool and primary school').

--Plakitsi K., Theodoraki, C. (2008). Activity Theory as a tool for analyzing activities of school textbooks: The case of environmental studies First grade. Presentation after evaluation in the 4th Congress of the Union for the Science Education (Early Childhood Education), p.159-168.

 

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

 

--Theodoraki C., Plakitsi K. (in publish). University science teaching programs. What's new in lab activities from CHAT context?  The case of magnetism. In K. Plakitsi (Ed.). Cultural perspectives in science education: Research dialogs. Activity theory in formal and informal education. Sence Publishers.

--K. Plakitsi, E. Kolokouri, E. Nanni, E. Stamoulis and X. Theodoraki (in publish). Chat in Developing New Environmental Science Curricula, School Textbooks, and Web-Based Applications for the First Grades. In K. Plakitsi (Ed.). Cultural perspectives in science education: Research dialogs. Activity theory in formal and informal education. Sence Publishers.

--Kolokouri E., Nanni E., Theodoraki C., Plakitsi K. (in publish). Scientific literacy and the contemporary socio-cultural approaches of Science Education for developing new curricula in primary education. In book of  Plakitsi K. Κοινωνιογνωστικές  and sociocultural approaches of Science Education in preschool and primary school ages. Patakis, Athens.

 

AWARDS

 

--Scholarship HRAKLEITOS II (PhD thesis). The research project funded by the European Union - European Social Fund (ESF) & National Resources, under the project entitled "HRAKLEITOS II" which is included in the OP. E.D.V.M the Ministry of Education Lifelong Learning and Religion.

--Scholarship from the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) for excellent performance for the academic year 2003-2004.

 

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE-PARTICIPATION IN PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATIONS

 

--Member of ESERA organization.

--Member of ISCAR organization.

--Member of the Organizing Committee of the ERASMUS IP "LIGHT", under the LLP 30/05/2011-11/6/2011, Ioannina.

--Secretary of the Committee of the graduated students of Ionidios School in Piraeus.

--Member of the graduated students of Ionidios School in Piraeus and columnist in the quarterly journal of the Association.

--Member of the association for the environmental education (PEEKPE) in Ioannina (2010-2011).

--Special Secretary of the ERASMUS IP "LIGHT" program, under the LLP 14-25/6/2010, Ioannina.

--Special Secretary of the 5th Winter School for PhD students in the Teaching of Science Education, 20-22/3/2009, Ioannina.

--Secretary of the 5th Panhellenic Conference with International Participation. Science and Society: Science Education in early childhood, 6-9/11/2008, Ioannina.

 

SEMINARS

 

--Workshop organized by the Center for Environmental Education Konitsa on "Recycling ... goes to School", 3/2/2010, Ioannina.

--Meeting of the Laboratory of Education and Teaching Methodology entitled "Practice in the Department of Early Childhood", 12/5/2009, University of Ioannina.

--Seminar-Workshop Teachers and Students Early Childhood Education, entitled "Environment and Food," Center for Environmental Education of Konitsa 25/5/2009 Konitsa, Ioannina.

--Seminar on the part of the Red Cross in Ioannina, 2005-2006.

--Seminar Theater Play (Theatre of the day), 2005-2006, Athens.

--''ISSUES EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION. Contemporary issues''(University of Ioannina FACULTY OF EDUCATION Department of Early Childhood), 2/3/2005.''

--10 Years ''PREVENTION EVALUATION AND PERSPECTIVES (SYMVOULEFTIKOS STATION FIGHT DRUGS Ioannina), 11-12/12/2004.

--''immigrants''(DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION UNIVERSITY. Ioannina), 2-4/12/2004.

--"'The''NATURE OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT University of Ioannina), 20-21/10/2004.

--''THEATRICAL PLAY AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE'', 22-23/5/2004.

--''CHILDREN WITH BLOOD DISORDERS'' (VOLUNTARY STUDENT GROUP from the University of Ioannina), 23-24/4/2004.

--''THE ART THROUGH THE THEATRICAL PLAY'', 13-14/3/2004.

-- ''THE THEATRICAL PLAY, THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF THE THEORY IN PRACTICE''31-1/2/2004.

--''Society and Psychiatry'' (General Hospital of Ioannina), 7-9/11/2003.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

--Assistant Faculty Member at the Department of Early Childhood Education with an hourly remuneration for conducting laboratory exercises, supervision of laboratory tests and correcting student work 2008-2009, 2009-2010.

--Employee, 28/6/2006- 28/7/2006, Allou Fun Park in Athens.

--Employee 19/6/2005 to 19/10/2005, Village Cinemas in Athens.

--Team leader in the information office and lost, 2/8/2004 to 30/9/2004, Directorate for spectators, Organizing Committee of Olympic Games Athens 2004, the indoor court Pavilion.