Vasiliki Kioupi 56 Terpsitheas Str, Agia Paraskevi, , , 15341 Tel: 0030 2107755033, Mobile: 0030 6938907067 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

CAREER STATEMENT A highly motivated and trained biology teacher with over nine years experience in secondary education. Having extensive knowledge of environmental biology, a very good standard of written English and advanced research skills. Dedicated, enthusiastic, efficient and reliable, with strong organizational and team working skills, flexible and analytical with a keen eye for details. Now looking to go further my career and enhance my skills and knowledge.

EDUCATION MSc (Hons) Chemistry Didactics and New Technologies in Education (1:1) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Chemistry, Greece 2004 - 2008 Thesis: The effects of forest fires on the soil-system; Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Education for Sustainable Development Project for Secondary Schools

BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences (1:1) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Biology, Greece 1999 - 2004 Thesis: Bioaccumulation of the natural radionuclides 234Th (238U), 226Ra and 40K and the artificial radionuclide 137Cs in the fruitbodies of Greek Macromycetes (National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Visiting Teacher European Learning Laboratory for the Life Sciences (ELLS) - EMBL Heidelberg 2014 - present  Teacher Trainer  Developer of Educational Activities  Organizer of Teacher Training Activities

Science/Biology Teacher Varvakeio Model Experimental School, Greece 2013 - present  Teaching Biology, Geography and Environmental Education to students of the school  Teacher Trainer/ Mentor

Science/Biology Teacher 9th Junior High School of Nikaia, Greece 2011 - 2013  Teaching Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Education to students of the school  Being supervisor of the schools’ science lab  Teacher Trainer  Responsible for the School's Interactive Teaching Systems

Science/Biology Teacher Lidoriki Fokidas High School, Greece 2006 - 2011  Teaching Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Technology and Environmental Education to students of the school  Being supervisor of the schools’ science lab  Project manager of the EU-funded project "Kallisto" - open environmental class

Science/Biology Teacher Pelopio Helias Junior High School, Greece 2005 - 2006  Teaching Biology, Chemistry and Physics

KEY SKILLS  Excellent communication skills,  Commitment to learning and experimenting  Holistic approach to addressing challenges  Very good command of ICTs  Strong organizational and team working skills  Excellent research skills, able to plan research and organise tasks effectively, prioritise own work in response to deadlines  Ability to interact with scientists/colleagues from different backgrounds in a positive, creative and professional manner  Ability to resolve problems independently and as part of a team  Clear and logical thinking, an enquiring mind, able to work accurately  Keep up to date with late scientific developments  Flexible with working hours, manage multiple work streams, can work under pressure  Expertise in presenting research findings at academic meetings  Mentoring and supervising students adapting to different scientific levels and backgrounds

OTHER SKILLS Languages: Greek (Mother Tongue), English (IELTS (8.5/9.0), 28/06/2104)

Computer skills:  Very good command of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™, PowerPoint™, Movie maker™, Mouse Mischief™ and AutoCollage™),  Basic knowledge of video, photo and audio processing software (Adobe Premiere™, Adobe Photoshop™, Cool Edit™, Audacity™), of bioinformatics software (Geneious™, SeaView™) and of statistical analysis software IBM SPSS,  Excellent use of Internet Services,  A-level certificate on the use of Information and Communication Technologies in the classroom, Hellenic Ministry of Education,  Currently attending B-level certification seminars on the use of Information and Communication Technologies in the classroom by the Hellenic Ministry of Education.

Reviewer in scientific journals and conferences:  Reviewer and translator of publications for Science in Schools, the European Journal for Science teachers published by the EIROforum  Reviewer of publications for Greek Journals and Conferences on Education and ICTs

Driving license: Full clean driving license

Voluntary work for Greek NGOs: WWF Greece, Birdlife Greece

ACHIEVEMENTS Oral presentations;  “Pupils as little scientists”, Proceedings of the 1st PanHellenic Conference of Pupils in Model Experimental Schools, Athens, 9-10 May 2014.  “Investigating cellular respiration rate using a respirometer”, Proceedings of the 1st PanHellenic Conference “New Educator”, Eugenides Foundation, Athens, 3-4 May 2014.  “Exploring genomes, a treasure hunt on the internet” insights on the implementation of an EMBL-EBI bioinformatics activity, Proceedings of the 10th PanHellenic Conference on the Diffusion of ICTs in Education “Education in the era of ICTs”, Athens, 19-20 October 2013.  “DNA, structure and function of the genetic material”, an educational scenario, ELLS - EMBL webinar, Follow-up of the Learning lab “Biology 2.0 – making sense of biological data”, 7 May 2013.  "Bioaccumulation of the artificial radionuclide 137Cs in Basidiomycota in Greece", Book of abstracts, XVI Congress of European Mycologists, Halkidiki, Porto Carras, 19-23 September 2011.  “The evolution of woolly mammoths and their living relatives”, Proceedings of the 7th PanHellenic Conference on the Diffusion of ICTs in Education “The future of learning”, , 30-31 October 2010.  “Evidence of Evolution”, critical review of Greek Biology textbooks for 9th grade pupils on the conceptual approach of Darwinian Evolution, Book of Abstracts of the PanHellenic Conference on the History, Philosophy and Didactics of Science, 5-9 May 2010.  “The effects of forest fires on the soil-system”, an Environmental Education Project for Secondary Schools, Proceedings of the 6th Pan-Hellenic Conference on the Didactics of Natural Sciences and New Technologies in Education, Florina, 7-10 May 2009. Awards;  Darwin Scholar, Field Studies Council, UK, August 2014  1st Prize in the National School Contest on Energy-saving, WWF-Greece, July 2013  Honourable mention for the construction “Hybrid wind turbine”, National “Science on Stage Europe” contest 2012, Laboratory Center for the Natural Sciences of , November 2012  Innovative educational activity award, Microsoft-Partners in Learning, PanHellenic Contest of Innovative teachers, March 2011  First class Hons, MSc Chemistry Didactics, November 2008  Top of class Graduation Hons, BSc Biology, April 2004  Entry Scholarship, BSc Biology, State Scholarships Foundation, September 1999  Scored 37th rank in the grading order of the PanHellenic Examinations for Admission inTertiary Education among 80000 candidates in 1999

SEMINARS AND TRAINING COURSES  Storytelling Teaching Model – a contribution to Science Teachers’ Professional Development”, International Project coordinated be the University of Athens, January- February 2014.  Evolution: A course for Educators (certificate of accomplishment with distinction), online course, American Museum of Natural History, 4 November 2013.  Inquiry Science Learning: Perspectives and Practices 2 – Techniques for Success, (certificate of accomplishment with distinction), on line course, Rice University,4 November 2013.  Computational Molecular Evolution (certificate of accomplishment with distinction), online course, Technical University of Denmark, 24 June 2013.  ELLS Learning LAB “Biology 2.0 – making sense of biological data”, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK, 25-27 November 2012.  11th EMBL-EMBO Joint Conference on Science and Society “The Differences between the Sexes from Biology to Behaviour”, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, 5-6 November 2010.  Training course “Enhancing Environmental and Ecological Awareness and Education in Schools, Training Teachers on the Use of Web2.0 tools and Open Educational Resources”, Organic.Edunet, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary, 15-18 September 2010.  Summer school “Discover Open Science Resources: Technology Enhanced Science Education and Science Content Organisation”, Physics Department of the University of Crete and HellenicGerman Education, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece, 4-9 July 2010.  ELLS Learning LAB “Enhancing Biology Teaching Using Biological Databases”, European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton, UK, 8-10 March 2010.

MEMBERSHIPS  Panhellenic Union of Bio-scientists  Federation of Greek Secondary School Teachers  Panhellenic Union of Educators for the Environment and Sustainability

PUBLICATIONS  "Bioaccumulation of 234Th (238U), 226Ra, 40K and 137Cs in the fruitbodies of Basidiomycetes in Greece", in review process at the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity.  "Greek students research the effects of forest fires on the soil system through project- based learning", in review process at the Journal of Biological Education.

REFERENCES Available upon request