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Aggeliki Pappa Founder & Head Director of Studies of the first and only edu-organization of holistic EFL learning for students with dyslexia and learning differences in the world curriculum vitae - SHORT VERSION - believe in a holistic education for all, providing students with knowledge and life skills for the 21st century, helping them reach their personal fulfillment and happiness for a better and Aggeliki Pappa date of birth: 25/07/75 contact details: [email protected] / Aggeliki Pappa / i love dyslexia page www.ilovedyslexia.gr education Aug. 2006 2010 University of Birmingham, UK MEd in Inclusion and Special Educational Needs Sep. 2009 - Dec. 2009 Harvard University, USA / Graduate School of Education Attended with scholarship - distance mode Certificate on program based on Differentiating Instruction and team teaching in Literacy and Mathematics Sep. 1995 - May 1999 The American College of Greece, Deree College, GR BA in English Language Jun. 1999 Cambridge University, UK Certificate in Translation Sep. 1999 - May 1999 The British Council Translation Certificate from and into Greek work experience Oct. 2009 - Present Founder & Head Director of Studies - internationally, exclusively for experiential and holistic teaching of EFL to students with dyslexia and other learning differences - How2learn research lab in ILD for ongoing research on EFL and dyslexia starting 2016 Organisation Founder main goal: supporting quality education and equity in education for All for sustainable development in Greece and internationally Sep. 2015 - 2016 ACS Athens - American Community Schools - Educational Consultant May 2015 Present Folkuniversitetet (Uppsala - Sweden) Teacher Trainer - Researcher on International Projects funded by EU Sep. 2013 - June 2015 Costeas Geitonas World School (Pallini, Athens GR) - SENCO (special education needs coordinator) - Educational Consultant March 2011 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Special Educational Needs Instructor in the Experimental Education Workshop Nov. 2006 Training inclusion practices to public and private English teachers (L.A.E.K. programme, instructor number 26622) - Training English Teachers of both public and private schools to teach EFL to students with dyslexia and other SEN. - Speaker at Regional Training Centers as a research associate of the Greek Ministry of Education and English School Advisors. Sep. 2002 - Jun 2006 Geitonas School (Vari, Athens GR) Primary School English Teacher Teaching English in all 6 grades. Children with special educational needs were included in many of my classes. Writer and director of drama plays with 5th and 6th grades 1995 - 2002 EFL Teacher to various private educational organizations in Athens, Greece Jun. 1995 - Sep. 1995 YMCA (Spokane Valley - WA, USA) Youth Leader Supervisor publications Pappa, A. (upcoming 2017) Sun and rain, two implacable enemies Patakis Publications Pappa, A. (September 2016) Effective Inclusion for Students with Dyslexia and SEN in the FL class: A Pioneering Action Research to Support Equity in Education for All in the LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing - Germany Available at: https://www.lap-publishing.com/system/covergenerator/build/139895 Academic Book Chapters (Professors of the University of Thessaly at the time of the publication) Differentiated instruction: Theoretical approaches and educational practices Athens: Pedion Academic Publications (p.315-356) cal guide for EFL educators to provide inclusion to students with dyslexia and SEN in mainstream classroom in Greece. voluntary collaborations 2016-2017 Regional Directorates of Primary and Secondary Education of Crete & English School Advisor, Eleni Poulla A yearlong volunteer project in Greek public school implementing global citizenship holistic education based on the innovative 3Dlexia method designed by Aggeliki Pappa, supporting ‘The World’s Largest Lesson’ and the 17 goals for sustainable development. October 2016 The Embassy of the United States in Athens Volunteering in Workshops training EFL Teachers from all Greece to support Refugee Populations starting Oct. 2016 Creating and empowering the next generation of young leaders in Greece. Designer, coordinator of the program and speaker: Aggeliki Pappa Action for 3DlexiaCosmos organization starting Sept. 2016 Scientific collaboration with the Youth Center of Giannitsochori, Ilia-Greece Action for 3DlexiaCosmos organisation March 2016 - Present Varkey Teacher Ambassador (VTA) for Greece and leader of the VTA Literacy Group collaborating with Prof. Reimers, from Harvard University, Graduate School of Education 2011 - Present Programs of innovative educational actions in cooperation with the Youth Committee of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO and the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO aiming to support typical and SEN students as well as refugees and transit or in transit groups both in Greece and internationally. 2008 - Present Training teachers of the public sector, all EFL School Advisors in the Greek Ministry of Education and providing mentoring support to different organisations. participation in EU funded projects 07-08/05/2015 Uppsala - Folkuniversitetet Erasmus + KA2 Research Programme Title: Early learn to learn Environment-EL2EL Workshop Title: Teacher Trainer - Researcher 05/2015 - present Uppsala - Folkuniversitetet Erasmus + KA2 Strategic Partnerships Italy Research Programme Title: EXPLAINWELL (developing learning methods and assessment activities to improve school and academic performance) ILD team representative members of national and international associations for EFL and dyslexia TESOL Greece (independent, volunteer, non-profit professional association for teachers of EFL and other ELT professionals working in Greece) Europalso (Panhellenic Association of Language School Owners with more than 1,400 members) personal innovative projects 2014-2015 A year long innovative educational program for EQ and life skills enhancement for primary school children. The program is designed as an after school recreational activity and implemented in a greek school for the first time. t -ongoing ILD project- loving project, helping people in need with the cooperation of the non-profit Creation of drama plays Writer and director of one hour interactive drama plays for EFL development supporting life skills and global citizenship education. 2008 Dirtyland 2013 Odysseas journey from dyslexia... to Ithaca (drama play & video clip project) 2013 - UNESCO CAVAFY ANNIVERSARY YEAR in cooperation with the Youth Committee of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO - best practices 2014 Little Prince revised and adjusted on the original book of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry to specific edu-purposes 2015 Domenikos Theotokopoulos - El Greco: The power of diversity and love 2014 EL GRECO YEAR IN GREECE 2016 Aristotle the Refugee Under the auspices of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO 2016 - UNESCO ARISTOTLE ANNIVERSARY YEAR honors, distinctions & nominations 06/03/2017 Votre Beautè Women of the year 2017 Aggeliki Pappa has been selected in the top three women of the year for Greece for the 17/02/2017 Hellenic Family and Youth Union Honorary distinction to Aggeliki Pappa for founding the 1st educational organization worldwide specialized in holistic EFL teaching to students with dyslexia and learning differences. 01/03/2017 UK Alumni Awards 2017, British Embassy and the British Council Aggeliki Pappa has been selected in the three top notable UK Alumni in Greece for the Entrepreneurial category of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2017 organised by the British Council and the British Embassy for the creation of the 1st educational organization globally for holistic EFL teaching to students with dyslexia and learning differences. 10/01/2017 Hilton-Athens Money Show Honorary Award for Aggeliki from UNESCO Club of the Department of Piraeus and Islands. 2016 & 2017 Global Teacher Prize, Varkey Foundation Aggeliki Pappa is in the top 50 finalists of the Global Teacher Prize (GTP), Head of the literacy group of the top 50 of the GTP 2016. For the GTP 2016 she has been shortlisted from 8.00 from 149 countries around the world and for the GTP 2017she has been selected from 20.000 applications from 179 countries. Through this important distinction Aggeliki Pappa is a Varkey Teacher Ambassador for Greece. 2017 Education Business Awards 2017organised by Boussias Communications Aggeliki Pappa has been selected and invited to be a member of the Judging Committee, honoring and recognizing her edu-achievements on a global level and her excellence in pedagogy. The President of the Committee is Ms. Marietta Giannakou, former Minister of Education in Greece. 10/10/2016 Rotary Club of Amaroussion, Athens and Rotary International announcement as a member of the Rotary Club of Amaroussion and Rotary International, recognizing the excellence of her humanitarian and innovative educational action. 07/10/2016 2nd International Conference on Adolescent Medicine and Child Psychology, London-UK The solution for millions of people with dyslexia and SEN globally deprived of EFL- innovative school for EFL- 08/2016 Accolade Global Film Competition, USA ILD EFL- for the category 06/06/2016 Scientific event of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc) in Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry Honorary distinction to Aggeliki Pappa for her contribution to Education in Greece and worldwide and her proclamation as an HAPSc honorary member. 21/04/2016 Education Business Awards 2016 Aggeliki Pappa received Honorary