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Eleftheria Karagiorgou

Trikala Thessaly,Thessaly

Summary

  • Born in 31/01/1977,
  • Married,
  • Mother of a 20-year old daughter,
  • Dedicated CS teacher with a focus on Online Safety,
  • 24 years of experience,
  • Promotes best practices,
  • Thrives under pressure,
  • Adapts to challenges with ingenuity and resilience.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Computer Science teacher

Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Trikala, Thessaly
09.2001 - Current

24-year experience as a Computer Science, Robotics and Mathematics teacher in several schools of primary and secondary level in Trikala.

  • Enhanced student interest with hands-on coding sessions.
  • Developed engaging course material by incorporating latest computer science theories.
  • Coordinated with other teachers for cross-disciplinary projects enhancing the scope of learning, like with ChemBot project.
  • Enhanced IT syllabus to reflect technological innovations and practical applications.
  • Managed computer hardware and software updates, troubleshooting technical issues to maintain functionality.
  • Attended workshops to stay updated on changes and advancements in computer technology taught in school, like courses from European Schoolnet Academy.
  • Researched and selected hardware, software and peripheral equipment to support school needs.
  • Been member of the school committee as the operator of safe transmission data for the National Exams for students.
  • Organized multiple STEM events for the students, like Europe Code Week, Hour of Code, Safer Internet Day, European Robotics Week, Arduino Day, Privacy Day.
  • Expert user of the ERP systems for Greek schools (ΝΕΣΤΩΡ, MYSCHOOL) with knowledge and use of their configuration.


Other volunteering-level activities include:

  • Coach of the Robotics team B.E.A.S.T. with national and international distinctions, like in World Robot Olympiad (WRO) 2016 where we ranked 8th in the world
  • Co-founder, designer and project manager of the First Educational Robotics Lab in Greek public school in 2015, sponsored by Stavros Niarchos Foundation (7th Senior High School of Trikala).


eSafety National Ambassador

Erasmus+ project 'eSafety Label'
10.2018 - 12.2019

Member of the Greek team for the implementation of the Erasmus+ project: "eSafety Label+: Become the next eSafety champion"

  • Organizer of eSafety events for students
  • Co-organizer of 2 Online conferences for educators
  • Content creator for 'the Next eSafety champion' MOOC by European Schoolnet Academy
  • Co-author of the booklet 'Tips and advice, Security policies for Safer Internet' for parents, students and teachers in Greek and in English
  • Translator of the 'Online Safety Policy Template' for schools from English to Greek

Co-founder and chief of Science of Robotics Lab

AKETH
Trikala, Thessaly
08.2016 - 08.2018
  • Served as mentor and role model for aspiring teachers, sharing knowledge and expertise.
  • Worked as STEM teacher implementing Project-based learning activities.
  • Coached Robotics teams with national distinctions.
  • Designed and implemented multiple innovative educational scenarios to engage students.
  • Designed and implemented cross-curricular projects, offering a well-rounded education.
  • Implemented new laboratory safety procedures to improve overall lab safety.

Educator in Code Girls project

U.S. Embassy in Greece
Trikala, Thessaly
03.2016 - 03.2018

Teacher in Code Girls project which was implemented by U.S. Embassy in Greece and the NGO Mataroa for girls aged 9-16 during weekends.

Webmaking with:

  • HTML/CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • Javascript


Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki
/1995 - /2000

Master of Science - Safety in Information and Communication Systems

Open University of Cyprus
Cyprus
/2012 - /2015

Skills

  • GDPR, AI Act and privacy policy expert
  • NIS2 Directive
  • E-Learning strategies
  • Cloud computing knowledge
  • Translation knowledge (EN-FR-GR)
  • Web technologies
  • AI principles
  • Statistics knowledge
  • Strong communication skills
  • Online teaching
  • Curriculum planning and delivery
  • ICT resource development
  • IT project management
  • Content creator
  • Public speaker

Websites

Languages

Greek
Native
English
Proficient (C2)
French
Proficient (C2)

Affiliations

  • Taking care of stray dogs
  • Open Water Diver - PADI Certification

Accomplishments

As Coach of Robotics teams:

1. Certificate of distinction in the 7th National Competition in Robotics, ranking 1st, as the coach of the robotics team B.E.A.S.T. of the 7th Senior High school of Trikala and qualification to the World Robot Olympiad 2015 (3/10/2015)

2. Certificate of Excellence for the participation in World Robot Olympiad 2015 as the coach of the robotics team B.E.A.S.T. of the 7th Senior High school of Trikala, ranking 19th, Doha, Qatar (8/11/2015)

3. Certificate of distinction in National Competition in Robotics for elementary school students, ranking 2nd, as the coach of the robotics team TriRoboNauts (19/03/2016)

4. Certificate of distinction in the 8th National Competition in Robotics, ranking 1st, as the coach of the robotics team B.E.A.S.T. of the 7th Senior High school of Trikala and qualification to the World Robot Olympiad 2016 (2/7/2016)

5. Certificate of Excellence for the participation in World Robot Olympiad 2016 as the coach of the robotics team B.E.A.S.T. of the 7th Senior High school of Trikala, ranking 8th, New Delhi, India (27/11/2016)

6. Certificate of distinction in National Competition in Robotics for elementary school students, ranking 2nd, as the coach of the robotics team AIRGears among 150 participations(18/03/2017)

7. LUMA StarT award 2017 for the robotics project "Building a Mars colony with Robotics" with the robotics team TriRoboNauts and the project has been published as an example of exemplary work on the StarT webpage. It has been selected from over 800 participations from 36 countries as one of the 10 best projects for 2017 (10/5/2017)

8. Global Junior Challenge award 2017 as one of the finalist projects in the category "Education up to 15 years" with the project "Building a Mars colony with Robotics" and the TriRoboNauts team. Global Junior Challenge is an international contest about the innovative use of ICT in Education (25/10/2017)


As Educational Scenario Creator:

1. Runner-up of the national Space Awareness Competition with the scenario: "Sun, Earth and Moon: a journey through the Solar System with Scratch and Makey Makey" (11/2017)

2. Participation to the STEM Ahead Competition with the scenario: "Programming drones with Scratch" (11/2017)

3. Finalist in the ISE Learning Scenario Competition 2015-2016 with the project: "ChemBot: an interdisciplinary approach to Chemistry and Robotics" among 7 finalist scenarios in the European competition ISE (4/2016). The project was presented in the ISE conference 2016, Athens, Greece, 22-24/4/2016.

4. Member of 23 teachers from 7 countries of Science on Stage Deutschland, taking part to the project "Coding in STEM Education" with the scenario "Liquid Data", 2017-2019


Other Accomplishments as Educator:

1. Distinction in European contest of European Network LangOER (Open Educational Resources and their adoption by European educators), 2015

2. Participation in the "ODS- School Innovation and Development Summer School", with full scholarship through distinction in the European contest of the most innovative schools in the context of the European project "ODS-Open Discovery Space", 2015

Certification

  • Video Captioner - TYPE WHIZZ - Certificate of completion, 1/2024
  • General Transcriptionist - TYPE WHIZZ - Certificate of completion, 1/2024
  • B1-level ICT Teacher Training - 36 hours - Greek Ministry of Education, 4-6/2024
  • ChatGPT - 250 hours - Educational Center for Life Long Learning of University of Patras, 12 ECTS, 2023
  • eSafety Champion Training, Future Classroom Lab, Brussels, 1-3/10/2018
  • Our Fragile Planet - 12 hours - European Schoolnet Academy, 10/2017-11/2017
  • European Robotics Week Promoter, EURobotics, 2017
  • Opening schools to STEM Careers - 21 hours - European Schoolnet Academy, 9/2017-11/2017
  • Our Wonderful Universe - 12 hours - European Schoolnet Academy, 5/2017-7/2017
  • Certificate of Attendance "We Make it Happen" Erasmus+ project, 22/5-26/5/2017, Huelva, Spain
  • Online Safety Course - 15 hours - European Schoolnet Academy, 4/2017-5/2017
  • Collaborative Teaching and Learning - 20 hours - European Schoolnet Academy, 10/2016-11/2016
  • The Scientix Ambassadors Training course - 55 hours - Scientix by European Schoolnet, 9/2016-11/2016
  • Teaching with Space and Astronomy in your classroom - 18 hours - European Schoolnet Academy, 9/2016-10/2016
  • Introducing Project-Based Learning in your classroom - 20 hours - School Education Gateway, 6/2016-7/2016
  • Introducing Technology - Enhanced Teaching - 20 hours -European Schoolnet Academy, 9/2015-11/2015
  • Creative use of Tablets in Schools - 15 hours - European Schoolnet Academy, 4/2015-5/2015
  • Jean Monnet Erasmus+ "Information and Research Activities", YouthActiv project, University of Piraeus, 2013-2014
  • Certificate of participation in "Teaching ICT in elementary schools" - 20 hours - Greek Ministry of Education, 2010-2011
  • Teacher Training in Learning Disabilities - 60 hours - University of Thessaly, 1/2007-6/2008
  • Certificate of participation in "Introductory Training in Education", Greek Ministry of Education, 31/10-6/12/2003

Volunteer Work

  • Judge and Head-of-judges at Robotics competitions:

       WRO-Hellas Open Category, 2019, 2022, 2023

       RoboRAVE International, 2025

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of WRO-Hellas competition, 2019
  • Translator in "Science in School", the European journal for Science teachers
  • Member of the jury of Greek Educational e-Magazines: neospaidagogos.online and i-teacher.gr, 2018-2019
  • Referee Conference of 3 papers in the Panhellenic Conference: "The Education in the ICT era", Athens, 11/2016
  • Ambassador Volunteer in Scientix 3 Teachers Panel, 2016-2017
  • Did several presentations on Online Safety and Robotics to Erasmus+ Teacher Participants


Publications

  • "The problem of the Anoi Towers: A game-based approach for the introduction of Coding to Robotics", Eleftheria Karagiorgou, Vasileios Spachos, Ioannis Baras, 1st Panhellenic Conference for the Promotion of Educational Innovation, Larissa, 23-25/10/2015. The paper had been chosen to be included into the scientific magazine MIBES (Management of Innovative Business & Education Systems) in its 1st edition for 2016.
  • "ChemBot: Chemistry with Robots", Eleftheria Karagiorgou, Vasileios Spachos, Science in School, issue 38, ISSN Print version: 1818-0353, Online version: 1818-0361, December 2016. One of the 10 most read articles for 2017.
  • "Conquering Educational Robotics and Coding", Eleftheria Karagiorgou, article in Medium for Code Like a Girl, https://code.likeagirl.io/conquering-the-knowledge-with-educational-robotics-and-coding-7a5106372814, 2018
  • "Liquid Data", Eleftheria Karagiorgou, Sevasti Tsiliki, Coding in STEM Education, ISBN print 978-3-942524-58-2, 2019


Timeline

eSafety National Ambassador

Erasmus+ project 'eSafety Label'
10.2018 - 12.2019

Co-founder and chief of Science of Robotics Lab

AKETH
08.2016 - 08.2018

Educator in Code Girls project

U.S. Embassy in Greece
03.2016 - 03.2018

Computer Science teacher

Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
09.2001 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University of Macedonia
/1995 - /2000

Master of Science - Safety in Information and Communication Systems

Open University of Cyprus
/2012 - /2015

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