CV (in English)

 

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information:

First Name: Sotiria

Family Name: Kalasaridou

Gender: Female

Birth Place: Thessaloniki, Greece

Email addresses: roula.kalas@gmail.com

skalasaridou@edlit.auth.gr

Skype: sotiria.kalasaridou

Personal page: http://users.auth.gr/skalasaridou?lang=el

http://users.auth.gr/skalasaridou?lang=en

Research Interests

  • Research and Literature Education
  • Reading Socialisation
  • New Technologies (ICT) and teaching Utilisation
  • Verbal Interaction in the literature classroom
  • Students’ Creative Writing in the literature classroom
  • Designing Principles of Educational Scenarios

Education:

  • 1996-2000: Bachelor from the Department of Philosophy and Education of the Humanities Faculty in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Philosophy, Greece. (1998-2000: Specialization: Education).
  • MSc. 2005: Department of Philosophy and Education, Faculty of Philosophy in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. (MA in Education, Humanities Faculty, Philosophy) Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nikolaos P. Terzis, Thesis title: “The Education in Thessaloniki from the early 20th century to the early 21st century: from multinationalism to multiculturalism”.
  • PhD: 2011, Faculty of Education, School of Primary Education
    in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, PhD Supervisor:  Prof. Dr. Venetia Apostolidou, Thesis title: “The teaching of poetry in middle school: The response of students and the emergence of their subjectivity”.

Current Position:

  • Since 10/2021: Collaborating Professor at the Hellenic Open University, School of Humanities / Department: Master of Creative writing. Course: Digital Storytelling and Education.
  • Since 10/ 2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Faculty of Philosophy – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Project: “The Bildungsroman in contemporary and international context. Ideological dimensions and teaching perspectives”.

Previous Positions- Research Projects:

  • Summer Semester 2019- 2020: Visiting Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Primary Education, Department of Humanities. Master Program «Rhetoric, Human Sciences and Education”. Course: “Pedagogy of Trauma”.
  • 2018- 2019: Adjunct Instructor: Master Program of Creative Writing, Faculty of Education, School of Early Childhood Education in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.  Postgraduate Course: “Literature, Bibliography and New Technologies (ICT’s)”.
  •  2017- 2019: Post-doctoral Fellow of the State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y) – Faculty of Education, School of Primary Education in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Venetia Apostolidou. Thesis title: Teaching Holocaust through films in literature classes in secondary education.
  • 2016: Post-doctoral Fellowship of excellence and innovation 2015, A.U.TH. Research Committee – Faculty of Education, School of Primary Education in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Venetia Apostolidou. Thesis title: “Literature on the Internet: Mapping and utilization in teaching”.
  • 2015: Designing of the educational program of museum education entitled ‘I speak… Evidence and testimonies’ about the poet Manolis Anagnostakis on the occasion of the celebration of the “Year Manolis Anagnostakis” organised by the Municipality of Thessaloniki in cooperation with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. b. Writing of the texts of the Exhibition in consultation with Prof. Dr. Venetia Apostolidou.
  •  2012-2014: Conducting of research concerning reading behavior throughout the net of municipal libraries of Thessaloniki.
  • 2011-2012: Teaching Fellow for the whole academic year at the Department of Library Science of Technological Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece. Independently designed and delivered the course: Theories of Learning. I taught the course in both semesters of the academic year. I marked papers as well their written assignments.

 

  • May 2011 – January 2013: Professional Stuff in the Research Center of Greek Language (Greek Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs). Chief Researcher: Prof. Dr. Ioannis Kazazis – Ass. Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Koutsogiannis. Designing innovative methodology of teaching scenarios based on ICT’s and teaching scenarios about the subjects of Modern Greek Language, Literature and Ancient Greek Language for the Primary and Secondary Education. More specifically I have designed and written nine studies concerning the aforementioned subjects and grades 1 to 12 based on observation in school classes throughout Greece.

Publications

 Monographs

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2017). Literature on the Internet. Mapping and Utilisation in Teaching. Thessaloniki: Shakespearicon.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2015). “I speak… Evidence and testimonies”, Educational Program of exhibition for Manolis Anagnostakis, Municipality of Thessaloniki– Central Municipal Library: Thessaloniki. (Educational program published as e-book).

Designing of Educational Material

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2019). Victims and Perpetrators: Nazism, Holocaust and the confrontation of the Trauma. Educational scenario for second and third grade of high school in literature teaching. (Laboratory for the study of reading and writing in education and society). Faculty of Education – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

http://readwrite.eled.auth.gr/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kalasaridou_scenario_3.pdf

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018). The teaching of the Holocaust through literature and film in Secondary Education. Introduction. (Laboratory for the study of reading and writing in education and society). Faculty of Education – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

http://readwrite.eled.auth.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kalasaridou_intro.pdf

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018). The Teaching of the Holocaust. Educational Material: Literary works ― Cinematic works ― Hyperlinks. (Laboratory for the study of reading and writing in education and society). Faculty of Education – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

http://readwrite.eled.auth.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kalasaridou_material_1.pdf

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018). Bonds of family and bonds of friendship in the shadow of the Holocaust. Educational scenario for first and second grade of middle school in literature teaching. (Laboratory for the study of reading and writing in education and society). Faculty of Education – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

http://readwrite.eled.auth.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kalasaridou_scenario_1.pdf

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018). Adolescents and young adults in the epicentre of the Shoah. The ‘world’ of ghettos and concentration camps. Educational scenario for third grade of middle school and first grade of high school in literature teaching. (Laboratory for the study of reading and writing in education and society). Faculty of Education – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

http://readwrite.eled.auth.gr/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/kalasaridou_scenario_2.pdf

 

Articles / Chapters (selected)

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2020). “The Bildungsroman in international context: Aspects of the past and reflections on the present”, in: Frear.gr (http://frear.gr/?p=26801)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2019). “The presence of C. P. Cavafy in Greek education: Landmarks and Gaps”, in: Journal of Literary Education, 2, p.90-109. (peer reviewed journal) (in English)

https://ojs.uv.es/index.php/JLE/article/view/12049/14557

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2019). “Literature on the Internet. Virtual Ethnography and Teaching Utilisation”, στο περ. EducatioNext, (http://educationext.gr/index.html) 2, σ. 131-146. (in English).

http://educationext.gr/files/ednext_2o_teyxos_09_2019.pdf

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2019). “The Teaching of Poetry and the New Curricula: Theoretical framework and Teaching practices”. Educational Review, 66, pp. 25-33.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2019). “Teaching the Holocaust to Adolescents through films in literature classes: The case of Louis Malle”. In: Tzina Kalogirou (Ed.). Mnemosyne for children: Aspects of Time and Memory in Literature for Children and Young Adults. Cambridge Scholar Publishing (Newcastle, U.K) (peer reviewed).
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018). “Teaching the Holocaust in secondary Education: Theoretical framework, pedagogical principles, and teaching suggestions”. In: S. Kioulanis, A, Paschalidou, A. A. Panagiotidou, A. Georgiadou (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second International Conference of Applied Didactic. IECAT, Drama, pp. 399-404.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018). “Literature on the Internet. The utilisation of a database in school”. In V. Apostolidou, D. Kokoris, M.G. Bakogiannis and E. Ηοntolidou (Eds.) The Literary Reading in School and Society. Athens: Gutenberg, pp. 248-258.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018) “The Web utilisation in Literature classes based on Social Constructivism”. New Education (Nea Paideia), vol. 164, pp.39-46. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2017). “The Holocaust in Literature. Suggesting teaching material”. Micro-Philological, Nicosia, Cyprus, vol. 42, pp. 89-96. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2016). “Chronology of life and work”. Mapping of bibliography about Manolis Anagnostakis”, Frear, Vol. 15, pp. 330-343. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2015). “Mapping of the reading behavior in municipal libraries of Thessaloniki”. The Reader (O anagnostis) Vol. 2, pp. 237-268.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria. (2013). “The reading behavior of children and adolescents in municipal libraries of Thessaloniki: questions and data, trends and perspectives”. A. Givalou- Katsiki and D. Politis (Eds.), Nurturing the love of reading: facts and perspectives, Athens: Diadrasi, pp. 355-371.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2012). “The teaching of poetry in third grade of middle- school through teaching instructions of teachers’ book: the dominance of form and the lack of the highlighting texts’ historicity”, New Education (Nea Paideia), Vol. 141, pp. 105-117. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria. (2012). “K. G. Karyotakis and the school literary canon: from the mined presence to the restrained recognition”, The Educationals (Ta Ekpaideutika), Vol. 101-102, pp. 69-88. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria. (2011). “Teachers’ conceptions about poetry and its teaching: the sovereignty of Romanticism, Educational Review (Paidagogiki Epitheorisi – Hellenic Educational Society) Vol.52, pp. 83-98. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria. (2011). “The discourse of adolescent students about poetry: the recycling of stereotypes and the reflection of reality”, Sciences of Education (Epistimes tis agogis – Center for Hellenic Studies, University of Crete), Vol. 2/2011, pp. 129-141. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2011). “The written discourse used in literature classes. The kinds of written discourse in middle school and the formation of students’ subjectivity”. Proceedings of the Second Greek National Conference of Education of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, vol. A, Athens: Kissos, pp. 189-196.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria. (2011). “The literature anthologies used in the education of the first and second grades of middle-school. The Retrogression to the past and the opening to the future”, The Educationals (Ta Ekpaideutika), Vol. 99-100, pp. 78-85. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria. (2010). “The new school literature anthology of the third grade of middle-school and the history of literature. Interruption or continuity?”, Anti-notebooks of Education (Antitetradia tis Ekpaideusis), Vol. 92, pp. 100-104.  (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria. (2010). “The reading of literature texts and the formation of adolescents’ subjectivity. Poetry versus Fiction”, Modern Education (Sychroni Ekpaideusi), Vol. 162, pp. 65-81. (peer reviewed journal)
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2010). “The reading preferences of adolescent students’. Criteria used for choosing poems for personal reading and reading practices”, Proceedings of the First Greek National Conference of Education of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, B, Athens: Smyrniotakis, pp. 113-121.

Presentations (selected)

 

  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2021). “Teaching Holocaust Literature in Lower Secondary Education: Representations of Cultural Memory and Trauma”. SIG ROLE Memory Culture in Literature Education May 20–21, 2021. Webinar Seminar.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2019). “Literature Education and Holocaust in low secondary education: Students’ responses to the teaching of personal story”. Clio goes to school II. The teaching of History and the public sphere Pedagogy”. Association for History Education in Greece (A.H.E-G), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hellenic Open University. Mediterranean Palace, Thessaloniki, 1st – 2nd November 2019.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2019). “Teaching Holocaust in secondary education in Greece: Teaching approaches and student responses in literature classes”. ARLE 12th Conference “Languages and Texts: Learning and developmental approaches”. NOVA University of Lisbon, 26th -28th June 2019.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018). “The flower of horror by I.M. Panagiotopoulos: Teaching of the Holocaust aspects in school”. Scientific Conference about Giorgos Theotokas ―M. Panagiotopoulos ― Angelos Terzakis: The reflection and the word. Society of Corfu Studies ― The ‘Solomos’ Museum, November 9-11, 2018, Corfu Town.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2018). “Teaching Holocaust in secondary education in Greece: Educational context and pedagogical perspectives”, University of Hildesheim, June 27-28, 2018. Hildesheim, Germany.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2016). “C. P. Cavafy of school book anthologies: data and questions during eighty years”. 10th Greek National Conference of Hellenic Educational Society “Literature and Education”. University of Ioannina November 4-6, 2016, Ioannina, Greece. .
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2016). “Designing an educational program for museum education about Manolis Anagnostakis”. National workshop with international participation of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens entitled “The creative writing in Education”. Athens, June 27-28, 2016.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2016). “The teaching of poetry in middle school: theory, interpretation and reception”. Training seminar of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Department of Philosophy and Education of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki entitled: “The Modern Greek Language as poetic material”. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, May 12, 2016, Thessaloniki.
  • Kalasaridou, Sotiria (2012). “Poetry’s position in the latest curricula for primary and secondary education: sections and perspectives”. 8th Greek National Conference of Hellenic Educational Society. University of Ioannina, November 2-4, 2012, Ioannina.

Fellowships

  • 1997-1998, Undergraduate Scholarship of excellence, State Scholarships Foundation.
  • 1998-1999, Undergraduate Scholarship of excellence, State Scholarships Foundation.
  • 2016, Post-doctoral Fellowship of excellence and innovation 2015, A.U.TH. Research Committee.
  • 2017- 2019, Post-doctoral Fellowship of the State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y).

Member of

  • Hellenic Educational Society
  • ARLE: International Association for Research in L1 Education

Literary reviews   – Book reviews

  • From 26.03.2013 until present: (You can see my page on Biblionet – National Book Center of Greece) (in Greek).

http://www.biblionet.gr/author/107610/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%85,_%CE%A3%CF%89%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1