Ellinogermaniki Agogi (EA)

Emmanuel Chaniotakis is a Physicist. He graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He obtained his MSc on Nuclear and Particle Physics at the same department. In the framework of his BSc thesis he has worked on the study and calibration of 13'' photomultiplier tubes for the Km3NeT experiment, at the NESTOR institute for Astroparticle Physics in Pylos, Messinia Greece, and for his MSc thesis he has worked on data analysis of dijet events produced at 8 TeV proton-proton collisions and detected by the CMS experiment at CERN . He has a long experience as a tutor of high school and university physics in Greek private educational institutions. Since 2015, Mr Emmanuel Chaniotakis works as a researcher at the RnD Department of Ellinogermaniki Agogi School in Greece. His work is focused on: the design and implementation of ICT-enhanced, inquiry based educational activities in the field of Physics; Teacher training and support in ICT- enhanced, inquiry-based science education; the organization and support of international training activities such as summer schools and the organization of educational competitions.

Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, Jens Koslowsky has joined Ellinogermaniki Agogi in September 2015 as a project manager and researcher. His main task is the development of a teacher support mechanism in several (citizen) science education projects and the continuous expansion of a European teacher community of practice in Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE). His past work focused on teacher training and the design of interdisciplinary learning scenarios, while organizing the further establishment of the European School Innovation Academy (ESIA) that offers professional development opportunities for teachers in applying and implementing innovative school practices. Mr. Koslowsky combines a political/social science education with an EU project management background, holding a Magister degree in History and Geography of the Freie Universitat Berlin, as well as a Master of European Studies of the Centre of European Integration Studies (ZEI) at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat in Bonn. He is an experienced EU project manager with special focus on international and inter-regional projects that combine creative, educational, vocational and entrepreneurial opportunities. Prior to his move to Greece in 2009, he was employed as scientific officer at the International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), supporting the bilateral cooperation between the German ministry and various European countries in the field of research and technology.

Sofoklis Sotiriou has worked at CERN, at the National Center for Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS" in Athens and in the Physics Laboratory of Athens University. He holds a PhD in Astrophysics and a PhD in Technology Enhanced Science Education. He is the Head of R&D Department of Ellinogermaniki Agogi, the first research department that operates in the school environment in Greece, where has been active in the co-ordination and development of research projects on implementation of advanced technologies (e.g. mobile applications, wearable computers, VR and AR applications, robotics) in science education and training. Since 2001 he is the Director of the Ellinogermaniki Agogi Center for Science Teachers Training. His main research field is the design,application, and evaluation of virtual and digital media environments that could bridge the gap between formal and informal science learning. He has been involved in a long series of EC joint research and technology funded projects. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences (since 2003), member of the board of ECSITE (2004 - 2009) and member of the NAP (Network of Academics and Professionals) Executive Committee of EDEN. He has been appointed by the EPS (European Physical Society) to lead the design and development of the European Science Education Academy, which will support the effective integration of Inquiry Based and Problem Based approaches in the teaching, through the development of effective Professional Development Programmes. He has also act as a consultant to the development of the FP7's Science in Society Work programme. He is author of numerous articles, more than 200 publications (with 600 references) and teachers guides on the use of ICT in science education. He is also author of the Science Textbooks that are used in all primary Greek schools since 2003. In 2011 he has received the EPS-HEP award for developing resources that promote High Energy Physics and Astronomy in High Schools.