Education:
Iv Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Department of Geography
Post graduate studies (2002-2004); Degree: PhD in Social, Economic and Political Geography
Doctoral Thesis: “Education System and its’ Geographical Features, case study Georgia”
Iv Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Department of Geography and Geology
Specialty: Socio-economic and Political Geography (1987-1992)
Employment Record:
2016 - Current
National Center for Teacher Professional Development
Acting Deputy Director
2014 - 2015
National Center For Teacher Professional Development
Expert consultant
2011 – 2014
National Center for Teacher Professional Development
Geography consultant
2012 – current
State Commission of Reforms in Education and Science
General education group member, expert
2005 – current
UNECE Steering Committee on ESD (Education for Sustainable Development)
Focal Point, Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
2009 - current
European School, International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
Geography teacher
2010 – current
National Center for Teacher Professional Development, online newspaper “mastsavlebeli.ge”
Author
2012 - 2013
UNECE Expert Group on Webinar for Teachers professional Development in Education for Sustainable Development
Expert
2009 - 2011
UNECE Expert Group on Competences in Education for Sustainable Development
Expert
2002 – current
Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, annual scientific magazine “Geography of Georgia”
Executive secretary
2008 - current
International Organization for Migration
Board member
2006- 2011
National Curriculum and Assessment Center
Expert of geography, head of social sciences group
2010-2011
UNICEF - Disaster Risk Reduction project
Expert
2006- 2009
National Curriculum and Assessment Center, Newspaper "Dialogue", "Dialogue +"
Editor, project manager
2008 – 2009
British Council; Ministry of Education and Science, project “Living Together» project
Expert
2006-2008
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. School Annual Competition on Group Projects
Expert
2007-2008
Teachers Professional Development Center
Expert of Teachers certificate process
2004 – 2006
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Education System Realignment and Strengthening Program
Expert of Geography
1998 – 2007
Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Department of Geography of Georgia
Lecturer, scholar secretary
2006
Parliament of Georgia, Speaker's Advisory Board on SD (Sustainable Development)
Board Member
2001 - 2003
World Bank - Forestry sector development
Adjara, Borjomi, Ambrolauri - Landscape-ecological analysis.
Expert
2003 – 2004
REC Caucasus - Compiling of Ecological Dictionary on five Languages of Caucasus Region and English
Co-author
1999-2000
The State program devoted to anniversary Georgian State and Christianity
Co-author of text book “Geography of Georgia”
1998-2000
School N53
Teacher of geography, coordinator of geography teachers
1994-1998
Children’s English Language Magazine I for You & You for Me
Deputy Editor
Trainings:
2013 - Interactions between National and International Dimensions of Education and Training Policies - Graduate Institute of International and Development (Geneva Switzerland) – Tbilisi, Georgia
2012 - Pestalozzi Tandem workshop on Evaluation of Transversal Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge (TASK) – Estonia, Norway
2011- REC: Course of Black Sea Basin countries for Sustainability - Istanbul, Turkey,
2011- Course for Sustainable Development – Venice, Italy
2010 - UNICEF: disaster risk reduction and related life-skills, Geneva, Switzerland
2008 - European Council workshop «Regional Meeting on the Management of Intercultural Education through Education" (Kiev, December 2008)
2008 - EC: Living together, multicultural education – Leamington, UK
Conferences, Seminars:
- REC Caucasus Conference, ESD - 2005;
- Implementation of article 6 of the UNFCCC in accordance with Delhi Declaration 2006; Belgrade 6th Ministerial "Environment for Europe" (October 2007);
- 5th Bureau Meeting of UNECE process on ESD (Geneva December 2007);
- 2nd International Conference “Environmental Science and Education in Latvia and Europe” (Riga, Latvia – March 2008);
- Steering Committee meeting of UNECE process on ESD (Geneva March-April 2008);
- European Council Seminar "Intercultural Dialogue" (Tbilisi, October 2008);
- European Council workshop " Regional Meeting on the Management of Intercultural Education through Education" (Kiev, December 2008);
- Caucasus Environnemental NGO Network (CENN) Conference "Climate Change in Georgia – Coordination and Cooperation" (Tbilisi – December 2008).
- Geographic Society International Scientific Conference "Modern Problems of Geography" (Tbilisi – December 2008);
- European Council workshop “Intercultural and interreligious education: developing critical thinking and communication skills across the curriculum” (Tbilisi, February 2009);
- Workshops within the UNECE Expert Group on Competences in Education for Sustainable Development (Sweden, 2010; The Netherlands, 2010; Ireland, 2010; Switzerland, 2011);
- UNICEF Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction (Switzerland, 2010);
- EU as Global Actor (Lund, Sweden, 2010);
- Expert meetings in Education for Sustainable development (Utrecht, The Netherlands).
Publications:
more than 50 scientific, studying- methodological publications, articles:
- Textbook “Geography of Georgia” (2000).
- Ecological Explanatory Dictionary on five Languages of Caucasus Region and English (2004).
- National Standards (school curriculum) in social sciences - History, Geography and Civic Studies (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011-2016)
- Teachers professional and subject standards in social sciences (2008).
- Explanatory dictionary for educators (NCAC 2007).
- How to develop thinking skills (NCAC 2007).
- How to prepare successful projects (MES 2007).
- National Curriculum and Assessment Centre, Researches in education, I part(NCAC 2007).
- National Curriculum and Assessment Centre, Researches in education, III part (NCAC 2008).
- Problem based studying (NCAC 2008).
- Guideline for teachers in “Our Georgia”, NCAC, 2011
- Teachers competences in Education for Sustainable Development, Policy paper, UNECE, 2010
- Teaching Disaster Risk Reduction by Interactive Methods, Book for head of classes teachers, UNICEF, 2011 http://www.preventionweb.net/files/22730_22730headteachersguideengncac1.pdf
- Guide to Teachers Professional Development Scheme, TPDC, 2011
- Empowering educators for a sustainable future, Tools for policy and practice workshops on competences in education for sustainable development.
Languages:
Russian – Fluent
English - Fluent
Computer skills:
Microsoft Word;
Microsoft Excel;
Power Point;
Microsoft Project
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