Suzanne Kapelari

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University Professor (Didactics of Biology)
Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education


Institute for Didactics, Faculty of Teacher Education

Portrait Suzanne Kapelari

+43 512 507 43100
Suzanne.Kapelari@uibk.ac.at
Room 324, 3rd floor, Fürstenweg 176, 6020 Innsbruck

Consultation hours: Wednesday 09:00-11:00 (registration at Thomas.Schnabl@uibk.ac.at necessary)

Please send feedback/questions regarding course allocation to Thomas.Schnabl@uibk.ac.at.

Research

Focal points

  • Education for sustainable development
  • Extracurricular learning
  • Teaching and learning in the school garden
  • Research-based learning

Projects

  • MOST - Meaningful Open Schooling Connects Schools To Communities
  • sensiMINT - Language-sensitive biology and chemistry teaching - interdisciplinary reflection on context and materials
  • STEMkey - Teaching standard STEM topics with a key competence approach
  • ICSE - The International Centre for STEM Education
  • BigPicnic - Big Questions - engaging the public with Responsible Research and Innovation on Food Security
  • Mascil - Mathematics and Science for Life
  • STEM PD Net - European STEM Professional Development Centre Network
  • INQURE - Inquiry-based teacher training for a sustainable future
  • Plantscafé

Publications and lectures

Teaching

  • Didactic principles of research-oriented learning (WS17-22)
  • Methodology and didactics of biology teaching (WS17-22)
  • Introduction to didactic research in biology (WS17-22)
  • Competence-orientated teaching (WS19-22)
  • Theories of didactic research (SS20, WS21, SS23)
  • Project teaching: (high)School garden (SS20, WS21, SS22, SS23)
  • Methods and instruments for individualising and differentiating lessons (WS19-21)
  • Project teaching: Supervising and assessing pre-scientific work as part of the standardised school-leaving examination (SS20-23)
  • Participatory process design (SS21-23)
  • Interdisciplinary educational laboratory (WS22)
  • Methods and instruments of subject-specific didactics research (WS20)
  • Media in biology and environmental studies lessons (WS20)
  • Learning at extracurricular places of learning (SS16, WS16, SS17, SS20)
  • Project teaching: school garden and live animals in the classroom (WS19)
  • Teaching and learning at School garden (SS18-19)
  • Subject didactics: Natural science (SS17, SS19, SS22)
  • Specialised internship (WS17-19)
  • Supervise and assess pre-scientific work as part of the standardised school-leaving examination (SS17-19)
  • Hands-on science - students develop hands-on stations on the brain (SS17)
  • Learning through research (SS08-14, SS17, WS17, SS18)
  • Key topics in biology lessons (SS11, WS11-16, SS17)
  • Systematic-taxonomic exercises (cryptogams and phanerogams) f. LA (SS09-11)
  • Fascinating Botany (WS06-07)

At the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano: Didactics of living nature 1+2

Administration

Organisation of events

Functions and memberships

  • Member VBIO (Association of Biology, Biosciences & Biomedicine in Germany), since 2021.
  • President of the "Austrian Society for Subject Didactics (ÖGFD)", 26/09/2018 - 29/09/2021.
  • Member of the Review Board for the American Journal of Health Behavior, since 2018.
  • President of the "Verein Österreichischer Biologiedidaktikerinnen und Biologiedidaktiker (VÖBD)", 23/09/2015 - 26/09/2018.
  • Advisory Board Member of the EU Project: MaSDIV (Coordinator: PH Freiburg, GER)
  • Management Board member of the EU H2020 Project Big Picnic: Big Questions - engaging the public with Responsible Research and Innovation on Food Security, 2016-2019.
  • WP Leader, Erasmus+ Network: STEM PD Net - European Network of STEM Professional Development, 2016-2019.
  • Member of various habilitation and appointment committees, since 2017.
  • Member of Advisory Board for Ethical Issues in Scientific Research, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, since 30 January 2018.
  • Substitute member of the Faculty Council, Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck - School of Education, Innsbruck, 01.03.2014-28.02.2017.
  • Member of the Curriculum Commission for Teacher Training. Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 20/11/2013-31/08/2014.
  • Member of the Faculty Council. Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck - School of Education, Innsbruck, 07/11/2012-31/03/2013.

Curriculum Vitae

CVSuzanne Kapelari
since 2021 Dean of Faculty of Teacher Education, University Innsbruck
since 2020 Project coordinator: Erasmus+ project sensiMINT
since 2020 Project partner: EU Horizon 2020 project MOST
since 2020 Project partner: Erasmus+ project STEMkey
since 2017 Full Professor and Director of the Area of Science, Geography, Computer Science and Mathematics Education (DiNGIM) at the Department of Subject-Specific Education, University of Innsbruck
since 2016 Director of the Area of Science, Geography, Computer Science and Mathematics Education (DiNGIM) at the Department of Subject-Specific Education, University of Innsbruck
2016-2019 Project partner: EU Horizon 2020 project BigPicnic
2015–2017 Project partner: Sparkling Science project Woody Woodpecker; in collaboration with Prof Dr. S. Mayr, Institute of Botany, University Innsbruck
2015 Habilitation: Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Biologiedidaktik, University of Innsbruck
2014–2017 Head of the Austrian Education Competence Center Biology (AECCBio), Centre for Teacher Education, University of Vienna
2013–2017 Project partner: science communication project Plant Stories; in collaboration with Prof Dr. S. Mayr, Institute of Botany, University Innsbruck
07/13–10/13 Visiting researcher at Kings College London, UK; with Prof. Dr. Justin Dillon
2013–2015 Project partner: Sparkling Science project Viel-Falter; science education research part
2012–2015 Partner for the EU Comenius Network INSTEM - Innovation Networks in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
2012–2014 Director of the Area of Science, Geography, Computer Science and Mathematics Education (DiNGIM) at the Department of Subject-Specific Education, University of Innsbruck
2010–2013 Project coordinator: EU 7 th Framework project INQURE - Inquiry-based teacher training for a sustainable future
2010–2012 Project partner: Sparkling Science project GrasKlim; science education research part
2009–2011 Project partner: ERZBERG, SFB HiMAT; science communication, design and realisation of an interactive heritage trail
2008–2011 Coordinator for the Centre of Science Education; in collaboration with the Pedagogical College Tirol, PHT
2008–2011 Project partner: Modelle einer nachhaltigen Raumnutzung; science communication part
2008–2010 Project partner: Sparkling Science projects Alien Invaders and TopKlimaScience; science education research part
2008–2010 Project partner: Inquiry based Science learning at Science Centres in Austria
2005–2007 Project coordinator: EU 6th Framework project Plant Science Gardens
2004–2005 Biology teacher at Akademisches Gymnasium/Innsbruck
2003–2004 Project coordinator: Environmental Education for Agriculturalists; funded by the provincial government, Tyrol
2001–2005 Project coordinator and initiator: Young University, University of Innsbruck; science communication program; in collaboration with Dr. S. Prock
2000–2012 Head of Education at the Plant Science Education Centre Grüne Schule, University Botanic Gardens, University of Innsbruck
2000–2002 Study: Master of Arts in Education, City College of New York; Training offered by the Austrian-American Educational Cooperation Association
2000–2002 Biology teacher at the Private High School Volders/St. Karl
1995–2000 Freelance biologist in various projects; Nature Reserve Inventory for MT. Patscherkofel; Regional public relation project “Best Places in Nature”; Coordinator of the projects “Framework for environmental protection for the City of Innsbruck,”Teaching resources about Gene Technology in Agriculture" and “Environmental education program offered at the Nature Park Karwendel”
1996, 1998Children: Felix and Antonia
1994–1995Biology teacher - Initial Practical Year
1991, 1992 Children: Johanna and Timo
1987–1993Additional Study: Teacher Training, University of Innsbruck; Graduation 9.7.1993
1987–1991Dissertation at Institute of Pharmacology, University of Innsbruck; Graduation 10.10.1991
1984–1987Study: Biology, Zoology and Cell-Biology at the University of Innsbruck; Graduation with honor 15.12.1987
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