Gender

Female

Location

Caserta

Organization

Liceo Statale Alessandro Manzoni

Title / Role

Teacher and teachers' trainer

Subject(s) I Teach or Learning Interest Area

IGCSE History and Geography in English. I teach also Litterature and Latin. My fields of interests are CLIL, CALL, TELL, ICT, GAMIFICATION, LSP, EFL.

Personal Interests and Passions

Travels, linguistics, yoga, languages, reading, writing

More About Me

I’m a former teacher of Latin - History- Art and Geography in English since 1998/9, specialised in CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). I teach in Cambridge International IGCSE® High School Alessandro Manzoni (Caserta), I'm trainer and author of digital content and free-lance researcher. I cooperate with the University of Naples L’ Orientale as an expert in CLIL Masters courses and I gained specific expertise in Erasmus+ project management as coordinator of several projects funded by the EU. I hold a BA in Literature, Latin, History and Geography teaching, MA in e-Learning and CLIL and PhD in History (University Federico II-Naples). I attended several master's degrees in teaching methodology and use of ICT, a Specialization Master in teaching students with special needs at the secondary level and a Diploma for teaching Italian as a Foreign Language, both held by Orientale in Naples. I have far-reaching experience in continuous Professional development for teachers, teacher trainers, Headteachers (e-learning courses, blended courses, on the job, workshops) in the Italian context and also in international communities of peers on CLIL, Language Teaching, Technology Enhanced Language Teaching (TELL). I have presented papers at national and international conferences and published articles in peer-reviewed journals. Areas of expertise: Transnational cooperation, international project planning and management, higher education, school education, CLIL, ICT, Historical research, e-learning, language learning, languages for specific purposes, Italian as a Foreign Language, blended learning, TELL, CALL, EFL, MALL, teacher training, school innovation.