Suzanne Kapelari
University Professor (Didactics of Biology)
Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education
Institute for Didactics, Faculty of Teacher Education
+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
- Joint annual conference of the Didactics of Biology Section and the Society for Didactics of Chemistry and PhysicsVienna, Austria, 09 September 2019 - 12 September 2019
- Spring conference of the ÖGFD: "Quo vadis?" - Successful career entry, Innsbruck, Austria, 24 May 2019 - 25 May 2019
- Fourth conference on specialised didactics. Interdisciplinary didactic discourses on education for sustainable development, Innsbruck, Austria, 23/05/2019 - 24/05/2019
- Retreat "Standards in the didactics of biology", Obergurgl, Austria, 30/09/2018-03/10/2018
- Vienna19th International Conference on Didactics 2019 Vienna. University of Vienna, Vienna, 15/11/2017-15/03/2018.
- Member of the Scientific Committee, International Conference: New Perspectives in Science Education, Florence, Italy, since 2014.
- Conference organisation, Conference on specialised didactics 2013, Innsbruck, Austria, 08.03.2013.
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
CV | Suzanne Kapelari |
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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, 1998 | Children: Felix and Antonia |
1994–1995 | Biology teacher - Initial Practical Year |
1991, 1992 | Children: Johanna and Timo |
1987–1993 | Additional Study: Teacher Training, University of Innsbruck; Graduation 9.7.1993 |
1987–1991 | Dissertation at Institute of Pharmacology, University of Innsbruck; Graduation 10.10.1991 |
1984–1987 | Study: Biology, Zoology and Cell-Biology at the University of Innsbruck; Graduation with honor 15.12.1987 |