Maria Karnezou is in charge of the educational programs in the Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum. She has been a member of the NOESIS staff for the past 10 years in the development and evaluation of educational activities with a science and technology orientation. She also works on projects to initiate and strengthen collaborations between museums, schools and universities. She holds a Master’s Degree in science didactics and NT and a PhD in informal science education in science and technology museums.

Her research and publications investigate teachers’ practices for integrated school / museum learning and the complementary roles of teachers in informal learning contexts.

Publications

• Karnezou, M., Kariotoglou, P. (2004). Teachers’ Practices when visiting a Technology Museum with their classes. Themes in Education, 5, (1), 101-114.
• Karnezou, M. (2004). The process of teachers’ planning and implementation of school visits to science and technology museums. In H.E.Fischer (Ed.), Proceedings of the Conference on Developing Standards in Research on Science Education – The 7^th European Science Education Research Association E.S.E.R.A. Summer School, 125- 130, Mülheim, 28 August – 4 September.
• Karnezou, M., Augitidoy, S., Kariotoglou, P. (2013).“Links between teachers’ beliefs and their practices in a science and technology museum Visit”. International Journal of Science Education Part B, Communication and Public Engagement , 3(3), 246-266

Conference announcements

• The Eighth International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning, Spetses, 4-8 July 2001.
• 1^st Hellenic Conference «Teaching Science in the Information Society», Athens 18-21 April, 2002.
• The Seventh European Science Education Research Association E.S.E.R.A. Summer School, Mülheim, 28 August – 4 September, 2004

·    4^th Hellenic Conference in “Science Didactics and New Technologies in education”, Athens, 26-28 November, 2004.

• The Fifth International ESERA Conference on «Contributions of Research to Enhancing Students’ Interest in Learning Science», Barcelona, 28 August – 1 September, 2005, Spain
• 1^st Hellenic Meeting of Postgraduate Students, «Postgraduate Studies and Research in Education», Florina, 30 September – 2 October, 2005.
• “Links between teachers’ personal theories and practices in informal science education”. 7^th Hellenic Conference in “Science Didactics and New Technologies in education”, Alexandroupoli, 15-17 April, 2011.
• «A study of Early childhood teachers about the organization of school visits to museums. 7^th Hellenic Conference Science in Early childhood Surpassing the borders between formal and informal young children’s education in science and the environment, Florina, 19-21 October, 2012.