EDUCATION
2007 University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, Modena Centre – Certified OE Oral examiner for PET, FCE, BEC Preliminary e Vantage 2015 CAE
2006 University of Modena – SSIS - Specialization School for Secondary School Teachers (special course) Teaching Certificate for English Conversation C032
1989 Concordia University Montreal, Canada -Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – SPECIALIZATION: Communication Studies, Minor: Public Affairs and Policy-Making - Member of the School of Community and Public Affairs
1986 Dawson College Montreal, Canada, (D.E.C.) In Creative Arts
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2000-present University of Bologna
University Language Center - CLA Romagna (permanent position 20/11/2018)
IELTS - AlmaEnglish levels B2, C1-C2, Blended learning courses levels A2, B1, B2 Specialized language courses: B2 Educational Psychology, Marketing and Tourism, Academic writing for Fashion and Culture
General level courses with a fee B1 and B2
IELTS B2, C1-C2
CLA Academics - LEA - course for Professors, Alphabet - course for employees
Preparation of activities and preparation of teaching materials, Correction and evaluation of oral and written production, Corrections of Language Proficiency exams at all levels
Design and development of Blended Learning and self-learning courses and materials
Collaboration on the Mediarte project, a multimedia online course in English: author of grammar digital cards, audio & video recordings, revision, and corrections
International and Diplomatic Sciences and for the Department of Sociology and Law of Economics, Campus Forlì
Spoken language training courses, tutorial for working students, correction of Language I exam. Co-author of Re-views, a multimedia online Reading Skills course for Political Science students
CILTA 2000 English B1 course for Civil Engineering students, Cesena
2002-2018 LICEO TORRICELLI, LICEO RICCI CURBASTRO, ITCG. A. ORIANI, ITC. GINANNI
English conversation teacher for all levels in the linguistic and ERICA/tourism programme
2013 permanent staff member
Responsible for the Work & Learn Projects in Italy/Abroad for the Language programme 2015-2018
Work & Learn - (Babel- UK College of English) Walking App & How to be a Guide, February 2018
Work & Learn (Sagittar Training) – Charity Shops - Tutor (British Heart Foundation, Oxfam, Shelter, Fara, Triad, Age, Cancer Research Society), London, March 2017
Work & Learn (Business International School BIS) How to be a guide & Marketing Call center, London, March 2016
Istituto Oncologico Romagnolo – IOR , Fundraising – Woman's Day (raised €951,40), Easter, Mother's Day, Peer Education, Multimedia Material – Faenza, 2017-2018
Istituto Oncologico Romagnolo – IOR , Fundraising - Mother's Day, Skin Care project Forlì/Faenza, 2017
English Summer Camp Tredozio, Giugno 2016, Giugno 2017
Italiano in Bottega -Il percorso linguistico-culturale che caratterizza il Sistema Faience,Extra Class 2016 e 2017
English at a Gallop, Marradi, July 2017
Corporate Marketing & Business English (Business,Tourism Marketing & Advertising)
Business Ownership Structures, Organizational Structure, Success for a Business, Fundraising–no-profit, The Ps of Marketing, Market Research, Human Resources & People, SWOT/ PEST analysis, The art & language of advertising, Creating a business plan, Writing a cover letter, Writing a CV, Business letters, Travel & Tourism Industry- Promoting the territory
Intercultural and linguistic Mediation & Translation
Organizer of Juvenes Translatores competition-– promoting language and learning translation 2013,2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 e 2018
Progetti CLIL (English for special purposes)
(Science) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - 2011
(Economics) Keynes and the monetary system – 2011
(Economics) Households – Where does our money go? - 2012
(History) The troubles in Ireland…..a road to peace - 2012
(Science) Cells & Genetic Diseases - 2013
(History) Old World Order – geopolitics - 2014
(Philosophy) Sartre Existentialism & Peanuts - 2014
(Science) Guardian – China’s cloned cows -2015
eTwinning Ambassador INDIRE for Emilia Romagna 2013 - 2019
My Town is in Europe – partners Italy, Belgium & Greece -(National Quality Label 26.07.2011)
Conversation without borders – partners Italy & Netherlands (National Quality Label 21.07.2011)
Ads for teens/Music in the media – partners Italy & Greece (National Quality Label 21.07.2012)
Let our world stay blue! – partners Italy, Turkey, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic & Bulgaria 2011/2012 (National Quality Label 08.10. 2012)
Local Celebrations partner Greece (National Quality Label 15. 10. 2013)
Celebrating the European Day of Languages - partner Spain (National Quality Label 14.10. 2013)
eLearning/ PATHS – partner Greece (National Quality Label 6/7.10. 2015)
An Insight in Films & Songs/ Our Soul’s Eyes: Photography – partner Greece (National Quality Label 16.10.2017)
A Blte of Expo -– partner Greece (National Quality Label 6.10.15)
Ambasciatrice Per Together in Expo 2015
ERASMUS MOBILITY
2017-18 Erasmus+ KA1, “Una scuola per i cittadini del 21esimo secolo” Erasmus co-assistant coordinator, member of the commission and responsible for eTwinning
(Teacher’s mobility – job shadowing con eTwinning partner, Greece, March 2018)
2017-18 Progetto Erasmus+ KA2 Reporting on our past, investigating our future -member of the commission, responsible of eTwinning,mobility guide and supervisor in Poland
2016 exchange programme guide and responsible for the Work and Learn programme (Germany)
2010 -- 2015 organizer and guide for language studies abroad London & Dublin, Liceo Linguistico Torricelli, Liceo Ricci- Curbastro & ITCG Oriani
CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PON PROJECTS
2017 -2018 Knowledge of GPU platform, tutor, guide and supervisor for the work and learn project abroad: Charity Shops del PON destinato al Potenziamento dei percorsi di alternanza scuola lavoro (avviso n. 3781 del 05/04/17)
2017-18 participation in the set up of the project Laboratori per lo sviluppo delle competenze di base sottoazione 10.8.1.B1 tipologia A (avviso n. 37944 del 12/12/17)
2016-17 participation in the creation & development of the PON project Potenziamento della Cittadinanza Europea (avviso n. 3504 del 31/03/17)
2007-PRESENT – UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ESOL EXAMINATIONS – MODENA CENTRE oral examiner for PET, FCE, BEC Preliminary e Vantage
2016 - PRESENT University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, British School, Rimini Certified OE Oral examiner for PET, FCE, CAE, BEC Preliminary e Vantage
March – June 2000 - University of Bologna (CILTA) English course – level B1 for Civil Engineering Faculty - Cesena
1996- 2003 - ELECTROLUX ZANUSSI -In- house English language trainer and translator
1997 - 2003 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING CENTER ENGIM -General English, Marketing and Business Communication teacher
1999-2000 EUROPA & BENDANDI MIDDLE SCHOOL -English Conversation teacher – Lingua 2000 project
1990- 1996 WALL STREET Institute of languages Ravenna/Forlì -Coordinator and Language Expert/Teacher
NOV.1989-GIU. 1990 HYDE PARK CORNER, Imola BO -Part-time English teacher
PUBBLICATIONS
2008 Di Serio M.C. Inter-Disciplinary Blogosphere for Secondary Learners ICERI International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation articolo. Madrid 17-19 Novembre: IATED (International Association of Technology, Education and Development)
2003 Co-author Bevitori, C., Di Serio M. Re-Views On-line Reading Skills for Students of the Political Science CD-ROM. Bologna: CLUEB
2002 San Vicente, F. L'inglese e le altre lingue europee , Di Serio, M., Nannini, A.“Lingue e imprese in Romagna” article. Bologna: CLUEB
2001 Bevitori, C., Blundell, C.Mediarte Learning English Through Heritage and CultureCD-ROM. Bologna: CLUEB - author of grammar and communication files, revision and corrections of entire project, audio and video recordings
RECOGNITION
1985 – Honourable Mention at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Television Festival for short documentary video - Dedicated to Mom
1986 –Best Documentary/Experimental Video at Dawson College Media Festival - Winners & Losers & Pressure
1989 – Picture selected for the new magazine CANADIAN AIDS AND WATERWAYS – MINISTERY OF TRANSPORT AND CANADIAN COAST GUARD
2018 Teacher Recognition Bonus for commitment and operational expertise in the implementation of initiatives in foreign countries, particularly with regard to PON projects and the eTwinning platform
Etwinning Projects
2011 - My Town is in Europe – partners Italia, Belgium & Greece (National Quality Label Certificate 26.07.2011)
2011 -Conversation without borders - Founder/partners Italia & Netherlands (National Quality Label Certificate 21.07.2011)
2012 Ads for teens/Music in the media – partners Italia & Greece (National Quality Label Certificate 21.07. 2012)
2012 Let our world stay blue! – partners Italia, Turkey, Rumania, Poland, Czech Republic & Bulgaria (National Quality Label Certificate 08.10. 2012)
2013 Nominated by ‘INDIRE' eTwinning Ambassador for Emilia Romagna
2013 Celebrating the European Day of Languages - partner Spain in collaboration with di Bulgaria, Finland, Poland, Rumania, Slovenia e Turkey (National Quality Label Certificate 14. 10. 2013)
2013 Local Celebrations - partner Grecia (National Quality Label Certificate 14. 10. 2013)
Celebrating the European Day of Languages - partner Spain (National Quality Label Certificate 14.10. 2013)
2015 eLearning/ PATHS – partner Greece (National Quality Label Certificate 6/7.10. 2015)
A Blte of Expo -– partner Greece (National Quality Label Certificate 6.10.15)
Ambasciatrice Per Together in Expo 2015 - spazio digitale e interattivo, costruito attorno agli itinerari tematici di Expo Milano
2017 An Insight in Films & Songs/ Our Soul’s Eyes: Photography – partner Greece (National Quality Label Certificate 16.10. 2017)
SEMINARS & CONFERENCES
CONVEGNI & SEMINARI - RELATORE
ETWINNING - l’internazionalizzazione delle scuole A European approach to Cultural Heritage: reporting our past, investigating our future with Erasmus+ & eTwinning, FAENZA, 30/05/2018 presso il Liceo Torricelli-Ballardini
WEBINAR ETWINNING La progettazione (come cercare partner, come pensare un progetto) 13/10/2017, 17:30-19:30
EXTRA CLASS ITALIA riflessioni sull’apprendimento linguistico e le esperienze sul territorio - An insight into innovative and motivating teaching activities : Lingua inglese, il Fontanone, Faenza, il 14/01/2017
ETWINNING - Seminari regionali: Crescere Con eTwinning a flexible, motivating & creative tool for your syllabus, ITES VALTURIO; Rimini, 17/10/2016
ETWINNING - Seminari regionali: Crescere Con eTwinning a flexible, motivating & creative tool for your syllabus, I.T.I. N.COPERNICO A.CARPEGGIANI; FERRARA, 14/1172016
ETWINNING - Incontro On-Demand, Istituto Tecnico Saffi- Alberti, 15/11/2016
ETWINNING - Incontro On-Demand, SS 1 grado V.le della Resistenza (8 istituti coinvolti 18/11/2015), Liceo Ricci Curbastro (9 istituti coinvolti 19/11/2015)
LEND - CLIL : Content, Language & Technology Engaging, ITCG Oriani , via Manzoni 6, Faenza, 15/04/2016
ROAD TO CLIL - Incontro When content and Language engage, Liceo Torricelli – Ballardini, Faenza - Via S.Maria dell'Angelo 48, 15/3/2016
ETWINNING - Sportello eTwinning, Liceo Torricelli – Ballardini, Faenza 28/09/2015
ETWINNING - Incontro On-Demand, SS 1 grado V.le della Resistenza (8 istituti coinvolti 18/11/2015), Liceo Ricci Curbastro (9 istituti coinvolti 19/11/2015)
CLIL STARTUP 2014 - An authentic & digital approach to Content and language learning - corso di Formazione CLIL per docenti della primaria e Sec. I Grado, ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO LUGO 1 “BARACCA” (Ottobre – Novembre 2015)
ETWINNING - Seminario Regionale per l’Emilia Romagna - Planning your Curriculum with eTwinning, A Flexible tool for Motivating students; Faenza, 25 Maggio, h. 9:30- 16:30
CLIL STARTUP - An authentic & digital approach to Content and language learning - CLIL per docenti della primaria degli istituti Baracca, D'Este e Foresti; MASSALOMBARDA Scuola Media
LEND – Lingua e Nuova Didattica - Planning your curriculum and motivating your students with eTwinning; Faenza, 28 Novembre, 15:30-17:00
LEND – Lingua e Nuova Didattica - Engaging with the text - an authentic & digital approach to Content and language learning; Faenza, 22 Ottobre . 15:00-16:30
DIESSE - Nuovi Insegnanti Nuove Scuole che Crescono – le botteghe dell’insegnare – CLIL – presentato lavoro (Economics) Households – Where does our money go?; Bologna, Savoia Hotel Regency, 12.10. 2013
FIERA PEDAGOGICA – LA PIAZZA DI NINIVE v^ edizione – CLIL – Scienze in English in the Classroom – Stem cells ; Lugo 12.09.2013
UNIVERSITA’DI BOLOGNA (Sede di Forlì) L’inglese e le altre lingue europee - lavoro “Lingue e imprese in Romagna”; Forlì, 21.09.2001
ENGIM - Comunicare per crescere Introduzione del lavoro del gruppo di Ravenna Progetto NOW, Marketing Internazionale e Tecnica della Comunicazione Aziendale; Vicenza, 23.06.2001
DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL HOUSE - Vocational Training Seminar National Council for Vocational awards Second Level education-Leonardo marketing; Dublin 1.06.2001
FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK - Communications: a new orientation -Organizzazione e partecipazione alla conferenza sulla comunicazione riguardante: community relations, government relations, internal communications, publications, special events, national advertising launch; Montreal, 29/30.06. 1988
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY - Canadian Environment Association Seminar - Presentation to the Legislative Committeee - Reviewing The Canadian Environmental Protection act; Montreal, 05.1989
ONU (Assemblea Giovani) Delegata Canadese all'Assemblea Generale - Giurisdizione della Corte Internazionale e Problema del Traffico Internazionale di Droga; 03.1988, New York City
ONU (Assemblea Giovani), Delegata UNESCO - Comunicazione e Tecnologia; New York City, 03. 1989
