As part of the ongoing academic and pedagogical support provided to teachers and in anticipation of the introduction of new textbooks, the Dodecanese Education Advisors for Language Arts—Evangelia Moula, Sotiris Palaskas, and Konstantina Kalaouzi—are organizing, in accordance with the approval decision dated October 26, 2026, ref. no. 8991/October 26, 2026, two workshop-style professional development seminars for PE02 teachers, on the topic “Implementing the New Literature Curricula: Toward a Creative and Engaging Approach to Texts.”
Seminar Schedule
The seminars will take place from 12:00 to 14:00 as follows:
- Thursday, November 19, 2026 (12:00–14:00): 5th Junior High School of Rhodes, for PE02 teachers at junior high schools.
- Friday, November 20, 2026 (12:00–14:00): 4th General High School of Rhodes, for PE02 teachers at General High Schools.
Guest Speakers
- Georgios I. Spanos, Professor Emeritus of Education, Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
- Polyxeni K. Bista, Ph.D. in Modern Greek Philology and former Senior Advisor at the Institute of Educational Policy (IEP).
Seminar Content
The first part of the seminars will focus on the key innovations of the new Literature Curricula for Middle School and High School, with a focus on new directions in the pedagogical approach to literary texts and opportunities for renewing teaching practices.
This will be followed by workshop activities based on the independent, extensive literary works included in the Literature curriculum:
- “The Death of the Young Man” by Kostis Palamas, for middle school.
- “Julius Caesar” by William Shakespeare, for high school.
At the same time, a proposal for approaching the graphic novel as a standalone work in middle school will be presented by S.E. Evangelia Moula, as well as proposals for a cluster-based approach in the 3rd grade of junior high school by S.E. Konstantina Kalaouzi and in the 1st grade of senior high school by Dr. Polyxeni Bista.
During the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to work collaboratively in small groups and design practical, sample teaching activities, drawing on the principles and guidelines of the new curricula.
Registration and Organizational Details
Teachers who wish to participate are asked to register in a timely manner by completing the relevant online form at the links below:
- Online form for middle school teachers (November 19 – 5th Middle School of Rhodes)
- Online form for high school teachers (November 20 – 4th High School of Rhodes)
Please note that participants/must be present at the venue of the respective seminar no later than 11:50 a.m. and remain there until its conclusion at 2:00 p.m.
Upon departure, they will be asked to sign the attendance sheet in order to receive a certificate of participation. The certificate will be issued to those who have attended the seminar in its entirety and have signed the attendance sheet upon departure.
The event is organized in collaboration with the Association of Philologists of the Dodecanese, and the Acandia Hotel is the sponsor.