She was a member of the team of Editors of the Literature Curriculum for secondary education (2022), Trainer A ́ (Institute of Policy Education, IEP), Supervisor of educational material of the Introductory Training of Teachers (IEP, section A3), Special Scientist of the Ministry of Education, Special Scientist and Trainer of KANEP-GSEE, while in 2021 she was invited as a "High Expert" of the French Ministry of Education in the field Resources and distance learning for ancient Greek courses. She is also President of the Regional Committee of Model and Experimental Schools of Peloponnese.
ENTICING_ 2020-EL01-KA226-SCH-094773 UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE ENriching Teachers' SkIlls in Digital Humanities CrowdsourcING https://www.enticing-project.eu/
ENTICING is a two-year Erasmus+ project that trains and equips teachers with skills and tools to apply digital humanities concepts and approaches in their teaching. The project aims to combine the advantages of crowdsourcing with the need to upgrade the digital readiness levels of secondary school teachers in the humanities, empowering them with competences and tools that will improve the quality of their teaching and at the same time make them ready to respond quickly to crisis conditions.
InTraRed “Innovation Transfer Ready SMEs” Project 2019-1-EL01-KA202-062953, ERASMUS KA2 https://intrared.eu/en/
The InTraRed project aims to promote innovation in the management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with particular emphasis on the creation of learning partnerships between the labour market and the vocational training sector. Creating meaningful educational partnerships to reduce fragmentation in innovation management.
REMOTE-CTRL «Building Skills and Attributes for Remote Working ” Project 2020-1-UK01-KA202-0679004, ERASMUS KA2 https://remotectrl.eu/
The project aims to promote the holistic approach of remote work in the post-covid era, in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with particular emphasis on the training of owners-executives, employees of SMEs and adult educators on remote work management issues such as choosing the appropriate digital work environments, balancing with personal life, adopting a culture of behavior, etc.
RESET: PEDAGOGY FOR WORKFOR CE TRANSITION" Erasmus +KA2 / Strategic partnerships 2017-1-FR01-KA204-037152 https://www.resetproject.eu/
It aims to expand the perspectives of older professionals with their comprehensive training program and training of their trainers, a practical Digital Competences Toolkit and e-learning portal.
BREAK: Breaking Stereotypes Through Role Models and Promoting Roma Integration In The Labor Market DG JUSTICE & CONSUMERS, Rights, Equality & Citizenship (REC) 2014-2020 www.breakingstereotypes.eu
The aim of the project is to contribute to the fight against stereotypes surrounding the Roma community that hinder their integration into the labor market, through the presentation of positive Roma role models, which will be reference points for Roma citizens to be mobilized and supported in their job search. At the same time, a coherent strategy will be developed that will include training, networking and other activities to raise awareness and engage local communities in order to remove prejudices and adverse perceptions/attitudes towards Roma.
ESTEEM, “Enhancing Social sciences graduates Transversal Entrepreneurial and EMployment skills” Erasmus + KA2/ Strategic partnerships, 2016-1-EL01-KA202-023644 http://esteem4skills.eu/
ESTEEM is a holistic and flexible training program addressed to Social Sciences graduates in Greece, Spain and Italy aiming at developing their transversal and entrepreneurial skills (career skills) and consequently strengthening their competitiveness in the labor market, combining e-learning, experiential workshops, and work-based learning with Realization of Remote Internship with parallel counseling (Remote Internship / Mentorship).
Indicatively, other projects she has implemented are the following:
e-Sisifos: Digital Timeline of Corinthian Folklore, ΚΩΔΙΚΟΣ ΕΡΓΟΥ Τ1ΕΔΚ-05640, ΕΡΕΥΝΩ ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΩ «ΑΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ, ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ & ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑ» (ΕΠΑνΕΚ) MIS-5030224 RESEARCH INNOVATE « COMPETITIVENESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION
(01/10/2018 - 3/1/2021). A culture centered crowdsourcing project that created an online Digital Timeline of Corinthian Folklore and a Curriculum to train educators about.
ACCELERATED TRAINING TEACHERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (Τ4Ε)
ΤΑΧΥΡΡΥΘΜΗ ΕΠΙΜΟΡΦΩΣΗ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΞ ΑΠΟΣΤΑΣΕΩΣ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗ ΠΡΑΞΗ/MIS (ΟΠΣ): 5070524, ΥΠΟΕΡΓΟ 7 Κ.Α. 80553 (16/01/2021 - 31/3/2022).
The project trained and equipped teachers of humanities with skills and tools to apply e-distance teaching tools in secondary education. She has been coordinator on behalf of UoP for the creation of Curriculum and training material for 13.000 philologists in Greek public sector and their e-learning training process.
Publications (indicative selection)
BOOKS
Ξέστερνου, Μ. (2023). CROWDSOURCING και Ψηφιακές Ανθρωπιστικές Επιστήμες. Διδακτικές εφαρμογές. Αθήνα: Γρηγόρη. ISBN 9789606124747
Ξέστερνου, Μ. & Ηλιοπούλου, Μ. (2007), Το Τρενάκι των Ρημάτων, Eκπαιδευτικό λογισμικό για τη διδασκαλία των ρημάτων της αρχαίας ελληνικής γλώσσας. Βιβλίο καθηγητή, Βιβλίο μαθητή, ψηφιακή έκδοση, Αθήνα: Καστανιώτη. ISBN-13: 978-960-03-4464-6
Xesternou, Μ. (2003), Les auteurs et les manuels scolaires grecs publiés en France entre 1789 et 1825. Lille: Septentrion –ANRT, in-8, 968. ISBN 228403876X
CHAPTERS
Bekiari, E., Xesternou, M. (2023). Teaching Humanities Through Digital Tools in Secondary Education. In: Bratitsis, T. (eds) Research on E-Learning and ICT in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34291-2_10https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34291-2_10
Ξέστερνου Μ. (2023). «Πτυχές εφαρμογής των νέων τεχνολογιών στη φιλολογική έρευνα και διδασκαλία: ο μαθητής ερευνητής» στο Πλατυπόδης Λ., Παπαδοπούλου Β., Μονιάς Ν. (επιστημονική επιμέλεια), Το ελληνικό σχολείο του 21ου αιώνα: παιδαγωγικές, εκπαιδευτικές, επιστημονικές προκλήσεις, επιλογές και ρεαλιστικές στοχεύσεις (Ηρόδοτος, Αθήνα, 2023, ISBN 978-960-485-419-6)
Xesternou M. (2011), Digital Humanities and Human Perspectives: The Verb Train - A Case of Teaching Ancient Greek Verbs at Secondary School Level in Boufoy-Bastick B. (editor), The International Handbook of Cultures of Teacher Education: Comparative International Issues in Curriculum and Pedagogy, (με τυφλό διπλό σύστημα κρίσης), 325-349, Paris: Analytrics. ISBN-13: 979-1090365018
PROCEEDINGS
Ξέστερνου Μ. (2021), Φιλόλογοι στις επάλξεις των διαδικτυακών μαθημάτων: Πρώτες διαπιστώσεις και προτάσεις για ένα πληθοποριστικό μοντέλο Εκπαιδευτικής Διαχείρισης των ψηφιακών εργαλείων, Πρακτικά 1ου Διεθνούς Διαδικτυακού Εκπαιδευτικού Συνεδρίου:« Από τον 20ο στον 21ο αιώνα μέσα σε 15 ημέρες: Η απότομη μετάβαση της εκπαιδευτικής μας πραγματικότητας σε ψηφιακά περιβάλλοντα. Στάσεις- Αντιλήψεις- Σενάρια – Προοπτικές- Προτάσεις», Παν. Αιγαίου, 3-5 Ιουλίου 2020, Ηλεκτρονική έκδοση: Ελληνικό Κέντρο Τεκμηρίωσης, 62-69. 121-714-563-441-830 DOI: 10.12681/online-edu.3211 Part of ISSN: 2732-8163
Xesternou M. & Iliopoulou M. & Pagoni I. (2011), A small town’s street as an educational project. A case study: Asynchronus interdisciplinary education between a Greek university and two secondary schools. 3d International Conference on Computer supported education, CSEDU Proceedings, Netherlands, 6-9 May 2011, 291-296.
Xesternou M. (2010), Teaching ancient Greek verbs via interactive multimedia: the verb train. 2nd Paris International Conference on Education, Economy and Society Proceedings, 21-24 July 2010, 308-315. 2nd Paris International Conference on Education, Economy and Society –Paris, France, 21-24 July 2010.