Iagori Balanchivadze

profile-pic

Education

Akaki Tsereteli State University

2006-2009

Education theory and history; Doqtor

Moscow Business Technological School

1990-1991

Business Management; Supervisor

Aleksandre Tsulukidze Kutaisi State Pedagogical Institute

1978-1983

Physics-astronomy; Teacher

Academic/scientific degree

Academic Doctor of Education/Associate Professor

Work experience

Akaki Tsereteli State University

2014-

Associate Professor

Akaki Tsereteli State University

2006-2014

Invited Specialist

Akaki Tsereteli State University

1992-2006

Teacher

Kutaisi University

2010-2019; 2021-

Invited Specialist

Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

2011-2020

Invited Specialist

National Center for Teacher Professional Development

2020 -

Trainer of

National Center for Teacher Professional Development

2019-2020

School curriculum development and implementation expert

Akaki Tsereteli State University

2012-2014

Continuous Education Center

National Center for Teacher Professional Development

2016-2019

Expert, trainer

Service of Resource Officers of Educational Institutions, Kutaisi Center for Psychological Services

2013-

Psychologist

Georgia's primary education program G-PRIED

2012-2017

Expert, trainer

Scientific publications of the last 10 years

Embedded practice in teaching inclusive education

GESJ: Education Science and Psychology / ISSN 1512-1801 Teachers’ first conference “University and School - essential to each other”, 29-30 November 2013. Materials. თბილისი, 2014 | N1(27) გვ.121–124
Balanchivadze I.

A study of teachers' professional needs

GESJ: Education Science and Psychology / ISSN 1512-1801 Teachers’ first conference “University and School - essential to each other”, Materials. http://gesj.internet-academy.org.ge/ge/list_artic_ge.php?b_sec=edu&issue=2014-11, თბილის, 2015წ.N 5 (31), გვ. 121-124
Balanchivadze I.

Planning and conducting research with students

The first international conference HENTI 2015: Higher education - new technologies and innovations EISSN 2346-7851 http://atsu.edu.ge/Conferences/HENTI2015/ebook/Modern/AkhvledianiMaia.pdf, Kutaisi, 2015 N1, p.37-42
Balanchivadze I.

The importance of early inclusive education and the role of preschool staff

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture". Kutaisi, 2016 N15, pp. 161-166 ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I.

Analysis of working with students involved in inclusive education in German language classes

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture". Kutaisi, 2016 N15, pp. 161-166 ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I.

Forms of inclusive education and supportive environment in preschool institutions

Sciences of Europe, (Praha, Czech Republic); Vol 1; N 4 (4); 2016 გვ.52-55
Balanchivadze I. Putkaradze D.

Observation and data collection tools in early childhood education

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture"; N17 2017 p. 99-106; ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I. Putkaradze D.

Research of demand for higher educational services in Imereti

II international conference HENTI 2017: higher education - new technologies and innovations; N2; 2017 pp. 23-28; EISSN 2346-7851 HTTP://ATSU.EDU.GE/CONFERENCES/HENTI/INDEX.PHP?PAGE=PROGRAMMETEACHERS&LNG=GE#CONT
Balanchivadze I. Valishvili T.

Pre-school education as a means of preparing children for school

Sciences of Europe, (Praha, Czech Republic); Vol 1, #14 (14), 2017წ. გვ.36-40
Balanchivadze I. Putkaradze D.

A study of the labor market demand for persons with a teacher's specialty

The international scientific peer rviewed Jurnal Gulani; N 2, 2017წ. გვ.160-170; ISSN 1987-6157
Balanchivadze I.

Modification of existing programs in preschool institutions and inclusion of children with special needs in educational and developmental activities

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture"; N19, 2018 pp. 251-255; ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I. Putkaradze D.

The importance of parents' involvement in raising the quality of education

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture"; N19, 2018 pp. 244-250; ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I. Forchkhidze M.

Forest kindergartens

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture"; N19, 2018 pp. 237-244 ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I. Bzikadze S.

Forest kindergartens

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture"; N19, 2018 pp. 237-244 ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I. Bzikadze S.

Results of a differentiated approach in elementary grades

scientific journal Erudite; N2; 2018, pp. 69-73; ISSN 2587-4861
Balanchivadze I.

Developmental activities of quantitative representations in the group of school readiness

II International Scientific Conference "Education, Research, Practice" Proceedings; N2, 2018 p. 45-50; ISSN 2449-2337
Balanchivadze I. Bzikadze S.

A study of children's access to invariance in the elementary grades

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture"; N21, 2019 pp. 132-137; ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I.

Raising a child at an early age

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture"; N22; 2019 pp. 207-211; ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I. Bzikadze S.

Challenges in high school didactics

International scientific conference "Modern problems of high school pedagogy and ways to solve them"; N1, 2020 pp. 65-70; ISBN 978-9941-490-44-6
Balanchivadze I.

of ethnic minority students in Georgia

Humanities and Pedagogical Sciences Development Fund. Scientific journal "Language and Culture"; N24, 2020 p. 123-130; ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I. Mikadze K.

The relationship between learning motivation and the quality of teaching

VI International Online Scientific Conference "Language and Culture"; N6, 2021. p.46-53; ISSN 1987-7323
Balanchivadze I.

Challenges related to online learning and ways to solve them

Georgian Academy of Educational Sciences, international scientific conference "Online education in the wake of Covid-19 and education system"; N1, 2021 pp. 51-58; ISBN 978-9941-498-36-7
Balanchivadze I.

Development of individual training and transition plans

VII International Online Scientific Conference "Language and Culture"; N7, 2022 pp. 31-35; ISSN 1987-7323 E-ISSN 27 20-7900
Balanchivadze I., Nikoladze M.

Importance of public school transition program

X International scientific-methodological conference, "Actual problems of teaching and education" proceedings; N10, 2022 pp. 16-20; ISSN:2298-0539
Balanchivadze I.

Prevention of intellectual development disorders

scientific referring journal "Language and Culture"; N27, 2022 pp. 186-191; ISSN 1987-7323; E-ISSN 2720-7900; In the impactor base: SJIF 2022: 7.838; 2021: 6.505; 2020: 6.029; 2019: 6.406; 2018: 6.096; 2017: 6.336
Balanchivadze I., Nikoladze M.

Development of the ability to understand information text in the 3rd grade

Scientific refereed journal "Language and Culture"; N28, 2022. p.153-158; ISSN 1987-7323; E-ISSN 2720-7900; in the impactor database: SJIF 2022: 7.838; 2021: 6.505; 2020: 6.029; 2019: 6.406 ; 2018: 6,096; 2017: 6,336
Balanchivadze I.

The importance of the undergraduate educational program

Moambe, a peer-reviewed periodical journal of the Georgian Academy of Education Sciences; #20, 2023, p. 71-77; ISSN 1512-195X, pp. 71-77
Balanchivadze I.

Pedagogical aspects of the development of comprehension skills

Proceedings of the XI International Scientific-Methodological Conference, "Actual Problems of Teaching and Education"; N11, 2023 pp. 34-38; ISSN:2298-0539,
Balanchivadze I.

How to facilitate the solution of text problems at the third level of education

scientific referring journal "Language and Culture"; #29, 2023 p. 131-136; ISSN 1987-7323; E-ISSN 2720-7900; SJIF 2021: 6.505,
Balanchivadze I.

Scientific conferences

International scientific conference

2014
Intellectual readiness of first-grade students. Tbilisi Georgia

International Conference Humanities in the Information Society - II

2014
The nature of children and the peculiarities of working with them. Batumi Georgia

5th international scientific-methodological conference

2014
Pedagogical-psychological characterization of personal readiness of first graders; Adults with difficult behavior and the difficulties of teachers' work in our reality; Adolescent aggression and educational policy of the nearest period. Kut'aisi Georgia

International-practical conference on the topic:

2014
Teaching students to work on grant projects. Tbilisi Georgia

The first international conference HENTI 2015: Higher education - new technologies and innovations in

2015
Planning and conducting research with students. Kut'aisi Georgia

VI International scientific-methodical conference,

2015
Increasing cognitive interests at younger school age. Kut'aisi Georgia

III International Scientific Conference

2015
Peculiarities of drawing up an individual curriculum. Kut'aisi Georgia

VIII International Scientific Conference

2015
Integration and adaptation of children with disabilities in preschool institutions. Gori, Georgia

1st international engineering conference

2016
An environment conducive to inclusive education in a preschool institution. Telavi, Georgia

7th international scientific-methodical conference,

2016
Peculiarities of working with children with special needs in preschool institutions. Kut'aisi Georgia

IV International Scientific Conference

2017
Listening and speaking skills at preschool age and recommendations for their development. Kut'aisi Georgia

VIII International scientific-methodical conference,

2017
inclusion of a student with special educational needs in the German language teaching process; Collection of child data in preschool institutions. Kut'aisi Georgia

International Scientific Conference

2017
Inclusive education in preschool. Batumi Georgia

The Scientific Conference of the Ministry of Education and Training of Georgia and Sukhumi State University

2017
Teaching inclusive education in high school. Tbilisi Georgia

International scientific-practical conference

2017
Teaching mediation at the university. Kut'aisi Georgia

International scientific conference

2018
Problems of inclusive education in the university. Tbilisi. Georgia

Dissemination of EU international projects DOIT, CURE, ASSET, DARE, ABC and modern approaches to education in

2019
Inclusive preschool education as a facilitator of school readiness. Tbilisi Georgia

International Scientific Conference

2020
inclusive education and children's rights; Learn in a violence-free environment. Kut'aisi Georgia

2nd international conference:

2021
Differentiated learning, remediation and children's rights. Batumi Georgia

International Conference Early Education and Care

2022
Attachment theory in preschool age. Batumi Georgia

3rd International Conference

2022
Protect children's rights during the transition. Akhaltsikhe, Georgia

Projects and Grants

2013-2017
Primary education project of Georgia

Professional development of teachers and school principals

2016-2019
Project of the National Center for Professional Development of Teachers

Guiding principles of early childhood inclusive education in Georgia

2017-2020
Open Society International (OSI) Development"

Educational program of basic education

2020-
USAID US Agency for International Development, RTI Independent Non-Profit Research Institute

2020-
Erasmus+

Trainings and Seminars

National Center for Teacher Professional Development

2020
Training of trainers of the training-module of professional development of educators-pedagogues

Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture of Georgia

2019
Mathematics Direction in the

Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture of Georgia

2019
Providing technical support in the field of early and preschool education in the direction of scientific research

Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture of Georgia

2018
Teaching resources for university early education programs: standards, textbooks, articles, video and visual resources

Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture of Georgia

2018
Early and preschool education programs at the university

Center for Psychotherapy and Research

2017-2018
Art therapy

Poland, educator

2018
Development of preschool education in Poland

National Center for Teacher Professional Development

2018
Early childhood education, preschool education and transition achievements and opportunities

Project

2017
Conducted action research training

Georgian Primary Education Project

2017
Trainers Training -

Georgian Primary Education Project

2017
Trainers Training -

Georgian Primary Education Project

2017
Training of Trainers - Module # 3 and # 4 in

Additional information

In 2020-2021, I was a member of the education sector group of the National Accreditation Center In 2017-2020, I was a member of the Subject Group "Inclusive Education" of the National Accreditation Body. Since 2013, I have been invited to the sociological and political research center "Mermis", I am the head of the certificate program "Educator in Kindergarten" and I teach the subject "Preschool Pedagogy" In 2000-23, under my leadership, 38 students participated in the Men's Conference of Students and Masters. 2012 - I took part in an international research on preschool lighting and created a work in Georgian and English - a comprehensive strategy for calculating the cost and financing of the early childhood education system in Georgia // United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) I participated in the creation of a collection of 2 training modules 2012 - Pedagogue - Peace Resource // Union of Pedagogues "Education and the World" (in Georgian and Russian languages) 2012 - communication and presentation techniques; AIDS and drug addiction; Tolerance and human rights // Norwegian Refugee Council Since 2011, I am the author and executor of certificate training courses - contemporary approaches in preschool education, educational program for kindergartens and school readiness program - for learning development, I have trained 1236 specialists. Since 2012, I have been invited to Iv. In the Javakhishvili State University certificate program - Kindergarten teacher-pedagogue, I am taking the subject - preschool pedagogy, as well as in the professional program "Educator-pedagogue" - I am taking subjects: preschool curriculum, peculiarities of working with children with special educational needs; The subject direction is science and mathematics In 2010-2019, I was invited to Kutaisi University on an hourly basis and was taught the lecture course "Development of leadership skills". From 2021, I have been invited to the Kutaisi University on an hourly basis to study the subject "Education and Teaching Methods"