Mgr. Katarína Ballová
Teacher of Science
katarina.ballova@itgymnazium.cz
consulting hours: Monday 10:00 am - 11:00 am
I graduated from the Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. After graduation, my career developed in the field of chemistry and pharmacy, which I devoted myself to for almost 15 years. Already during my work in pharmacy, I began to devote myself to teaching activities.
I supplemented my expertise by passing the Authorized Exam for the professional qualification Lecturer in Further Education. Subsequently, I graduated from the University of Prague - Faculty of Education, majoring in chemistry for secondary schools.
My interest in science and education led me to decide to move completely from pharmacy to the field of education. Since 2015 I have been working as a Physics and Chemistry teacher and I try to lead my students to an inquisitive view of the world and to the desire to discover and understand the basic regularities of the events around us. I am constantly developing my teaching skills and I am looking for a way to best convey my enthusiasm for the field to my students. I completed the two-years project Heuristic teaching of physics in practice, organized by the MFF UK and the Depositum Bonum foundation, and the educational program "Learn to Learn" (ČSTPMJ). Thanks to my professional background, I bring to the teaching a feeling for the selection of essential information and its greater continuity with practical application.
For me, education is not only work, but also a hobby. I am a Certified memory trainer of the first degree, a member of the ČSTPMJ company and I occasionally organize memory training courses for seniors in my spare time.
I have two sons and relax while painting.