Research
Collaborator of the LE@D (Distance Education Laboratory) at Universidade Aberta
Research Interests
The impact of professional development for teachers on student learning and inclusion.
Teacher learning in/for innovative contexts
Assessment methods as promotors of systemic reform.
Higher Education Pedagogy
R&D projects
Oct 2023 / Sep 2025 - The BRiDGE Project - financed through EU Erasmus+ (National Coordinator)
Jan 2022 / Dec 2024 - LC4Inclusion - The Journey of Schools as Learning Communities for Inclusion, financed through FCT, Project Coordinator
Jan 2022 / Dec 2024 - COSMOS - Creating Organisational Structures for Meaningful science education through Open Schooling for all, financed through EU Erasmus+
Oct 2019 / Sep 2026 - UNITE! – University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering, financed through EU Erasmus+
Dec 2021 / Nov 2024 - ALICE Assessment for Learning in Citizenship Education, financed through EU Erasmus+
Mar 2021 / Feb 2023 - Hands On Remote, financed through EU Erasmus+
Sep 2020 / Aug 2023 - CATIE - Transformative Learning Communities for Educational Inclusion, financed through UIDEF, Project Coordinator
Oct 2018 / Aug 2021 - EdUSchool: Enhancing European teacher education through university schools, financed through EU Erasmus+ (National Coordinator)
Oct 2017 / Oct 2020 - SOLIDARIS - Universidade inclusivas: competencias clave de la comunidade universitaria para el desarrollo de una ciudadania activa, financed through EU Erasmus+
Oct 2015 / Mar 2020 - EDiTE: European Doctorate in Teacher Education - EJD, financed through the EU 2020 H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015 (National Coordinator)
Set 2016 / Oct 2019 Aprender Digital, financiado pela Camara Municipal da Amadora
Jan 2016 / Dec 2018 - AETDFFP Technology Enhanced Learning at Future Teacher Education Lab, FCT
Set 2017 / Set 2018 – Políticas Educativas e Desempenho de Portugal no PISA (2000-2015). POCH/Portugal 2020/Fundo Social Europeu
Nov 2013 / Oct 2016 - IRRESISTIBLE - Including Responsible Research an innovation in cutting Edge Science and Inquiry-based Science education to improve Teacher’s Ability of Bridging Learning Environments, financed through the EU FP-7 Project Number 612367
Set 2014 / Ago 2015 – Partilha e Divulgação de Experiências em Inovação Didática no Ensino Superior Português, FCT
Jan 2013 / Dez 2014 - Teacher Professional Identity and Pedagogical Innovation in Basic Education in Brazil and Portugal: challenges and proposals for an overview of the work of teachers in school for the XXI century, financed through CAPES/FCT
Oct 2012 / Sep 2014 EDiTE: European Doctorate in Teacher Education, financed through the EU LLL 527604-LLP-1-2012-1-AT-ERASMUS-EMCR
Feb 2012 / Jan 2015 European Policy Network on Key Competences in School Education, financed through the EU LLL
Mar 2010 / Sep 2013 Elearning and Assessment in Higher Education - @sses.he, financed through FCT: PTDC/CPE-CED/104373/2008 - WP3 coordinator
Jan 2010 / Jun 2013 Evaluation of the Physics and Natural Sciences Curriculum, third cycle of Basic Education, financed through FCT: PTDC/CPE-CED/102789/2008
Jun 2008 / May 2010 University Strategies and Business Models for Lifelong Learning - European Association of Distance Teaching Universities – financed through the EU - WP2 coordinator
Jun 2008 / May 2010 European Portal for International Courses & Services - European Association of Distance Teaching Universities – financed through the EU
Sep 2009 / Dec 2010 Secondary Analysis of Data from PISA: Searching for Clues to Academic Success - financed through FCT: FSE/CED/83617/2008
Jun 2008 / Jun 2009 member of the Task Force Research in LifeLong Learning European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
Sep 2006 / Aug 2008 "Medeia" Project - Universidade Aberta
Mar 2003 / May de 2004 “Non-Science Major Undergraduate Students’ Understanding of Nature of Science" Center for Science and Mathematics Education, University of Texas at Austin