VIDEO PRESENTATION - Understanding the meaning of STEM Education

Interview with Dr. Agueda Gras

Dr. Agueda Gras-Velazquez (Astrophysicist / Management) is the Science Programme Manager of European Schoolnet (EUN). As Head of the Science Education Department at EUN, she oversees the coordination of all STEM projects in which EUN is involved. Additionally, she is in charge of the day-to-day management of “Scientix” (the community for science education in Europe, http://scientix.eu) and the Impact EdTech cascading grant project and coordinates EUN’s Ministries of Education STEM representatives Working Group. As EUN Academy manager (2017 – 2019), which offers online courses for teachers, she streamlined processes (going from 10-15 courses/year to 100), ensured the accreditation of courses, and coordinated the move of the platform to OpenEdx. In her 14 years at EUN, Agueda has been involved in more than 60 EC -funded projects and 18 privately funded ones. Prior to joining EUN in May 2008, she worked as an independent eLearning Professional, as Tutor, Content designer, IT manager, Administrator, Project Manager, and Consultant for international projects. She has co-authored several papers in Science Education Research and has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Trinity College Dublin, carried out at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in Ireland. 

Hear from an expert on 'Building STEM Competencies'.