DCSA-FCTUNL Coordinator: Section of History of Science and Technology and Educational Sciences (since 2009).
Elected member of the Scientific Council of FCTUNL since 2009.
Coordinator of the Education Division of the Portuguese Physics Society since 2007.
Consultant to the Portuguese Ministry of Education in several areas (examinations; teacher education; curriculum development; laboratory and school design; digital educational resources). Author of several reports for the Ministry of Education on these subjects, involving the design of public policies, training of personnel, selection of samples to participate in studies, etc.
Coordinator of an Ibero-American network on the educational use of information technologies from 1995 to 2001.
Author of more than 30 textbooks for schools in Portugal and Cape Verde (Physics and Chemistry).
Áreas Científicas
Science and mathematics education (embedding scientific computing in the secondary school curricula and in undergraduate studies in science and engineering).
Other research/professional interests: principles and design of active learning environments, particularly for science and mathematics education; educational assessment and evaluation; teacher education; curriculum development.
Participation in several research projects funded by the European Community and Portuguese Research bodies and governmental departments.
Publicações Representativas
Teodoro, V. D. (1998). From formulae to conceptual experiments: Interactive modelling in the physical sciences and in mathematics International CoLos Conference New Network-Based Media in Education (pp. 13-22). Maribor, Slovenia: University of Maribor.
Teodoro, V. D., Vieira, J. P., & Clérigo, F. C. (1997). Modellus, Interactive Modelling with Mathematics (Version 1.0). San Mateo, Cal.: Knowledge Revolution. Currently on version 4, available at http://modellus.fct.unl.pt .
Teodoro, V. D. (1994). Learning with computer-based exploratory environments. In S. Vosniadou, E. deCorte & H. Mandl (Eds.), Technology-Based Learning Environments, Psychological and Educational Foundations. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Teodoro, V. D. (1993). The computer as a conceptual lab: learning dynamics with an exploratory environment. In D. L. Ferguson (Ed.), Advanced technologies in the teaching of mathematics and science. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Teodoro, V. D. (1993). A model to design exploratory software for science and mathematics. In T. d. Jong, H. Spada & D. Tawne (Eds.), The use of computer models for explication, analysis and experiential learning. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Teodoro, V. D., & Freitas, J. C. (Eds.). (1992). Educação e Computadores. Lisboa: Ministério de Educação/GEP.
Teodoro, V. D. (1992). Direct manipulation of physical concepts in a computerized exploratory laboratory. In E. d. Corte, M. C. Linn, H. Mandl & L. Verschaffel (Eds.), Computer-Based Learning Environments and Problem Solving. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
Perfil Profissional
2003-present assistant professor (tenure from 2008), Department of Social Sciences and Education, New University of Lisbon, College of Science and Technology
1988-2003 university lecturer, Department of Social Sciences and Education, New University of Lisbon, College of Science and Technology
1975-1988, Secondary school teacher
At the university: didactics and science education, master courses for science teachers; research methods, MEd and PhD courses in Education, including thesis supervision; scientific computation, chemistry and physics engineering students; general physics, chemistry and physics engineering students; educational technologies.
Invited professor at the University of São Paulo (Brasil, 1993), Catholic University (Lisbon, since 2004), Open University of Portugal (1990-2000).
Design and preparation of registration dossiers of masters courses in teaching Physics and Chemistry and in teaching of Biology and Geology. Coordinator of the Master Course Teaching Physics and Chemistry.
Collaboration in the design and preparation of registration dossiers of doctoral studies in education, in collaboration with ISPA and FCSHUNL. Member of the Coordination of the course.
