Professional Career

• 1963/64   Preparer in Experimental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Oporto University
• 1971/72   Interim teacher in Sciences of Technical Education in Industrial and Commercial School of Estarreja (Aveiro)
• 1971/72   Professional Traineeship for Chemical Engeneering in Quimigal - Química de Portugal, S.A., Estarreja, (Aveiro)
• 1972 - 1975   Military service in BII17 in Angra do Heroismo, Azores
• 1975   Teacher in Mathematics at the Alexandre Herculano National High School (Oporto)
• 1975 - 1977   Provisional Teacher in Sciences at Valadares Preparatory School (VNGaia)
• 1977/78   Trainee teacher in Physics and Chemistry at Fontes Pereira de Melo Industrial School (Oporto)
• 1978/79   Aggregate Teacher in Physics and Chemistry at Estarreja High School (Aveiro)
• 1979/80   Teacher of Physics and Chemistry at "Sé" High School - Lamego
• 1980 - 1982   Teacher of Physics and Chemistry at Ovar nr 1 High School; Physics and Chemistry Teachers Coordinator
• 1982 - 1985   Teacher of Physics and Chemistry at Vila Nova de Gaia nr 1 High School; Physics and Chemistry Teachers Coordinator
• 1984 - 1986   Technical-Pedagogical advisor for Secondary Schools at Regional Delegation of DGES (DGES - is a dependence of the Education Ministery that coordinated in the 80's the implementation of policies regarding the education and vocational training) in Northern of Portugal. IT Services Sector responsible
• 1985/86   Chemstry Teacher in the IPU - Instituto de Preparação para Universidade (Institute for University Preparation)
• 1986 - 1991   Teacher of Physics and Chemistry at António Sérgio High School
• 1986 - 1991   Technical-Pedagogical functions (advisor) at Direcção Regional de Educação do Norte (DREN)
• 1988 -1991   Project team Coordinator of Computer Science and Statistics in DREN
• 1991 - 2007   Teacher of Physics and Chemistry at Fontes Pereira de Melo High School - Oporto
• 1992 - 1994   Director of the Rui Grácio Teachers Training Center (CEFORG) – Oporto
• 1995 - 1996   Teacher in Management Informatics at "Raul Dória" Professional School
• 1995/98   Physics and Chemistry Teachers Coordenador at Fontes Pereira de Melo High Shcool
• 1998 - 1999   Teacher in Computer Applications at "Comercio do Oporto" Professional School
• 1998 - 2007   Teaching Practice Supervisor at the Education School of the Oporto Polytechnic Institute in Physics, Chemistry and IT areas
• 1999 - 2007   Coordinator of Team of Teaching Practice Supervisors at the Education School of the Oporto Polytechnic Institute in IT area
• 2000 - 2007   Guest Professor in Didactics of Informatics at the Education School of the Oporto Polytechnic Institute
• 2008 - 2015   Subcoordinator of Casa das Ciências, Gulbenkian website for Science Teachers
• 2013 - 2022   Chairman of the Organization of the International Meetings of the Casa das Ciências

Complementar main Functions other than teaching

• 1980 - 1982   Member of the National Team of Advisors in Schoolar Evaluation Courses - DGEBS since 1980 until its end
• 1982 - 1990   Member of NAP Team; Núcleo de Apoio Pedagógico da DGES, as co-author and advisor of:
      Training Courses for Tutors Coordinators (30 hours);
      Tutors (30 hrs);
      Teachers Teams Coordinators (30 hours);
      Co-author of the methodology of national statistical analysis of the formation of NAP and
      Creation of courses for Teachers Trainers (30 hours)
• 1986 - 1991   Regional Coordinator of Project Minerva as Coordinator of the ICT component of DREN and later, Team Coordinator of Informatics and Statistics
• 1987   Trainer and consultant in ADFA Rehabilitation Center (Armed Forces Disabled Association), for training courses in Office Automation in disabled recovery area for assisted tasks in information systems
• 1988 - 1991   Designer and coordinator of Project Team of Informatics and Statistics of DREN - this team regrouped all the teaching and non-teaching related valences with Informatics in the Education System of Portuguese Northern Region
• 1989   Consultant appointed by the Northern Region Education Director for PSIME (Project of Information Systems of the Ministry of Education)
• 1989   Analyst and programmer of Special Education Teachers candidates ordering software (law 42/89); A national level contest.
• 1989 - 1991   IVA Regional Project Coordinator (Computers for Active Living) GEP - (Studies and Planning Office of the Ministry of Education) for students in 12th grade who wanted to attend a discipline of computer science, covering 28 schools in the country. This project has trained about 300 teachers who have worked with more than 6000 students. The essential content included the MS-DOS and UNIX operating systems, word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, computer networks and electronic mail.
• 1989 - 1991   Member Minerva Project Regional Advisory Board
• 1990   Trainer of CRPG - Gaia Vocational Rehabilitation Centre - in training and professional preparation of motor and sensorial disabled for electronic office work
• 1990   Consultant in CRPG - under two community partnership projects, namely HORIZON in the domain of Engineering Training and FORCE in the domain of Continuous Training for New Technologies.
• 1990   Member of the PSIME working group appointed by order 92 / SEAM / 90 of the State Secretary to the Minister of Education to work in the subproject, " Administration of Teachers".
• 1991 - 1994   Trainer Course Pedagogical Evaluation (AVAP one and two), Feinsa (Computer tools in the Classroom) Tecahers Training Center, - Center for Teacher's Training of the Association of Schools of West Oporto.
• 1993 - 1994   Member of CCFC (Coordinating Council for Continuing Training), elected as representative of the Northern Region Schools Association's Training Centres, since 1993 until its dissolution. This National organ was responsible for Teacher's Training, joining the first official participation organ established by law to coordinate the tecaher's teachers (1992-1994), chaired by Full Teacher Bartolo Paiva Campos
• 1994   Elected Coordinator of Technical Section of Training Courses of the CCFC, until council dissolution. (Division of the Council responsible for the accreditation of training courses).
• 1994   President of the Organizing Committee of the Forum 94 (FOCOPENS) - Teacher Training - Oporto, Casa das Artes (House of Arts)
• 1994   Chairman of Training Center Directors' Regional Coordinating Council (Northern Region) ; Plenary Sessions :
        January – Vila Nova de Famalicão (Basic School Júlio Brandão);
        February - Viana do Castelo (Basic School - C+S da Abelheira);
        Mars – Vila Real (High School Camilo Castelo Branco);
        April - Mogadouro (High School Mogadouro)
• 1997 - 2018 Expert trainer accredited by Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education, with register crediting No. CCPFC / RFO-02478/97
• 2002   Trainer of Supervision and Teacher Training (Specialized Training Course) organized by the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of University of Oporto
• 2000 - 2002   Scientific and educational consultant for the Department of Secondary Education (DES), for curricular revision of the Course of Computer Technology, regarding the Participated Curriculum Review (10th, 11th and 12th grades)
• 2003   12th grade national exam consultant for GAVE regarding EOTD - Structure, Organization and Data Processing (Estrutura Organização e Tratamento de Dados)
• 2004 - 2005   Scientific and educational consultant for DGIDC (General Directorate for Innovation and Curriculum Development) in the implementation of Technological Computer Course (10th, 11th and 12th grades)
• 2005   Trainer of DGIDC for Project Methodology applied to ICT Project - Information Technologies and Communication in Work Project Perspective
• 2005   Trainer of DGIDC for the implementation of Computer Applications B program in teh 10th grade of Scientific-Humanistic courses
• 2013   President of the Organizing Committee of First International Meeting of "Casa das Ci~Encias" (House of Sciences); The Use of Digital Resources in the Learning Context; D. Diniz Secondary School, Lisbon
• 2014   President of the Organizing Committee of II International Meeting of "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences); Education and Science Promotion in Digital World of Early XXI Century; Oporto Engeneering Superior Institute
• 2016   President of the Organizing Committee of III International Meeting of "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences); Teaching Sciences in Knowledge Society ; Oporto Engeneering Superior Institute, Oporto (11 to 13 July - 2016)
• 2017   President of the Organizing Committee of IV International Meeting of "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences); Scientific Education and Economic Developement ; Lisbon University, Lisboa (10 to 12 July - 2017)
• 2018   President of the Organizing Committee of V International Meeting of "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences); Science, Communication, Image and Technology; Centro Cultural Vila Flor, Guimarães (9 to 11 July - 2018)
• 2018   President of the Organizing Committee of I Meeting of "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences) - Açores; Scientific Education and XXI Century Technology; Azores University, Ponta Delgada (6 and 7 Setembro - 2018)
• 2019   President of the Organizing Committee of VI International Meeting of "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences); Teaching Science and Modern Society; Lisbon University, Lisboa (10 to 12 July - 2019)
• 2019   President of the Organizing Committee of I Thematic Meeting "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences); Water a Cross-cutting Theme; Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo - School of Technology and Management (11 to 13 April - 2019)
• 2022   President of the Organizing Committee of VII International Meeting of "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences); Climate and Sustainability; Oporto Engeneering Superior Institute and Superior School of Health of the Polytechnic Institute of Oporto, Oporto (20 to 22 July - 2022)
• 2022   President of the Organizing Committee of II Thematic Meeting "Casa das Ciências" (House of Sciences); Water a Cross-cutting Theme; Centro Ciência Viva de Estremoz, Estremoz (June 30th and July 1st - 2022)



Other Activities Performed Associated with the Educational System
(in addition to the teaching activity)



• 1985 - 1986   Responsible for implementing the computerized system for the services of the Ministry of Education in Oporto, with the collaboration of the Director of the Nixdorf´s Training Centre in Oporto
• 1986   Participation, in Brussels, by invitation of ADFA, for the launch of HANDYNETTE Project, Database Technical Aid for the Disabled framed on the HELIOS program.
• 1986 - 1988   Designer, author and trainner of several courses: Classroom Computers Usage - Sensitization Courses, promoted by the DGES services in the North of Portugal. These courses covered more than 800 teachers from all teaching areas in all district capitals. Support of Drs. Madalena Garcia and Margarida Lima, responsible for the area of Maths in DGES
• 1987   Member of the International Mission Education Specialists who held a "Séjour d'Etudes" of the Educational System of Luxembourg when Portugal joined the European Community (February 3 to 13)
• 1988   Responsible for analysis, design and implementation of a software solution for the blind , in terms of the use or production of materials BRAILLE (print Index Basic) with support from Porto Editora
• 1990   Member of the Technical Committee for PRODEP 3/90 Contest - "Basic and Secondary Education Stimulation for Computer Media usage in Schools" under the Educational Technologies under GEP's Education Technologies responsibility
• 1992   Member of the working Team of GETAP (Bureau for Technical, Artistic and Professional Education) for the preparation of modular distance training manuals - Trainer's Manual Module 0 (Zero); Oporto
• 1998   Member of the Exploiting Mission for Student Exchange between Escola de Comércio do Oporto and Finnish schools (Helsinki, Tampere and Rovaniemmi)
• 2000   Coordinator, trainer and designer to Computer Teacher Training , organized by DES within the launch of new programs of technological courses, in Computing Laboratory of the Psychology and Education Institute, University of Minho
• 2000   Member of the Curriculum Review / Technology Computer Course Reflection Group (Centro de Actualização Propedêutica da Estação Agronómica Nacional; Oeiras)
• 2006   Contributor for ASA Editions Pedagogical Workshops and promoted by CRIAP, held in Évora, Faro and Portimão
• 2005   Responsible for directing a seminar on conceptual structures and methodologies of ICT - the ESE guiding Oporto to the stage and trainees in the field of Computing
• 2005/06   Responsible for directing a seminar on Classroom Observation Methodology in Oporto Education Schooll for Training Trainers of all disciplinary groups
• 2005   Responsible for directing a seminar on Animation Group - Interaction Techniques, personal and group animation - ESE in the Port for Interns and Internship Advisors of all disciplinary groups

Additional Training

• 1981/82   Psychopedgogy – Unity I - Course of Instituto de Formação Social e do Trabalho IFST (Institute for Social Education and Work); Oporto
• 1982   Social Assertiveness (applied course) - Course held by Full Teacher Luís Joyce Moniz of Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the Lisbon University; Lisboa - Colégio Militar
• 1982   Intellectual Development and Learning of Chemistry by Full Teacher Duarte Costa Pereira and Dr.ª Flávia Mota; Aveiro,
• 1982/83   Educational Technology – Vídeo and picture - Course held in Instituto de Formação Social e do Trabalho IFST (Institute for Social Education and Work); Oporto
• 1984/85   Analyst and Programmer in Siemens/Nixdorf, Business Basic - Course by RIMA on working environments NIROS (Nixdorf Release Operating System) and TAMOS. Rima Training Center; Oporto
• 1985   Animation Groups Techniques - Course by Escuela de Padres Y Maestro; Drs. Joaquim Garcia de Dios and Jesus Garrido Suarez; Lisboa - Instituto Espanhol de Ensino (Spanish Institute for Learning)
• 1985   Developmental Psychology - The Adolescent - Course by Dr. Joaquim Augusto Rodrigues and Dr.ª Maria Luísa Silveira Machado Rodrigues; Lisboa - Instituto Espanhol de Ensino (Spanish Institute for Learning)
• 1987   AOS/VS System (AOS/VS II was an operating system for the Data General 32-bit computers) - Expertise in operating systems dedicated to implementing digital torque plates to detect components of traction in disabled people