2016 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

101 Dr. Denise Vaillant (Colombia) Academic Secretary of the Institute of Education. She participated as a speaker on the panel “Learning and Life Skills” at the Third International Congress of New Schools, held in Bogotá on November 10 and 11. Dr. Denise Vaillant (United Arab Emirates) Academic Secretary of the Institute of Education. She served as a judge for the fourth edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize 2015–2016. The UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize is awarded every two years to initiatives that contribute to the improvement of educational practices worldwide, Dubai, January 16–21. Dr. Denise Vaillant (Spain) Academic Secretary of the Institute of Education. She delivered the presentation “Initial Teacher Training in Latin America: The Theory-Practice Relationship” at the 7th International Seminar “The Theory-Practice Relationship in Initial Teacher Training: Development of Theoretical and Practical Knowledge,” held at the University of Barcelona, Barcelona, April 11–12. Mag. Andrea Tejera (Spain) Academic Coordinator of Educational Management. She presented the article “Building Pathways to Collaborative Work in an Early Childhood Education Center” at the 4th EDO International Congress “Situated Learning and Connected Learning: Implications for Work,” organized by the Organizational Development Team (EDO) of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, May 11–13. Dr. César Eduardo Rodríguez Zidán (Honduras) Associate Academic Coordinator of Graduate Programs. He delivered the lecture “Continuing Education: Toward a Comprehensive Model of Teacher Professional Development” at the International Seminar on Teacher Training Models in the Current Context of Educational Reform in Honduras, held at the Francisco Morazán National Pedagogical University, La Ceiba, on August 24 and 25. 24 Conducted together with Mag. Rita Fagúndez, a graduate of the Master’s in Educational Management and director of Liceo No. 11 in Montevideo. ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES ABROAD 2016