2019 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

130 2019 Yearbook Institute of Education Denise Vaillant, academic secretary of the Institute of Education. She was selected as the first Level III researcher in the National System of Researchers (SNI) in the field of Education. February. She was also appointed to the SNI Honorary Commission, which is responsible for overseeing the organization. The Honorary Commission is composed of “individuals widely recognized in the scientific, technological, or academic community in general.” July. Furthermore, she was invited to join the international editorial board of the journal Teaching and Teacher Education, one of the most prestigious publications in the field of education. December. Lourdes Cardozo Gaibisso, graduate-level instructor at the Institute of Education. She was selected by IGI Global—along with Dr. Max Vázquez Domínguez, a professor at the University of North Georgia—as the international editor of the book *Advancing Language Equity Practices With Immigrant Communities: Learning in and out of Schools*, aimed at researchers, teachers, and students in the field of education. December. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS 2019