Silveira is a professor in the Economics Department at the Institute of Exact and Business Sciences. He holds a certificate in “Teaching for Understanding” from Harvard University. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Previously, he worked for Plan Ceibal, where he taught and developed courses for teachers on integrating ICT into the classroom, Web 2.0, and the use of mind maps. One of his works was selected as an official entry for the “Sixth Latin American Conference on Learning Objects and Technology for Education.” At Plan Ceibal, he also developed content for the communications department, notably contributing to the first season of “Sabelo” (an educational program on broadcast TV). In 2011, he participated in MASHAV’s international scholarship program, which led him to study at the OFRI Center in Jerusalem on the topic “Education for Science and Technology: ICT in Education.”