Challenges, skills and innovation in teacher education for contemporary educational contexts
On 15 May, the Pedagogical Conferences 2026 took place, dedicated to reflecting on educational innovation and the role of the educator in the 21st century. The event, promoted within the scope of the Portuguese Association of Private Higher Education (APESP), brought together several higher education institutions, including the Polytechnic Institute of Lusofonia (IPLUSO).
The Conferences provided a privileged space for scientific and pedagogical exchange, bringing together researchers, lecturers and students around current and foundational topics in contemporary education, such as inclusive and collaborative educational practices, curricular and organisational innovation, the promotion of well-being in schools and the valorisation of the teaching profession.
IPLUSO stood out for the active participation of more than 20 authors (lecturers and students from the Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Education and the Master’s Degree in Teaching of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education and Mathematics and Natural Sciences in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education), who presented 14 scientific communications, in individual and co-authorship formats, from the School of Education of Lusofonia (ESEL) and the School of Engineering and Technologies (EET).
Among the communications presented
- Serious Games in Organic Chemistry - Andreia Rosatella
- Echo of the Pack - Environmental Education and Digital Literacy in the Conservation of the Iberian Wolf in Primary Education - Ana Margarida Dias, Cristiana Rodrigues, Filipe Monteiro, Joana Costa and Maria Carolina Dias
- Enrolment in a Higher Technical Professional Course in the Educational Area: Training Perspectives and Motivations - Dulce Franco, Maria Gonçalves, Esmeralda Santo and Micaela Fonseca
- Learning Laboratory in Nursery Care: Convergence between Theory, Practice and Educator Training - Rute Coelho
- The Power of Words in Childhood - Sandra Tavares
- Learning to Teach in the 21st Century: Development of Teaching Resources in Initial Teacher Education - Daniela Semião, Diana Delgado, Carolina Rosa and Beatriz Oliveira
- The Iberian Wolf as a Pedagogical Context: Mathematical Learning in Initial Teacher Education - Elvira dos Santos
- The Relationship Between School and Family - José Brás
- Literary Reading in 12th Year Students: Perceptions of Motivational Pedagogical Practices - Esmeralda Santo, Maria Gonçalves, Dulce Franco and Micaela Fonseca
- Articulation between Education and Social Networks - Implications for Social Development and the Reduction of Child Poverty - Cristina Silva
- Childhood at Risk? Nature-Based Education as a Response to Sociocultural Transformations in the 20th Century - Raquel Ramos
- The School–Family Relationship and the Construction of Citizenship - Laura Caldeira and Matilde Colaço
- Digital Skills in the Community: conclusions from a Service-Learning project - Carlos Barros
- School–Family Relationship - Leonor Batista and Matilde Camacho
- Digital skills in the community: conclusions from a Service-Learning project - Carlos Barros
- School–Family Relationship - Leonor Batista and Matilde Camacho
