The team

The people that make OTTER possible

Jelena Kajganovic

Project Coordinator

[ Geonardo Ltd. ]

Mariana Mata Lara

Project Manager

[ Geonardo Ltd. ]

Catalina Vrabie

Communication Manager

[ Geonardo Ltd. ]

Ildiko Ipolyi

Science Officer

[ European Science Foundation ]

Mihaela Rusitoru

Junior Science Officer

[ European Science Foundation ]

Colette Schrodi

Communication Officer

[ European Science Foundation ]

Antti Tahvanainen

Junior Science Officer

[ European Science Foundation ]

Lucy Avraamidou

Assoc. Prof. of Sci. Edu.

[ University of Groningen ]

Nathalia Helena Azevedo

Postdoctoral Researcher

[ University of Groningen ]

Orla McCormack

Lecturer in Education

[ University of Limerick ]

Regina Kelly

Lecturer of Sci. Edu.

[ University of Limerick ]

Deirdre O'Neill

Lecturer in Physics Edu.

[ University of Limerick ]

Ellimaija Ahonen

CEO

[ Learning Scoop ]

Johanna Järvinen-Taubert

Pedagogical Director

[ Learning Scoop ]

Päivi Valtonen

Pedagogical Expert

[ Learning Scoop ]

Rita Veres

Head of Strategies

[ Bridge Budapest Association ]

Orsolya Erdei-Kurucz

Project Manager

[ Bridge Budapest Association ]

Oriol Marimon Garrido

Chemist

[ The Big Van Theory ]

Helena González Burón

Science Communicator

[ The Big Van Theory ]

Charalambos Vrasidas

Executive Director

[ CARDET ]

Alexandros Tampakis

Project Manager

[ CARDET ]

Kosmas Panagiotis

Project Manager

[ CARDET ]

Advisory Board

The people who enlighted us with their expertise

Marianne Juntunen

Pedagogical Director, Founder at EduGems Oy
Marianne Juntunen

About Marianne
Marianne is a Founder & Dr. in Chemistry education, M.Sc. (Chemistry and mathematics education), M.Sc. (Technical microbiology), LUMA mento.
Read more about her on LinkedIn.


Why OTTER?
OTTER and teachers’/principals’ professional development is important if we aim to effectively bring the ecological crisis to the attention of principals - in a way that generates new starting points for learning content, activities and structures.

 

Write to her at:
marianne@edugems.fi

Merrilyn Goos

Professor of Education at the University of the Sunshine Coast
Merrilyn Goos

About Merrilyn
Her academic research has investigated students’ mathematical thinking, the impact of digital technologies on mathematics learning and teaching, numeracy across the curriculum and the lifespan, the professional learning of mathematics teachers and mathematics teacher educators, curriculum and assessment reform, and gender equity in STEM education.


Why OTTER?
Schools sometimes separate learning from the world in which children and young people live, and this project aims to bring learning to life in the real world. This is what I can help OTTER achieve. 

 

Write to her at: 
mgoos@usc.edu.au

Zsuzsanna Kray

Sustainability and Education Expert
Zsuzsanna Kray

About Zsuzsanna
She worked for international NGOs like IUCN and she has been focusing on classes in rural schools, teacher trainings, writing textbooks, e-learning materials and curricula, designing the educational program of summer camps and creating awareness raising campaigns.


Why OTTER?
Zsuzsanna believes that experiential and outdoor learning are key elements of education in the times of current crises. She is convinced about the synergetic power of pro-environmental actions done as part of a community, which is why she got interested in OTTER project. 


Write to her at:
zsuzsanna@kray.hu