This maker spotlight was brought to us through Maker Faire Rome. You’ll be able to find them and many more creative and exciting makers at Maker Faire Rome: The European Edition on October 18-20.

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Where are you located?

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I’m from Portugal, more specifically living near Lisbon.

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What is your day job?

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I’m an elementary school teacher, teaching ICT to 10 and 11 year old students at Agrupamento de Escolas Venda do Pinheiro, a public school near Lisbon. I’m also the school tech guy, in charge of digital systems, web, and GDPR compliance. Beyond that, I’m also involved in teacher training, spreading the good word on coding, robotics, 3D modelling and printing to teachers around the country.

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In this capacity, I work with CFAERC, our local teacher training organization, and nationally with ANPRI, the portuguese national ICT teachers association. Sounds rather exhausting, right? what makerspace/hackerspace/fablab […]

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