Featured group webinar: Opening eTwinning - involving the wider community through citizen science

Moderator of the eTwinning featured group Basic skills in action

Rafael Montero is a STEM teacher at a Spanish School (www.codema.es). He strongly believes in developing scientific vocations among his students and has been involved in many european STEM and Erasmus+ projects.​He is an eTwinning, Scientix and FCL ambassador and moderates the Basic skills featured group.

A primary school educator from Cyprus with 21 years of teaching experience. Graduate of the Department of Education at the University of Cyprus. Master’s degree in “Creative Arts and Animation.” EU Code Week Leading Teachers for Cyprus. Actively participate in eTwinning projects and various educational programs focused on experiential learning and STEAM education. Main interests: Science Education, Design & Technology, Integration of emerging technologies into the learning process.

Sonia Ruiz García holds a degree in English Philology, a Diploma in Primary Education with a specialization in Foreign Language, and a Master's in TEFL (specializing in Bilingual Schools) from the University of Alcalá (UAH). She is currently an English teacher and Head of Department at the secondary level, as well as Bilingual Program Coordinator and Head of Secondary Studies at Colegio Internacional Eurovillas. She brings over 15 years of experience in the implementation and development of bilingual programs and CLIL subjects. She is also a coordinator of eTwinning and Erasmus+ projects, having received the National eTwinning Award and the European eTwinning

Award in 2018, the National eTwinning Award in 2024, and the European eTwinning Award in 2025

Priscila Doran is the Vice-President of the Executive Council of NUCLIO. She has a post-graduation in Psychology of Education, a MSc degree in human biology and environment and a degree in Biology. She is a certified teacher trainer in Portugal in the areas of Educational Psychology, Biology and Environmental Sciences. She has worked in NUCLIO since 2011 where she leads the team, trains teachers and coordinates projects related to innovation in education. Her work focuses on several areas such as citizen science in education, Student assessment in the Era of competences and diversity; Maker Spaces and digital education, Student Centered approaches (like Inquiry-Based Learning, Design Thinking), Universal Design for Learning, education for sustainability, among others.

Dr. Diego Casado-Mansilla (male; he/him/his) is a lecturer at the University of Deusto and a PostDoc Researcher at DeustoTech. Member of MORElab research group (https://morelab.deusto.es/) in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Deusto.

In 2016, he received his PhD from the same university on Smart object-human interaction for pro-environmental behaviour change. Therefore, His research interests focus on Hybrid Intelligence where IoT devices and humans collaborate, physical interaction with everyday objects, Sustainable Human-Computer Interaction (SHCI), and Persuasive and Behavioural change technologies.

Dr. Casado-Mansilla has over 100 scientific publications on HCI, behaviour change and the Internet of Things (IoT). He has participated in or led H2020/HE projects, basic-research national projects, projects promoting scientific culture (FECYT) and various regional projects in collaboration with companies. Dr Casado-Mansilla is a member of several IEEE and ACM scientific committees and has also been part of the organising committee of many international conferences. He reviews journals on the top-tier JCRs and ranks A, A* conferences. He has carried out research stays in the United Kingdom and France.