Maria Solange da Silva is a PhD candidate in mathematics education at Lisbon University with a background that includes a master's in mathematics education and bachelor's degrees in mathematics and physics. She has over 25 years of experience teaching mathematics and training teachers in Brazil and the Netherlands. Her areas of expertise include developing teacher training programs, designing mathematics curriculum and tasks, and contributing to academic conferences and publications.

1. Maria Solange da Silva
Forel 96 3824LD
Amersfoort – Netherlands
e-mail: m.silva7@campus.ul.pt
Mobil - 0620269565
ACADEMIC PROFILE
 PhD study – on-going – Lisbon University
 Master in Mathematics Education – 1996 – USU/RJ
 Specialist in Mathematics - 1992 – UFF/RJ
 Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics – 1988 – UNIG/RJ
 Bachelor of Arts in Physics – 1984 – UNIG/RJ
CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3194618318248176
Linkedin: nl.linkedin.com/pub/maria-solange-da-silva/2a/401/42a/
MY EXPERIENCIES
EXPERIENCE ON TEACHER TRAINIG:
1-Developer, Coordinator and Teacher at teacher training program of Public
Secondary School Teachers to the Project “Secondary Education Teachers’
Training Program of Public Schools” – 6 months – July/December 2001 - Rio de
Janeiro – Brazil
2-Teacher at teacher training Project “Acceleration of the Learning of Young” –
Rio de Janeiro Secretary of Education – April/May–1999- RJ – Brazil
3- Teacher at teacher training program of Public Primary School Teachers –
February /1999 - Paty do Alferes – RJ – Brazil
4- Teacher at teacher training program of Public Primary School Teachers –
January/1996 - Macaé – RJ – Brazil
5- Teacher at teacher training program of Public Primary School Teachers –
October/1995 – RJ – Brazil
6- Teacher at teacher training program of Public Primary School Teachers –
May/1995 – RJ – Brazil
7- Teacher at teacher training program of Public Primary School Teachers –
1994 - Quiçamã – RJ – Brazil

2. 8- Teacher at teacher training program of Public Primary School Teachers –
1993 – São João de Miriti – RJ – Brazil
9- Teacher at teacher training program of Public Secondary School Teachers on
the Project “Implementation of Actualization’s Program of Mathematics” –
Secretary of Education – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
10- Teacher at teacher training program of Public Secondary School Teachers
on the Project “The process on Teaching and Learning Mathematics –
Caxambú –MG – Brazil
CONTRIBUTION TO CONFERENCES
1- “Problems of context and Realistic Mathematics Theory” – July/2013 – XI
ENEM – Curitiba – Paraná – Brazil.
2- “Realistic Mathematics” – November/2009 – Institute of Education of Rio
de Janeiro/IESA – RJ – Brazil.
3- The study of Matrix: a new approach – September/2003 - II FAP – RJ –
Brazil.
4- “How does a teaching practice project influence the teacher-student’s
actions” – Poster – 26 PME – 21/26 July/2002 - Norwich – UK.
5- “Argumentation Reasoning and Mathematics proof” – Short
Communication – 25 PME – 12/17 July – 2001 – Utrecht – Netherlands.
6- “Creative Activities in Geometry” – VII Week of Mathematics – Santa
Ursula University – June/1996 – RJ – Brazil’.
7- “Argumentative Reasoning and Geometry Teaching” – VIII ICME 8 –
July/1996 – Seville – Spain.
8- “Using Generalization to prepare students to understand the deductive
process” – Experimental Communication – V ENEN – July/1995 -
Aracaju –SE – Brazil.
9- “Homothetic and Similarities” –V ENEM – July/1995–Aracaju–SE– Brazil.
10- “A Geometric approach about Groups Theory using regular polygons” –
V ENEM – Scientific Communication- July/1995 – Aracaju – SE – Brazil.
11-“Statistic and Probability to primary school” –II Ibero Americano of

3. Mathematics Education Congress– FURB–July/1994-SC-BR.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
1- Faculty of Science – Researcher of Freudenthal Institute – Utrecht
University – Netherlands – November/2013 until April 2015.
2- Designer and Pedagogical Coordinator of the project “Preparatory
Course to Primary and Secondary Education Exam” to the “Brazilian
educational project Encceja” in Netherlands – Since 2013.
3- Councillor of Education of the CCPB (Brazilian Citizenship Councillor of
Netherlands) – Since July 2014
4- Designer of Mathematics tasks to Brazilian National Exams - INEP-
Brazil – Since September/2013.
5- Designer of Mathematics tasks to Moderna publisher – Brazil – Since
September/2012
6- Teacher of Mathematics to Secondary Education – Vicente Januzzi
School – Secretary of the State of Rio de Janeiro – 2002/2005.
7- Teacher of Didactic of Mathematics to Primary teacher – Faculty of
Pedagogy – Department of Education – UNESA/RJ-2002/2009
8- Teacher of Mathematics to Secondary Education – Faria Brito School –
2002/2009
9- Teacher of Methodology of Mathematics to Primary teacher– Faculty of
Pedagogy – Department of Education – Fundação Educacional Serra
dos Órgãos – FESO – 2003/2005
10-Teacher of Methodology of Mathematics, Algebra I, Algebra II –
Department of Mathematics – University of The State of Rio de
Janeiro/UERJ - FFP – 2002
11-Teacher of Arithmetic to Post graduate students – Specialization in
Mathematics Education – Severino Sombra University – 2002
12-Teacher of Arithmetic and Logic to Post graduate students –
Specialization in Mathematics Education – Santa Dorothea University –
2002
13-Teacher of Mathematics to Secondary Education – Centro Educacional
Espaço Integrado – 2001

4. 14-Teacher of Didactic of Mathematics, Algebra I, The Learning of
Mathematics – Department of Mathematics – University of the State of
Rio de Janeiro/UERJ - FFP – 2000/2001
15-Teacher of Methodology of Mathematics to Primary teacher –
Department of Education- Faculty of Pedagogy -University of the State of
Rio de Janeiro/ UERJ - FFP – 1999
16-Teacher of Algebra Linear- Department of Administration Studies- São
José University = 1998
17-Teacher of Didactic of Mathematics to Post graduate students –
Specialization in Mathematics – Centro Ulysses Guimarães – 1996
18-Teacher of Didactic of Mathematics – Departament of Education –
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro/ UFRJ - 1996
19-Teacher of Physics to Secondary Education – Colégio Pinheiro
Guimarães – 1990/1991
20-Teacher of Physics to Secondary Education – Colégio Guanabara –
1990/1995
21-Teacher of Mathematics and Physics to Secondary Education – Maria
José Imperial – 1990/1997
22-Teacher of Physics to Secondary Education – Colégio Paraíso – 1990
23-Teacher of Mathematics to Secondary Education – Associação
Universitária Santa Úrsula – 1996/1997
24-Teacher of Mathematics and Physics to Secondary Education – Grupo
Planck Einstein – 1990/2000
25-Teacher of Mathematics and Physics to Secondary Education –
Educandário Modelo – 1985/1991
INSTRUCIONAL DESIGN MATERIALS
BOOKS
 Conducting Mathematical Thinking Activities with Secondary Teachers –
December/2015.
 Autor: Maria Solange da Silva
 Publicação: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
 ISBN: 978-3-659-81276-7

5.  Estratégia para o desenvolvimento do cálculo mental- 1999.
 Autor: Maria Solange da Silva
 ISBN: 978-85-909650-2-2
 Tabuada Interativa de Multiplicação: Entendendo e aplicando conceitos–
1999
 Autor: Maria Solange da Silva
 ISBN: 978-85-909650-1-5
 Aprendendo Coordenadas e Vetores sob a perspectiva da Matemática
Realística - 1999
 Autor: Maria Solange da Silva
 ISBN: 978-85-909650-3-9
COLLABORATION ON BOOKS
 Project Araribá Plus – Vol 6; Vol 7; Vol 8 and Vol 9 - 6⁰ to 9⁰ years
 Coordinator: Mara Regina Garcia Gay
Authors: Mara Regina Garcia Gay & Maria Solange da Silva
Publisher: Editora Moderna – São Paulo – Brazil – 2014
 Project Buriti – Vol 1; Vol 2; Vol 3; Vol 4 and Vol 5 - 1⁰ to 5⁰ years
 Coordinator: Mara Regina Garcia Gay
Authors: Mara Regina Garcia Gay & Maria Solange da Silva
Publisher: Editora Moderna – São Paulo – Brazil – 2013
 Geometria na era da imagem e do movimento –
 Coordinator: Maria Laura M.L.Lopes and Lilian Nasser – Institute
of Mathematics/ UFRJ – Fundão Project – SPEC-PADCT-CAPES
 Pensando e Usando Matemática –
 Editorial Commission: Nilma Santos Fontanive and Ruben Klein –
Cesgranrio Founding – Ford Founding – Project Tri
 Geometria segundo a Teoria de Van Hiele –
 Coordinator: Lilian Nasser and Neide Sant’Anna – Institute of
Mathematics/UFRJ- Project Fundão – SPEC-PADCT-CAPES
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES MEMBERSHIP
1- SBEM – Brazilian Society of Mathematics Education
2- GEPEM – Group of Study and Research in Mathematics Education
3- SBM – Brazilian Society of Mathematics
GRANTS
 €4000,00 from International Relation Ministry/Itamaraty - Government of

6. Brazil – May/2014 to the Project “Encceja Paises Baixos”
 €4000,00 from International Relation Ministry/Itamaraty - Government of
Brazil – January/2015 to the Project “Encceja Paises Baixos”
LANGUAGES
 English
Read (good) Write (good) Speak (good)
 Portuguese
Mother tongue
 Netherland
Read (regular) Write (insufficient) Speak (insufficient) Understand
(regular)
Maria Solange da Silva.