Paola is an educator, mother, nature lover, passionate about constructionist learning who brings play, joy and meaningful learning to learners of all ages. She joined the TLTL at Teachers College – Columbia University in 2022 as a Research Fellow and Education Consultant. She was a part of the founding faculty at Avenues The World School in São Paulo where she worked for 4 years as a Creative Learning Teacher for the Primary Division as well as Project Learning Guide supporting teachers in the development of project-based learning. She is also a collaborator and co-founder of Instituto Catalisador, Brazilian non-profit focused on catalyzing transformative constructionist learning in public schools. She holds a masters from Teachers College, Columbia University, in Instructional Technology and Media, attended the program in Childhood, Education and Social Development at Instituto Singularidades and has a BA from the School of the Environment at McGill University, Canadá.