Maria Carolina Lourenço Medeiros

Graduated in Pedagogy from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Participated in the FOCUS research group (Research Group on Education, Institutions, and Inequality), linked to the Thematic Project Catholic Congregations, Education, and the National State in Brazil, under the supervision of Professor Dr. Ana Regina Pinheiro, working on data cataloging. Completed an academic exchange program at the University of Évora (Portugal), taking courses in Education, Music, Visual Arts, and Performing Arts. Worked as an intern at the Division of Complementary Education (DEdIC/UNICAMP) and later as an Early Childhood Education teacher in the public school system of Piracicaba/SP. Currently, she is a teacher in Early Childhood Education and the early years of Elementary Education for the Municipal Government of Praia Grande/SP, with experience in inclusive, interdisciplinary pedagogical practices grounded in listening to childhoods. Her work is based on Universal Inclusive Learning and the appreciation of children's knowledge. Holds five postgraduate degrees in the field of Inclusive Education, including training in Neuropsychopedagogy, Braille, and Libras (Brazilian Sign Language). Completed her undergraduate thesis (TCC) titled Interdisciplinarity in educational practice: the importance of respecting the diversity of knowledge, supervised by Professor Dr. Guilherme do Val Toledo Prado. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)