Sabela Fernandez Monteira

Sabela Fernandez Monteira serves as a Professor in the Area of Didactics of Experimental Sciences at the University of Santiago de Compostela, actively teaching across multiple education programs including the Master in Teaching Secondary Education, Master in Educational Nature Activities, and Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education.

Her research focuses on the intersection of science pedagogy and cognitive development, particularly examining how argumentation structures and discourse patterns shape learning in natural sciences education. As a member of the Reasoning, Discourse and Argumentation research group, she investigates environmental education frameworks and develops curricula for science teacher training. Her work emphasizes practical applications in secondary and early childhood educational settings through courses like Design of Educational Research in Sciences and Fundamentals of Environmental Education Development.

Professor Fernandez Monteira contributes to teacher development through intensive subject-specific pedagogy courses, with recent instruction covering natural sciences education for both single and dual-degree early childhood/primary education programs. Her institutional role centers on bridging theoretical research with classroom practice in science education methodology.