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Dr. Teresa Valverde Esteve is an associate Professor in the Department of Didactics of Physical Education, Art, and Music Didactics at the University of Valencia (Spain). She holds a PhD in Research and Development, a Master's degree in Secondary School Teacher Training, a Bachelor's degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, a Degree in Teacher Training, specialist in Physical Education, in addition to various continuing education programs.
Dr. Valverde-Esteve has conducted research stays internationally (California, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Southern Ireland, Norway, Finland, Germany) and nationally (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria). She has collaborated with the Universitat Jaume I and the ENDAVANT team, AFES (University of Valencia), the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the University of Vigo, the Center for Olympic Studies, and the Universidad de Playa Ancha (Chile), among others. She has published more than 43 publications, derived from these collaborations in the main international databases, highlighting topics such as active methodologies such as Nonlinear Pedagogy, Cooperative Learning, Service Learning, Integrated Learning through a Foreign Language, Gamification, as well as the Validation of Tools that allow the analysis of teaching resources, the evaluation of physical activity promotion programs in vulnerable populations, the limitations and barriers to physical activity practice, and the assessment of physical fitness in individual and team sports, among others.
She has also led projects funded by the Generalitat Valenciana, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Universities and Employment, as well as various Teaching Innovation Projects carried out at the Faculty of Teacher Training of the University of Valencia and the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón. Currently, she leads the MUAMI group (Multidisciplinary Active Methods Innovation), where she collaborates with professionals from different fields of study. She has published papers in major international databases and has written books and book chapters for prestigious publishing editorials such as McGraw Hill, Springer, Peter Lang, Octaedro, Dykinson, Tirant Lo Blanch, among others. She has also participated in the organization of numerous international conferences and in the dissemination of research and innovation results at various international and national events. She has been a guest speaker at international conferences, seminars on Multiculturalism and Inclusion, and Educational Innovation Conferences derived from her professional activity.