STEP Group

Markku Hannula (responsible for the Science Group teaching)
PhD, Professor of Mathematics Education
Vice-Director of Subject Teacher Education

Kaisa Kuoppala (responsible for the Arts Group teaching)
MA, Doctoral Student
(E-mail: marjo-kaisa.kuoppala [at] helsinki.fi)

Paavo Peltonen
MSSc, STEP Coordinator

STEP Teachers

Educational studies

Hannele Cantell
(Education for Diversities)
PhD, University Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Education
Director of Subject Teacher Education

Fred Dervin
(Education for Diversities)
PhD, Professor in Multicultural Education (Tenure track)

Khalil Gholami
(Reseach and Methods lectures, Teacher as a Researcher seminars)
PhD, Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Marjatta Kalliala
(Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education)
University Lecturer in Cultural Orientation  
(Kindergarten teacher and early childhood education)

Kirsti Lonka (Psychology of Development and Learning)
PhD, Professor of Educational Psychology
Director of the Research Centre for Educational Psychology

Katriina Maaranen (General Didactics)
PhD, University Lecturer in Didactics

Matti Meri (Teacher as a Researcher seminars)
PhD, Professor emeritus in Education

Ava Numminen
(Psychology of Development and Learning)
PhD

Yutaro Ohashi
(Applied Practice: Distance Education and Web-Based Learning)
PhD

Pauliina Rautio
(Education for Diversities)
PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Nina Sajaniemi
(Education for Diversities)
PhD, University Lecturer
Vice-Director of Kindergarten teacher and early childhood education

Jari Salminen
(Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education)
PhD, University Lecturer in Didactics

Ulla-Maija Salo
(Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education)
PhD, University Lecturer in Didactics of Social Studies

Sara Sintonen (Applied Practice: Distance Education and Web-Based Learning))
PhD, University Lecturer in Didactics of Music

Marjatta Takala
(Education for Diversities)
PhD, University Lecturer in Special Education

Arts subject didactics

Raili Hildén
PhD, University Lecturer in Foreign Language Education
Docent (Language Assessment)

Heini-Marja Järvinen
PhD, Professor in Foreign Language Education

Jan Löfström
(Social, Historical, and Philosophical Foundations of Education, Arts subject didactics)
PhD, University Lecturer in Didactics of History and Social Studies

Jussi Malmivaara (Psychology of Development and Learning, Arts subject didactics)
PhD, University Lecturer in Didactics of Psychology

Eero Salmenkivi
PhD, University Lecturer in Didactics of Ethics and Philosophy

Science subject didactics

Kalle Juuti
PhD, University Lecturer in Physics Education

Heidi Kryzwacki
PhD, University Lecturer in Didactics of Mathematics

Johannes Pernaa
PhD, Part-time teacher in STEP Chemistry Education

Hannu Salmi
PhD, Research Director
Pedagogics of Science Centre Heureka

Veli-Matti Vesterinen
Doctoral Student, Part-time teacher in STEP Chemistry Education