Curriculum Vitae

After completing my high school education with a focus on foreign languages in Verona, Italy, I moved to Potsdam to study English and Spanish to become a secondary school teacher. During my studies, I spent one semester at the Universidad de Murcia in Spain as well as one at SUNY Cortland in the United States. Alongside my studies, I worked as a teacher at the Helen Doron School of English and was involved in the tjfbg’s Schule in den Ferien project, which supported students in addressing learning gaps following the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, I joined the English Language Education Chair at the University of Potsdam as a student assistant, where I became involved in the Leistung macht Schule (LemaS) project, focusing on talent development and complex competence tasks. My work in the project sparked my interest in exploring this field further. I am currently pursuing a PhD investigating the perceptions and perspectives of school students participating in the LemaS project, with a particular focus on their experiences with complex competence tasks and the potential of these tasks to foster their strengths, talents and interests.

Publications

Leder, Ulrike & Maestro, Nadia (2026). Un año en el extranjero Au pair, Work and Travel, voluntariado social. Themenhefte Fremdsprachen Sekundarstufe Spanisch Lernjahr 3 / 4. Berlin: Cornelsen.

Leder, Ulrike & Maestro, Nadia (2026). Se préparer pour une année à l'étranger - Au pair, vacances-travail, volontariat. Themenhefte Fremdsprachen Sekundarstufe - Französisch - Lernjahr 3-5. Berlin: Cornelsen.

Leder, Ulrike & Maestro, Nadia (2025). Preparing for a year abroad - Au Pair, Work and Travel, Voluntary Social Year. Themenhefte Fremdsprachen Sekundarstufe - Englisch - Klasse 11-13. Berlin: Cornelsen