Maria Carolina da Silva Caldeira is a Professor at the Pedagogical Center of the Special Unit of Basic and Professional Education of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (CP/EBAP/UFMG). She holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Education from UFMG and works at the CP with the initial years of Elementary School. She is also a professor in the Curricula, Cultures and Difference line of the Postgraduate Program in Education, Knowledge and Social Inclusion of the School of Education of UFMG. Her research focuses on discussions of curriculum, literacy, mathematical literacy, gender and childhood.