Nataliia Valko – PhD, associate professor of Informatics, Software Engineering and Economic Cybernetics. She is one of the organizers of the STEM school of Computer science, Physics and Mathematic Faculty at the Kherson State University. She has management skills in the field of teacher training, planning educational activities, creating distance learning courses on the Moodle platform. She actively engages in science work with students. She manages their design work to create models of robotic systems. Effectively applies innovative teaching methods for future teachers of natural-mathematical disciplines using robotics and their preparation for using STEM-technologies in teaching. She actively studies innovative teaching methods, methods of project activity. Also interested in quality assurance issues.

In 2006 she earned a PhD degree of Physics and Mathematic Science in specialty «Mathematical modeling and numerical methods». She has extensive experience in teachers education via modern teaching technologies, blended learning, STEM-education. Her teaching experience in University is over 20 years. She is open to new teaching tendencies and innovative methods.