As contribuições do processo de implementação do projeto para o ensino de Ciências " ABC na educação científica - a mão na massa" para o desenvolvimento profissional de uma professora de pré-escola.

Abstract

This work consider two point: by one hand, recognizing the important issue that the Natural Science, since the begging of school time, can contribute in a formation of critical students that ask about the reality around their. By the other hand, the difficulties involved in their development in a school phase, where the teachers has a little, or any, specific formation to answer about science subjects. Upon this problem, the objective of this work is analyzing the science study project contributions called La Main La Pate (in Brazil this project was called ABC na educação científica a mão na massa), to professional development of one primary school teacher, during the first year of this project implementation and development. The methodology adopted was the qualitative approach, using as a research tool the observation of all implementation process in São Carlos city, and watching the teacher s pedagogical practices in the classroom. Was used yet teacher s report done during this period of time and a interview done after one year of this work, to analyze her teacher s thinking upon this own work. The study s theoretical framework considers the teacher s continues education, approaching the teacher s knowledge and the reflective practices. In this study the teacher indicated significant learning in her attitude toward science study, in a way how to development with her students and in a reflecting on their own practice, witch is possible changing the values and believes. However, the teacher had some criticize about the way how the teacher s continues education was conduced, a super valorization of subjects and pre defined scripts. This work indicates some actions that should be taken into account with regards proposal such as the one in question: attention to the context where teachers work, the time needed school are different and that they should be considered as basic units in order to be able to change and improve teaching.