Teaching Professionalism

Code:

EEF23

Acronym:

EEF23

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Education

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt
Course/CS Responsible:	2nd Cycle in Teaching Physical Education in the Basic and Secondary School System

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EEFEBS	148	2º Ciclo em Ensino da Educação Física nos Ensino Básico e Secundário (2022)	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

- To learn fundamental concepts about Teaching Profession
- To discuss the teaching profession in the context of contemporary challenges and be able to operate in this context
- To consolidate fundamental knowledge related to teaching function in the specific field of Physical Education and Sport
- To promote critical analysis, intellectual curiosity and motivation for further development of knowledge.
-To develop capabilities to face the professional challenges and be able to innovate in a perspective of lifelong learning.

Learning outcomes and competences

- The student know properly apply key concepts related to teaching professionalism

-The student presents a critical capacity and professional intervention related to the teaching profession

-The student demonstrates capabilities of professional challenges and be able to innovate in a perspective of lifelong learning.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Fundamental Issues of education: education as knowing, as necessity, as communication, as power, as human right and as a profession
2.  Concept of Professionalism and descriptive characteristics of the concept of profession
3. Criteria of teacher professionalism
4. Professional identity and teacher identity
5. Features of teaching professionalism and teacher's activity
6. The Pedagogical Act and the Pedagogical Relationship
7. From Training to Profession
8. Educational Axiology: values ​​and teaching profession
9. Ethics and professional conduct
10. The Reflective Dimension of the teaching profession
11. Teaching professionalism in the context of Portugal education policies -  What does it means to be a teacher today

Mandatory literature

Alarcão, Isabel; Formação reflexiva de professores. ISBN: 978-972-0-34721-3
Nóvoa, A.; Firmar a Posição como Professor, Afirmar a Profissão Docente, cadernos de pesquisa, v. 47, nº166, pp.1106-1133, 2017
Patrício Manuel Ferreira; Lições de axiologia educacional. ISBN: 972-674-105-X
Queirós Paula; Da formação à profissão
Queirós Paula; Profissionalidade docente
A. Reis Monteiro ; Uma Teoria da Educação, Instituto Piaget, 2017. ISBN: 9789897590795
Roldão, Maria do Céu; Função docente: natureza e construção do conhecimento profissional. , Revista Brasileira de Educação, nº12, vol 34, pp.94-103., 2007

Complementary Bibliography

Chantraine-Demailly Lise 070; Os^Professores e a sua formação. ISBN: 972-20-1008-5
Delors Jacques 340; Educação. ISBN: 972-41-1775-8
Pereira Anabela; Educação Multicultural. Teorias e Práticas. , Asa Editores, 2004

Teaching methods and learning activities

- In the theoretical lessons the contents are taught in an expository way using active learning startegies.
- The practical lessons take place in predefined classes, in which the students work essentially in groups, developing works and then presenting it for class.

It will also be used the online component of the course (elearning platform) in order to create research habits, reflexion and permanent participation.

Software

Moodle UP
Turnitin
Mentimeter

keywords

Social sciences > Educational sciences > Education > Teacher training

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	40,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	72,00
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

- Lectures: Theoretical assessment. Theoretical assessment must be ≥10.0 val (40% of final grade)

- Practicals: presence of at least 75% of classes taught and practical assessment (proposed tasks).
Practical assessment must be ≥10.0 val (60% of final grade).

Students who benefit from special rules of attendance will be required to submit special work for proof of knowledge and skills related to the objectives and content of the course.

Calculation formula of final grade

Theoretical assessment (40% of final grade) + practical assessment (60% of final grade).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students who benefit from special rules of attendance will be required to submit special work for proof of knowledge and skills related to the objectives and content of the course. Students covered by special rules should contact the teacher at the beginning of the semester (within the first two weeks) in order to adjust the type of work and evaluation.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who benefit from special rules of attendance will be required to submit special work for proof of knowledge and skills related to the objectives and content of the course. Students covered by special rules should contact the teacher at the beginning of the semester (within the first two weeks) in order to adjust the type of work and evaluation.

Classification improvement

Written examination for the theoretical assessment component. Practical component cannot be improved.

Observations

The Curricular Unit of Teaching Professionalism has an online component, running on a e-Learning platform  (Moodle) of University of Porto.