Introduction to Professional Practice

Code:

MEG016

Acronym:

IPP_G

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Teacher Training

Instance: 2022/2023 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Teaching Geography in the 3rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEG	30	MEG - Study Plan	2	-	48	373	1296

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Main learning outcomes within this curricular unit:

1. Deepen and consolidate knowledge, skills and specific attitudes of the teaching-learning practice for constructing a professional identity.
2. Develop the scientific and pedagogic-didactic skills of postgraduates;
3. Establish in a coherent way an articulation between theory and practice, between General Educational Training, the specific disciplinary area(s), the Specific Didactic(s) and teacher practice;
4. Develop capacities and attitudes leading to a reflective professional performance that is problematizing, critical and in permanent refinement;
5. Analyse, in a reflective way, the experiences implemented in each Internship;
6. Conduct research works - action - reflection that are susceptible of application in the teaching disciplinary area(s).

Learning outcomes and competences

The objectives relate to the theoretical learning acquired in the 1^st year of the study cycle, being, in this curricular unit, the basis for the learning experience in real context of performance of Geography teachers, providing privileged learning experiences based on the teachers’ performance who are interested in pedagogic and didactic issues, which occur in basic and secondary schools. Here, interns participate in different grades, in sessions under the responsibility of a supervisor and a cooperating mentor – critical judgement moments (within Seminary and Supervised Teaching Practice) that envisage the development of capacities and attitudes that lead to a performance that is professional in a reflective way, problematizing, critical and in permanent refinement.

The theoretical and practical knowledge and the constant reflection on the educational process are protocoled in a portfolio and in a final internship report.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Exercise of the teaching activity, in a specific teaching-learning situation

2. Reflections of general nature on Geography teaching.

3. Reflective application of the studied theories in the process of observation and intervention in classroom context.

4. Planning and implementation of the pedagogic action, class space management. Analysis of syllabi and school books. Pedagogic guidelines for the different syllabus contents.

5. Conceptualization and structuring; planning at long, medium and short term. Unity and lesson plans.

6. Assessment: general principles and construction of instruments to check knowledge.

7. Class observation: theoretical problematization and reflection on the concept.

8. The portfolio: main aspects and methodology.

9. Methodology to follow in order to prepare a report.

Mandatory literature

Isabel Alarcão; Supervisão de professores e inovação educacional. ISBN: 972-8067-10-0

Complementary Bibliography

António Nóvoa; Profissão professor. ISBN: 972-0-34103-3
Altet, Marguerite; Análise das práticas dos professores e das situações pedagógicas. ISBN: 972-0-34155-6
Pacheco, José Augusto; Formação e avaliação de professores. ISBN: 972-0-34416-4
Alarcão, Isabel 340; Formação reflexiva de professores. ISBN: 972-0-34721-X
Nóvoa, António; Formação de professores e trabalho pedagógico. ISBN: 972-8036-48-5
Nóvoa, António 340; Os^professores e a sua formação
Formosinho, João 340; Formação de professores. ISBN: 978-972-0-34832-6
Alarcão, Isabel 340; Supervisão. ISBN: 972-8612-20-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

This curricular unit falls within a specific set of rules that defines the rights, duties and assessment profile.

The curricular unit (CU) methodology is mostly of practical and reflective nature.

The 48 ECTS of the CU divide themselves between Supervised Teaching Practice (STP), Seminary (S), Report (R) and Discussion (D), pondered in the following way:

Final Classification of IPP=(STPx0.52)+(Sx0.13)+(Rx0.25)+(Dx0.10).

The general methodology used at the CU is intended to be similar to the one interns should acquire and use in real context. Within STP, the interns are assessed in view of the teaching and critical analysis of Geography lessons (their own and of colleagues), having as support the Assessment Referential and the profile drawn by the cooperating mentors and FLUP supervisors. The assessment within the Seminary component derives from the weekly participation in sessions in FLUP and presentation of (oral and written) works directly related to STP and/or with the final report theme of investigation-action. The responsibility of the report assessment relies on a jury that will consider the quality of the produced report and the performance in public examinations (discussion).

keywords

Social sciences > Educational sciences
Humanities > History
Social sciences > Geography

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	25,00
Prova oral	10,00
Trabalho de campo	52,00
Trabalho laboratorial	13,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	510,00
Total:	510,00

Eligibility for exams

In order to pass, students are required, among other things, to complete at least 75% of the assignments (teaching and other). A minimum of 10 marks is compulsory according to the assessment benchmark criteria agreed for Supervised Teaching Practice, in addition to the production of a Final Training Report and the respective public discussion.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final mark = (STPx0.52) + (Seminarx0.13) + (Reportx0.25) + (Discussionx0.1)

Examinations or Special Assignments

Tasks and activities to be developed for teaching practice, according to the requests made by the training instructor(s) and supervisor(s).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Supervised Teaching Practice has specific benchmark criteria agreed between training instructors and supervisors.

Classification improvement

Not applicable.