Between the 1st and 3 from December, the Professional Master's Degree in Education (MPE) from the University of Taubaté (UNITAU) promotes the III International Education Seminar. The event will be online, with transmission of TV UNITAU and also includes in its programming the IV Meeting of Graduates and the II Meeting of Pedagogical Practices in Education.
For three days, participants will be able to check out research presentations in the area and participate in debates about pedagogical practices.
Among the seminar speakers, is confirmed for the day 2 December the participation of Prof. Dr. Carlos Marcelo García, teacher training specialist, coordinator of the Doctorate Program in Education at the Faculty of Education of the University of Sevilla.
The researcher is a reference in teaching professional development and argues that this practice is not merely technical, but rather an activity that performs a social function with the aim of democratizing people's access to culture, information and work.
In your talk, a prof. Carlos Marcelo Garcia will address the lessons and challenges of the pandemic for teachers in their professional development. The isolation caused by Covid-19 transformed the way of teaching, to learn and train new teachers. “The pandemic changed the context not only of basic education, but from all levels of education: basic, secondary, university”, scores the researcher.
The children, who previously saw school as a place of learning, began to see it in their own homes and use leisure tools to learn. “It doesn’t mean that children and teenagers didn’t know how to use cell phones and computers, but they didn't know how to use them for their own learning. Children lacked autonomous learning competence, and this was fundamental for the success of learning”, highlights the expert.
Absorbing content and interacting with colleagues only through screens created gaps not only in the school curriculum, but also social. “Education is not just knowledge, are values, which are acquired in exchange with teachers and colleagues”, points out the Prof. Carlos Marcelo.
In this scenario, teachers had to adapt without prior notice to meet student demand, what transformed teaching. “There are impacts on your own identity. Teachers must learn to teach their students with technological resources, there is a huge fracture in the identity of teachers”, explains the teacher.
These transformations will be debated at the III International Education Seminar. The works presented contain the pedagogical experiences of basic education teachers during the post-pandemic period, emphasizing the dialogue between these reports and the development of pedagogical practices.
The participation of international references in the field at the Seminar provides enriching experiences for Education professionals. “We live in a global world, where education also has to be internationalized. A teacher cannot only be from his discipline and school. You have to know what the trends are, digital products to enrich your own pedagogical repertoire”, reinforces the Prof. Carlos Marcelo.
During the event, Also taking place are the II Meeting of Pedagogical Practices in Basic Education of the MPE and the IV Meeting of Graduates. Registration is free and is open to teachers and researchers as listeners until the day 3 from December. To check the schedule and register, Click here.
“This is an environment that interests basic education teachers, university professors and graduates, as it will discuss pedagogical practice in the post-pandemic”, emphasizes the Professor. Dr. Juliana Bussolotti, teacher at UNITAU MPE.
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