Quilómetros Convergentes - um Desafio em Educação Física

Abstract

The document "Quilómetros Convergentes - um Desafio em Educação Física" presents the main learnings of a creative intern student, within the scope of her professional internship, through a reflective perspective, starting from experience and progressing to scientific foundation. The professional internship, being a training project, aimed to develop pedagogical skills related to the teaching of Physical Education, as a future teacher. The document presents the main challenges of the teaching-learning process that took place at a school in Vila Nova de Gaia with a 10th year class, in a course with its own sports plans. The report also presents the main lessons learnt from a teaching experience in the 2nd cycle (5th year), which compares the practice and requirements of the different cycles. In addition to reflecting on the organization of learning, this document encompasses the most relevant experiences in terms of involvement with the school community (activities, the role of the class director and experience in school sports). As one of the factors that contributed to professional development, a research study was carried out in the 10th grade class with the aim of analyzing the influence of a mental training program on student engagement in Physical Education classes. In a complementary way, it intended to provide meaningful experiences that allowed the transfer of knowledge from class to training. The results showed that the mental training program may have had some effect on the students' engagement and perception of mental visualization ability. It should be noted that combining the research component with supervised teaching practice was an added value for the development of pedagogical skills, as it required autonomy and proactivity essential for this path.