De aluno a professor - uma viagem infinita

Abstract

The present document provides a personal and critical perspective on my experience as a preservice physical education teacher during my school placement. The school placement took place during the 2023/2024 academic year at a cooperating school in the Porto district. The school placement aims to expose preservice teachers to the realities they will face in their teaching roles. It is during this school placement that preservice teachers engage with real-world situations and put into practice the theories they have learned in the early years of their training, thereby developing professional skills that can meet the demands of the profession. This document was prepared with the intention of detailing my tasks, decisions, and reflections in response to the challenges presented to me. They were organized thematically throughout the document, not only to prioritize the content but also to make it easier for the reader to understand. I began by discussing the reasons for choosing this profession, followed by a description of my school and class, then moved on to the main content of the document: the implementation and activities carried out. I conclude by also presenting my first initiative in the field of research in the teaching context, on the topic of student motivation for practice. Finally, the school placement allowed me to adopt a more refined perspective compared to the one I previously had, instilling in me a greater capacity for reflection and decision-making in unforeseen situations. KEYWORDS: