A Construção de uma Identidade Profissional: O Início da Caminhada do ser Professor

Abstract

The School Placement is a Curricular Unit included in the Master's Degree in Teaching Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Education at the Faculty of Sports of the Porto University. Over the course of a school year, the Pre Service Teacher is included in a real context of supervised practice, which includes several areas of performance. This document therefore includes a reflection on the path I took at Valongo Secondary School. It begins with a chapter dedicated to personal background, where I describe my journey up until I entered the Master's Degree in Teaching Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Education, as well as my expectations for the school year. Right next, there is a chapter on the institutional framework, where I characterize the school, the classes, the cooperating teachers and supervisor, and also the school placement group. In the following chapter, I operationally frame all my participation and experience in the school context, moving on to the chapter on professional development where I present a case study regarding the influence of Functional Training in Physical Education classes. I conclude with some final considerations about the school placement and future expectations as a teacher and human being. This school placement marks the beginning of my career as a teacher, and puts an end to my entire academic training and teaching-learning process.