Aprendizagens e desafios de um "quase" professor

Abstract

This school placement report portrays my experience within the scope of the Master's Degree in Physical Education Teaching in Basic and Secondary Education, carried out at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto. This school placement represented a decisive stage in my education as a future teacher, allowing me to have my first direct and continuous contact with the real teaching environment. Throughout this journey, I had the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired, face pedagogical challenges, and grow both professionally and personally. In the initial part of this report, I provide a personal framework, where I share my life path, including my academic and sports background, explaining the reasons that led me to pursue Physical Education teaching. This is followed by an institutional framework, where I justify the choice of the Cooperating School, describe the structure of the school placement group, and characterize the classes I worked with throughout the school year. Next, I address the operational framework of the pedagogical practice, detailing the annual planning, the design and implementation of teaching units, lesson plans, the teaching models adopted, and the assessment methods used. I also analyze lesson management, instruction, and classroom climate, reflecting on the pedagogical decisions made and their impact on the teaching-learning process. An important section of this report is dedicated to my involvement with the school community, where I describe my integration into the school environment, the relationships established with students, teaching and non-teaching staff, and the various school activities in which I participated or organized. Finally, I present my research study, which aimed to understand the impact of sports practice on students' anxiety, seeking to explore how physical activity can contribute to the emotional and psychological well-being of young people in the school context. This report therefore reflects a demanding but profoundly enriching journey, which reinforced my passion for teaching and consolidated my identity as a Physical Education teacher.