Entre Dúvidas e Descobertas: A Construção da Minha Identidade Docente

Abstract

This Professional School Placement Report, entitled "Between Doubts and Discoveries: The Construction of My Teaching Identity", was developed within the scope of the Master's Degree in Teaching Physical Education in Basic and Secondary Education at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto. It presents a critical reflection on the entire path followed during the 2024/2025 school year. The title mirrors a journey built throughout my academic training and consolidated in this stage, marked by moments of uncertainty but also by discoveries that decisively contributed to the affirmation of my professional identity. The school placement took place at the Secondary School of Rio Tinto, with an 11th-grade resident class, and at the Basic School 2/3 Frei Manuel de Santa Inês, with a shared 6th-grade class, providing distinct and challenging contexts of intervention. The pedagogical practice was developed across key areas such as planning, observation, assessment, school sport, and extracurricular activities, which together reflect the complexity and richness of the teaching profession. Throughout this report, theoretical foundations were constantly articulated with practice in real contexts, highlighting not only the teaching strategies and models adopted, but also the impact of the experiences on my personal and professional development. In short, this internship represented a decisive stage in the construction of my teaching identity, as it enabled me to transform doubts into discoveries and to grow as a future Physical Education teacher.