Do pontapé de saída ao golo final: o jogo de sonho que sempre ambicionei - ser professora

Abstract

This school placement report was developed within the scope of the Master's Degree in Teaching Physical Education in Basic and Secondary Education and results from the Supervised Teaching Practice carried out at a secondary school. The school placement was undertaken within a placement group composed of four preservice teachers, a cooperating teacher and, a university supervisor. The teaching practice involved delivering lessons to five secondary school classes and two 6th-grade classes. In addition, responsibilities included performing the role of class director and participating in the School Sports programme, with a stronger focus on badminton. The main purpose of this report is to critically reflect on the pedagogical practices implemented throughout the school year, highlighting the knowledge and skills developed as well as the professional growth achieved. The intervention focused on the organization and management of teaching and learning, integrating planning, instruction, assessment, reflection, and observation of classroom practice. This process resulted in the development of teaching units, lesson plans, and some assessment tools, as well as in classroom management and the continuous adjustment of the intervention based on student characteristics, contexts, and observed learning. In this context, pedagogical strategies associated with different teaching models were mobilized. Several school initiatives were also promoted, including a refereeing seminar, a swimming activity called "Splash and Go", an inter-class volleyball tournament, a peddy paper, and cooperation activities with vocational courses, promoting interdisciplinary articulation and engagement with the school community. Alongside the teaching practice, a research study was conducted to examine the influence of cooperative and competitive pedagogical approaches on students' emotional states in the Physical Education. Overall, this experience played a crucial role in strengthening a more structured, reflective, and intentional teaching practice, enabling a clearer understanding of the type of Physical Education teacher I aspire to become.