O ateliê: um espaço de prática pedagógica e construção da identidade profissional

Abstract

This document, called "The atelier: a space for pedagogical practice and the development of professional identity", was prepared as part of the Professional Internship Curricular Unit, with a view to completing the 2nd Cycle of Studies in Physical Education Teaching in Primary and Secondary Education, from the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto. This is a first-person narrative about the experiences of a preservice teacher during her Supervised Teaching Practice, during the 2024/2025 school year. This report is organized into three main parts: the personal framework, where you can learn in detail about the intern's identity and path; the institutional framework, which exposes the entire environment that surrounds her; and professional practice, where everything comes together and is reflected in action. The latter is developed in three areas: organization and management of teaching and learning, which incorporates all the student's experiences as a trainee teacher, participation in the school and relations with the community, which shows that this year has gone much further than teaching in the classroom, and professional development, where the research entitled "Perceptions of Motivational Factors in School Sport: A Comparative Analysis between Students and Teachers" is developed. In addition to the defined structural contents, this report promises deep reflection, a key element in the growth of any teacher, honesty and self-criticism. Because in life it is essential to value our evolution, however small it may be, and to keep alive the desire to always be better.