Ensinar, Refletir e Evoluir: Desafios no Estágio Profissional em Educação Física

Abstract

The present report aims to describe and reflect on the journey undertaken during the supervised teaching practice carried out at a secondary school in the district of Porto, within the context of teaching Physical Education classes. The experience gained throughout the school placement represented more than an opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired during initial teacher education; it became a continuous learning process that challenged me to adapt my pedagogical intervention to the demands of teaching practice. My intervention was characterised by continuous adaptation to the heterogeneous characteristics of the students and by the constant search for strategies that promoted meaningful learning and a positive, inclusive classroom environment. This process involved ongoing planning, intervention, assessment, and reflection, contributing to the development of competencies related to classroom management, instruction, and informed pedagogical decision-making. The teaching practice adopted a student-centred approach, seeking to ensure that each lesson fostered not only the intended learning outcomes but also students' autonomy, confidence, and cooperation. In parallel, the report includes a research component focused on analysing the feedback provided by the preservice teacher across different activities and lesson phases. The findings revealed differences in feedback according to both the activity and the lesson phase, suggesting the need to adapt pedagogical intervention to the demands of different teaching contexts. It is concluded that the school placement was a decisive experience for both professional and personal development, contributing to the construction of a more conscious and reflective teaching identity grounded in critical analysis of practice. The report concludes with a synthesis of the main learning outcomes, highlighting how this experience contributed to consolidating my identity as a future Physical Education teacher and reinforcing the importance of continuous learning throughout the teaching career. KEYWORDS: SCHOOL PLACEMENT; TEACHING PROFESSION