A Dança do Ensinar: Entre Ensaios, Bastidores e Palcos

Abstract

This Professional Internship Report was developed within the scope of the Master's Degree in Physical Education Teaching in Primary and Secondary Education at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto and aims to reflect on the journey undertaken during the Professional Internship at Escola Secundária de Ermesinde. Using dance as a guiding metaphor, the report presents the process of constructing a teaching identity through the analogy between choreographic creation and pedagogical practice. Just as a performance is built through rehearsals, backstage work and moments on stage, the professional development of a teacher results from a continuous process of planning, action, reflection and reconstruction of practice. Throughout the report, different dimensions of pedagogical intervention are analysed, namely teaching conception, planning, instruction, classroom management, pedagogical relationships, pedagogical differentiation, assessment and reflection. Furthermore, experiences developed beyond the classroom context are presented, including participation in School Sports projects, educational community activities and the organisation of school events, highlighting the multifaceted nature of the teaching profession. The report also includes a research study focused on the teaching of Rhythmic and Expressive Activities in lower and upper secondary education, seeking to understand the objectives, contents and methodologies used by Physical Education teachers in this area. The reflection developed throughout the internship allowed for an understanding that teaching goes far beyond the transmission of knowledge, involving processes of adaptation, decision-making, the construction of pedagogical relationships and continuous professional development. The internship proved to be a privileged learning experience, contributing to the consolidation of teaching identity and to a broader understanding of the complexity inherent to the teaching profession