O Desporto como fundamento da minha identidade profissional

Abstract

This Professional School Placement Report, entitled "Sport as the Foundation of My Professional Identity", was developed within the Master's Degree in Teaching Physical Education in Basic and Secondary Education at the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto. It reflects the process of personal and professional development undertaken throughout the Supervised Teaching Practice and analyses the experiences that contributed to the construction of my professional identity. The report includes personal, institutional and operational frameworks, addressing my academic and sporting background, the context of the pedagogical intervention and the teaching practice developed during the school placement. This encompasses lesson planning, teaching and assessment, methodological choices and involvement in the school community. Alongside the school placement, a classroom-based research study was conducted to analyse the effects of a pedagogical intervention on the satisfaction of students' basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness in Physical Education lessons. The intervention focused on pedagogical strategies designed to promote students' active participation, particularly through the provision of positive and specific feedback, the promotion of autonomy and the adaptation of tasks to different performance levels. The results revealed positive changes across the different dimensions analysed, reinforcing the importance of the teacher's role in creating motivating learning environments that foster student engagement. The challenges experienced throughout the school placement proved essential to the development of both professional and personal competences, particularly the ability to plan, teach and assess effectively, as well as to adapt pedagogical strategies to students' characteristics and needs. The report concludes with a reflection on the journey undertaken, highlighting the importance of the school placement in consolidating my professional identity. More than an opportunity to apply previously acquired knowledge, this experience represented a process of personal and professional growth, strengthening my motivation to continue learning and developing as a teacher.