À Descoberta da Minha Identidade Docente: vivências e aprendizagens no Estágio Profissional

Abstract

Discovering My Teaching Identity: Experiences and Learning Throughout the Professional Internship" is a report developed within the scope of the Professional School Placement curricular unit of the Master's Degree in Teaching Physical Education in Primary and Secondary Education. This document portrays the journey undertaken throughout the teaching practicum, carried out in a real educational context, highlighting the experiences, challenges, and learning that shaped this stage of professional development. More than simply recounting a year of teaching practice, it reflects a journey of self-discovery, in which every challenge, uncertainty, and achievement contributed to the construction of my identity as a teacher. The report is organised into three main areas of intervention. The first, Organisation and Management of Teaching and Learning, analyses the planning carried out at different levels and its practical implementation, with particular emphasis on the challenges experienced throughout the school year: from the initial adaptation to the teaching context and the instruction of less familiar sports, through classroom management and the implementation of different instructional models, to the promotion of students' autonomy. It is through this succession of challenges, together with the systematic reflection upon them, that the process of developing my teaching identity emerges. The second area, Participation in School and Relationships with the Community, highlights that the role of the student teacher extended beyond the classroom, encompassing participation in activities and projects promoted by the Cooperating School and its school cluster. The third area, Professional Development, presents a research project focused on students' physical self-perception, analysing the dimensions of physical condition, sport competence, and physical appearance in order to examine whether differences exist between boys and girls.