"A construção de um currículo em ação na formação do educador infantil. De Alice a Alice: relatos de experiências no país das maravilhas da docência"

Abstract

This collaborative inter-disciplinary research in action aims to reflect upon an experience of early childhood teacher education, basead on the belief that the school is the proper locus for the (trans)formation of the educators through a process of valuing and strengthening their own practical and theoretical knowledge and their group culture. It has its foundation in a constructivist philosophy that stresses the importance of social interaction and practical knowledge present in everyday life in the classroom. The methodology of study was structured in projects of work which included the elaboration of portfolios and data bases as instruments for reflection and replainning of the curriculum. The curriculum in action was built with the use of methodological instruments as: observation, recording, reflection, planning and evaluation in the search of attending the living demands of the group class such as: interests, needs and lacks, which drive the transformation of the pedagogical practices. The results indicate the value of early childhood teacher education experiences based on this constructivist approach. The teachers involved in this project demonstrated gains in: being more conscious and responsible on his own choices, action and authorship in pedagogical projects and the colective life of the school