A Importância dos Estágios Supervisionados para a Formação Inicial de Professores: Uma Análise a Partir da Perspectiva dos Estudantes do 8º Período em Geografia da UFNT

Abstract

The Supervised Curricular Internships are an integral part of the initial training of teachers, being a necessary learning for professionals who truly want to prepare for the challenges of the career, being a moment of contact of the students with schools in the professional environment, providing an interaction with the scenario that they will act during their professional life, thus stimulating intense reflection on which paths to take after graduation. The present work aimed, briefly, to understand the importance of the supervised internship for undergraduate students of the Geography course at the Universidade Federal do Norte do Tocantins. The methodology used to collect data was the Conversation Circle among students in the university environment, as a resource for building a dialogical space of mutual strengthening and empowerment, the discussions revolved around the beliefs and convictions of each participant. The importance of reflecting on the supervised internship is based on the premise that it represents a crucial part of initial teacher education and is of utmost importance for the critical development of future teachers. As a result, it was possible to understand how important the internships were for the teacher education of each one of them. And according to the statements, it became possible to reaffirm that the internship is a possibility of direct contact with the future workplace, observing the differential positioning and behavior of geography teachers in the classroom, considering that this is a very important aspect of the participants' experiences. In conclusion, it is not only the practice, the act of applying knowledge in schools, but also the opportunity to be in the classroom as a trainee, and make that period of experience become an important part of their training and broaden their vision of the role of a teacher.