Teaching knowledge and training of teachers in service

Abstract

This study deals with the conclusion of a specialization course in Portuguese, entitled "Teacher training in service: a reflection on Portuguese language teaching". The objective of this article is to reflect a little about the continuing education of the teachers in service and the relevance of the Gestar II Course for teachers who teach Portuguese Language in elementary education II. In order to do so, some literatures of the studies of the continued formation of the teacher are revisited, like Freire (1996), Luckesi (2002), Tardif (2004) and Demo (2002). A collective effort is needed to overcome the barriers that hinder the construction of the quality education that is currently being discussed and desired. In this case, the mobilizations that predominate, among other points, by a teacher training involved in social transformation, should essentially specify the profiles and desirable knowledge of this professional for a conscious interposition in the school field, in the process of continuous teacher training. It should be noted that with the studies carried out the continuous formation that happens in the schools consists of moments of reflection, giving the teachers spaces to evaluate their practice, to exchange experiences with the team and to deepen knowledge regarding the teaching process. However, this has not always occurred in a productive and stimulating way, causing this moment to become the target of criticism on the part of the professionals involved. The questions, in general, are due to the meaning of the formation and the way in which they are organized.