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TRAINING FOR THOUGHTFUL PRACTICE
Teacher training and professional identity. Thinking on the role of the Science and Mathematics teacher in the organization of the educational process in contemporary society. Teaching approaches and contemporary issues in education. Challenges in training teachers who promote student learning.
RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION I
The research in scientific knowledge construction; the meaning of research for the professional practice of the teacher; qualitative research in education; theoretical aspects and methodological procedures in the educational research in Science and Mathematics; research and educational product in professional programs; elaboration and structuring of a research project.
RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION II
Qualitative and quantitative research processes and their application in education. Procedures for data processing and analysis in qualitative and quantitative research. Scientific communication of research results. Critical reading of the methodological aspects of dissertations and theses. Projects evaluation.
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
Definition, possibilities and types of educational products. Stages for the development of an educational product: planning, project, preparation, execution, evaluation and dissemination. Structuring of the educational product associated with the thesis and dissertation. Mapping of educational portals and national and international repositories.
THESIS SEMINAR
Discussions regarding the thesis project and the educational product developed by doctoral students and associates in their respective research lines.
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING PRACTICE
Application of the educational product in basic education schools or other educational spaces. Reflections on the pedagogical practice in development.
DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Exploring and creating multimedia digital resources for teaching Science and Mathematics; Exploration of online environments with the aim of using them as didactic spaces in teaching processes.
LEARNING THEORIES
Study of the philosophical foundations that support learning theories. Learning theories. Analysis of the relationships between learning theories and pedagogical practices
DIDACTICS OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Didactic transposition; Didactic contract; Learning obstacles; Interdisciplinarity; Problem solving; Experimental activities; Didactic sequences.
CONSTRUCTION OF DIGITAL LEARNING OBJECTS
Digital learning objects: history, concept, characteristics. Repositories of digital learning objects. Principles of development of digital learning objects. Pedagogical design. Authoring environments for the construction of digital learning objects.
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Definitions and forms of electricity generation: hydroelectric, solar, wind, fuel oils and coal, nuclear, hydrogen fuel cells; Impacts on the environment: radiation, noise pollution, greenhouse effect, acid rain and others; Approaches of the themes to the school context.
EMERGING TOPICS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Discussions involving contemporary themes in Science and Technology; Problematization of situations within the scope of social relations and environmental implications; Study and application of Science concepts in it.
SCIENCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Science in telecommunications, energy production, medicine, sports, new materials, production technologies and material characterization; Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.
CHEMISTRY TOPICS
Open syllabus focused on discussions of contemporary trends in Chemical science; Studies of chemical concepts and their application in professional teaching practice.
MATHEMATICS TOPICS
Open syllabus, but related to studies of Mathematics concepts in the teaching practice of the teacher and their connetcions with other areas of knowledge; Study and connetcions of Mathematics and Mathematics Education in the teaching and learning processes of this discipline.
PHYSICS TOPICS
Open syllabus but related to Classical Physics and Modern and Contemporary Physics contents. Study of the applications of Physics in the development and production of technologies.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES TOPICS
Open syllabus for themes related to Biological Sciences. Study and connections of Biological Sciences in the teaching and learning processes of this discipline. Preparation of teaching projects.
EDUCATIONAL ROBOTICS
Computational Thinking focused on robotics; Programming for Arduino; Exploring the potential of educational robotics as a teaching-learning resource.
ACTIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR EDUCATION
The contemporary educational context and the urgency of alternative methodological models; Exploring methodological possibilities based on collective processes and aimed at developing lifelong learning skills and competencies; Conceptualizing and experimenting with different active learning strategies and methodologies, highlighting: Project-Based Learning, Hybrid Teaching, Design Thinking and Gamification.
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING IN BASIC EDUCATION
Algorithms: concept, development and perspectives for Artificial Intelligence. Computational thinking: foundations, stages and implications in the teaching-learning process in basic education. Teaching computing to enhance core skills for the 21st century: communication, creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and problem-solving.
COGNITION IN EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES
Neurophysiological system involved in learning; Theory of Meaningful Learning; Metacognition and Affectivity in educational processes; Problem solving as a teaching and learning strategy.
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY
The concept of Science in its epistemological bases; the importance of Science and the study of Sciences in contemporary times; theoretical assumptions and pedagogical practices associated with the field of scientific literacy; Science-Technology-Society approach; research-based teaching; and STEAM projects.
HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
Topics on the history of Science and Mathematics: Antiquity, Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the present day; Different thoughts, throughout history, on Mathematics and Sciences; Discoveries and teaching of these disciplines at different educational moments; Connections between Mathematics and Sciences and social, political and educational manifestations of different periods in the history of humanity.
EPISTEMOLOGY OF SCIENCES
Nature of scientific knowledge. Conceptualizing epistemology. Classical and contemporary epistemologists and their perspectives on science research and teaching. Epistemology and teaching practices.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES
Critical reading of scientific articles published in international journals specializing in science, mathematics and technology.
CREATIVE LEARNING AND THE MAKER MOVEMENT
Explore educational contexts and demands originating from educational frameworks with a view to the future. Among them, the following stand out: Creative universities; Theoretical premises of creative learning; Creativity and innovation in education; LifeLong Learning; STHEM interdisciplinary approach; Computational Thinking; Maker Movement; Disruptive Learning Spaces.
DATA ANALYSIS AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION: STATISTICS AND MULTIVARIATE MODELING
Fundamentals of Statistics; Description of the area of knowledge regarding the collection, analysis and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data. Presentation of methods for collecting, organizing, summarizing, analyzing and interpreting data for decision-making.
INTERACTION AND LEARNING IN HISTORICAL-CULTURAL THEORY
Vygotsky's contributions to human development, learning and interactions, based on the foundations of historical-cultural theory, and implications for the organization of teaching and pedagogical activity; the social and cultural in Vygotsky's work: historical aspects of the approach; higher psychological functions; the construction of scientific concepts in childhood; thought and speech; guided participation, participatory appropriation, mediation and internalization; zone of proximal development; imagination and creation in the construction of scientific and cultural knowledge.
STEAM EDUCATION
Introduction to STEAM Education; Principles of STEAM Education; Trends and perspectives; Project-based learning; STEAM in Basic Education; Critical analysis of articles on STEAM; Development of a STEAM-based intervention to be applied.
