ghou in brazil maria de fátima saraiva ghou 2009 – porto alegre – rs brazil
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GTTP session in Porto Alegre GTTP session in Porto Alegre 1 st GTTP session in South America 1 st GTTP session in South America 14 teachers (12 basic education, 2 superior) and 6 undergraduate students trained by 11 instructors 14 teachers (12 basic education, 2 superior) and 6 undergraduate students trained by 11 instructorsTRANSCRIPT
GHOU in BrazilGHOU in BrazilMaria de Fátima SaraivaMaria de Fátima Saraiva
GHOU 2009 – Porto Alegre – RS GHOU 2009 – Porto Alegre – RS BrazilBrazil
The beginning…The beginning…
GTTP session in Porto GTTP session in Porto AlegreAlegre
11stst GTTP session in South America GTTP session in South America 14 teachers (12 basic education, 2 14 teachers (12 basic education, 2
superior) and 6 undergraduate superior) and 6 undergraduate students trained by 11 instructorsstudents trained by 11 instructors
Who are the basic Who are the basic education teachers:education teachers:
7 professional master students (IF-7 professional master students (IF-UFRGS)UFRGS)
2 private school teachers2 private school teachers 1 federal institute teacher1 federal institute teacher 2 public school teachers2 public school teachers
Participant originParticipant origin (except instructors)(except instructors) Rio Grande do Sul: 19Rio Grande do Sul: 19 Espírito Santo: 1Espírito Santo: 1 São Paulo: 1São Paulo: 1 Chile: 2 Chile: 2 Other South American countries:0Other South American countries:0
Public schools in BrazilPublic schools in Brazil Low salariesLow salaries Teachers poorly prepared Teachers poorly prepared Internet connections almost nonexistentInternet connections almost nonexistent Very few computers (but the federal Very few computers (but the federal
government is distributing computers to government is distributing computers to the schools, and aims to give one the schools, and aims to give one computer to each student)computer to each student)
Astronomy in the Astronomy in the basic basic school curriculumschool curriculum
Organizational Organizational structure structure of basic of basic
educationeducationDurationDuration AgeAge
Children’s education Children’s education 2 years 2 years 4 - 54 - 5
Fundamental education Fundamental education (compulsory) (compulsory)
9 years9 years 6 - 146 - 14
Secondary educationSecondary education 3 years3 years 15 – 17 15 – 17
National Curriculum Parameters for Fundamental Education
Contents
PortugueseMajor subjects
1st – 2nd cycles(1st – 4th grades)
Thematicaxes
Math
Natural Sciences History Geography Arts Foreign
LanguagePhysics
Education
Cycles3rd – 4th cycles(5th – 8th grades)
Human being & Health
Earth and Universe
Environment Technology & Society
Life & Environment
Moon phases Telescopes
ConstellationsSeasons
Solar system
National Curriculum Parameters for Secondary Education
Fields of Knowledge
StructuralThemes
Thematic Unities
Mathematics and Nature SciencesHuman
Sciences
Languages
Biology Chemistry
Universe, Earth
and Life
Movements Matter andRadiationElectricity
SoundHeat and Energy
Physics
Earth and Solar System
Human comprehension of the UniverseThe universe and its origin
Despite the recommendations of the Despite the recommendations of the PCN’s, most schools fails to adopt PCN’s, most schools fails to adopt Astronomy in their curriculum, Astronomy in their curriculum, mainly because of the lack of mainly because of the lack of knowledge of Astronomy on the part knowledge of Astronomy on the part of teachers.of teachers.
(but there are many brilliant (but there are many brilliant exceptions…)exceptions…)