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- Aprender a ser professora: três reflexões sobre a iniciação à prática profissionalPublication . Pinto, Ana; Pacheco Figueiredo, Maria; Menezes, Luís“Aprender a ser professora: três reflexões sobre a Iniciação à Prática Profissional” foi o Relatório Final de Estágio (RFE) desenvolvido para a conclusão da licenciatura em Educação Básica da Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu (ESEV). Este relatório aborda três dimensões educativas, o contexto/ambiente, a relação e a ação/intervenção. O texto toma como base o relatório elaborado pela primeira autora, com a orientação dos outros dois autores, para refletir sobre aquilo que é o Relatório Final de Estágio deste curso, como é vivido por uma aluna e que impacto tem na aprendizagem de futuros professores e educadores. A reflexão produzida em torno das três dimensões propostas, cruzando experiências formativas e leituras sobre as temáticas abordadas, deixa transparecer as suas potencialidades para o vir a ser professor.
- ‘It’s a lot of work’: A tailor’s measuring tape in the dollhousePublication . Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Menezes, Luís; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos Vasconcelos; martins, ana patrícia; Ribeiro, António; Marchese, Myriam; Soares, Isabel; Zhang, LinStructured around Bishop’s six fundamental mathematical activities, this book brings together examples of mathematics education from a range of countries to help readers broaden their view on maths and its interrelationship to other aspects of life. Considering different educational traditions and diverse contexts, and illustrating theory through the use of real-life vignettes throughout, this book encourages readers to review, reflect on, and critique their own practice when conducting activities on explaining, counting, measuring, locating, designing, and playing. Aimed at early childhood educators and practitioners looking to improve the mathematics learning experience for all their students, this practical and accessible guide provides the knowledge and tools to help every child.
- Livro de Resumos: Olhares sobre a Educação 7Publication . Menezes, Luís; Rocha, João; Rego, Belmiro; Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Ribeiro, António Augusto Gaspar; Silva, Ana Isabel; Felizardo, Sara; Cardoso, Ana PaulaEste livro de resumos do Olhares sobre a Educação7 constitui uma memória do que foi o congresso, com o mesmo nome, realizado na Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu, a 11 de abril de 2019. Este congresso está focado nas problemáticas da educação, em particular aquelas que têm incidência na formação de professores. Como tem vindo a ser hábito, este encontro teve quatro secções principais. Iniciou com uma conferência plenária a cargo de um professor da ESEV que terminou recentemente o seu trabalho de doutoramento. Nesta edição, esse papel coube a Paula Xavier que apresentou a conferência intitulada “Diversidade familiar e escola: um olhar sobre as famílias homoparentais”. O espaço seguinte foi constituído por workshops paralelos que abordaram problemáticas importantes no contexto educativo. Foram apresentados os seguintes workshops: W1 – Educação inclusiva e necessidades de saúde especiais (nse) - Sofia Campos, ESSV; W2 – Potencialidades dos sensores na educação básica - Cristina Gomes, ESEV; W3 – Não é um livro para crianças! - Ana Catarina Fernandes & Margarida Almeida, ESEV; W4 – A arte no ensino da simetria - Tamara Pereira, ESEV; W5 – Brincar com as TIC na cidade de Viseu - Manuela Loureiro, ESEV; W6 – Projeto inclusivo Gamelin - Eulália Albuquerque, AVISPT21; W7 – Palavras mutantes - Isabel Aires de Matos & Ana Isabel Silva, ESEV; W8 – Humor para ensinar!? - Marta Carvalho & Luís Menezes, ESEV; W9 – Yoga para crianças - Filipa Antunes, ESEV. O terceiro espaço foi ocupado por pósteres submetidos pelos participantes que relatam experiências de ensino, realizações educativas, projetos de intervenção ou projetos de investigação no campo da educação. O congresso terminou com um painel plenário intitulado “Projetos educativos na escola: possibilidades de desenvolvimento”: Viseu Educa: Clara Pombeiro e Maria Miguel Martins, Câmara Municipal de Viseu (CMV); Germinar a ciência: Ana Capelo e João Azevedo, CMV; SmartCity Lab for Kids: Bárbara Sousa, Manuela Loureiro e Pedro Rocha, CMV; Escola Ativa: Tiago Freitas, CMV.
- Project-based learning in Design and Multimedia in Higher Education: An interactive timeline developed in collaborationPublication . Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Alves, Valter; Lourenço, Carolina; Alves, Vitória; Bernardo, Marco; Carapito, NunoIn recent years, institutions of higher education have been trying to provide students with both hard skills, namely cognitive knowledge and professional skills (Vogler et al., 2018), and soft skills, such as problem-solving and teamwork (Casner-Lotto & Barrington, 2006). An important contribution to these is providing students with opportunities to participate in real problem-solving and knowledge construction in authentic professional contexts. One way to achieve this approach is through project-based learning (PjBL). The paper will present an instance of project-based learning in a specific degree – Technologies of Design and Multimedia (TDM). The project was connected to the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu. The challenge was to develop an interactive timeline that would represent the history of the institution in the cities of Viseu and Lamego. The process of integrating that challenge in the program was managed in one of the courses titled “Interactive Contents” as Project-Based Learning since it was a learning process in which students were engaged in working on an authentic project and the development of a product (Chen & Yang, 2019). The students developed their proposals in close communication with the clients and with several rounds of feedback and development. This paper reports on that process looking into records and artifacts produced by students, teachers, and clients throughout the semester. Semi-structured interviews with the participants (teaching staff, students, and clients) complement the data. The content analysis is guided by the objective of describing a process of project-based learning in the area of Design and Multimedia including the voices of several participants. The results were analyzed considering Krajcik and Shin’s (2014) six hallmarks of Project-Based Learning: a driving question, the focus on learning goals, participation in educational activities, collaboration among students, the use of scaffolding technologies, and the creation of tangible artifacts. The creation of artifacts that solve authentic problems distinguishes Project-Based Learning from other student-centered pedagogies and requires learners to work together to find solutions to authentic problems in the process of knowledge integration, application, and construction (Helle, Tynjälä, & Olkinuora, 2006). The specificity of this feature in the area of Design and Multimedia will also be addressed.
- Algorithmic Thinking in Early Childhood Education: Opportunities and Supports in the Portuguese ContextPublication . Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Amante, Susana; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos Vasconcelos; Gomes, Cristina Azevedo; Rego, Belmiro; Alves, Valter; Duarte, Rui PedroALGO-LITTLE is an EU-funded project, with partners from Portugal, Italy, Turkey and Slovenia, in search of ways to integrate Algorithmic Thinking skills into preschool education for the purpose of growing future code literates starting from the earliest ages. Algorithmic Thinking stems from the concept of an algorithm, which refers to solving a problem by developing a set of steps taken in a sequence to achieve the desired outcome (Katai, 2014). The concept can be traced to the work of Papert (1980, 1991) and is connected to the seminal article by Wing (2006) that introduced Computational Thinking. Barretal (2011) concluded that in K-12, Algorithmic Thinking involves problem-solving skills and particular dispositions, such as confidence and persistence when confronting particular problems. Early Childhood Education algorithmic skills include abilities to learn and work according to the rules or models since children are capable to understand, use, apply and develop simple algorithms. Children are also capable of analyzing and correcting the sequence of actions to reach results, transferring known methods of actions to new situations, and describing their activities to others in a clear way (Voronina et al., 2016; Games for learning algorithmic thinking, 2017). The paper analyses initiatives, studies, and projects that are connected to Algorithmic Thinking in Early Childhood Education in Portugal. A review of literature was developed, starting with curricular documents for Preschool Education (3 to 6 years old) and other documents from the ICT Educational Policy in the country. The second step was a search in databases for studies and projects that looked into Algorithmic Thinking and Computational Thinking in Early Childhood Education in Portugal. The analyses looked into the following themes: a) what definition and elements of Algorithmic Thinking are present?, b) to which concepts and curricular areas is it connected to?, c) what is expected that children in Early Childhood Education learn in relation to Algorithmic Thinking?, d) to what pedagogical elements is Algorithmic Thinking related to?. In terms of curricular documents, it was found that code has been relevant for Portuguese Early Childhood Education (at least) since 1997. In their first edition, the Portuguese Curricular Guidelines for Pre-School Education (Ministério da Educação, 1997) included computer code as one of the codes children should get acquainted with. This meant its inclusion under the domain “Spoken Language and Introductory Writing”. It was stated that “code” was present and would be necessary in children’s lives and could be used in arts, music, mathematic, or writing (Portuguese) (p. 72). This approach was positively singled out by the OECD report: addressing the topic of ICT in the guidelines interconnected with other forms of communication and information learning (Taguma et al., 2012). In 2016, the Portuguese Curricular Guidelines for Pre-School Education (PCGPSE) were reviewed and this second version amplifies the mentions to technology. The findings include an analysis for each of the six curricular areas and domains. In terms of studies and projects, the “Kids Media Lab Project II” stood out as the only systematic initiative for promoting Computational Thinking in Preschool Education (Pinto, Fernandes & Osório, 2021). In the findings, the main elements of the project are discussed.
- Research as right, research as communityPublication . Pacheco Figueiredo, MariaIn the INCTE roundtable, the topic of uncertainties and challenges in research in education was discussed. This text summarizes one of the contributions to the discussion. It presents differents meanings of research to then focus on research as a right and how that perspective leads to a view and a practice of research as community.
- Planos de Sessão do Programa de Formação para o Ensino Superior para um Modelo de Educação a Distância com Recurso a Robótica para Crianças dos 3 aos 7 AnosPublication . Konakli, Tugba; Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Alves, Valter; Operto, Fiorella; Gilardi, Luca
- Lesson Plans from the Higher Education Course Curriculum for a Distance Learning Model Reinforced with Robotics for 3 to 7 Years Old ChildrenPublication . Konakli, Tuğba; Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Alves, Valter; Operto, Fiorella; Gilardi, LucaEARLY recognizes the importance of early childhood education and the potential of digital technologies in enhancing learning experiences. By providing teachers, parents, and children with effective strategies and resources, it aims to improve the quality of online education for young children. To ensure that all preschool children have access to a continuous learning process in different circumstances (e.g., pandemics, prolonged illness or other situations), teachers and parents benefit from being prepared for these different circumstances. The materials developed and offered in the Higher Education Course Curriculum for Distance Learning Model Reinforced with Robotics for 3-7 Years Old Children are, therefore, relevant. Besides the Curriculum itself, which can be used for structuring training or for self-learning, EARLY offers some examples of activities and lesson plans for online activities with educational value. The main target group of this curriculum is pre-service preschool educators (undergraduates in most countries), but the material is also suitable and recommended for experienced preschool educators who want to expand their competences and those who are in close contact with an early childhood learner.
- Mathematical pedagogical content knowledge in Early Childhood Education: tales from the ‘great unknown’ in teacher education in PortugalPublication . Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos Vasconcelos; Rodrigues, CátiaThe study aims to explore the specificity of Mathematics pedagogical content knowledge in Early Childhood Education Pedagogy in Initial Teacher Education. It addresses the issue by characterizing student teachers’ perspectives and by analyzing student teachers’ knowledge mobilized in a situation of planning for teaching. The answers to a task developed by students in an Initial Teacher Education program are analyzed in terms of the mathematical knowledge and pedagogical options presented. The results contribute to the discussion in terms of (un)balance between teacher-initiated and child-led activities. The discussion deepens the importance to assert specific/particular ways of teaching in Early Childhood Education, contrasting with the more restricted view of only adult-led moments being teaching. Strong content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge are valued because of their relevance both at the level of adults’ knowledge needed to support children initiatives and plan curricular/didactic activities and at the level of the knowledge children interact within their daily environment and routine
- The Enactment of Parent and Student Voice in School Evaluation-Cases Across European Frontiers. Technical ReportPublication . Pacheco Figueiredo, Maria; Brown, Martin; Cinkir, Sakir; Kurum, Gül; Skerrit, Craig; Faddar, Jerich; Vanhoof, Jan; Amante, Susana; Gardezi, Sarah; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos Vasconcelos; McNamara, Gerry; martins, ana patrícia; O’Brien, Shivaun; O’Hara, Joe; Ramalho, Henrique; Rocha, João