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- Tensions and (re)transformations in the Portuguese Early Childhood Education curriculumPublication . Figueiredo, Maria PachecoTeaching and content are contested concepts in Early Childhood Education. By presenting teaching as encompassing different dimensions – organization of the educational environment and interactions – this chapter argues the need for deep and flexible content knowledge for Early Childhood teachers since recent research reveals the relevance of knowledge that permeates the social and material contexts of childhood. The same importance has been signaled for interactions between adults and children for expanding children’s knowledge and their metacognitive awareness of learning. The chapter moves the discussion to the Portuguese curricular context, comparing the two versions of the curricular guidelines and discussing data from a national project about curriculum and assessment. The results stress the urgency of making content knowledge visible in the context and in children’s play. When the specificity of teaching and content in Early Childhood Education is not highlighted, formal practices, mimicked from higher levels of education, take the place of a Pedagogy of Early Childhood. This might lead to less quality in practice and a loss in pedagogical richness.
- Brincar e participar como processos de aprendizagem das operações aritméticas na Educação Pré-EscolarPublication . Dória, Goretti; Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco; Gomes, Helena Margarida dos Santos VasconcelosNa educação pré-escolar, ensinar concretiza-se na organização do ambiente educativo e em interações mais ou menos orientadas pelo/a educador/a. Nas Orientações Curriculares para a Educação Pré-Escolar portuguesas, a organização do ambiente educativo surge como suporte da gestão curricular e o brincar é valorizado de forma transversal a todas as áreas de conteúdo. Em termos matemáticos, destaca-se o desafio de organizar o espaço, os materiais e as interações que promovam o envolvimento das crianças na resolução de problemas e as oportunidades que o brincar oferece para o desenvolvimento da comunicação e do raciocínio matemáticos. Esta abordagem reconhece os saberes e experiências das crianças como base para a sua aprendizagem, nomeadamente no âmbito da Matemática. Apresentamos situações experienciadas e investigadas num contexto pré-escolar português, analisando as propostas do adulto e as resoluções de 20 crianças entre 3 e 6 anos. As situações foram desenhadas tendo em vista o trabalho com as operações aritméticas, procurando contribuir para o seu desenvolvimento.
- Children and technology: preoccupations, practices and participation in Early Childhood EducationPublication . Pacheco Figueiredo, Maria; Alves, ValterChildren live in a complex world where technology plays different roles and influences several spheres of their existence. Research about the presence and educational impact of technology in childhood reveals several challenges. A particular challenge is connected to the need for a high-quality pedagogy regarding technology in Early Childhood Education. This paper contributes to that discussion from a Portuguese perspective. The pedagogical and curricular framework for Early Childhood Education in Portugal supports a significant use of technology in the daily practice and in children’s play. In this context, the paper explores three main axes to understand a high-quality pedagogy for using technology with children in educational contexts: technology presented as a tool with socially authentic practices; technology as supporting multiple languages that are relevant for children to understand the world around them; and technology as an arena for children’s participation. Each axis is supported by the analysis of specific projects developed locally at the School of Education. The projects were selected for highlighting tenets of each axis. Each axis is also connected to the three content areas of the Portuguese Curricular Guidelines and to dimensions of a sociocultural pedagogy for Early Childhood Education.
- Brincar, representar e refletir como pilares da Matemática na Educação Pré-EscolarPublication . Figueiredo, Maria Pacheco