Class Observation and Analysis of Professional Practice

The course unit Observation and Analysis of Professional Practice is part of the Master's in Teaching Informatics, within the scientific area of Introduction to Professional Practice (IPP), taught in the 2nd semester. It aims to prepare future Informatics teachers to understand how schools function as complex organisations and to critically observe and analyse the pedagogical practices of the Informatics subject group. It focuses on observing classes and educational support activities, analysing administrative and school-management procedures, and developing a reflective, investigative attitude towards teaching practice. Preceding supervised teaching practice, the course plays a preparatory, structuring role in students' immersion in the school context.

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CP1. Organizational and pedagogical framework of schools. CP2. Role of computer science teachers in the educational context. CP3. Observation of classes and other educational support activities and class management. CP4. Administrative and organizational procedures of the school. CP5. Introduction to educational observation methods and techniques. CP6. Bases for preparing reflective and critical reports.

ME1 - Observation and analysis of classes and extracurricular activities led by the trainee, fostering initiative, participation and critical understanding of teaching practice (LO1, LO2). ME2 - Individual study and discussion of curriculum guidance documents, developing understanding of the legal and administrative framework and lesson-plan design (LO2, LO3). ME3 - Written production and collaborative, supervised development of lesson plans and learning scenarios, turning theory into practice (LO3). ME4 - Continuous construction of a digital portfolio documenting and reflecting on teaching and non-teaching activities (LO1, LO3, LO5). ME5 - Investigating problems identified in school practice, supported by the Supervisor and Cooperating Teacher, developing investigative capacity and informed decision-making (LO5).

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