Formação continuada em educação ambiental através de cursos de formação online de educadores

análise do curso “Água: Gotas de Conscientização” Projeto Escolas Conectadas

Abstract

This research had as its theme the Connected Schools Project as a partner in continuing education in Environmental Education for educators in Brazil and, as a research objective, we sought to analyze how the Connected Schools Project assists in continuing education in Environmental Education for educators in Brazil, with focus on the Water course: awareness drops. As a theoretical reference, it was based on different authors of Environmental Education and teacher training, such as Albanus (2008) and Nóvoa (2001). In a qualitative approach, but with quantitative support files, a research was developed with the digital platform of the Connected Schools Project - Telefônica Vivo Foundation, focusing on the Water: drops of awareness - edition 2018. The participant observation technique was used with 409 enrolled course participants, through the mediation of the course and documentary analysis. It was found that the Connected Schools Project assists in continuing education in Environmental Education for educators in Brazil, enabling their training. It was concluded that the investigated edition made learning possible through the exchange of experiences with peers living in different Brazilian states (favoring the understanding of the singularities of the environment considered in each region, as well as about the importance of water), promoted inspirations for the practice in classroom (encouraging not only the educators participating in the course, but also their students, respect, zeal and appreciation for nature) and raised a critical view on the issues analyzed during the training.