Portfólio reflexivo de estágio pedagógico realizado na Escola Secundária Eduardo Mondlane

Abstract

The reflective portfolio is a professional development instrument that enables education professionals to reflect on their pedagogical practice, identify areas for improvement, and develop strategies to overcome them. According to Schön (1992), the reflective portfolio is a tool that helps professionals reflect on their practice, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and develop action plans to improve their practice. The preparation of this portfolio represents the culmination of one of the stages of the teacher training process, namely the supervised pedagogical internship. These activities fall within the scope of the subject Internship II and constitute a requirement for the completion of the Bachelor’s degree in Portuguese Language Teaching at Eduardo Mondlane University. In this context, this reflective portfolio seeks to provide a general overview of the moment of pedagogical practices. The portfolio presented here covers several aspects related to the school where the ESEM internship was carried out, such as the conditions of the school and the classroom, lesson planning, the teaching strategies adopted during the practices, students’ performance, and assessment processes. More than merely describing the actions carried out, the document includes a critical analysis that connects theory and pedagogical practice. In conclusion, the portfolio synthesizes the learning acquired, allowing a clear view of the training path and contributing to the student’s continuous professional development. The need to produce this document at the end of the practices constituted a space for the improvement of pedagogical- didactic knowledge and promoted constant reflections on teaching.