A temática ambiental constitui um tema de extrema relevância social, o qual envolve não apenas o ensino formal, mas também o ensino em caráter não formal. Suas abordagens em diferentes espaços-tempos, configuram-se como uma via de acesso para a compreensão das relações sociais, culturais e biológicas que constituem o ambiente, indo ao encontro do direito das pessoas em compreender o mundo em que vivem e de exercer a cidadania de modo crítico e reflexivo. Partindo de tais aspectos, e do reconhecimento das instituições de ensino como espaço de construção de saberes e formação para a ética ambiental, a pesquisa busca, por meio da investigação em um curso de Licenciatura em Ciências da Natureza, ofertado pela Universidade Federal do PAMPA (UNIPAMPA) – Câmpus Uruguaiana, caracterizar e refletir sobre o processo de ambientalização do currículo formativo de professores, entendido não apenas pela definição da temática ambiental dentro dos conteúdos, mas pelas repercussões sobre o cotidiano dessa instituição, da organização da mesma e das relações existentes entre os diferentes membros que compõem a comunidade acadêmica. Para isso, o presente trabalho conta com uma pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, que segundo Bogdan e Biklen (1994), reflete um diálogo entre os sujeitos e possibilita a compreensão dos processos. Como instrumentos, foram utilizadas a análise de documentos oficiais e identitários da instituição (PDI e PPC) e as entrevistas semiestruturadas com gestores, docentes e discentes do curso, ambas as análises construídas na perspectiva da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 2009), tendo como base os indicadores propostos por um grupo de pesquisadores que compõem a Rede de Ambientalização Curricular do Ensino Superior (ACES). Após análise, dentro do currículo do curso selecionado, foi possível perceber que, embora tenhamos a presença de todos os indicadores, ainda existem limitações para as abordagens da temática ambiental. No entanto, também foi possível identificar que esse curso, com sua perspectiva inovadora, vem se consolidando diante da sociedade, pela constante reflexão, promovida por sua comunidade acadêmica, sendo esse, um aspecto potencializador para pensarmos, refletirmos e problematizarmos o local que vem sendo ocupado pela temática ambiental. / The environmental theme has large social relevance, which includes not only formal, but also non-formal teaching. Its approaches in different times and spaces set up as access to comprehend social, cultural and biological relationships which constitute the environment, in accordance with people’s rights to understand the world they live in and exercise their citizenship in a critical and reflexive way. Starting from these aspects and also from recognizing teaching institutions as a place of knowledge construction and environmental ethics formation, this paper intends to characterize and reflect upon the process of environmentalization of the teacher formation curriculum of a graduate course of teacher formation in natural sciences, offered by Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA) – campus Uruguaiana. This analysis understands the curriculum not only as definition of the environmental theme within the contents, but also as the repercussions about the institution’s routine, its organization and the relationships among the different members that constitute the academic community. To reach the present study’s objective, this paper relies on qualitative research which, according to Bogdan and Biklen (1994), reflects a dialogue between the subjects and enables the comprehension of the processes. The instruments used were a documental analysis of the Institutional Development Plan and the Course’s Pedagogical Project (PDI and PPC) and demi-structured interviews with managers, teachers and students of the course of teacher’s formation, both of them built on the Bardin’s content analysis perspective (BARDIN, 2009), and having as baseline the indicators proposed by a group of researchers that compose the Higher Education Curricular Environmentalization Network (ACES). After examining the selected course’s curriculum, it was possible to perceive that although all the indicators are present, there are limitations to the environmental theme approach yet. Nevertheless, it was also possible to verify that this course, with this innovative perspective, is consolidating its position before the society, by its constant reflection promoted by its academic community, which improves our thinking, reflection, and problematization of the place occupied by environmental theme.

This study focused on the integration of book arts in a fifth grade classroom. As an art teacher turned regular education teacher I was interested in the effects of integrating art into the area of reading. The curriculum unit consists of two lessons in which the students were invited to use books arts as a means of expression and comprehension. The lessons correlated with the novel Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. The results include my observations and reflections as a practicing elementary teacher.

A temática ambiental constitui um tema de extrema relevância social, o qual envolve não apenas o ensino formal, mas também o ensino em caráter não formal. Suas abordagens em diferentes espaços-tempos, configuram-se como uma via de acesso para a compreensão das relações sociais, culturais e biológicas que constituem o ambiente, indo ao encontro do direito das pessoas em compreender o mundo em que vivem e de exercer a cidadania de modo crítico e reflexivo. Partindo de tais aspectos, e do reconhecimento das instituições de ensino como espaço de construção de saberes e formação para a ética ambiental, a pesquisa busca, por meio da investigação em um curso de Licenciatura em Ciências da Natureza, ofertado pela Universidade Federal do PAMPA (UNIPAMPA) – Câmpus Uruguaiana, caracterizar e refletir sobre o processo de ambientalização do currículo formativo de professores, entendido não apenas pela definição da temática ambiental dentro dos conteúdos, mas pelas repercussões sobre o cotidiano dessa instituição, da organização da mesma e das relações existentes entre os diferentes membros que compõem a comunidade acadêmica. Para isso, o presente trabalho conta com uma pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, que segundo Bogdan e Biklen (1994), reflete um diálogo entre os sujeitos e possibilita a compreensão dos processos. Como instrumentos, foram utilizadas a análise de documentos oficiais e identitários da instituição (PDI e PPC) e as entrevistas semiestruturadas com gestores, docentes e discentes do curso, ambas as análises construídas na perspectiva da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 2009), tendo como base os indicadores propostos por um grupo de pesquisadores que compõem a Rede de Ambientalização Curricular do Ensino Superior (ACES). Após análise, dentro do currículo do curso selecionado, foi possível perceber que, embora tenhamos a presença de todos os indicadores, ainda existem limitações para as abordagens da temática ambiental. No entanto, também foi possível identificar que esse curso, com sua perspectiva inovadora, vem se consolidando diante da sociedade, pela constante reflexão, promovida por sua comunidade acadêmica, sendo esse, um aspecto potencializador para pensarmos, refletirmos e problematizarmos o local que vem sendo ocupado pela temática ambiental. / The environmental theme has large social relevance, which includes not only formal, but also non-formal teaching. Its approaches in different times and spaces set up as access to comprehend social, cultural and biological relationships which constitute the environment, in accordance with people’s rights to understand the world they live in and exercise their citizenship in a critical and reflexive way. Starting from these aspects and also from recognizing teaching institutions as a place of knowledge construction and environmental ethics formation, this paper intends to characterize and reflect upon the process of environmentalization of the teacher formation curriculum of a graduate course of teacher formation in natural sciences, offered by Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA) – campus Uruguaiana. This analysis understands the curriculum not only as definition of the environmental theme within the contents, but also as the repercussions about the institution’s routine, its organization and the relationships among the different members that constitute the academic community. To reach the present study’s objective, this paper relies on qualitative research which, according to Bogdan and Biklen (1994), reflects a dialogue between the subjects and enables the comprehension of the processes. The instruments used were a documental analysis of the Institutional Development Plan and the Course’s Pedagogical Project (PDI and PPC) and demi-structured interviews with managers, teachers and students of the course of teacher’s formation, both of them built on the Bardin’s content analysis perspective (BARDIN, 2009), and having as baseline the indicators proposed by a group of researchers that compose the Higher Education Curricular Environmentalization Network (ACES). After examining the selected course’s curriculum, it was possible to perceive that although all the indicators are present, there are limitations to the environmental theme approach yet. Nevertheless, it was also possible to verify that this course, with this innovative perspective, is consolidating its position before the society, by its constant reflection promoted by its academic community, which improves our thinking, reflection, and problematization of the place occupied by environmental theme.

A temática ambiental constitui um tema de extrema relevância social, o qual envolve não apenas o ensino formal, mas também o ensino em caráter não formal. Suas abordagens em diferentes espaços-tempos, configuram-se como uma via de acesso para a compreensão das relações sociais, culturais e biológicas que constituem o ambiente, indo ao encontro do direito das pessoas em compreender o mundo em que vivem e de exercer a cidadania de modo crítico e reflexivo. Partindo de tais aspectos, e do reconhecimento das instituições de ensino como espaço de construção de saberes e formação para a ética ambiental, a pesquisa busca, por meio da investigação em um curso de Licenciatura em Ciências da Natureza, ofertado pela Universidade Federal do PAMPA (UNIPAMPA) – Câmpus Uruguaiana, caracterizar e refletir sobre o processo de ambientalização do currículo formativo de professores, entendido não apenas pela definição da temática ambiental dentro dos conteúdos, mas pelas repercussões sobre o cotidiano dessa instituição, da organização da mesma e das relações existentes entre os diferentes membros que compõem a comunidade acadêmica. Para isso, o presente trabalho conta com uma pesquisa, de caráter qualitativo, que segundo Bogdan e Biklen (1994), reflete um diálogo entre os sujeitos e possibilita a compreensão dos processos. Como instrumentos, foram utilizadas a análise de documentos oficiais e identitários da instituição (PDI e PPC) e as entrevistas semiestruturadas com gestores, docentes e discentes do curso, ambas as análises construídas na perspectiva da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 2009), tendo como base os indicadores propostos por um grupo de pesquisadores que compõem a Rede de Ambientalização Curricular do Ensino Superior (ACES). Após análise, dentro do currículo do curso selecionado, foi possível perceber que, embora tenhamos a presença de todos os indicadores, ainda existem limitações para as abordagens da temática ambiental. No entanto, também foi possível identificar que esse curso, com sua perspectiva inovadora, vem se consolidando diante da sociedade, pela constante reflexão, promovida por sua comunidade acadêmica, sendo esse, um aspecto potencializador para pensarmos, refletirmos e problematizarmos o local que vem sendo ocupado pela temática ambiental. / The environmental theme has large social relevance, which includes not only formal, but also non-formal teaching. Its approaches in different times and spaces set up as access to comprehend social, cultural and biological relationships which constitute the environment, in accordance with people’s rights to understand the world they live in and exercise their citizenship in a critical and reflexive way. Starting from these aspects and also from recognizing teaching institutions as a place of knowledge construction and environmental ethics formation, this paper intends to characterize and reflect upon the process of environmentalization of the teacher formation curriculum of a graduate course of teacher formation in natural sciences, offered by Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA) – campus Uruguaiana. This analysis understands the curriculum not only as definition of the environmental theme within the contents, but also as the repercussions about the institution’s routine, its organization and the relationships among the different members that constitute the academic community. To reach the present study’s objective, this paper relies on qualitative research which, according to Bogdan and Biklen (1994), reflects a dialogue between the subjects and enables the comprehension of the processes. The instruments used were a documental analysis of the Institutional Development Plan and the Course’s Pedagogical Project (PDI and PPC) and demi-structured interviews with managers, teachers and students of the course of teacher’s formation, both of them built on the Bardin’s content analysis perspective (BARDIN, 2009), and having as baseline the indicators proposed by a group of researchers that compose the Higher Education Curricular Environmentalization Network (ACES). After examining the selected course’s curriculum, it was possible to perceive that although all the indicators are present, there are limitations to the environmental theme approach yet. Nevertheless, it was also possible to verify that this course, with this innovative perspective, is consolidating its position before the society, by its constant reflection promoted by its academic community, which improves our thinking, reflection, and problematization of the place occupied by environmental theme.

This study focused on the integration of book arts in a fifth grade classroom. As an art teacher turned regular education teacher I was interested in the effects of integrating art into the area of reading. The curriculum unit consists of two lessons in which the students were invited to use books arts as a means of expression and comprehension. The lessons correlated with the novel Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. The results include my observations and reflections as a practicing elementary teacher.

O presente estudo visou a socializaÃÃo de uma proposta de reorganizaÃÃo curricular apresentada pela Secretaria de EducaÃÃo do Cearà (SEDUC), com base na Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da EducaÃÃo Nacional (Lei n 9394/96), a qual propÃe um currÃculo interdisciplinar. Sabendo que essa proposta vai de encontro Ãs escolas brasileiras, que tÃm seu ensino fundamentado numa matriz curricular multi/pluridisciplinar, este trabalho objetivou descrever e socializar a proposta de reorganizaÃÃo curricular do NÃcleo de Trabalho, Pesquisa e PrÃticas Sociais (NTPPS), apoiada pela SEDUC, com foco no Ensino MÃdio, por meio de um produto educacional tecnolÃgico, o blog. A proposta descrita pressupunha a adesÃo voluntÃria das escolas pÃblicas da rede estadual, e nosso lÃcus de pesquisa foi a EEFMJM, situada no municÃpio de Fortaleza, e teve como sujeitos da pesquisa os idealizadores e os tutores responsÃveis pelo desenvolvimento da proposta na escola. A pesquisa foi do tipo estudo de caso, de natureza bibliogrÃfica e participante, numa abordagem qualitativa. Os resultados apontaram que o projeto de reorganizaÃÃo curricular obteve Ãxito junto à comunidade escolar, fato este comprovado nos trabalhos desenvolvidos na escola, bem como nas respostas obtidas nos questionÃrios e entrevistas, bem como nas observaÃÃes realizadas durante o desenvolvimento das aÃÃes do NTPPS. Consideramos as aÃÃes do NTPPS, na escola, importante para o desenvolvimento pessoal, social e intelectual dos alunos, pois contribuiu significativamente nos resultados das avaliaÃÃes internas, assim como no desenvolvimento da autonomia e cooperatividade entre os pares e, ainda, auxiliou na elaboraÃÃo dos trabalhos interdisciplinares desenvolvidos por eles, em grupo. / This study aimed the socialization of a curriculum reorganization proposal submitted by the Secretary of Education of Cearà (SEDUC), based on the Law of Guidelines and Bases of National Education (Law No. 9394/96), which proposes an interdisciplinary curriculum. Knowing that this proposal is in contrast to Brazilian schools, which have their education based on a multidisciplinary curriculum, which have their education based on a multidisciplinary curriculum, this study aimed to describe and socialize the proposal for the curricular reorganization of the Work Unit, Research and Social Practices (NTPPS), supported by SEDUC, focusing on high school, and using the blog as technological educational product. The proposal described presupposed the voluntary adhesion of public schools of the state, and our research locus was the Elementary EEFMJM, located in the city of Fortaleza, and had as research subjects the creators and tutors responsible for the proposal development at the school. The research was a study case bibliographical and participant, with a qualitative approach. The results showed that the curriculum reorganization project was successful with the school community, fact confirmed by the work done at the school, as well as the answers obtained from the questionnaires and interviews, as well as the observations made during the development of NTPPS actions. We considered the actions of NTPPS in the school important for personal, social, and intellectual development of pupils because it contributed significantly on the internal assessments results, as well as in the development of autonomy and cooperativeness among peers, and assisted in the preparation of interdisciplinary work developed by them in the group.

Este trabalho trata da abordagem dos problemas ambientais urbanos na Educação Básica, em especial, nas escolas da rede pública estadual. Procurou-se conhecer o trabalho feito, nesse sentido, por professores de Geografia de Carapicuíba, na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, e foram desenvolvidos Estudos do Meio em duas escolas do referido município. Os temas para esses estudos foram sugeridos pelos professores e tratam de aspectos ambientais do entorno das escolas: a Lagoa de Carapicuíba e algumas das nascentes do rio Carapicuíba. Com base nos resultados da pesquisa empírica, analisados à luz da bibliografia consultada, demonstrou-se as possibilidades do método do Estudo do Meio na construção, por educadores e educandos, de um conhecimento transformador sobre os problemas ambientais verificados no entorno das escolas. Do ponto de vista teórico tratase, portanto, de questões relativas à complexa relação entre a sociedade e a natureza no ambiente urbano, e do papel da Educação diante da busca por uma melhor compreensão dos problemas ambientais. Desta forma, espera-se que este trabalho contribua para a superação desses problemas, por meio da ação política de cidadãos co-participantes da construção do conhecimento sobre o ambiente em que vivem. / This paper aims at how to approach urban environmental issues in Junior High Education, especially at state-run schools. In order to reach that goal, we have observed the work of Geography teachers in Carapicuiba, a town in the outskirts of the metropolitan São Paulo. In addition, environmental studies were developed in two schools of that town. The themes for the studies were suggested by the schools teachers and refer to environmental aspects surrounding the schools areas: Lagoa de Carapicuiba and some of the nascents of Carapicuiba river. Based on an empiric research whose the results were analyzed in the light of the bibliography cited, we were able to show the possibilities of the Environment Study method in the building up of the ongoing process of teachers and students learning about environmental issues observed in their surroundings. In theoretical terms, this paper deals with issues related to the complex relationship between society and nature in urban areas, and the role of education in face of the search for a better understanding of environmental issues. We therefore expect that this paper contribute to the overcoming of such problems through the political action of sharing citizens in the building up of their knowledge of the environment they live in.

Current health literacy research is reconceptualizing health literacy and social learning. Theorists are situating health literacy in the contexts of digital media and critical sociocultural theories (e.g., Wharf Higgins & Begoray, 2012), based on the proposition that literacy is a complex and layered human involvement in socio-political contexts (e.g., Gee, 2000; Lankshear & Knobel, 2011; Levin-Zamir, Lemish, & Gofin, 2011; Nahachewsky & Ward, 2007). Research with adolescents in various contexts around the world has indicated that an empowerment approach to literacy education is effective for health literacy interventions (King, 2007). This study responds to the need to design and facilitate high school curriculum to empower adolescents to develop health literacy, and the study responds to the research participants’ choice of mental health as the topic of an interdisciplinary curriculum. Situated in the traditions of qualitative case study research methods, and positioned to engage the online social media contexts in which adolescents participate, this study explored how Critical Media Health Literacy (Wharf Higgins & Begoray, 2012) is expressed by a particular group of Burmese adolescents. The data reveal how the theoretical concept of Critical Media Health Literacy, when operationalized as a unit of analysis for the case study and a theoretical framework for the data collection methods of the case study, can be facilitated in a way that engages the research participants in specific skills’ practice and in cognitive, emotional reflection on their own health and literacies capacities. Data collection methods involved face-to- face interviews, online social media blogs, web page designs, and face-to-face group discussions. The analysis found optimism, anxiety, and taking action were major themes shaping the conditions for the adolescents’ development of health literacy, showing health literacy to be integral with media literacy and critical capacities, and indicating the concept of Critical Media Health Literacy has relevance for curriculum that engages adolescents who are situated in Burma/Myanmar to take action to improve the health of themselves and others in their social contexts. The findings indicate that this population and the applicability of Critical Media Health Literacy for high school curriculum in this setting requires further exploration to understand why social determinants of health are perceived as inevitable, how social pressures related to health are negotiated, and how digital structures influence the criticality of literacies of adolescents in Burma/Myanmar. Theoretical frameworks for further research are proposed for an exploration of the systems of relations in socio- political and economic contexts that influence the development and enactment of Critical Media Health Literacy and health promoting performances of adolescents in Burma/Myanmar. / Graduate / 0998 / 0573 / 0708 / beercm@gmail.com

Current health literacy research is reconceptualizing health literacy and social learning. Theorists are situating health literacy in the contexts of digital media and critical sociocultural theories (e.g., Wharf Higgins & Begoray, 2012), based on the proposition that literacy is a complex and layered human involvement in socio-political contexts (e.g., Gee, 2000; Lankshear & Knobel, 2011; Levin-Zamir, Lemish, & Gofin, 2011; Nahachewsky & Ward, 2007). Research with adolescents in various contexts around the world has indicated that an empowerment approach to literacy education is effective for health literacy interventions (King, 2007). This study responds to the need to design and facilitate high school curriculum to empower adolescents to develop health literacy, and the study responds to the research participants’ choice of mental health as the topic of an interdisciplinary curriculum. Situated in the traditions of qualitative case study research methods, and positioned to engage the online social media contexts in which adolescents participate, this study explored how Critical Media Health Literacy (Wharf Higgins & Begoray, 2012) is expressed by a particular group of Burmese adolescents. The data reveal how the theoretical concept of Critical Media Health Literacy, when operationalized as a unit of analysis for the case study and a theoretical framework for the data collection methods of the case study, can be facilitated in a way that engages the research participants in specific skills’ practice and in cognitive, emotional reflection on their own health and literacies capacities. Data collection methods involved face-to- face interviews, online social media blogs, web page designs, and face-to-face group discussions. The analysis found optimism, anxiety, and taking action were major themes shaping the conditions for the adolescents’ development of health literacy, showing health literacy to be integral with media literacy and critical capacities, and indicating the concept of Critical Media Health Literacy has relevance for curriculum that engages adolescents who are situated in Burma/Myanmar to take action to improve the health of themselves and others in their social contexts. The findings indicate that this population and the applicability of Critical Media Health Literacy for high school curriculum in this setting requires further exploration to understand why social determinants of health are perceived as inevitable, how social pressures related to health are negotiated, and how digital structures influence the criticality of literacies of adolescents in Burma/Myanmar. Theoretical frameworks for further research are proposed for an exploration of the systems of relations in socio- political and economic contexts that influence the development and enactment of Critical Media Health Literacy and health promoting performances of adolescents in Burma/Myanmar. / Graduate / 0998 / 0573 / 0708 / beercm@gmail.com

Este trabalho trata da abordagem dos problemas ambientais urbanos na Educação Básica, em especial, nas escolas da rede pública estadual. Procurou-se conhecer o trabalho feito, nesse sentido, por professores de Geografia de Carapicuíba, na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, e foram desenvolvidos Estudos do Meio em duas escolas do referido município. Os temas para esses estudos foram sugeridos pelos professores e tratam de aspectos ambientais do entorno das escolas: a Lagoa de Carapicuíba e algumas das nascentes do rio Carapicuíba. Com base nos resultados da pesquisa empírica, analisados à luz da bibliografia consultada, demonstrou-se as possibilidades do método do Estudo do Meio na construção, por educadores e educandos, de um conhecimento transformador sobre os problemas ambientais verificados no entorno das escolas. Do ponto de vista teórico tratase, portanto, de questões relativas à complexa relação entre a sociedade e a natureza no ambiente urbano, e do papel da Educação diante da busca por uma melhor compreensão dos problemas ambientais. Desta forma, espera-se que este trabalho contribua para a superação desses problemas, por meio da ação política de cidadãos co-participantes da construção do conhecimento sobre o ambiente em que vivem. / This paper aims at how to approach urban environmental issues in Junior High Education, especially at state-run schools. In order to reach that goal, we have observed the work of Geography teachers in Carapicuiba, a town in the outskirts of the metropolitan São Paulo. In addition, environmental studies were developed in two schools of that town. The themes for the studies were suggested by the schools teachers and refer to environmental aspects surrounding the schools areas: Lagoa de Carapicuiba and some of the nascents of Carapicuiba river. Based on an empiric research whose the results were analyzed in the light of the bibliography cited, we were able to show the possibilities of the Environment Study method in the building up of the ongoing process of teachers and students learning about environmental issues observed in their surroundings. In theoretical terms, this paper deals with issues related to the complex relationship between society and nature in urban areas, and the role of education in face of the search for a better understanding of environmental issues. We therefore expect that this paper contribute to the overcoming of such problems through the political action of sharing citizens in the building up of their knowledge of the environment they live in.