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This inquiry is an autoethnography of my experiences as a Black American male serving as a methods of social studies instructor to preservice teachers. Although some may deem this study as subjective, I have embraced that designation to provide insider information to others that face intersectionality and to inform institutional practices in teacher education programs.

The study analysed the management constraints in the distribution of qualified mathematics and science teachers in a post-1994 education system of South Africa. The study was qualitative and 14 participants were purposively sampled and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from the identified participants. The interview transcripts were constantly compared and analysed and the data was classified into three main categories of management constraints and patterns: beliefs, experiences on management constraints and strategies for the elimination of management constraints. Turning vision into practice (TVP) framework was used to explain the relationship between its seven pillars of managing teacher recruitment and the links in the development, adoption, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a teacher deployment system, focusing on mathematics and science. Findings of this study suggest that the current hybrid post establishment model is generic and focuses more on cost curtailment than on the supply of qualified mathematics and science teachers. The shortcomings of the model are exacerbated by the transgressions of the Employment of Educators Act. Contrary to the Employment of Educators Act, entry-level vacancies are not advertised in the province. In addition, the appointment and service conditions of qualified teachers are differential. While teachers from government bursary schemes are appointed immediately on permanent status and without probation, other qualified and long-serving mathematics and science teachers remain on temporary status for almost two years and without fringe benefits. The differential treatment leads to job insecurity and facilitates the exit of these qualified mathematics and science teachers from the profession. Moreover, schools horde and use qualified mathematics and science teachers in subjects they are not qualified to teach. It is recommended that through the suggested TVP framework, the current teacher recruitment and deployment strategies be revisited regularly to ensure effectiveness of teacher usage in mathematics and science. It is further recommended that school principals and other educational leaders should be provided with personnel management skills to ensure maximum effective recruitment and deployment of qualified mathematics and science teachers, particularly to the impoverished schools. / Educational Management and Leadership / D. Ed. (Education Management)

The study analysed the management constraints in the distribution of qualified mathematics and science teachers in a post-1994 education system of South Africa. The study was qualitative and 14 participants were purposively sampled and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from the identified participants. The interview transcripts were constantly compared and analysed and the data was classified into three main categories of management constraints and patterns: beliefs, experiences on management constraints and strategies for the elimination of management constraints. Turning vision into practice (TVP) framework was used to explain the relationship between its seven pillars of managing teacher recruitment and the links in the development, adoption, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of a teacher deployment system, focusing on mathematics and science. Findings of this study suggest that the current hybrid post establishment model is generic and focuses more on cost curtailment than on the supply of qualified mathematics and science teachers. The shortcomings of the model are exacerbated by the transgressions of the Employment of Educators Act. Contrary to the Employment of Educators Act, entry-level vacancies are not advertised in the province. In addition, the appointment and service conditions of qualified teachers are differential. While teachers from government bursary schemes are appointed immediately on permanent status and without probation, other qualified and long-serving mathematics and science teachers remain on temporary status for almost two years and without fringe benefits. The differential treatment leads to job insecurity and facilitates the exit of these qualified mathematics and science teachers from the profession. Moreover, schools horde and use qualified mathematics and science teachers in subjects they are not qualified to teach. It is recommended that through the suggested TVP framework, the current teacher recruitment and deployment strategies be revisited regularly to ensure effectiveness of teacher usage in mathematics and science. It is further recommended that school principals and other educational leaders should be provided with personnel management skills to ensure maximum effective recruitment and deployment of qualified mathematics and science teachers, particularly to the impoverished schools. / Educational Leadership and Management / D. Ed. (Education Management)

This is a qualitative interpretive study undertaken through a case study design. The study was carried out to investigate the responsiveness of Social Studies teacher training curriculum towards democratic citizenship education (DCE) with two colleges of education (primary) in Botswana, and the University of Botswana. The following instruments were used as a means to gather data: individual interviews, group interviews, qualitative-questionnaire and document analysis. The participants for the study were drawn from colleges of education Social Studies lecturers and student-teachers with Social Studies as a major subject and the University of Botswana lecturers in the Faculty of Education. The study was inspired by the quest for democratisation of the school system in Botswana through a responsive curriculum. Botswana is dubbed a shining example of democracy, yet active participation of citizens in the national agenda is far to be admired. The best genesis for this enormous task is with teacher training because teachers play a pivotal role in transforming the society through the diffusion of requisite knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes. Thus, this argument positions this study to explore the responsiveness of teacher training curriculum at primary teacher training colleges towards DCE. This study was informed by the constructivist perspective on education and teaching. Constructivism is defined by Darforth and Smith (2005) as a broad set of interrelated theories that suggest that knowledge is human creation. This means that, the ideas, attitudes and practices referred to as constructivism are about how humans who learn by building knowledge cooperatively through social interaction and application of prior knowledge in a continual interpretation of ongoing experiences. Moreover, this explains that people explore events and environments, interact among themselves and confront situations and challenge they encounter. The findings of the study show that the teaching of DCE at colleges of education has not been successful as was expected. Firstly, according to the participants, the curriculum does not have adequate content on DCE. Secondly, the values of DCE which are capable of developing student-teachers to be effective citizenship education teachers are not well included in the syllabus. Thirdly, college lecturers believe in active methods of teaching for DCE but perform the opposite in their classes. Lastly, colleges have a lot of challenges that hamper effective transmission of DCE. These range from lack of appropriate educational material for DCE to college leadership that does not recognise the voices of the students in decision making. This study, however, recognises efforts made by colleges to train formidable Social Studies teachers for the transmission of DCE. The study elevates an argument that in-service teachers need support in their effort to transmit DCE to pupils in primary schools. Thus, in the light of the pervasive influence of findings from this study I recommend that policy makers and curriculum planners should consider updating lecturers about the type of Social Studies teacher they are expected to produce. Also I recommend that colleges should review their study materials to align them to the ideals of DCE, with a view to fill the gaps and deficiencies that exist in some topics. Lastly, the study concludes by raising an essential argument that with the current teacher training curriculum and classroom atmosphere in colleges of education, Botswana’s goal of training effective and functional citizenry is an illusion. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Curriculum studies)

This is a qualitative interpretive study undertaken through a case study design. The study was carried out to investigate the responsiveness of Social Studies teacher training curriculum towards democratic citizenship education (DCE) with two colleges of education (primary) in Botswana, and the University of Botswana. The following instruments were used as a means to gather data: individual interviews, group interviews, qualitative-questionnaire and document analysis. The participants for the study were drawn from colleges of education Social Studies lecturers and student-teachers with Social Studies as a major subject and the University of Botswana lecturers in the Faculty of Education. The study was inspired by the quest for democratisation of the school system in Botswana through a responsive curriculum. Botswana is dubbed a shining example of democracy, yet active participation of citizens in the national agenda is far to be admired. The best genesis for this enormous task is with teacher training because teachers play a pivotal role in transforming the society through the diffusion of requisite knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes. Thus, this argument positions this study to explore the responsiveness of teacher training curriculum at primary teacher training colleges towards DCE. This study was informed by the constructivist perspective on education and teaching. Constructivism is defined by Darforth and Smith (2005) as a broad set of interrelated theories that suggest that knowledge is human creation. This means that, the ideas, attitudes and practices referred to as constructivism are about how humans who learn by building knowledge cooperatively through social interaction and application of prior knowledge in a continual interpretation of ongoing experiences. Moreover, this explains that people explore events and environments, interact among themselves and confront situations and challenge they encounter. The findings of the study show that the teaching of DCE at colleges of education has not been successful as was expected. Firstly, according to the participants, the curriculum does not have adequate content on DCE. Secondly, the values of DCE which are capable of developing student-teachers to be effective citizenship education teachers are not well included in the syllabus. Thirdly, college lecturers believe in active methods of teaching for DCE but perform the opposite in their classes. Lastly, colleges have a lot of challenges that hamper effective transmission of DCE. These range from lack of appropriate educational material for DCE to college leadership that does not recognise the voices of the students in decision making. This study, however, recognises efforts made by colleges to train formidable Social Studies teachers for the transmission of DCE. The study elevates an argument that in-service teachers need support in their effort to transmit DCE to pupils in primary schools. Thus, in the light of the pervasive influence of findings from this study I recommend that policy makers and curriculum planners should consider updating lecturers about the type of Social Studies teacher they are expected to produce. Also I recommend that colleges should review their study materials to align them to the ideals of DCE, with a view to fill the gaps and deficiencies that exist in some topics. Lastly, the study concludes by raising an essential argument that with the current teacher training curriculum and classroom atmosphere in colleges of education, Botswana’s goal of training effective and functional citizenry is an illusion. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Curriculum studies)

Contém produto: As tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) no ensino de ciências: uma conversa de professor para professor - Produto Educacional / As tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) estão presentes em nossa sociedade e, cada vez mais, é desejável que elas sejam utilizadas como recursos no contexto educativo. Entretanto, para que isso ocorra, sabe-se que há inúmeros desafios e dificuldades, como deficiências na formação dos professores para o uso das tecnologias e falta de infraestrutura adequada. Nesse contexto, sentiu-se a necessidade de compreender como professores, mesmo diante desses desafios, planejam utilizar as TIC como estratégia pedagógica. Dessa forma, esta pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar as concepções de ensino e aprendizagem subjacentes aos planos de aulas para o uso das TIC desenvolvidos por professores de Ciências e Biologia que atuam na rede pública estadual do Paraná. Para isso, privilegiou-se a abordagem qualitativa e, por meio da análise de conteúdo (BARDIN, 1977), analisou-se 35 planos de aula de professores de Ciências e Biologia da Rede Estadual do Paraná que declararam usar TIC em suas aulas, relacionando-os às abordagens de ensino e aprendizagem sistematizadas por Mizukami (1986) e aos correspondentes modelos epistemológicos inerentes a cada uma delas (BECKER, 1995). Os resultados apontam que esses professores atribuem às TIC usos e significados que estão intimamente ligados às suas concepções de ensino e aprendizagem. Pela análise dos dados, há indícios de que nos planos de aula que têm o professor no centro do processo ensino-aprendizagem, o uso das tecnologias tende a ser feito da mesma maneira. Já naqueles planos que valorizam a interação professor e aluno, este assume papel ativo na construção do conhecimento mediado pelas TIC. Um dos fatores que pode estar contribuindo para essa diferença nas concepções dos professores é a formação recebida. De maneira geral, os professores pesquisados que apresentaram indícios de uma prática com características construtivistas cursaram a graduação após a segunda metade da década de 90 (período marcado pela revolução digital e disseminação dos computadores) e têm maior tempo de formação continuada na área educacional e cursos específicos sobre tecnologia. Com o intuito de contribuir com a formação docente, desenvolveu-se o produto educacional, que consiste em um material destinado aos professores de Ciências e Biologia, inspirado no uso das tecnologias em uma perspectiva construtivista. / Information and communication technologies (ICT) are present in our society and it is even more desirable that they could be used as resources in the educational context. However, to make it possible, it is known that numerous challenges and difficulties should be faced, such as deficiencies in teacher training for the use of technologies and lack of adequate infrastructure. In this context, it is necessary to understand how teachers, even those who face some challenges, plan to use ICT as a pedagogical strategy. This research, therefore, has the objective of analyzing the teachinglearning conceptions related to lesson plans that present the use of ICT in the school environment developed by Science and Biology teachers who work in public school. For this, the qualitative approach was privileged and, through content analysis (BARDIN, 1977), 35 Science and Biology lesson plans, written by teachers who work in public schools and that mentioned they have used ICT in their classes, were analyzed. The analysis related the lesson plans to the teaching-leaning approach presented by Mizukami (1986) and the corresponding epistemological models inherent to each one of them (BECKER, 1995). The results show that these teachers attribute to ICT uses and meanings that are closely linked to their teaching and learning conceptions. By analyzing the data, there are indications that in the lesson plans that have the teacher at the center of the teaching-learning process, the use of technologies tends to be done in the same way. On the other hand, in those plans that value the interaction between teacher and student, this assumes an active role in the construction of knowledge mediated by ICT. One of the factors that may contribute to this difference in teachers' conceptions is the training they have received when taking the graduation course. In general, teachers who presented a practice with constructivist characteristics attended the graduation after the second half of the 90's (period of digital revolution) and had more time of continuous training in the educational area and technology courses. With the aim of contributing to teacher training, the educational product was developed and it conconsists of a material for Science and Biology teachers, inspired by the use of technologies in a constructivist perspective.

Acompanha: Entrando no ensino médio: caderno de avaliação diagnóstica de conteúdos em biologia / O presente estudo diz respeito a uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa. Tem origem na experiência docente de sua autora em Ciências e Biologia, diante da recorrente problemática acerca da defasagem dos conteúdos biológicos pelos alunos na passagem do Ensino Fundamental para o Ensino Médio. Existe aí um hiato contraproducente à aprendizagem. Os alunos mostram dificuldades em acompanhar conteúdos dentro da disciplina de Biologia, os quais já teriam sido estudados durante o Ensino Fundamental, mesmo que em menor grau de profundidade e complexidade, na disciplina de Ciências. Assim, a questão de pesquisa que orientou este estudo consistiu em identificar qual é o repertório de conhecimentos em Biologia que estão presentes entre alunos iniciantes da 1ª série do Ensino Médio, para identificar uma possível defasagem e recolher dados que possam nortear ações que reduzam as deficiências de aprendizagem. Para isso, elaborou-se um Produto Educacional, o “Entrando no Ensino Médio: Caderno de Avaliação Diagnóstica de Conteúdos em Biologia”, que contemplou 10 questões de conhecimentos estudados em Ciências no Ensino Fundamental e que serão aprofundados em Biologia na 1ª série do Ensino Médio. Cada questão disposta em tal material agregou justificativas fundamentadas em autores da área de ensino de Ciências do exterior e do Brasil, além de justificativas emanadas da experiência docente da própria prática da autora/mestranda. O Caderno foi implementado em março de 2015 com três turmas de 1ª série do Ensino Médio de uma escola pública de Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. A escolha das três questões para análise decorreu da ponderação sobre o número de acertos/erros e sobre considerações importantes nas respostas efetuadas. A metodologia utilizada foi a Grounded Theory (Metodologia Fundamentada nos Dados), em razão de ser uma abordagem que nasce da prática da pesquisa, permitindo que o problema proposto fosse aproveitado como fonte de informações, e as análises dos dados qualitativos pudessem ser enraizadas (grounded) nos dados coletados. A pesquisa abrangeu 116 alunos e os resultados indicam a existência de uma fragmentação de conhecimentos biológicos na interface Ensino Fundamental-Ensino Médio, que deriva de vários aspectos, dentre eles político, social e burocrático, mas também pedagógico, no qual os professores podem agir. A utilização do Caderno permitiu obter informações que se configuraram subsídios às estratégias de avaliação e ações futuras. Uma avaliação diagnóstica mostrou-se útil para que o(a) professor(a) possa analisar os conhecimentos trazidos por seus alunos, para então direcionar suas aulas, procurando adequar metodologias e conteúdos às necessidades mais relevantes da turma, buscar a articulação curricular, além de conceder a necessária atenção para o processo de avaliação, dentre outros, de modo que os discentes possam de fato compreender e participar das aulas. Afinal, se o professor não pode interferir nas condições de entrada do aluno, pode (e deve) interferir em suas condições de saída. / The present study concerns a qualitative study. It originates from the teaching experience of its author in Science and Biology before the problem recurring on the lag of biological content by students in the transition from Elementary School to High School. Then there is a gap counterproductive to learning. Students show difficulties in following content within the Biology discipline, which have been studied during the Elementary School, even to a lesser degree of depth and complexity, in the discipline of Science. So the research question that guided this study was to identify what is the repertoire of knowledge in Biology that are present among beginning students of the 1st grade of High School, to identify a possible discrepancy and collect data that can guide actions to reduce the deficiencies of learning. For this, it was elaborated an Educational Product, the "Entering the High School: Notebook Diagnostic Contents Evaluation in Biology", which included 10 questions of knowledge studied in Science in Elementary School and will be deepened in Biology in 1st grade of High School. Each issue arranged in such material added justifications based on authors of the Sciences teaching area the outside and Brazil, as well as justifications issued by the teaching experience of the practice of the author/master student. The Notebook was implemented in March 2015 with three classes of 1st High School grade of a public school in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. The choice of the three issues for analysis was the result of consideration of the number of hits/errors and on important considerations in made answers. The methodology used was Grounded Theory (Based Methodology in Data), in reason of to be a methodological approach that is born from the practice of research, allowing the proposed problem was tapped as a source of information, and analysis of qualitative data could be rooted (grounded) on the data collected. The survey covered 116 students and the results indicate the existence of a fragmentation of biological knowledge in Elementary-High School education interface, derived from various aspects, including political, social and bureaucratic, but also pedagogical, in which teachers can act. Using the Notebook provided information that configured subsidies assessment strategies and future actions. A diagnostic evaluation was useful for the teacher to analyze the knowledge brought by his students, and then direct their classes, looking fit methodologies and content to the most relevant needs of the class, seek curricular articulation, besides to grant the necessary attention to the evaluation process, among others, so that the students can indeed understand and participate in class. After all, if the teacher cannot interfere with the student's entry, can (and should) interfere with their output conditions.

Acompanha produto: "Guia didático de astronomia: introdução aos conceitos relacionados ao Sol e a Terra" / Essa dissertação é desenvolvida sob os eixos teóricos Educação em Astronomia e Formação de Professores. A literatura da área aponta a necessidade da formação continuada na área de Educação em Astronomia para os profissionais que atuam no Ensino de Ciências. Considerando importante a Educação em Astronomia desde os primeiros anos de formação no Ensino Fundamental, investigou-se os documentos oficiais que versam sobre o Ensino de Ciências desse segmento, buscando analisar como a Astronomia é contemplada. Também foi feito um estudo com um grupo de professores da rede municipal de Curitiba, a partir da análise de um questionário investigativo sobre a formação, atuação e expectativas de um material didático de Astronomia. A análise dos documentos oficiais indica que, no geral, a Astronomia é prevista nos documentos, sendo que em alguns as indicações são apresentadas com maiores detalhes que em outros. Em especial no documento municipal de Curitiba, a Astronomia é amplamente indicada desde os primeiros anos do Ensino Fundamental, e esse fato tende a ser uma tendência nacional com o advindo de um novo documento orientador – a Base Nacional Comum Curricular. Entretanto, nenhum dos documentos trata da formação do professor que estará em sala de aula desenvolvendo os conteúdos dessas diretrizes e/ou base. A investigação com os professores corrobora com a literatura da área, indicando falhas na formação inicial e necessidade de formação continuada na área: os professores têm pouco ou nenhum contato com disciplinas de Astronomia (de conteúdo ou de metodologia de ensino) em sua formação inicial e continuada. Essa investigação também se contrapõe com os documentos oficiais, pois a Astronomia parece ser trabalhada em sala de aula em somente um ano do Ensino Fundamental. Por outro lado, os professores dão indício de um material de formação continuada que poderá vir a colaborar com a Educação em Astronomia nas escolas municipais. Toda essa investigação culminou na elaboração do produto dessa dissertação: um guia didático de Astronomia, em que se apresenta alguns conteúdos previstos no documento oficial do município, considerando as expectativas dos professores para um material didático que possa auxiliar em sua formação continuada e indicações apresentadas em estudos anteriores da literatura da área. O material foi pensado de maneira a introduzir alguns conceitos básicos previstos no documento oficial do município e apresentar oportunidades de aprofundamento ao professor. O conteúdo é desenvolvido por meio de textos interativos com imagens, vídeos, hiperlinks, exercícios, indicações de atividades práticas, textos complementares de aprofundamento cultural e indicações de atividades virtuais (por meio de softwares específicos). / This dissertation is developed under the theoretical axes Education in Astronomy and Teacher Training. The literature of the area points to the need for continuing education in the area of Astronomy Education for professionals who work in Science Teaching. Considering important the Education in Astronomy since the first years of formation in Elementary School, we investigated the official documents that deal with the Teaching of Sciences of this segment, trying to analyze how Astronomy is contemplated. A study was also carried out with a group of teachers from the municipal network of Curitiba, based on the analysis of an investigative questionnaire on the training, performance and expectations of an astronomy teaching material. The analysis of the official documents indicates that, in general, Astronomy is foreseen in the documents, and in some the indications are presented in more detail than in others. In particular in the municipal document of Curitiba, Astronomy is widely indicated since the first years of elementary school, and this tends to be a national trend with the coming of a new guiding document - the National Curricular Common Base. However, none of the documents deals with the teacher training that will be in the classroom developing the contents of these guidelines and / or basis. The research with the teachers corroborates with the literature of the area, indicating shortcomings in the initial formation and the need for continuous training in the area: teachers have little or no contact with astronomy disciplines (content or teaching methodology) in their initial formation and Continued. This research also contrasts with the official documents, as Astronomy seems to be worked in the classroom in only one year of elementary school. On the other hand, the teachers give evidence of a material of continuous formation that can come to collaborate with the Education in Astronomy in the municipal schools. All this research culminated in the elaboration of the product of this dissertation: a didactic guide of Astronomy, which presents some contents foreseen in the official document of the municipality, considering the expectations of the teachers for a didactic material that can aid in their continued formation and indications presented in Previous literature studies in the area. The material was designed in such a way to introduce some basic concepts foreseen in the official document of the municipality and to present opportunities of deepening to the teacher. The content is developed through interactive texts with images, videos, hyperlinks, exercises, indications of practical activities, complementary texts of cultural deepening and indications of virtual activities (through specific software).

Produto: Curso de formação continuada ciências naturais nos anos iniciais... / Um ensino de Ciências Naturais que contemple a construção de conhecimento e a formação de conceitos está diretamente relacionado a práxis pedagógica dos professores. Assim, a formação do professor precisa ser revista, repensada, ou a escola será esvaziada da sua função social que é a construção e ressignificação do conhecimento historicamente produzido. Como aporte teórico escolheu-se Vygotsky, Piaget e Vergnaud, sendo que os três teóricos discutem a formação de conceitos, estendendo-se a formação de conceitos às Ciências Naturais, voltada para os anos iniciais. Em decorrência desta preocupação, o estudo objetiva analisar as potencialidades de um curso de formação continuada para a construção de conhecimentos científicos e a formação de conceitos com professores que ministram aulas de Ciências nos anos iniciais. A pesquisa transcorreu em duas etapas. Inicialmente foi aplicado um questionário para 40 professores que ministram aulas de Ciências nos anos iniciais na rede municipal do município de Quatro Barras-PR, visando um levantamento sobre como os professores entendem algumas teorias sobre a formação de conceitos. A segunda etapa envolveu a elaboração de um Blog e o desenvolvimento de um curso de formação continuada, composto de módulos integrados para dez professores voluntários. Durante o desenvolvimento do curso de 40 horas constitui-se o corpus da pesquisa, composto de questionário inicial, gravação da prática social inicial e final durante os módulos integrados, elaboração de diário de bordo e realização de entrevista final. Após a coleta de todo o material foi realizada uma leitura flutuante com base na Análise de Conteúdo de Bardin e foram definidas duas categorias e seis indicadores para a presente pesquisa: a categoria A “formação para docência em Ciências Naturais” e a categoria B “ação docente que vise a construção de conhecimentos e a formação de conceitos em Ciências Naturais”. Com base nos indicadores dessas categorias e as contribuições dos professores, com vistas a construir conhecimentos e formar conceitos, o curso de formação continuada demonstrou ser positivo, havendo a tomada de consciência, por parte dos cursistas, acerca da necessidade de se preparar para a ação docente, bem como se mostrou produtiva no sentido de contribuir para a construção dos conhecimentos em Ciências Naturais. Experienciaram a utilização da Pedagogia Histórico Crítica como ação docente com foco a vincular os saberes escolares à realidade. Tomando por base a fundamentação teórica, desde que os professores sejam preparados para uma ação docente efetiva, conclui-se que é possível a construção de conhecimentos e a formação de conceitos em Ciências Naturais nos anos iniciais indo além da reprodução mnemônica, promovendo a alfabetização científica que habilita o aluno a atuar no seu entorno. / A teaching of Natural Sciences that meditates to the knowledge construction and formation of concepts is straightly connected the pedagogic praxis of the teachers for the initial years, soon the formation of the teacher needs to be revised, rethought, or the school will be emptied of his social function that is the construction and reconstruction of the historically produced knowledge. Like a support reference Vygotsky, Piaget and Vergnaud, were chosen that theoreticians discuss the formation of concepts, when the concepts formation is stretching out to the Natural Sciences, turned for the initial years. Because of this concern, the lifted problem was what would be the potentialities of a course of formation continued in the construction of Scientific Concepts with teachers who teaches classrooms of Sciences in the initial years. The inquiry elapsed in two stages. Initially a questionnaire was applied for 40 teachers who administer classrooms of sciences in the initial years in the municipal net in the Quatro Barras City, aiming at a survey on how teachers understand some theories about concept formation. The second stage wrapped the projection of the course and of the blog and the development of the course of formation continued for ten volunteer teachers. During the development of the course of 40 hours it was collected the Corpus of the inquiry, been composed of carving of the integrated modules, preparation of log book and realization of final interview. After the collection of the whole material was carried out a floating reading on basis of the analysis of content of Bardin and the indicators were defined for the present inquiry. After collecting all the material was performed a floating reading based on content analysis of Bardin and were defined two categories and six indicators for this research: the category A “formation for teaching in Natural Sciences” and the category B “teaching action aimed at the construction of concepts in the Natural Sciences”. On the basis of indicators of these categories, the contributions of the continuing training, with a view to build knowledge and to form concepts, proved to be positive and taken of awareness on the part of teachers the need to prepare for teaching activities, as well as proved productive in the sense of contributing to the construction of knowledge in the natural sciences. They experienced the use of Historical-critical Pedagogy as teaching activities with focus to bind the school knowledge to reality. Supported in the theoretical grounds, provided that the teachers are prepared for an action effective, it is concluded that it is possible the construction of knowledge and the formation of concepts in Natural Sciences in the initial years going beyond the mnemonic reproduction, promoting scientific literacy that enables the student to act in its surroundings.