ENSINO DE BIOLOGIA EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA: CRIATIVIDADE, EFICIÊNCIA, ASPECTOS EMOCIONAIS E SIGNIFICADOS

Abstract

The pandemic caused by the virus (SARS-COV-2) triggered a new educational landscape, even in the face of numerous factors, such as: financial and infrastructure, the emotional issue arising from social isolation has become a challenge for teachers and students. Since, most of the research published to date is focused only on the student, highlighting the view of public school teachers is essential for society to recognize the importance of these and the experience lived in remote education. The objective of the study was to show, through the speeches of the teachers, how social isolation interfered / contributed in the teaching of Biology, understanding in what aspect the pandemic period corroborated in the innovation of the classes, in the teacher / student interaction and in the learning finally, the attitude of teachers regarding continuing education, emotional aspects and efficiency was significant. For this, biology teachers from public schools in the medium level of the North of Ceará were interviewed. The results showed that the virtual environment became the possible learning space for the training process, there was a difficulty in separating home and professional activities. Another challenge experienced was the need to develop competencies and skills for educational technologies, which were not always worked on during initial training. Timely moment for a critical reflection on the education system and how to overcome the existing failures.