EDUCATION IN GEODIVERSITY: GUIDANCE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF GEOGRAPHY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL II
Geodiversity; teaching geography; teacher training; guidance guide.
For a long time, it has been noticeable that there is a historical distance between Academic Geography and the school universe. This implies saying that, countless times, what is produced in the academy does not reach the school floor. Among the themes that emerged in the geodiversity environment and recently, are the natural variety of geological, geomorphological and soil elements, including assemblies, structures, systems and contributions to landscapes. As the discussion on geodiversity is limited to higher education, the question is: is there a place for geodiversity in the basic education curriculum? How does geodiversity dialogue with the teaching of geography at this level of education, specifically with the stage of the final years of elementary school? In view of this, this work comes up with the proposal to develop a digital material (guidebook) for teachers of the final years of elementary school to learn how to approach geodiversity in geography classes. Methodologically, the work is based on 3 stages: (i) bibliographic and documental research; (ii) elaboration and application of didactic sequences in classes from 6th to 9th grade of the Municipal School Professor Luiz de França Lima, located in Serrinha de Cima, rural area of the municipality of São Gonçalo do Amarante (Rio Grande do Norte); and (iii) elaboration of the teacher orientation guide on how to approach geodiversity in the final years of elementary school. Preliminary results point to the importance of addressing geodiversity in basic education, specifically in elementary school II (6th grade). In this way, it is expected to contribute in a relevant way to the process of continuing education of Geography teachers, emphasizing the formation of geodiversity, which plays an important role in the formation of citizenship and, therefore, in environmental awareness. Faced with this, it is evident to learn, teaching geodiversity significant learning. Such perspective points to the next steps, namely: (i) the elaboration and application of didactic sequences; and (ii) group the data in the guide.