Educação ambiental na formação docente: metodologias para uma prática interdisciplinar

Abstract

Since the twentieth century, environmental issues have gained importance in society, and it is evident that the economic and social development practices used so far are seriously compromising the environment, threatening quality and life on the Planet. Several documents, treaties, agreements and studies emerge from all the countries of the world, aiming an harmonious and sustainable development with the environment. In this sense, Environmental Education gains space because it can contribute to the process of formation of citizens aware and active in the middle, thus enabling both present and future generations to enjoy a balanced and healthy environment, which is guaranteed by Brazilian legislation. For this reason, we sought to present the importance of Environmental Education in the school context and in the process of teacher training, because it is extremely important to familiarize future teachers with these new concepts, so that they are able to participate in actions for sustainability. In this sense, the objective of this work is to present different methodological strategies for the development of formal Environmental Education and to evaluate how they can contribute to the teacher training process. This work was applied with students of the 2nd year of a Teacher Training Course of a Public School of the Municipality of Dois Vizinhos - PR. Initially, a structured pre-questionnaire was applied to verify the knowledge of those involved about the possible Environmental Education techniques and after this, a lecture about the history and concepts of Environmental Education, environmental preservation, environmental impacts and sustainability was also aplied. The participants made a monitored visit at the Bird Park and a technical visit to the Iguaçu National Park, with an ecological trail where several Environmental Education activities were developed. At the end of the activities a post-questionnaire was applied to evaluate the project intervention. The use of different methodological tools for the teaching of Environmental Education has proved to be effective in the teacher training process, demonstrated through the reports of the students and the environmental awareness. The results obtained evidenced the importance of the use of different methodologies for the development of Environmental Education in the process of teacher training. It is noticed that it is of great relevance to carry out projects on Environmental Education in the course of teacher training, because it is an instrument of awareness for future educators, in which it reinforces the role of the citizen in the change of thought and behavior.