Managing challenges of teacher training at graduate level: description of an experience

Abstract

This manuscript presents description and analysis of the pedagogical practice, illustrating the challenges of preparing teacher for higher education. The text dialogues with elements concerning teacher training and the guidelines of legislation related to these themes, as a way to contextualize the discussion. Specifically, this description shares with the reader the entire process of design, development, implementation and evaluation of the discipline Supervised Teaching Practice, at a graduate program of the biological area at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The findings show that the pedagogical training is both necessary and possible in all graduate level courses, combining the practical activities inherent to the teaching stage in undergraduate classes, with theoretical-practical discussions and reflections on teaching. That way brings benefits for the graduate students and future teachers as well as the undergraduate students.