This research was accomplished with teachers from two public schools with aim of (re) building concepts of environment, nature and environmental education. At the first stage of data collection, a form with open questions was used, answered by 23 teachers from the State High School and seven teachers from the Municipal Elementary School. At the second stage, a "conceptual workshop" was used in each school. The teachers from the State School have diverse academic backgrounds and the ones from the Municipal school had graduated in Pedagogy and History. The analysis of the results for both schools showed a conceptual change from a preservationist/resourcing of Environmental Education to a transforming one, from environment as biosphere to multidimensional; from naturalist nature to a socio-environmental perspective. Through this study a proposal for Environmental Education starting from the (re) construction of groups of teachers can be discussed.
Nature; Environment; School education; (Re)construction of concepts
