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Chemistry teachers and the use of computers in the classroom: discussions about a process of in-service teacher training

This article discusses strategies used in a process of in-service teacher training which aims to promote the insertion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Chemistry, classes organized on the basis of practical thinking and critical reflection on the teaching. This process has involved teachers in state public schools in the region of Jaú (SP) and has used Distance Education as a resource to mediate in the periods between meetings. The strategies selected for discussion in this article, among those used in the process of in-service teacher training, are the elaboration of learning materials as well as working with students in the Computer Lab of the schools. These proposals have shown up as important features for consideration: the teacher as the author of learning resources for the work in the classroom, along with the school context as a subsidy for the process of in-service teacher training itself.

In-service teacher training; Chemistry teaching; Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)


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