Technologies and Chemistry teachers

a brazilian professional development program

Abstract

The education sector is one of the social spheres directly affected by digital technologies. Attention
to the paths taken by such apparatuses is vital to understanding one's own educational processes.
In this situation, the training of teachers is included. Thus, the aim is to present the general nuances
of the Professional Development Program for Teachers with the purpose of contextualizing an
innovative strategy of teacher training of the public basic education network based on the training
actions developed in the area of Chemistry. The program was offered by the Brazilian government
to the teachers of basic education through an international cooperation agreement between Brazil
and Portugal. The training took place at the University of Porto and the University of Aveiro. They
were offered 175 vacancies for teachers from all regions of Brazil. in the areas of Portuguese
Language, Pedagogy, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. The Chemistry area was the only one
that occurred in both partner institutions, being monitored in loco. So it is important to divulge the
contexts of its occurrence and the same time the value of the teachers of the national public network.