Challenges of teaching in elementary school in times of pandemic

Abstract

This work consisted of understanding the challenges of pedagogical practice for teaching elementary school students in the early years in times of the Covid-19 pandemic in the municipality of Tauá-Ceará. The methodology was based on a qualitative perspective, through field research. Six Basic Education teachers who performed their teaching duties during the pandemic context participated in this investigation. To produce information, we applied a questionnaire and carried out content analysis of the meanings of the teachers' experiences. The results of the information analysis demonstrated that the pandemic period highlighted social and educational inequalities, requiring public policies for access, participation and retention of students, improvement of working conditions for teaching professionals, as well as continued teacher training. The experiences lived by teachers during the pandemic period allowed teachers to learn from what they were doing through the knowledge provided by the experience of remote teaching.