Teaching geography in pandemic times: experiences at municipal school professor Américo Barreira, Fortaleza - CE

Abstract

In this article we present a study on the challenges of teaching geography in the Home Office model during the period of social isolation at the Municipal School Professor Américo Barreira located in the Bairro Genibaú in the city of Fortaleza - CE. A qualitative study of a descriptive and exploratory nature is presented during the period of non-classroom teaching of geography following the public-school system. The applied methodology is based on a bibliographic survey on the themes: education in times of pandemic and the teaching of geography with the use of technologies. The research was divided into three stages: I) Bibliographic Review; II) Geography teaching practice in the Home Office model and application of activities such as the use of Information and Communication Technologies; III) Analyzes and reflections on the results of the experiment. The main objective of this research is to describe in an exploratory way the methodologies of geography teachers and the main challenges and changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pointing out as a result the reflections of theories versus the practice on teaching geography in the pandemic scenario.Keywords: Physical environment; Human occupation; Systemic analysis.