Geogênio: explorando mapas com genialidade

Abstract

This educational product was developed within the scope of the Graduate Program in Technological Teaching (PPGET) at the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Amazonas (IFAM). Its primary objective is to serve as a resource in the form of a didactic-pedagogical guide, intended for Geography teachers, to assist them in teaching the interpretation of thematic maps of Brazil in the context of the Geography discipline, considering 7th-grade students in the Lower Secondary Education. The educational product resulted from the planning and implementation of a teaching-learning proposal developed according to the principles of constructive alignment, the use of the flipped classroom model, the support of learning guides for autonomous study, and the use of analytical rubrics for assessment. Teaching content related to thematic maps in Lower Secondary Education poses complex challenges for Geography teachers. The lack or deficit of cartographic literacy in the initial grades of Lower Secondary Education, combined with the shortage of specific resources for teaching cartographic content, are some of these challenges. This situation has a negative impact on learning topics related to thematic maps in the final grades of Lower Secondary Education. This scenario can lead to a loss of interest among students in these contents and, as a result, an aversion to geographic themes. With the aim of mitigating these difficulties, we developed Geogênio, with the goal of functioning as a powerful resource to enhance Geography classes, contributing significantly to overcoming challenges related to the interpretation of thematic maps. This factor alone would be sufficient to make this product exceptional. However, its uniqueness goes beyond that, as the teaching strategies applied in Geogênio present themselves as a possibility for teachers of various subjects seeking engaging and effective teaching alternatives to improve their students' performance. Therefore, Geogênio is characterized as an alternative to enhance the teaching learning process of thematic maps in a completely interdisciplinary manner.