Reflexões sobre o cotidiano de professores de ciências biológicas da rede básica durante a pandemia de covid-19 em Manaus-AM

Abstract

The outbreak of the new coronavirus, which causes the disease called COVID-19, has resulted in several changes, affecting various areas of society, be it economic, social and even educational. In this context, the interest in getting to know better the realities experienced by Science and Biology teachers from Manaus motivated the development of a Documentary entitled “The daily life of Manaus teachers in the pandemic: portraits that are not very poetic”. Thus, the present work has the general objective of reflecting on the daily life of Biological Sciences teachers durig the pandemic in Manaus-AM. In the specific objectives, we sought to: (i) Identify the main difficulties and potentials of Manaus teachers with the use of digital technologies in teaching; (ii) Know the impacts on mental health experienced by Manaus teachers in the pandemic; and (III) Analyze the main potentialities and challenges of teaching Science and Biology during the pandemic. This research presents a qualitative approach and the type of methodology selected was the case study. Data were obtained through a documentary and Bardin's content analysis was used to perform the data analysis. The results found reveal that remote teaching caused impacts in different sectors of the interviewees' lives. Among the experiences narrated by the teachers, it was possible to identify difficulties in using digital technologies, lack of technological resources on the part of students, implications for the mental health of teachers and the importance of teaching Science and Biology in the times of fake news. Keywords: COVID-19, remote teaching, Biological Sciences teachers.