Dialogues, sharing and learning: The formation of the teacher manager in the conversation wheels

Abstract

This text highlights the experience of the Rodas de Conversas (Conversation Rounds) of the Extension Project "Teacher-Manager: teacher training", linked to the Study and Research Group Teacher Manager (GPPG)/CNPq), of the Faculty of Education, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). It is a methodological proposal of communication, a place for dialogue, studies, and exchange of experiences among professionals from higher education and primary education involved in educational management and school management activities. The Conversation Rounds began in 2019 in a face-to-face format, moving to a remote model in early 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, returning to the hybrid format in August 2022, when 38 Conversation Rounds were developed. In the context of isolation, the realization took place through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and made it possible to build inter-institutional partnerships with four Brazilian universities, three Portuguese universities, and one Spanish university, expanding the participation of students, teachers, and managers of basic education. The Conversation Rounds established a space for dialogue, exchanging ideas, and daily practices. It is evaluated that their realizations boost the sharing of ideas, pedagogical practices, planning, organization, and management of the institutions. The dialogical space has contributed to collecting empirical data on educational and school management. Moreover, it is fundamental for training education professionals, sharing ideas, knowledge, and feelings, and clarifying doubts in the search for solutions to relational and educational processes.