Collaborative Work in Science from the Perspective of an Ecocritical Pedagogy

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Abstract

This article presents an experience of collaborative work in the area of science, associated with the biodiversity of the Atacama Desert, in particular that related to terns. This initiative was carried out by three teachers from different subjects and establishments, during the 2020-2021 pandemic period in the city of Copiapó, Chile. A reflective practice was built based on five principles of professional development in the area of science, which were reviewed from the perspective of teacher autonomy and the pedagogy of the question proposed by Paulo Freire. Improvements in the design of teaching, the problematization, the development of dialogic logics in the classroom and the position that fits the teacher concerned about the conservation of biodiversity, in a global scenario of deepening extractivism, are discussed.

Keywords:

Collaborative work, environmental education, biodiversity, reflective practice, Freirean pedagogy, ecocritical pedagogy

Author Biographies

Carolina Chacón-Acuña, Universidad Miguel de Cervantes

Master's in Education Mention in Curriculum and Competency-Based Assessment, Miguel de Cervantes University, Santiago, Chile; teacher at Colegio San Lorenzo, Copiapó, Chile

César Piñones-Cañete, Sagrado Corazón School

Master in Environmental Education, University of Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile; teacher at Sagrado Corazón School, Copiapó, Chile; Director of the Network of Bird and Wildlife Observers of Chile (ROC).

Daniela Pastén-Molina, San Lorenzo School

Primary teacher and Bachelor in Education, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile; teacher at San Lorenzo School, Copiapó, Chile.