TEACHING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND IN THE EARLY YEARS FACING THE CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY

Abstract

SUMMARY

This article aims to reflect on the role of teaching in early childhood education and in the early years in the face of contemporary challenges, considering that the school plays a fundamental role in the teaching and learning process, as well as in the formation of the child. In this sense, it was observed that one of the difficulties of teachers in early childhood education and early years is related to the use of new educational technologies. The aim of which is to reflect on the role of the teacher in the child's education process. For this, the methodology used was a qualitative bibliographic research, which was based on some authors, such as: Perrenoud (2000), Valente (2007) and Freire (2003). According to the results, it is observed that even if technologies are present in schools, it is still little used in early childhood education and in the early years, in addition to needing to be used by teachers so that they can streamline their classes, they also need to have a critical look at use not as something that hinders their professional development, but as a tool that brings great possibilities to help in the teaching and learning of students, since the child needs to develop fully and, for that, they need to get a good training . 

Keywords: Teaching, Education and Contemporaneity