Atuação docente e pandemia: o trabalho de professores do município de Cascavel/PR.

COVID-19 caused, in the years 2020 to 2022, a global-scale pandemic. Due to the spread of the virus through interpersonal contact, presential school activities were temporarily suspended and the methodology of remote teaching was used. Considering this context, the present study aimed to analyze the teaching work throughout the pandemic. For that, a field research was carried out with 170 teachers of Elementary School - Early Years in the city of Cascavel/PR, who answered a questionnaire consisting of open and closed questions. The data collected were interpreted through statistical analysis and thematic analysis. With Historical-Cultural Psychology, it was possible to verify that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on teaching work, since pedagogical practices distanced themselves from the teacher's role of promoting the appropriation of knowledge by students. On the contrary, the teachers' work was related to the mechanical reproduction of contents and to bureaucratic and planning activities. Based on this, the importance of the teacher's role as an agent capable of promoting learning, the sense of autonomy and creativity of students is highlighted, supported by a critical and humanizing pedagogical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]