formação de professores nos cursos de Ciências Naturais (LCN) no Brasil no século XXI

In August 2008, the University of Brasilia/Planaltina Campus organized the 1st Brazilian Seminar for Integration of Natural Sciences Teacher Preparation Programs (LCN), which took place December 8 to 10, 2008, in Planaltina (DF), Brazil. Coordinators and/or representatives of courses from the following states attended: Sao Paulo (University of Sao Paulo), Para (Federal University of Para and State University of Para), Amazonas (University of Amazonas), Bahia (State University of Bahia), Acre (Federal University of Acre), Mato Grosso (Federal University of Mato Grosso), Rio de Janeiro (Fluminense Federal University ), and Minas Gerais (Federal University of Minas Gerais). The objective of the Seminar was to bring together the universities involved in teacher preparation in the Natural Sciences, to build a knowledge network. After that meeting, several others were organized, involving course coordinators, teachers and students of LCN courses, which established a debate regarding training of Natural Sciences teachers in the country. Themes involving the national curricular guidelines and the field of work of alumni were some of the topics discussed.