THE HISTORY IN AND FOR THE CLASSROOM: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS OF ‘K-12 EDUCATION’ AND PROFESSORS OF ‘HIGHER EDUCATION’ HAVING PDE-PR AS STARTING POINT

In the last two decades, the understanding of the prerogatives associated with the relationship between teaching and research has challenged professionals from different areas of knowledge, and the results of this interaction have begun to include teachers from both K-12 and higher education around the development of educational teaching projects. The article presents activities accomplished at Unespar, Campo Mourão - PR, in/for the ‘Programa de Desenvolvimento da Educação’ – PDE (Program of Educational Development) from Paraná – a continuing education course for teachers from Paraná K-12 educational system. Hence, the study directs an epistemological debate based on the relations of exchange of experiences with the teachers encompassed, namely, advising professors and, in the role of students, various K-12 teachers. One believes that this approach may trigger improvements to the applied methodologies, to the theoretical basis of accomplished teaching activities and to the conception of these professionals regarding the meanings of historical knowledge to be experienced at the Paraná state public school educational system.