Igreja Nova/AL e o ensino de História a partir do local

Abstract

This work addresses the relationship between History teaching, local history, and the municipality of Igreja Nova – Alagoas, developing a teaching proposal for History classes that starts from local reality and establishes connections with history at regional, national, and global levels, with the methodology being the construction of an audiovisual resource integrating digital technologies. Based on these points, the overall objective of this paper focused on how to teach History from the perspective of the municipality of Igreja Nova, inserting the local area into historical processes at the regional, national, and global levels, leading the student to recognize themselves as an active subject in the historical process and seeking meaningful learning. The methodology employed consisted of delivering lectures on the colonization process of Brazil, specifically the 16th and 17th centuries, using specialized bibliography to bridge the gap between Local History and National History. This was followed by seminars in a second phase, culminating in the production of an audiovisual work by the students themselves on the themes covered throughout the semester, integrating historical knowledge with methodologies specific to the field of audiovisual production. The specific objectives were to analyze the relationships between the local history of the municipality and events at the regional/global/national levels; to understand the historical process of the municipality, examining the importance of the investigated points and their local social impacts; and the production of a documentary by 2nd-year high school students from the Professor Pedro Reys State School, entitled "Igreja Nova pelos igreja-novenses: uma contribuição histórica", with the aim of creating an educational tool to aid in the teaching of History, also providing student protagonism and strengthening the identity of Igreja Nova, combined with the use of digital information technologies for knowledge production and dissemination of information. As a result, satisfactory participation was obtained from the students involved, with creativity, commitment, and absorption of the content taught in the classroom being observed. This activity, by extending beyond the school walls and partially breaking with the traditional teaching methodology, provided a more "fun" way to teach and learn History. The resource produced constitutes a tool for addressing aspects of the History of Igreja Nova within the context of Brazilian History, both inside and outside the classroom, and can be used in basic education in the municipality, as well as serving as an example of the possibilities of using digital technologies in education.