Abstract
This article seeks to investigate the actions and practices of a teacher educator when she orchestrated collective discussions in a formative process for teachers who teach mathematics regarding the early years of elementary school, on algebra teaching. The methodology is qualitative-interpretative and the data were collected from videos of the moments of collective discussions. Data analysis allowed us to identify the actions developed by the teacher educator, which were categorized into five practices which led to the elaboration of a reference frame, associating specific features of teacher educator’s actions with general practices of orchestrating collective discussions. The reference framework that emerges, by highlighting the complexity of the teacher educator’s role, translated into a set of practices of a different nature, can contribute both to the design and conduction of formative processes and to the construction of knowledge and skills necessary for teacher educators, aiming to create professional learning opportunities for teachers. that carry the potential to help teacher educators to provide teachers with opportunities for professional learning.
Teacher Educator; Whole-class Discussions; Teacher Education; Mathematics Teaching; Early Years of Elementary School