Caminhos da memória e do conhecimento histórico escolar: reinventando a aula de história com a criação de um roteiro histórico local e o uso do QR code

Abstract

This paper discusses historical school knowledge through a real class room experience. That practice allowed students to exercise abilities such as research, interpretation and a qualified representation of the past. Developed at a public school in Belo Horizonte, among the final years of elementary school students, the project was intended to encourage students to identify some “memory places” around their school. The project also was intended to transform them into an educational place and a historical- cultural reference for the community. For this purpose, the results of the students’ research were gathered on a website, which could be accessed through a QR code board fixed in these places. Our conclusion was that by assuming themselves as protagonists of historical knowledge, elementary school confliteachers and elementary school students are not restricted to teaching or learning about the past, but can appropriate a specific language. This new ability is able to denaturalizing concepts and reframing historical narratives.