Tecnologias Digitais no Ensino Médio: A proposta educativa da disciplina Tecnologia e Inovação na rede estadual de Minas Gerais

Abstract

This qualitative and documentary research aims to study the role occupied by Digital Information and Communication Technologies (DICT) within the educational context of the New High School in Minas Gerais, through the integration of the mandatory subject “Technology and Innovation.” The study is based on the understanding that DICT not only permeate contemporary digital culture, but also challenge schools to reframe their pedagogical practices. To this end, academic productions available in the main national postgraduate digital repositories were examined, as well as official documents such as the BNCC, the Reference Curriculum of Minas Gerais, the Catalogs of Elective Subjects from 2022 to 2024, and the notebooks of the “Technology and Innovation” subject. Through the analysis of the notebooks, a description of them was presented, the educational proposals they suggest were identified, and it was shown how the educational proposal involving DICT is being developed in these notebooks. After this analysis, a dialogue was presented between academic studies that highlight the challenges faced in the integration and implementation of DICT in high school and in the aforementioned subject. The discussion revealed that the use of DICT in public schools in the state still faces significant challenges, related to teacher training, infrastructure, and the lack of clear guidelines for its curricular integration. However, potentialities were also identified, such as the adoption of active methodologies, the encouragement of interdisciplinarity, and the promotion of more contextualized learning. It is concluded that strengthening the presence of DICT in high school requires articulated public policies, structural investments, and continuous teacher training committed to a critical and transformative approach to the use of technologies in education.