This research work consisted of a qualitative research whose objective was to understand what are the meanings of changes in ideas and practices shared among Biology teachers, graduates or participants in a Professional Master's program in Biology Teaching, from a Federal Public University, in Belém-Pará? The context of the research was the continuing education of Biology teachers and the locus was two classes of the Professional Master in Biology Teaching, from the Institute of Biological Sciences, of the Federal University of Pará (UFPA). The research participants were 13 Biology teachers, one of whom was a graduate student and the others were masters students of the referred program, who were spontaneously demanded. Data collection was carried out in 2 stages: the first stage was made through responses to a question form sent by mobile phone application and the second stage through written and audio responses that were later transcribed and organized according to their commonalities, generating two categories of analysis, which were: a) Overcoming aspects linked to Biology Teachers' Self-Change and, b) Meanings of Change for Biology Teachers from PROFBIO. In general, as evidence analysis, according to the participants, the process of changing ideas and practices mobilizes efforts to overcome initial training characterized by gaps caused by the fragile attention given to pedagogical studies; as well as overcoming a traditional view of teaching and learning; in addition to transforming concerns about know-how into motivation to leave the confort zone and seek new learning as a teacher. In this direction, the meanings of change are located, among others, in knowing new teaching methodologies, knowing how to do what is new in professional practice, and also, reflecting on its own methodologies and applications in teaching.
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