CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A COMPONENT OF TEACHER'S SELF-REFERENCE

The article deals with the new opportunities for teachers’ creative self-realization and self-improvement in the context of educational reform with the application of the Framework for Continuous Professional Development of Teachers. The relevance of this topic is caused by the search for mechanisms of self-reflection, self-actualization, and self-development of the teacher. This is encouraged by the Teacher Framework for Continuing Professional Development, which is a guideline for creating innovative models of professional development of teachers. The purpose of the article is to reveal new opportunities for teachers’ creative self-realization and self-improvement in terms of educational reform with the application of the Framework for Continuous Professional Development of Teachers. We have used the analysis of scientific developments and the sources on the problem of continuous professional development of a teacher, psychological and pedagogical, educational and methodological literature, information sources on the problem of research. As a result of the study we have found out that supporting the continuous professional development of teachers using the Framework for Continuing Professional Development of Teachers is an effective tool for reflective analysis and reconstruction of their professional path, and therefore − a necessary condition for professional growth. So, an important component of the roadmap of professional development of the teacher is awareness of the teachers of his\her professional role as a facilitator of learning. A motivated teacher, who uses the Framework for Continuing Professional Development, can anticipate and design the trajectory of their growth, success in teaching, opportunities and obstacles to achieving goals The analysis of scientific literature, information sources on the research problem shows that self-reference acquires special significance for teachers of all levels from a novice teacher who has just chosen this profession to a creative professional.

Professional development of teachers in the context of digitalization of education: from conceptual ideas to practice

The article presents the results of a study of the practice of teachers professional development in the context of digitalization of education carried out in order to identify the features of teachers professional development and the main conceptual ideas implemented in different countries. The article examines the practice of teachers professional development in other countries as well as in a number of Russian regions. The analysis of pedagogical literature and scientific articles was carried out using the method of apperception and the descriptive method. The use of apperception method allowed us to expand information about the existing professional development practices implemented in different countries and regions. The use of descriptive method in working with scientific literature made it possible to select articles based on keywords, descriptors. In this study, the following phrases were used as descriptors: professional development of teachers, concepts of professional development of teachers, advanced training of teachers, practice of professional development of teachers. As a result, practices of teachers professional development have been identified that have both similar conceptual ideas and some national or regional features. Two of the conceptual ideas reflected in almost all countries are particularly noteworthy: that of continuity and that of personalization of teachers professional development in the context of education digitalization. Implementation of these ideas makes it possible to ensure continuous professional development of a teacher taking into account his or her professional experience, expertise, professional competencies and interests, as well as the interests and demands of the educational organization in which he or she works. The implementation of these ideas is carried out through integration of formal and non-formal education, as well as through self-education and self-development of teachers in the context of education digitalization.

METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

With the help of encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference books the article reveals the definitive characteristics of such basic research concepts as: methodological assistance, methodological work and methodological support. Based on the development of psychological and pedagogical research, the concepts of methodological work and methodological support are analyzed and differentiated. The domestic regulatory documents are cited, which reflect the issues of methodological support for the teachers. The elaborations of the main directions and forms of methodical work with teachers (mass, group and individual) are presented, the classification of principles and functions of methodical support is given. The list of interactive forms of methodological support for preschool teachers and their impact on improving methodological support for teachers is outlined. The concept of the professional development of teachers, components of professional development, their essence and structure are highlighted, as well as ways of influencе of the methodological support on its improvement are outlined. The article, based on reputable modern researchers and practitioners, defines the directions, features and psychological and pedagogical conditions for providing methodological support for the professional development of teachers of preschool education institutions. The problems of implementing methodological support for teachers in preschool institutions are listed and analyzed, as well as prospects for improving its effectiveness are outlined.

The Scientific Imperative of Advanced Vocational Education Within the Framework of the System of Scientific and Methodological Support of Teachers

In the chapter of the monograph an organizational and activity model of project-organized advanced additional professional pedagogical education (hereinafter referred to as APPE) is presented, which is the basis for the activities of the center for scientific and methodological support of teachers of the K. Minin State Pedagogical University based on the analysis of scientific approaches to the development of the category "advanced education". A universal way of solving urgent problems of evolutionary improvement of the system of vocational education and training and an organizational and managerial mechanism for building a space of opportunities for continuous professional development of teachers is proposed.

Narrative Analysis as a Means of Investigating CLIL Teachers’ Meaningful Experiences

An ever-increasing need for a bilingual education in globalized societies have set new challenges for all stakeholders from ideological (monoglossic vs heteroglossic) as well as methodological perspectives. Teachers’ persistent interest in different forms of bilingual education has attracted us to explore the potential of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) as a means of attaining a bilingual education in the second decade of the 21st century, especially the professional development of teachers who work in the given context. In this study, narrative analysis is employed to investigate how teachers’ explicit meaningful experiences lead a teacher to become a CLIL teacher in the Estonian educational settings, and disclose the factors shaping this process. The results reveal a variation in the teachers’ meaningful experiences driven mostly by their context – the type of bilingual program, the status of the foreign language, school support for collaborative practices - as well as a variation in the belief of what constitutes CLIL - views on languages and personal pedagogical beliefs.

Rebuilding School Culture and Promoting Teachers’ Professional Development

School culture is an important carrier for teachers’ professional development. It is also a double-edged sword that can either promote or hinder the professional development of teachers. The improvement of teachers’ professional development fundamentally lies in the reconstruction of school culture. School culture is derived from the school system because the system creates the environment that determines professional development. The improvement of school culture is achieved through learning because learning can create a solid platform for teachers’ professional development. Principals should rebuild their relationships with their schools and teachers, while teachers should rebuild their relationships with other teachers and their students as well as between their own practices and educational theories.

Competence-Oriented Models of Professional Development of Specialists in the Context of Sustainable Education

The article thoroughly describes the competency-oriented models of professional self-improvement and self-realization of teachers in terms of sustainable development. The educational and methodical support of professional development of teachers for lifelong learning through formal, non-formal and informal education according to innovative competence-oriented models of professional development has been developed and experimentally tested. The results of the study can be used in the process of modernization of the national education system, in particular in the activities of educational and methodological centers of vocational education in the development of curricula, educational programs, qualification requirements for professional activities of teachers, innovative teaching and methodological support.

Role of Teachers' Union in Professional Development of Teachers in the Public Universities of Nepal

This paper focuses on the role of teachers' union in the professional development of teacher in the public universities of Nepal. To date no worth mentioning impression about the activities of teachers’ union in the professional development of teachers has been observed. Hence, this paper explores the affirmative role of the union in the professional development of its members. In the course of this study, in-depth interview was carried out for the collection of the data and thematic analysis was done for analysis and interpretation. The participants in this research were five leaders from different teachers’ unions and two members as beneficiaries from the union. It has been found that the teachers’ union works as a platform for sharing knowledge and skills among the teachers, and it also makes the existing teachers as well as the newly appointed teachers aware of the recent development in the field of teaching and learning in the global education ambiance. Moreover, the use of different available networks facilitates in encouraging the academic actions that eventually supports in the professional enhancement of the teachers.