FEATURES OF TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS IN THE CONTEXT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL REFORM

Abstract

The introduction of the Concept of the New Ukrainian School, first of all the implementation of the competency paradigm in the school, brought the process of teacher training to one of the central places in higher education institutions. This problem became especially relevant with the introduction of the new Professional Standard for Teachers. This requires a review of ways to train future primary school teachers, taking into account the development of senior specialized school and the needs of the modern labor market in specialists who have developed general and professional competencies. The purpose of the article is to specify the methods and means of preparing future teachers for effective educational activities in the reforming primary school. Research methods used: analysis and synthesis of scientific literature (to clarify the basic concepts of research), systematization (in order to identify scientific approaches to solving this problem), theoretical generalization of research results (to formulate recommendations and conclusions). The article considers the current problems of training primary school teachers in higher education institutions to implement the main tasks of the Concept «New Ukrainian School», taking into account the new Professional Standard of Teachers. It is shown that the training of a competent teacher in higher education institutions and his further effective innovative and humanistic educational activities at school is one of the leading tasks of education reform in Ukraine. The main attention is focused on the features of innovative educational activities of higher education institutions of pedagogical orientation in the training of teachers of the new generation and the role of disciplines of the psychological and pedagogical cycle in the system of professional training of future teachers.