On the Formation of Digital Competence of Preschool Teachers at the Present Stage

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of studies devoted to the formation of digital competence of preschool teachers at the present stage. The article substantiates the importance of the formation of digital competencies among preschool education specialists as the key and modern tools of a teacher in solving a wide range of professional tasks: the implementation of the main educational program of preschool education in a distance format, the implementation of additional educational programs, the use of digital tools in working with parents (legal representatives), as well as in the process of solving operational, everyday tasks of specialists. Applied research methods are: theoretical-analysis of pedagogical and educational literature, articles of teachers-practitioners and researchers in the field of education. The author presents his own structure of digital competence of preschool education specialists, which can be used by teachers, methodologists and managers of the preschool education system in order to determine personal deficits in the formation of digital competencies. The article presents the most accessible ways to form the digital competence of teachers and specialists of preschool education – in the format of self-education, as well as in the framework of the development of additional professional education programs. According to the results of the study, the conclusion is formulated that the formation of digital competence of a modern preschool teacher is one of the key aspects of the success of his professional activity in educational organizations and a really important component in the complex process of becoming a professional teacher who effectively uses digital tools in building a modern and effective educational process becoming a professional teacher who effectively applies digital tools in building a modern and effective educational process. Keywords: digitalization, digital competence of the teacher, digital educational resources, cloud tools of the teacher