Improvement of professional training of rimary school teacher in the system of higher education

Abstract

A certain contradiction between the needs for modernisation of modern elementary education in accordance with the conceptual foundations of the New Ukrainian school and the insufficient level of readiness of primary school teachers to innovate activity are being determined by the author in the present article. The urgency of training of professional and competent teacher is also indicated the article under consideration. The article aims at investigating the directions of improving the training of a competently qualified primary school teacher in the higher education system. In accordance with the purpose of the study, the method of theoretical analysis and synthesis has been used in the process of developing the research methodology; method of observation, conversation - to determine the state of readiness of primary school teachers to innovate; design method - to predict research prospects. In the article, the author points out the importance of training a professionally competent teacher who is capable of designing, organising, evaluating, reflecting and adjusting the educational process in elementary school in accordance with modern requirements. Considers the directions of improvement of the training of a professionally competent teacher of elementary school in the system of institutions of higher education. Summing up, the author notes that it is very necessary in pedagogical higher educational establishments to create such educational and scientific environment in which students independently model, construct, research, create effective educational projects.