Let's talk about what pedagogical innovations are and how they affect the quality of education.
Implementation of second generation standards
The modern stage in the development of education in our country is carried out on the basis of the implementation of federal standards of a new (second) generation. Schools and teachers' teams have been given the task of improving and optimizing education. In addition to all levels of schools, similar standards were introduced in preschool institutions.
Shelter problems
Innovative processes in education are aimed at eliminating many problems that exist in kindergartens, schools, lyceums, gymnasiums. First of all, the attention of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation was paid to improving technical training aids. This allows you to increase the effectiveness of information exchange between students and their mentor. Innovative information technologies that have appeared in the walls of educational and preschool institutions have created a new educational environment for reforming and improving the educational process.
Definition of Innovation
So what is pedagogical innovation? Translated from English, this word sounds like the use of new skills, methods, forms that require minimal temporary, material, intellectual resources to obtain the desired result. The concept of “pedagogical innovation” has a similar meaning, but a narrow scope. Recently, the changes concern not only the economic life of the country, but also the intellectual field (universities, schools, preschool institutions).
Features of pedagogical innovation
And what is pedagogical innovation? Let's try to consider this term in more detail. First of all, we are talking about some purposeful actions that are able to introduce transformations into the educational environment that enhance the characteristics of different parts, as well as individual components of the entire system.
Innovative processes in education are associated with the search and development of new methods, technologies, tools, programs.
In such activities, it is expected to search for new programs, their implementation in the education process, rethinking their importance and significance.
A special place is given to the organization of interaction between teachers and students, to changing the criteria for setting marks for acquired knowledge.
Technology
Pedagogical innovations in the educational process involve the use of updated technologies for training and education of the younger generation. They act as a tool through which a new educational system can be implemented. Such training consists in orienting the educational and educational process on the child's abilities, taking into account his psychological and physiological characteristics, the subsequent implementation of the tasks. It is modern pedagogical innovations that should contribute to the development of mechanisms of innovative work, the search for creative techniques to solve complex problems, and the transformation of the creative process into the norm.
Goal of innovation
First of all, it is supposed to change the qualitative characteristics of the person in comparison with the traditional educational system. Such transformations are possible when teachers introduce educational and didactic programs into practical activities, thanks to which the creative thinking of children is formed, their natural inclinations are revealed to the maximum extent. All innovations in education relate to the development of independence of the younger generation, their desire to comprehend the innovative achievements of science, to use in everyday life the skills and abilities formed in the process of educational activity.
Varieties of Innovation
The classification of pedagogical innovations involves the allocation of the following options:
- organization of training sessions using the classroom system;
- the formation of specialized classes;
- application of gaming techniques in the educational process.
Innovations allow both a departure from the classical lesson system, and the use of a design methodology that allows the student to acquire the necessary knowledge by involving him in research. Particular attention is paid to the creation of remote interaction schemes between teacher and student, parents and pupils. At the same time, the classical lesson system can be maintained or modernized. An interesting area of ​​pedagogical innovation is the creation of special (individual) educational methods and programs.
Experience transfer features
In order for all the ideas of the moderators to be successfully implemented in practice, special attention is paid to the professional training of the teaching staff. Over the past few years, the option of “professional standard” of the teacher has been discussed. The entire pedagogical community was included in this work in the near future to develop the minimum set of competencies for the teacher that he should possess in order to fully realize all educational innovations. Teachers offer their additional criteria according to which it will be possible to talk about a real professional who owns innovative teaching methods and techniques.
Features of innovative teaching methods
So what is pedagogical innovation? First of all, these are new techniques and teaching methods aimed at building independence among schoolchildren. In their work, teachers began to pay special attention to the design methodology. If the traditional system did not take time to develop the student’s creative abilities, then after the introduction of new federal educational standards of the second generation, each child gets a real opportunity for harmonious development and self-improvement.
Future technologies
Every year at the August meetings, a fair of pedagogical innovations is held, at which teachers get acquainted with new educational methods. After a detailed review of each, it is tested in practice. Upon receiving positive results, experience is transferred to other educational institutions.
Research as a way to introduce educational innovation
One of the essential components of the content of each academic discipline is project or research activity. According to the new federal educational standards, all children must master this technique, which allows them to develop their creative and individual abilities. To confirm the work carried out during the school year, at the end of the school year, they present finished projects, introduce teachers and classmates to the results of their scientific work.
Such activities are rightfully recognized as innovations in education, because here, instead of the traditional role of a teacher, a teacher appears before students as a mentor, assistant, senior friend. Together with the child, he works on creating a technological map of the research, determines the direction of activity, selects experiments.
The teacher's task is to explain to his ward complex theoretical questions, help in case of difficulties with specific chemical transformations, and conducting sociological surveys.
It is the student who is engaged in the main work on the project, which allows him to gain new knowledge regarding the subject of his research. Thanks to such innovative techniques, the child is gradually determined with the choice of their future professional activities.
The results of testing new pedagogical methods testify to their high efficiency and effectiveness. Departure from the traditional authoritarian education system allows you to harmoniously develop the personality of the child, simplifies the process of his social adaptation.
New projects in education
To support talented teachers and children in our country, special national educational projects have been introduced . What is their role in improving the educational and educational process? Feeling real support from the state, teachers try to work creatively, to look for optimal methods for forming a comprehensively developed personality of the child.
The state support of talented youth is also important. A variety of grant competitions and projects aimed at identifying and encouraging those boys and girls who are trying to improve the economic and social situation of people, help reduce the number of ethnic conflicts, are highly appreciated by the country's leadership. Children are not only encouraged financially for their research and projects, but also get a real opportunity to put their plans into practice.
Conclusion
The innovations that have touched modern education have led to increased healthy competition between educators. Each teacher now has his own electronic or paper portfolio, which indicates all his professional achievements. It is on this “portfolio of results” that experts evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of its work, decide on assigning a specific qualification category to their colleagues. Thanks to the active introduction of innovative information technologies in educational institutions, the opportunity has appeared for full-fledged distance learning of children with serious health problems. Within the framework of the special state project “Accessible Environment”, comfortable conditions are created for such students to develop, acquire new knowledge, acquire skills, and successfully adapt to modern social conditions.
Particular attention is paid to the introduction of a specialized system at the senior level of training. This makes it possible for children to choose the areas that they are interested in, they will be required to a greater extent during subsequent studies outside the school. Problematic education, a specialized school, computer technology, and the formation of patriotism are far from all the areas that have become possible thanks to the innovative processes that have been taking place recently in Russian education.