Innovative approaches to improving the skills of physical education teachers

Abstract

Introduction. Modern conditions for organizing advanced training of teachers indicate the need to master innovative teaching technologies, which involve the targeted implementation of innovative methods, technologies and strategies, the dissemination and use of educational innovations that modernize the educational process and make it more responsive to today’s challenges. In the context of the reform of the education system in our country, the study and analysis of the development of education abroad is becoming increasingly relevant. Familiarization and study of foreign experience in the application of innovations in the system of advanced training of physical education teachers are components of competitiveness in the global space. The purpose of the study is to deter-mine ways to improve postgraduate education of physical education teachers based on the study and analysis of foreign experience. Research material and methods – analysis and improvement of scientific and methodological literature, questionnaires, methods of mathematical statistics. 42 physical education teachers of the Dnipropetrovsk region participated in the questionnaire. Research results. Analysis of the experience of organizing postgraduate education in foreign countries shows that the most effective approaches are: 1) modular and flexible learning, 2) integration of digital technologies, 3) practice-oriented, 4) international exchanges and partnerships, 5) focus on health-preserving competence. To determine the most effective approaches in organizing the educational process of improving the qualifications of physical education teachers, we conducted a survey. It should be noted that the largest number of teachers (38,2%) preferred a practice-oriented approach, 33,3% of physical education teachers chose a focus on health-preserving competences, 14,2% noted the importance of modular and flexible learning, and only 9,5% preferred the integration of digital technologies. 4,7% of teachers noted international exchanges and partnerships as the leading approach. Conclusions. Studying foreign experience in applying innovations in the sys-tem of advanced training of physical education teachers is of great importance for the implementation of innovative methods, technologies and strategies that modernize the educational process in secondary education institutions and are components of the competitiveness of teachers in the global space.