Keyword: «organization of educational-cognitive activity of students»

The article is devoted to the training of specialists able to take part in technological modernization of industry and innovative development of the economy. The author discusses the reasons for the change of requirements to the preparedness level of higher school teachers due to transition to a competence model of training and the emergence of the teacher’s professional standard of; reveals the essence and structure of teacher’s educational activity, the main aspects of teacher’s activities evaluation criteria; describes educational technologies that promote the development of creative abilities and research skills of students; proves the necessity of continuous improvement of teachers’ educational activities at technical universities in connection with the development of scientific and technological progress, constant updating of production technologies, introduction of professional standards, higher demands on professional competence of graduates by employers. The implementation of the competence approach to specialists training is shown, taking into account the situation in the railway industry, on the example of «Safety of technological processes and technical means of railway transport» discipline teaching at Ural State University of Railway Transport.