Keyword: «designer»

Happy life in the profession depends on the ability to communicate. Proper communication decides not fewer production problems than technical skills are mandatory base of all forms of education. Introduction to the workshops of creative methods and techniques to encourage the formation of communication competences, will allow «on the job» to prepare professionals socially adapted.

Robotics is one of the most important areas of scientific and technological progress, in which the problems of mechanics and new technologies come into contact with the problems of artificial intelligence. This article describes the system of teaching the basics of robotics through the programming of applications by means of Scratch. The article describes the experience of conducting classes for students in grades 4-6 within the physics and mathematics school at Smolensk state University.

The article discusses the features of design activities that contribute to the development of technical creativity, modeling skills, planning their activities, finding solutions to specific problems and the implementation of their creative ideas.