Keyword: «digital society»

An increasing number of scientists and experts claim that humanity will face a radical change in the economic and social structure in the near future, a new type of specialists will be needed for the new economy. The article examines the paradigms of modern society, namely the situation of uncertainty, digitalization, automation, sustainable development and crises threatening society, including climate catastrophe and the risk of mankind extinction. These modern realities contribute to the formation of the VUCA world (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity), which, in turn, require the development of certain competences. Effective work in a situation of uncertainty presupposes preadaptive development – the ability to forecast future crises and the ability to prepare for them. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered changes in many areas of life and work. Thus, the skills of remote work and digital communications have become the most popular. Today, the most priority competences are technical and digital ones. The fourth industrial revolution is changing the landscape of many professions and blurring the lines between the digital, physical and biological worlds. Digital society and computerization are not possible without sustainable development, which implies studying the Earth's ecosystem and understanding the role of Humankind in it. Regenerative approaches that seek to reduce the damage from human activity are becoming the most significant. Remaining a part of nature, the regenerative economy actualizes the competences necessary for successful functioning in modern conditions. The article focuses on the formation of not only technical, but also "soft" competences, namely the understanding of innovation, environmental literacy, critical thinking, analytical skills, teamwork skills, ability to negotiate and exert influence, emotional intelligence, communication, leadership. Undoubtedly, modern realities pose challenges to the education system and dictate the need to introduce new methods and approaches to teaching and training of teaching staff. The new role of the teacher requires the development of innovative approaches to educational activities for the greatest effectiveness. The teacher is increasingly acting as a good conductor of the educational process. Consequently, it is necessary to develop modern competences and "correct" thinking – a set of views, worldviews and habits in order to form the desired professional behavior among teachers.

In the context of digitalization of society, a comprehensive school faces new challenges, a school that gives a start in life to students with disabilities. Currently, teachers should be ready to provide pedagogical support to their students in mastering new and rapidly updating technologies. Pedagogics should be ready to keep up with the times to solve the problems of socialization of students with disabilities. The purpose of this article is to comprehensively consider the current state of readiness of teachers for socialization of students with disabilities in the context of digitalization of society. The work includes a survey to study the digital competence of teachers, without which it is impossible to solve the tasks of socialization at a decent level. The teacher should be psychologically prepared, have appropriate knowledge in the field of digital technologies, have the skills to use them in practice. Due to the absence of a special subject for the study of digital technologies at school, the solution of socialization problems in the conditions of digitalization of society is seen through the introduction of digital technologies into lessons in various subjects, correctional and developmental classes and educational practice, explaining their significance and opportunities. As a result of the study, the specific features of teachers' motivation to use digital technologies in their professional activities are defined, the value-meaning foundations of their activities in this direction are analyzed and the characteristics of teachers' functional readiness are highlighted. The article defines vectors and ways of teachers’ professional improvement in terms of the introduction of students with disabilities into the modern world, where digital technologies are important tools. The theoretical significance of the article lies in the fact that for the first time an analysis of the readiness of teachers for the socialization of students with disabilities in the conditions of digitalization of society has been made. The article will be useful for teachers working with children with disabilities, developers of advanced training courses, scientists conducting research in the field of teachers’ professional development.