Keyword: «innovative education»

The paper deals with the issues of improving additional vocational training system through extensive use of innovative teaching methods. The authors pay special attention to online lectures, webinars, online seminars as the most efficient ways of development.

The problem of the educational system transformation is indisputably urgent. In a changing society, it is also necessary to transform pedagogical practice. As a response to the new challenges of the time, innovative pedagogical activity is in demand in the national and global education system. In this regard, the aim of the study is to examine the experience of teachers in the development and implementation of innovations in the educational process and their reflexive assessment. These materials are the result of analysis, synthesis and generalization of the experience of domestic and foreign researchers. The main methodological approaches in the study are systemic, personality-oriented and individually differentiated ones. In the article, the author reveals the essence of innovative pedagogical activity and closely-related concepts – “innovation”, “innovative learning”, and also defines the main socio–cultural challenges and opportunities for innovative pedagogical activity in the context of social needs and demands. It is noted that the problem is complex and requires systematic consideration, based on a humanistic and democratic approach to educational activities. Innovative pedagogical activity is defined in the article as the creation and implementation of innovations in the educational process in order to improve its organization and the quality of learning outcomes. Social processes such as globalization, informatization, digitalization, democratization and humanization of education require the formation of a "modern" person who can successfully live in society and develop it. In this regard, it is necessary to constantly transform educational practices in order to ensure their compliance with the challenges of the present time. The introduction of innovations into the educational process takes place at all levels of management, but the key factor for making qualitatively effective changes to the designated process is the readiness of teachers for this type of activity. The theoretical significance of this article is as follows: the necessity of transforming the educational system is substantiated, the main factors determining the importance of innovation activity are identified, the relevance of improving the quality of teachers’ professional training through the development of their readiness for innovative pedagogical activity is specified. The practical significance of the article is due to the fact that the results of the study make it possible to determine the directions for improving the educational process in general, and the professional training of student teachers for innovative activities in particular.