Keyword: «primary school teacher»

Digital technologies are entering the everyday life of every person. The process of education is changing either. This entails the need to change the methodological training of future primary school teachers in accordance with the requirements of the time. The modern stage of computerization in Russia has led to the emergence of a new generation of children. Teachers begin to work with children of the alpha generation. These are the children of a new generation, making new demands on society. Relevant for novice teachers is the correlation of the school digital educational space, their own experience in the use of information and communication technologies, the already existing computer experience of a modern child and the main goal of learning - acquisition of knowledge and skills. The future primary school teacher has to take into account the characteristic features of alpha generation children in the educational process, linking their psychological characteristics, widespread computerization and traditional school. The purpose of this article is to analyze the possibilities of integration of the following positions into learning process: use of gadgets in the learning process; distribution of cognitive resources of the child in the process of completing tasks; evaluation of the child’s activities; implementation of non-standard learning; development of communication skills among primary school students; negative consequences of uncontrolled inclusion of digital materials in the educational process. The leading method for studying the problem is a pedagogical experiment. The essence of the experimental work was to use the worked out approaches to the alpha generation in the process of methodological training of future primary school teachers. The theoretical significance of the work was in the analysis of the literature on the designated problem and the identification of characteristics of children of a new generation. The practical worth of the article lies in the proposed variants of correlating the characteristic features of children of the alpha generation with the organization of the educational process.

An important element of the educational process in a modern pedagogical university is the methodological component of the future primary school teacher training, since the qualitative selection of the educational content ensures a high level of graduates’ readiness for professional activity. In this regard, the search for updated effective tools and the content of methodological training with a focus on the modern digital educational environment becomes relevant. The purpose of the article is to consider the technology of modeling the process of methodological training of future primary education teachers, to consider the potential of methodological training of students in the context of digital transformation of the education system at the Mordovian State Pedagogical University named after M. E. Evseviev. To achieve this goal, principal methodological approaches were used, among which an important place is given to systemic, personality-oriented and reflexive approaches. The article provides a detailed theoretical analysis of the stated problem, characterizes the structural components of the model of methodological training of future primary school teachers, identifies the problems of methodological training of bachelors through experimental research, and develops a theoretical justification for modeling methodological training of students in the context of digital transformation. The main results of the study will ensure the actualization of scientific knowledge in terms of the content and methodological training of students, taking into account the specifics of modern education. The theoretical significance of the article is in determining the main directions of modeling the process of methodological training of a future primary school teacher in the context of digital transformation. The practical significance of the article is determined by the possibility of using digital tools and organizing communication in the modern digital world as a part of classical training of future bachelors at the Faculty of Pedagogical and Art Education of the Mordovian State Pedagogical University named after M. E. Evseviev.

The article describes and analyses the image of a modern primary school teacher, highlights the significance of the appropriate outward appearance and style of teachers and offers a set of tasks which enable students to form the teacher’s image for the elementary classroom.

The relevance of developing digital literacy among students starting from primary school age is proven by numerous foreign and domestic studies of educators. Since the beginning of the pandemic, scientists have shown interest in studying the attitudes of various participants in educational relations to the difficulties arising during distance learning. They note that the low level of digital literacy of students and teachers negatively affects the process of distance learning. Basically, research is aimed at identifying the attitudes of teachers, students and their parents towards distance learning. In order to maintain and improve the quality of education, it is necessary to identify and take into account the reasons that negatively and positively affect the quality of distance lessons, identify successful practices and use this knowledge for designing the educational process. The purpose of this work is to study the influence of the level of digital literacy of primary school teachers and students on the quality of distance lessons (quality of the process), to study differences in the behavior of teachers and students when switching to distance learning. The research methods used were a survey of primary school teachers, subject teachers (English, music and physical education teachers), and analysis of the responses received. The study showed that the density of lessons in a distance format is significantly influenced by both the level of digital literacy of the teacher and the level of digital literacy of the student. Teachers with an “above average” level of digital literacy quickly find ways to solve emerging technical problems, quickly solve the problem of replacing “problematic” digital resources by searching for alternative options, creating original assignments, and more often use interactive methods, involving students in the educational process. Students with a higher level of digital literacy adapt more quickly to the conditions of distance learning, more often make attempts to independently solve emerging technical problems, and at the same time have higher demands on the content of a distance lesson. Such students have higher chances of building their individual development trajectory. The theoretical and practical significance of the work lies in the possibility of using the obtained information when organizing methodological work with primary school teachers in order to improve the quality of distance lessons.