METHODOLOGICAL BASES OF CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS
One of the features of the teaching profession is characterized by the need for continuous education. The teacher is still a modern professional while studying. In the article, professional development of a person is considered as the development of personal and professional qualities aimed at the formation of stable positive motives for professional activity, socially significant and professionally important personal qualities, and readiness for constant professional growth. Methodological and theoretical bases of continuous professional development of a teacher determine the transition to a new system of additional professional education. New socio-cultural conditions of the information society determine the construction of a new model of continuous professional development of the teacher.