PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS: FROM PROFESSIONAL DEFICITS TO EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
The problem of improving the system of additional professional education is being updated. We study such phenomena as" deficit"," difficulty"," need " based on modern pedagogical research and scientific works. Professional deficits are identified as a challenge to the system of professional development of teachers; difficulties of teachers in the construction of the educational process, in the organization of interaction, in the sphere of communication, in creating an educational environment, in the sphere of professional development of teachers are highlighted. The author argues for supporting the implementation of personalized strategies for professional development of teachers based on the integration of need-based and deficit-based approaches in an open educational space.