Professional skills improvement of teachers in general education organizations: features of the application of pedagogical assistance mechanisms
The research problem and the rationale for its relevance. Improvement of teachers' professional skills is an important task of the state educational policy. Increasing the competitive advantages of Russian education on the world stage is associated with improving the professional skills of teachers. Therefore, the system of professional development of teachers needs to identify pedagogical mechanisms to assist them in this direction. The goal of the research is substantiation of approaches to definition of pedagogical mechanisms of assistance to improvement of professional skills of teachers of general education organizations. Methodology. The following methods were used in the research: study and analysis of regulatory documents in the field of educational public policy, analysis of scientific research on the problem, questionnaires of teachers of general educational organizations. Results. The survey of teachers of general education organizations showed that they are not sufficiently motivated to update their psychological, pedagogical and methodological knowledge to improve their professional skills. Analysis of scientific sources has helped to determine the importance of setting up effective communications for effective teacher education. Pedagogical mechanisms for teacher assistance were identified: cooperation, counseling, mentoring and partnership. These mechanisms can be implemented in various forms of teacher professional development. Such forms can be classified into three groups: schools as self-study organizations, institutions of additional professional education for teachers and self-study. Such forms can be classified into three groups: schools as self-study organizations, institutions of additional professional education for teachers and self-study. These are the principles of professional reflection, self-assessment process and work results, making effective pedagogical decisions, motivation to update professional knowledge taking into account modern scientific achievements and pedagogical flexibility.