METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR RURAL SCHOOLS IN THE PROCESS OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION
The development of information technologies in education sets a new task for the pedagogical community, aimed at integrating educational organizations of all types and levels into the digital educational environment. The article actualizes the problem of the transition of a rural school to the digital transformation of education and the role of methodological support in the successful completion of this process. The positive and negative factors influencing the digital transformation of rural schools are considered. The effectiveness of existing and planned measures to help rural schools, including methodological support in the field of digital transformation of education, is analyzed. The authors present a plan of methodological support for rural schools on the way to the digital transformation of education in the form of three main tasks: creating conditions for increasing the level of digital skills and competencies of all participants in the educational process; organization of consulting and methodological support on digital transformation issues at the request of teachers, stimulation of students' motivation and management of their learning in a digital educational environment. A list of activities aimed at solving the tasks set is given. In the conclusion of the article, it is noted that the methodological assistance provided to rural people should be carried out systematically, with sufficient preparation, especially when it comes to new, untested methods. The materials presented in the article can be used in the activities of university methodologists, directors of studies for educational work in rural schools, students of pedagogical universities.