Innovative Educational Practices as Initiatives in Additional Education of Children and Youth
The author analyzes new educational practices as initiatives in additional education of children and youth in Russia. The aim is to identify promising educational practices as “growth points”. The relevance of innovative educational practices development is determined by the tasks of preparing students for the conditions of rapidly changing life and mastering the competences of the 21st century, the development of the human capital of Russia. Promising educational practices dedicated to the informal technological education of children have been studied. Many innovative educational practices are included in the field of additional education as implementation of National Technological Initiative (NTI). The study highlights new educational practices initiated by state organizations, development institutes, and major state corporations. Educational initiatives of private foundations and private companies have been also studied. Promising innovative educational practices include solving simulated, inventive and design problems, real life research and projects of various types (without reservation “educational”), formats of competitions, festivals, in combination with research and project work of children, including social project competitions and student initiatives. The study presents analysis of content, format, and process features of innovative educational initiatives.