Pedagogical communities and their role

In recent years, telecommunication technologies are developing rapidly . Thanks to this, qualitatively new associations are formed. – группы специалистов, работающих в одной проблемной или предметной сфере. Networked pedagogical communities are groups of specialists working in one problem or subject area. Let us consider them in more detail.

Objectives

обеспечивают: Networked pedagogical communities provide:

1. Formation of a single information field, accessible to each specialist.
2. Organization of informal and formal communication on any topics of interest.
3. Initiation of virtual interaction to create conditions for real communication.
4. Experience exchange.
5. Dissemination of effective practices.
6. Support initiatives.

Characteristic

– особая форма организации виртуального взаимодействия. Socio-educational communities are a special form of organizing virtual interaction. Participation in them allows specialists who are in different regions of the country and abroad to exchange experience, solve various issues, realize their potential, and expand their knowledge. On the Internet there is not only interaction with colleagues, but also with children. Within the framework of communication, teachers organize students for participation in virtual quizzes, olympiads, contests. Due to constant interaction, children develop interest in subjects, creativity, and collective activities.

Classification

бывают моно-, над- и мультипредметными. Pedagogical Internet communities are mono-, over- and multi-disciplinary. Associations are organized at the municipal, regional, federal or school levels. осуществляется в разных формах. The activities of the pedagogical communities are carried out in various forms. The main ones are:

1. Remote education.
2. Training seminars.
3. Virtual conferences.
4. Competitions.
5. Promotions.
6. Projects.
7. Virtual parties.
8. "Workshops" (master classes).
9. Polls.
10. Discussions in the chat.
11. Teleconferences.
12. Festival projects and so on.

Efficiency

входят специалисты высшей и первой квалификационных категорий, учителя-методисты, победители ПНПО. As practice shows, professional pedagogical communities include specialists of the highest and first qualification categories, teachers-methodologists, winners of NGOs. Their presence makes it possible to form a special tutoring system. It uses a variety of master classes, consultations, presentations, examinations of colleagues' materials are carried out, author's courses on improvement of professional skills are conducted. The teacher, placing his projects, receives not only an evaluation, but also the help of other specialists. позволяет каждому участнику самостоятельно выбрать индивидуальную траекторию роста. The scientific and pedagogical community allows each participant to independently choose an individual trajectory of growth. Interaction with colleagues is extremely important for self-development. Often teachers do not have enough time for this. , школ, вузов помогают специалистам взаимодействовать друг с другом. The pedagogical communities of pre -school establishments, schools, universities help specialists to interact with each other. In such associations you can find many like-minded people. Undoubtedly, the pedagogical community is a qualitatively new form of interaction among the participants in the process, which allows you to quickly find the information you need, get timely advice from different specialists. For teachers, such associations are a vast space for creativity.

Forming skills

и преподавателей наполнены разными объектами, ситуациями, материалами, которые помогают специалистам думать по-новому, развивать в себе разные умения. Pedagogical communities of educators and teachers are filled with different objects, situations, materials, which help specialists to think in a new way, develop different skills. Participation in associations favors the formation of:

1. Joint thinking. The creative, educational, cognitive activity of teachers initially has a collective character. The transition from egocentricity to understanding the role of other individuals is an important stage in personal development.
2. Tolerance. It is important to educate people who are able to look at the phenomenon from the other side, to understand the position and opinion of another person.
3. The development of decentralized models. Participants should not be in the same place at the same time and at the same time. Each individual - a member of the community - can perform his usual operations.
4. Critical thinking. The collective interaction of people who are ready to evaluate and change hypotheses is of decisive importance in testing hypotheses, theories, and searching for errors. Students can be immersed in an environment where a critical discussion is mandatory.

Prevalence

– дело в целом несложное. The creation of a pedagogical community is generally a simple matter. Currently there are about 30 active associations. All of them have their own distinctive features. различаются по методам, стилю взаимодействий, целевым установкам. Pedagogical communities differ in methods, style of interactions, and goals. In some cases, associations are targeted at opposite audiences.

"My education" (pedagogical community)

This is a fairly promising virtual platform for all teachers. The members of the association exchange experience and their methodical projects with each other. The goals of the site are clear already by its name "My Education". предоставляет каждому зарегистрировавшемуся пользователю Личный кабинет. The pedagogical community provides each registered user with a Personal Account. Specialists communicate, read announcements and news, participate in events. Projects of lessons, publications are also placed here. Not every Russian pedagogical community has such an extensive information base. It should be said that the placement of materials is free of charge. Members of the association can participate in competitions in different statuses, including in the jury.

"Pedagogical Council"

Before the beginning of the year, specialists are invited to the virtual pedagogical council. The number of participants is constantly growing. позволяет не только общаться с коллегами, но и с авторами учебников, методических материалов. This pedagogical community of teachers allows not only to communicate with colleagues, but also to authors of textbooks and methodological materials. Experts participate in the discussion of the most pressing issues, offer their projects, evaluate each other. The goal of the platform is to popularize the activities of educators in the network, to form and activate the audience. Specialists can post their projects, participate in contests, discuss issues on forums, and maintain a blog.

Network of Creative Teachers

This project is considered the largest in the country. , методистов, победителей ПНПО. This is the pedagogical community of teachers , methodologists, winners of the PNPO. The main forms of interaction are master classes, competitions, festivals, seminars, thematic forums. Within the framework of the project creative groups are formed in various directions. Here you can find various materials, links to other resources related to the use of software and ICT, articles and publications. In addition, specialists can receive legal assistance.

Main directions

Unification provides:

1. Organization of virtual interaction of participants in the pedagogical process. Within the framework of the project, a database is being formed on software products and the experience of their application not in classes and outside classes. Specialists receive methodological support of colleagues in the field of ICT.
2. Presentation of innovative software, related information materials.
3. Distance learning.
4. Formation and preservation of a single information field. This is achieved through an active exchange of experience between specialists from different regions of the country, as well as through the implementation of mechanisms for an open assessment of the teacher's professional experience.
5. Ensuring the entry of domestic teachers and schools into international groups of innovators that help to increase the efficiency of processes based on the use of ICT.

"Open class"

This project is implemented with the support of the National Personnel Training Fund. The tasks of the platform are to support the processes of school informatization, professional growth of staff, the wide dissemination of various electronic pedagogical resources, the introduction and use of techniques, and the modernization of the entire system. "Open class" is a platform for the exchange of knowledge, communication. Here, specialists can find answers to a variety of questions, show activity, raise the level of competence.

"InterGu"

функционирует на базе Минобрнауки. This community of teachers works on the basis of the Ministry of Education and Science. It is an open system of independent, but related to each other, projects. Its main objectives include:

1. Acquaintance of participants with resources.
2. Discussion of issues related to the educational process.
3. Experience exchange.
4. Consultations.
5. Testing.

The project provides for the bank "Infoteka". Specialists have the opportunity to discuss problems at a virtual teacher council, get explanations on various topics. Participants can post their own materials, evaluate existing publications.

RusEdu

This project is also presented in the form of a system of resources related to the educational process. It has a huge database with links to a variety of sites. RusEdu is an electronic methodical complex. Here, experts exchange experience, talk about themselves, learn the latest news. , RusEdu имеет архив программ, разработок, проектов. Like other educational communities , RusEdu has an archive of programs, developments, projects.

Ucheba.com

This is a non-commercial information resource focused mainly on educators. However, many children and their parents will find much useful here. The site contains the Catalog and List of equipment with comments, information about exams, pourochnye and thematic plans. There is also a methodological piggy bank. , Ucheba.com предоставляет возможность размещать свои материалы, обмениваться мнениями, участвовать в обсуждениях. Like other pedagogical communities , Ucheba.com provides an opportunity to post their materials, exchange opinions, participate in discussions.

"The head teacher"

This is a professional association of educators. Within the framework of the project, competitions and actions are organized, appeals to the Head of the country, schools, teachers are initiated. On the site you can find publications, projects of lessons and extra-curricular activities. There is a large methodical library on the portal. You can discuss current topics on the forums. In addition, a rather impressive amount of material is available for download. You can also publish your own development here. Undoubted advantage of the site is a serious approach, thoroughness in the selection of materials for placement. In addition, community members can receive qualified legal assistance.

"Minob.org"

. This portal is not like other pedagogical communities . The site provides many opportunities not only to specialists, but also to children. There are various contests for schoolchildren of different ages, remote Olympiads, federal marathons of knowledge, open festivals. Educators can become organizers of these events. Parents and children are given the opportunity to get qualified help from a psychologist. For students, grants are provided for studying at a university. The best teachers of large cities provide services in writing reviews for creative projects of schoolchildren.

"Sociable"

The key goal of the platform is to ensure the unification of efforts of all people interested in ensuring that schoolchildren receive decent education and quality knowledge, and harmoniously develop as individuals. On the site, specialists and parents exchange experience, receive advice, make recommendations on the issues of interest. Regardless of location, each participant can discuss actual problems, communicate with psychologists, teachers, and access to electronic resources.

"Methodists"

This project is part of the RusEdu information and educational portal. Today it is formed by many sites of the same theme. This service is considered a major step in the use of ICT in the teaching field. It combines elements of social networks with broad multimedia capabilities. The portal provides information exchange, self-realization, communication. The site has a form, chat, blog, debates. There are more than 30 groups in the community. Each of them has its own direction. For example, there are groups of parents, subject teachers, class teachers, etc. Within each of them are presentations, projects of lessons, programs. All materials are available for download. In each project or program you can find the author's comments. Within the groups there is an active discussion. Specialists can publish their developments. The advantage of the portal is that you do not need to register for downloading materials.

"About school"

This site allows each teacher, student, educational institution, class to introduce themselves. A number of objective clubs are formed here. Users can look at the educational institution from space, communicate with students or teachers from other schools, publish video, photos, texts, presentations. There is a section on the portal where you can pass tests on subjects. Participants can post their materials. Each teacher has the opportunity to create his own page with a methodical archive. Here you can collect speeches and reports, materials on extra-curricular activities. Visitors can use the commenting function. Advantages of the portal are user-friendly interface, user responsiveness.

NUMI.RU

This site acts as a media outlet. The portal is aimed at specialists of kindergartens, primary, secondary schools, as well as additional and vocational training. Meanwhile, parents can also find here a lot of useful information. When placing materials, teachers receive a certificate. It can come in handy later when passing attestation, increasing the discharge, getting a grant and so on. Publishing materials, teachers not only help colleagues, but also improve themselves. The site provides an opportunity to discuss projects, their evaluation. After registration, the user gets the address of his own page. Here you can post projects of lessons, methodical materials, photos, blog, etc.

Intel Education Galaxy

On this site, like-minded teachers communicate with each other and with experts. Interaction is organized through forums and blogs. Among the experts are tutors and methodologists, Intel employees, journalists, external consultants, technical specialists. The range of issues under discussion is constantly changing and supplementing. On the site interesting and useful materials will be found for themselves by theorists and practitioners, young teachers and teachers with experience. Here you can watch video tutorials, presentations, programs. You can download the materials after registration.

"School sector"

Currently in the country there are virtual communities of subject teachers. As one of the most famous associations is the "School sector". In this community, both children and adults participate. Its key tasks are informational and methodological support, implementation of continuous interaction with schools in exchange and accumulation of network work experience.

E-LearningPRO

This community is aimed at bringing together professionals associated with the field of e-learning. Each user is involved in the exchange of experience and knowledge of design, organization, development of programs. Participants have access to various materials. Here you can find information that allows you to expand your knowledge, improve your design and training skills. Having become a member of the association, specialists get the opportunity:

1. Interact with colleagues who solve similar problems.
2. Receive e-books, documents, materials on e-education for free.
3. Participate in the development of new techniques.
4. Receive notifications about conferences, webinars.

"World of competitions"

This portal is considered one of the leaders in the field of organizing and holding various virtual creative and intellectual competitions both in the territory of the country and in the countries of the near abroad. Each remote event is the next step to the peak of knowledge, development, success. The site presents many different projects, among which the specialist can choose the most suitable for junior or senior students. The tasks are aimed at a comprehensive study of the subject, the development of thinking, logic, creativity, fantasy. It is worth saying that you can do them both in school and at home. Participants and winners are given diplomas, certificates, which you can replenish your portfolio. The best works are exhibited in the Gallery.