“New Ukrainian School” Festival of Educational Innovation continues its work

20 лютого 2020

The Uman State Pedagogical University continued its scientific and practical seminar “Festival of Educational Innovations” New Ukrainian School “. There was a line of thematic masterclasses from coaches – practitioners of the University of Education Management and Pavel Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, as well as the presentation of their own innovative experience of the practitioners’ Space of Opportunities.

A variety of masterclasses allowed each participant to choose a theme of their choice.

Teachers’ Reflective Position as a Factor in Overcoming Psychological Barriers to Educational Innovation
Trainer: Elena Gorova, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Department of Management Psychology, State University of Management Education. The master class was a psychological transformation game, in which each participant was able to reflect his own psychological state, identify and minimize mental blocks that could restrain his activity and success, harmonize the internal psychological state and receive new psychological reserves.

«Application of innovative technologies in the context of« New Ukrainian School »
Trainer: Ryaboshapka Olga Vladimirovna, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy of Child Development at the Faculty of Preschool and Special Education of the Pavel Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University.
Discussed the use of innovative technologies at the New Ukrainian School: modern ICT (multimedia programs, multimedia lessons, educational YouTube channels, motivational cartoons (including counteraction to bullying; teamwork), BYOD technology (“bring your own device” – “bring your own devices “) that optimize the learning process and motivate students’ cognitive activity. Non-standard Lego technologies and exercises for the development of both hemispheres of the brain are presented.

«Application of art-therapeutic methods in the educational process of” New Ukrainian school “in primary education»
Coach: Valentina Pesnyak, Art. Lecturer at the Faculty of Primary Education, Uman State Pedagogical University named after Paul Tychyna.
The workshop was aimed at introducing teachers, psychologists-practitioners with non-traditional techniques and methods of working with children in need of psychological support, formation of cognitive activity, emotional and communicative competences. A wide range of interesting and effective techniques left no one behind, and inspired each participant to new achievements in the context of updating the concept of teacher-student interaction.

The form of the festival’s work as a presentation of one’s own experience of introducing innovative technologies in the context of the New Ukrainian School was extremely interesting: Space of Opportunities.

At the round table, mini-groups of elementary school teachers, middle and senior level teachers and scientists shared their experience of introducing new educational technologies, organizing the educational process, identifying major priorities, presenting modern opportunities for urban and small-scale rural schools. Active communication, mutual support, exchange of experience of practitioners and scientists are important and useful in the search for a common vision for the development of competences of educators as moderators and agents of innovative changes in Ukrainian education.


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