STEAM-APPROACH AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVE ABILITIES IN PREPARATION FUTURE TEACHERS OF LABOR EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

The article considers the current problem of modern pedagogical education - the development of
creative abilities of future teachers of labor education and technology, reorientation to the development of
creative potential and creative self-realization of the individual in the process of its preparation for teaching
by STEAM-approach. Creative abilities include the development of artistic observation, education of
artistic and aesthetic culture, creative initiative.
It is established that the introduction of the author's doll design into the educational process is an effective
STEAM-means of involving students in creative activities and formation of professional competencies,
develops creative abilities, forms aesthetic taste, improves handicrafts with fibrous materials.
STEAM-project is a creative process that helps to get acquainted with the history and interesting facts of
folk and modern author's dolls, mastering product processing technologies, developing skills to work
independently with information sources and mastering creative abilities and STEAM-competencies in
product manufacturing technologies.
The organization of project activities of students contributes to the formation of sustainable motivation in
teaching the disciplines on which STEAM-education is based. Creating a product from design to
implementation, students realize the integral theoretical and practical significance of knowledge in natural
sciences, mathematics, engineering and art.
The STEAM approach is highly relevant for modeling an integrated curriculum structure with
interdisciplinary and applied aspects, using dynamic synergies between the modeling process and the
content of mathematics, engineering, art and other sciences to blur the boundaries between modeling
methods, artistic and mathematical thinking. The STEAM approach to teaching technical and artistic
disciplines promotes the development of critical thinking and the ability of students to solve problems
creatively.