DEVELOPMENT OF CREATIVITY OF FUTURE TEACHERS USING DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

The article highlights the peculiarities of the development of creativity of future teachers by
means of project technology, as there is an urgent need to form the creative personality of an educator, a
primary school teacher, capable of successfully and innovatively carrying out educational activities. It has
been established that the creative, comprehensive, harmonious development of a child depends on the
high-quality professional training of students of higher education in a higher pedagogical educational
institution. The purpose of the scientific work is the theoretical substantiation of the features of the
development of creativity of future teachers by means of project technology. In particular, the article
reveals the essence of the concept of «creativity», highlights the main features of pedagogical creativity.
The interpretation of the term «project technology» is proposed. The impact of project technology on the
professional training of teachers is determined and the purpose of its application is outlined. The main
types of projects (adventure, creative, research, informational, practice-oriented) are characterized, which
are expedient to use in the educational process in order to develop the creative personality of the teacher.
The stages that must be followed by students while working on the project are specified: preparatory;
prediction of results; distribution of work; collection of material; generalization of results; presentation of
the project. Examples of creative projects from the educational courses: «History of pedagogy»,
«Working with gifted children in the developmental space of an educational institution» are offered. One
of the varieties of the project method is defined as a lapbook - an interactive folder, the creation of which
involves compliance with all stages of design. The requirements for the effective organization of projectbased training of students have been determined. The results of the study indicate the need to improve the
educational process in the higher pedagogical institution of education, with the help of the use of project
technology, which will contribute to the development of creativity and creativity of future teachers.