School of pedagogical skills: challenges in wa conditions, educational process in a mixed format, student activity, stress tolerance in student and teaching teams
"A young specialist becomes a good teacher, first of all,
thanks to the atmosphere of creative work of the teaching staff...”
V. O. Sukhomlynsky
It's been a long time since we met face-to-face with our teaching staff, we missed each other and for live communication. And now, finally, this opportunity has appeared. Having started the academic year, we found an opportunity to return to the issue of improving the pedagogical skills of our young teachers. After all, we have no right to stop, the time is difficult, we need to work with young people, be a support for students.
Therefore, on September 13, 2023, at the initiative of the rector Stanislav Nikolaenko teachers of the University, whose experience of scientific and pedagogical work does not exceed three years, turned into students for several hours: they sat down at their desks and in the framework of "School of pedagogical excellence" which has been operating for several years, and were mastering the basics of pedagogical skills.
Welcoming school students, rector of NULES of Ukraine, academician of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, doctor of pedagogical sciences, Professor of the department of pedagogy Stanislav Nikolaenko presented the program of the event and drew attention to its relevance and timeliness for young teachers, because most of them do not have a teacher's education.
The rector also noted that other universities do not train teachers for teaching activities. Our younger generation of teachers has the opportunity to acquire knowledge on teaching methods and improve their pedagogical skills.
Stanislav Mykolayovych called on the participants of the seminar to actively use the opportunity to influence his topics. We remind you that the page of the department of pedagogy constantly maintains a category of School of pedagogical skills, where you can find all the materials covered during the seminars https://nubip.edu.ua/node/6180/18 Therefore, we are waiting for suggestions on the topics of future seminars.
Stanislav Mykolayovych introduced scientific and pedagogical staff to the strategic directions of the University's education development under martial law, mobilized his team to improve the quality of educational, scientific and innovative activities under martial law, provided information on the essence and features of the university's functioning in new political, socio-economic and cultural realities, revealed innovative ways to deploy various types of activities at the University in order to increase its rating, both in the national and international dimension.
A very interesting report on the urgent needs of higher education, in particular agricultural, the problems of Ukrainian teachers in general and NULES in particular, was made by the rector of the university Stanislav Nikolaenko. He spoke about the formation of the salary fund in the current extremely difficult conditions, when the dominant share of funds from the budget goes to the needs of the front, the list of new specialties and unjustified changes in it proposed by the Ministry of education and science, the withdrawal of university lands and the insane pressure in this matter on the university authorities, defenders of Ukraine from among our students and teachers, and the volunteering of the team (more than 35 million hryvnias have already been transferred to the needs of the armed forces of Ukraine).
It was also about achievements and prospects of NULES, international and national rankings, where it ranks first among Ukrainian universities. And also about the threats and challenges that face humanity, and therefore each of us: from serious climate change to the danger of starting a third World War.
Stanislav Nikolaenko spoke about the peculiarities of training under martial law, and gave specific requirements for scientific and pedagogical workers, which are set by time-characteristics of excellence in teaching. In particular, the teacher should be a reflex practitioner, constantly engage in scientific activities in their field, discipline, maintain effective ties with business, and so on.
Also, the head of the University once again called for support of the petition to the president of Ukraine "To return land to students" and found the understanding of the colleagues.
After that, the speakers took the floor. The head of the training department, candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor Rudyk Yaroslav Mykhailovych introduced the regulatory framework related to the educational process. In his presentation on the topic "Organization of the educational process under martial law" there were all the necessary documents that somehow regulate teaching activities. These include changes related to the new law on higher education, the schedule of the educational process, financing of Western military districts, accreditation of educational programs, and new products for the entrance campaign. The purpose of the report was to familiarize research and teaching staff of the University with the peculiarities of organizing the educational process in the 2023/2024 academic year in the format of mixed education.
In his speech Yaroslav Mykhailovych answered many questions that concern all university teachers, including young ones. For example, how will the financing of the HSs take place according to the new formula, what factors affect the rating of the university, what is the role of employer reviews about our graduates, will the contract price increase in the near future, what has changed in the admission rules, how to increase your competitive score for students of preparatory courses and participants of the Olympiad, what are the features of accreditation of the educational program, what are the new provisions developed in the NULES and many others.
Yaroslav Mykhailovych described the challenges and problems of organizing training under martial law, revealed the University's opportunities for implementing mixed education, familiarized research and teaching staff with the documents regulating the organization of the educational process under martial law, and gave examples of successful application of the educational potential of departments for high-quality training of students in modern conditions.
The next speech its author, doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor of the department of social work and rehabilitation Inna Osadchenko devoted to the issue of innovative forms and methods of teaching at the University during the war.
Inna Ivanivna revealed the essence and features of innovative forms and methods of teaching at the University during the war, provided scientific and pedagogical staff of the University with practical advice on their application.
Acting head of the department of psychology, c. psycol. sc., assoc. prof. Martynyuk Iryna Anatoliivna shared with young teachers her experience regarding the activity of students, which ensures their adaptability in war conditions. It was under this title that the next report was made. In it, the author justified the importance of certain types of activities in an educational institution for preserving the mental well-being of an individual during the war and post-war state in the country.
Iryna Anatoliivna introduced students to the results of an empirical study of the mental states of students under martial law, highlighted the relationship between the indicators of adaptability of students and dominant activities, and also suggested ways to support the mental health of students during the war and post-war conditions in the conditions of higher education institutions.
Candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor of the department of psychology Omelchenko Lyudmyla Mykolaivna conducted a master class for young teachers on the topic "Stress tolerance in student and teaching groups: self-help techniques".
Lyudmyla Mykolaivna focused the students' attention on the essence of the concept of "stress tolerance", provided practical advice on assessing the situation of interaction in which the faculty or student is staying, introduced scientific and pedagogical workers to the practices of psychological self-help in stressful situations.
Overall performance of Lyudmyla Mykolaivna solved a whole range of tasks, namely: he helped to generalize and systematize the ideas of the faculty about stress and stress tolerance of the individual, introduced resource techniques and techniques for working with negative emotions, armed young teachers with practical advice on maintaining mental health.
Next speaker, candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor of the department of management and educational technologies Bazelyuk Vasyl Hryhorovych dedicated his report to the topic "Professional competence of a teacher under martial law: content and implementation features".
Vasyl Hryhorovych revealed the essence and structure of the concept of "professional competence of a teacher", provided practical advice on the implementation of competence under martial law, provided information on the essence and features of the implementation of professional competence of a teacher in new political, social and economic realities, revealed ways and means of achieving educational goals that will improve the efficiency and quality of education of applicants.
The seminar was completed by a representative of a new generation of teachers of our university, an assistant of the department of psychology, graduate student for specialty 053 "Psychology" Dudnyk Yuriy Ihorovych. The author became interested in the topic "Features of educational activities of students under martial law" and decided to share with young colleagues the results of his empirical research.
Yuri Ihorovych justified the directions of improving the educational process in higher education institutions in the conditions of military and post-war conditions in the country, familiarized the seminar participants with the results of his own empirical study of the peculiarities of student youth's educational activities in the conditions of martial law, outlined the main directions for optimizing the educational activities of students during the military and post-war conditions.
As always, the seminar became a kind of platform for interaction, because the audience addressed a lot of questions to the speakers, which even went beyond the topic of the seminar, but worried more than one young teacher. Of course, none of them went unnoticed and answered.
In conclusion, on behalf of the seminar participants, I would like to thank all our speakers for up-to-date information, and the members of the working group on the preparation and conduct of the scientific and methodological seminar for their organizational work.
Summing up, the rector thanked the participants of the seminar for their work, the speakers for their informative reports and expressed his hopes for fruitful cooperation in the future.
See you soon!/
Matsenko Lesya Mykolaivna,
associate professor of the department of pedagogy
