Rural teachers of the elementary school have improved skills in Almaty!

Teachers of elementary schools with education in Russian language came to Southern capital from Northern part of Kazakhstan. They met with experienced Methodists, authors of curriculums, textbooks, teaching guides, who generously shared their knowledge, experience and recommendations.

From 24 to 28 of March, 2016 in Almaty Management University (AlmaU, earlier IAB) passed the anniversary, 15th stage of the social project "Support of Rural Schools by Higher Education Institutions of the Country", initiated by the president of university Assylbek Kozhakhmetov in 2009.

The career development program turn out rich and diverse, with the support of the invited specialists: the head of the Center of humanitarian disciplines and the Center of-level programs Irina Kolomytсeva, the coach of the Center of-level programs, the candidate of pedagogical sciences, Asel Akpayevа, the certified coach on the international research of quality of reading and understanding of the text Zhanna Gomer and others.

Irina Kolomytseva held for teachers training on the theme "New approaches to teaching and learning in elementary schools in the modernization of Kazakhstan education system", introduced the teachers to the "State educational standard of primary education of Kazakhstan." She noted that in 2017 planned primary education system upgrade in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the creation of a fundamentally new model of primary education, based on the result: "The purpose of reform - to reorient the educational process at school: not just study, and high-quality preparation of children for the demands of life in the twenty-first century "- says  Kolomytceva. In particular, the need to develop the ability to think critically, solve problems, work in teams, as well as leadership skills, flexibility and ability to adapt, initiative and entrepreneurial skills.

Olga Krivopust, the teacher of Saumalk School gymnasium No. 2, has noted that rural teachers try not to lag behind the city colleagues, regularly improve skills, share experience with each other: "Now it is important to us not just to reproduce a former educational system, imparting children knowledge, which were given 10 and 20 years ago. It is important to us to teach children not just to know, but to understand, apply, analyze and – in the long term - to create this knowledge".

Teachers understand that real educational process is characterized by active work of pupils of "getting" of knowledge at each lesson. "The pupil – not object, but the subject of the knowledge, the teacher – not the translator of knowledge, and the organizer of cognitive activity of pupils", - says Karina Lokteva the teacher elementary school.

The invited lecturer Asel Akpayeva, addressing rural colleagues, paid special attention to psychophysiological features of children. According to her, transition to the 12-year education is an extension of duration of education at elementary school taking into account psychophysiological features of the transition (crisis) periods in development of children, but not simple addition of one year of education to reduce the load of pupils. "Ignoring of these features, - the lecturer considers, - leads to loss of time important for formation of fundamental skills of pupils".

In April 2016 for the first time at the some schools of RK among pupils of the fourth classes, the international test on functional reader's literacy PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) will be carried out. In this regard the certified coach on the international research of quality of reading and understanding of the text, Zhanna Gomer organized trainings on the theme "How to prepare for the PIRLS test" for teachers.

Special impressions remained with teachers after visit of Opera and ballet theater of Abay – they have looked at the performance "Aisulu". The easy comic opera pleasantly laid down aurally, showing all melodiousness and lyricism of the Kazakh vocal creativity.

Guests warmly thanked for organizing the programs, they expressed particular appreciation to the initiator of the project - Assylbek Kozhakhmetov - and coordinator - the chief specialist of the Institute for Educational Development and the School of Public and Social Policy Zhyldyz Amrebaeva.