To date, teams of teachers working in preschool educational institutions (DOE), direct all their efforts to the implementation of various innovative technologies. What is the reason for this, we learn from this article.
What is the innovative activity in the DOW?
Any innovation is nothing more than the creation and subsequent implementation of a fundamentally new component, as a result of which qualitative changes in the environment occur. Technology, in turn, is a combination of various techniques that are used in a particular business, craft or art. Thus, innovative technologies in the preschool educational institution are aimed at creating modern components and techniques, the main purpose of which is the modernization of the educational process. For this, teaching staff in kindergartens are developing the latest models for the upbringing and intellectual development of children, which are different from other preschool institutions. In their professional activities, educators use methodological tools, teaching methods and techniques that are fully consistent with the adopted model. Modern educational technologies in DOW are used more and more often, and the result of their implementation will be manifested for decades.
What innovative technologies are used in DOW?
Today, there are more than a hundred educational technologies used in kindergartens of our huge homeland. Among them, close attention should be paid to:
- health-saving technologies;
- technologies related to project activities;
- technologies used in project activities;
- information and communication technologies;
- technologies focused on each individual personality (personality-oriented);
- the so-called gaming technology.
What requirements should pedagogical technologies meet?
Experts say that innovative technologies are not only possible, but also necessary, in the DOW. However, it should be borne in mind that several strict requirements are imposed on the pedagogical technologies used in the educational process of preschool children. These include:
- Conceptuality, suggesting that the educational process should be based on a specific scientific concept.
- Consistency is a requirement that requires technology to possess all the features that are specific to a system. That is, they must be integral, logical, and their constituent elements - interconnected.
- Manageability - a requirement by which it is understood that the teaching staff should be provided with the opportunity to set certain goals, plan the learning process, and adjust certain points in the course of work.
- Reproducibility - a requirement according to which the technology should be equally effective regardless of the personality of the teacher who applies it in practice.
Modern educational technologies in preschool educational institutions must comply with all of the above points.
What about health-saving technologies?
The main goal of teachers who use health-saving technologies in the process of teaching children is to develop the child’s necessary skills to maintain their health, as well as knowledge regarding a healthy lifestyle. The decision to implement the technology depends on several factors, the most important of which are the following:
- preschool institution profile;
- the time during which children are in kindergarten;
- a program that guides teachers in their activities;
- rules and regulations in force in a preschool institution;
- professionalism of teachers;
- indicators of the general health status of children attending kindergarten.
Advanced innovative technologies are introduced everywhere in the DOW, and this trend continues to gain momentum.
A few words about technology project activities
In kindergartens, project activities are carried out by teachers together with their pupils. The use of innovative technologies in DOW in general, and work on various projects, in particular, lead to the fact that the child receives knowledge that is firmly entrenched in his subconscious.
Training projects can be classified as follows:
- "Gaming" - classes that are held in a group in the form of games, dances, exciting entertainments.
- "Excursion" - projects whose purpose is a comprehensive and multifaceted study of the world and society.
- “Narrative”, through which children learn to explain their feelings and emotions through speech, vocals, letters, etc.
- “Constructive”, aimed at teaching the child to create useful objects with his own labor: build a birdhouse, plant a flower, etc.
Innovative educational technologies in the DOE contribute to the physical and psychological development of the child, help him gain faith in himself and in his own strength, become independent and responsible. Boys and girls effortlessly learn the world, and they try to apply the acquired knowledge in practice.
What is research technology?
The introduction of innovative technologies in preschool education presupposes, among other things, the use by teachers of the so-called research activity. What does this mean? First of all, we are talking about the fact that the efforts of educators are aimed primarily at creating a research type of thinking in children. To do this, in the process of teaching preschoolers, teachers resort to such common methods as: problem statement, its comprehensive analysis, modeling, observation, experimentation, fixing results, finding solutions and choosing the best one.
Innovative pedagogical technologies in the Kindergarten help “mentors” find an approach to each individual child, take into account its features, character traits and mentality, and turn classes into a fascinating and unusual “adventure”. Thanks to this, parents no longer have to persuade their beloved children to go to kindergarten. Kids are happy to attend preschool and every day enrich their still little knowledge.
The use of information and communication technologies in preschool institutions
It is pointless to deny the fact that the modern world is significantly different from the times of the youth of our grandparents, and even parents. Today it is already very difficult to imagine that in the not too distant past, there was no question of using any innovative technologies in a preschool educational institution. Today, such advanced technologies as a computer, tablet or interactive whiteboard do not surprise a single preschool child. The information era dictates its own rules of the game, which are impossible to ignore. The advantages of using information technology in the educational process are obvious. For example, thanks to fascinating programs designed to teach children reading, mathematics, and develop their memory and logical thinking to the maximum, a preschooler manages to interest and instill in him a love of knowledge. Animated computer pictures make the baby literally join the monitor and carefully monitor what is happening. Children easily remember new information and then discuss it in a group.
The role of personality-oriented and gaming technologies in the DOE
The use of personality-oriented as well as gaming technologies contribute to the development of the personality of a preschooler. This is a kind of foundation for the entire educational process. The main emphasis is on the personality of the child and its specific features. Depending on the child’s abilities, the teacher selects educational games that will help maximize the development and development of the baby’s talent. There is no place for authoritarianism, the imposition of opinions and an impersonal approach to the pupil. As a rule, an atmosphere of love, mutual respect and cooperation reigns in a group.