DISTANT EDUCATION IN PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF RURAL SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ALTAI KRAI

Abstract

Professional training of rural school teachers is one of topical questions in the educational system in Altai Krai. This is due to the shortfall of pedagogical staff in regional schools. The share of rural schools is high here. Therefore, the experience in the use of distant learning technologies by professional training of German and English teachers at the Department of Foreign Languages at Altai State Pedagogical University is very important and actual. In the article an additional professional program is briefly characterized. It has been developed and realized by the researcher for several years. The author draws conclusions about its efficiency, flexibility and highlights important characteristics of distant format by professional training of rural school teachers in Altai Krai. The author points to the role of the school for a village, provides statistical data, talks about activities of Altai State Pedagogical University in national project realization, about implementation of the concept of continuous pedagogical education on the territory of Altai Krai.