PEDAGOGICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE TEACHER IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CLASSES

Abstract

The article discusses the importance of conducting career guidance work at school at a higher quality level, and proposes to increase students’ interest in teaching profession by creating specialized psychological and pedagogical classes. Based on theoretical analysis, the article examines the experience of organizing and functioning psychological and pedagogical classes in the Russian Federation, and identifies problems of teachers who carry out career guidance activities in these classes. It postulates the need for pedagogical assistance to the teacher in support of students in psychological and pedagogical classes. The work reveals the necessity to provide formal and informal advanced training for teachers, integration of scientific knowledge and effective pedagogical practices. The result of the study is a characteristic of the internship program, describing the substantive and organizational aspects of pedagogical assistance to teachers who plan to work in psychological and pedagogical classes. The program topics are described, recommendations for its implementation are given, and teacher training methods are disclosed. The possibilities of informal education in expanding the psychological and pedagogical knowledge of teachers through the activities of online professional communities are also shown.