Проектна діяльність в системі професійної підготовки майбутніх вчителів математики

In extremely difficult conditions, domestic teachers need to focus even more attention on preparing students for independent life. The formation of a student's personality is more important than ever, not in the aspect of accumulating knowledge, but in the ability to see a problem, in the formation of a critical approach to information processing, the choice of what is important and the ability to see goals, set tasks, look for solutions, correct by analyzing one's mistakes, and analyze the results obtained etc. As practice shows, the modern teacher still lacks the knowledge to organize such activities of students. Therefore, improving the quality of teacher training is possible by ensuring a competency-based approach, which involves combining theoretical knowledge with their practical skills. In our opinion, it is the involvement of students in project activities (creation of their own projects) in the system of their professional education that will create the conditions for solving this problem. Scientists offer a place for theoretical aspects of students' training in project activities. However, the question of including the project activities of students of mathematical specialties in the system of their professional training remains unresolved. In particular, there are no studies of this problem when teaching students in the "Elementary Mathematics" course. This article demonstrates the expediency and possibilities of including future teachers of mathematics in the project activity during the study of the educational discipline "Elementary Mathematics" as a means of forming life competencies of the individual. As a result of such inclusion: students' cognitive activity is intensified; their creative abilities develop; economic and financial literacy of students as active members of society is formed; there is an active inclusion of theoretical knowledge in the practical process; the ability to work in a team is formed.