On the Issue of Professional Growth of Teachers in Digital Education

The study analyzes transformational processes in education in the context of digitalization. It is noted that traditional distance learning tools, such as Moodle, Zoom, Google Meet and other platforms, continue to operate successfully. The authors of the article emphasize that in modern conditions the Internet is becoming a means of encouraging the formation of information culture among the subjects of the educational process, in particular, the skills of mastering digital technologies in professional activities. For example, using Zoom conference, BigBlueButton (Virtual Classroom Software), Google Meet, etc. for organizing the educational process and transmitting educational content in real time. It is noted that within the framework of e-learning it is necessary to develop such digital methods and skills as “scaffolding (long read)”, etc. In addition, it is emphasized that questioning of students through Internet constructors is becoming a leading skill. The article also notes that the most relevant aspect of the system of advanced training for specialists is the development of flexibility of professional abilities (“Soft skills”), which form a set of non-professional skills and ensure high productivity and effectiveness of professional activity. The issues of motivating and ensuring the success of students, as well as the optimal choice of technologies, methods and forms of teaching by means of electronic communications are studied. It is claimed that the digital competence of a teacher is based on their cognitive, social, and emotional components and takes into account their life in the digital environment. It has been found that professional growth of specialists occurs through advanced training, in particular, in the conditions of postgraduate education.