The Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Effective Practices for Developing Professional Identity of Pre-Service Teachers

This article considers the issue of pre-service teachers’ professional identity development. The analysis of effective practices substantiates the relevance of pre-service teachers’ professional identity development in university, the potential of pre-service teachers’ professionalization is revealed in the context of managing the process of career building and successful self-realization in professional activities in the modern labor market. Best practices in pre-service teachers’ professional identity development within training programs of Institute of Education and Humanities, the Immanuel Baltic Federal University, are analyzed. The authors provide recommendations for pre-service teachers’ professional identity development, which can be used to address issues of sustainable development of teachers and ensuring the quality of education.