In recent years, telecommunications technologies have been rapidly developing. As a result, qualitatively new associations are being formed. Network pedagogical communities are groups of specialists working in the same problem or subject area. Let's take a closer look at them.
Goals
Network pedagogical communities provide:
- Formation of a single information field available to every specialist.
- Organization of informal and formal communication on any topic of interest.
- Initiating virtual interaction to create conditions for real communication.
- Experience sharing.
- Spread good practices.
- Support initiatives.
Characteristic
Social and pedagogical communities are a special form of organizing virtual interaction. Participation in them allows specialists located in different regions of the country and abroad to exchange experience, solve various issues, realize their potential,expand your knowledge. On the Internet, there is not only interaction with colleagues, but also with children. As part of communication, teachers organize students to participate in virtual quizzes, olympiads, and competitions. Through constant interaction, children develop an interest in objects, creativity, and collective activities.
Classification
Pedagogical online communities are mono-, over- and multi-subject. Associations are organized at the municipal, regional, federal or school levels. The activity of pedagogical communities is carried out in different forms. The main ones include:
- Distance education.
- Training seminars.
- Virtual conferences.
- Contests.
- Promotions.
- Projects.
- Virtual parties.
- "Workshops" (master classes).
- Polls.
- Chat discussions.
- Teleconferences.
- Project Festival and so on.
Efficiency
As practice shows, professional pedagogical communities include specialists of the highest and first qualification categories, teachers-methodologists, winners of PNP. Their presence makes it possible to form a special tutor system. Within its framework, a variety of master classes, consultations, presentations are used, peer reviews are carried out, and author's advanced training courses are held. The teacher, placing his projects, receives not only an assessment, but also the help of other specialists. The scientific and pedagogical community allows each participantchoose your own growth path. Interaction with colleagues is extremely important for self-development. Often teachers do not have enough time for this. Pedagogical communities of preschool educational institutions, schools, universities help specialists to interact with each other. In such associations, you can find many like-minded people. Undoubtedly, pedagogical communities are a qualitatively new form of interaction between the participants in the process, which makes it possible to quickly find the necessary information and receive timely advice from various specialists. For teachers, such associations are a vast space for creativity.
Skill Formation
Pedagogical communities of educators and teachers are filled with different objects, situations, materials that help specialists to think in a new way, to develop different skills. Participation in associations contributes to the formation of:
- Shared thinking. Creative, educational, cognitive activity of teachers initially has a collective character. The transition from self-centeredness to understanding the role of other individuals is an important stage in personal development.
- Tolerance. It is important to educate people who are able to look at the phenomenon from the other side, to understand the position and opinion of another person.
- Mastering decentralized models. Participants do not have to be in the same place at the same time. Each individual - a member of the community - can perform his usual operations.
- Critical thinking. Collective interactionpeople who are willing to evaluate and change hypotheses is of decisive importance when testing hypotheses, theories, and searching for errors. Students can be immersed in an environment where critical discussion is mandatory.
Prevalence
Creating a teaching community is generally a simple matter. Currently, there are about 30 active associations. All of them have their own distinctive features. Pedagogical communities differ in methods, style of interactions, goals. In some cases, associations target opposite audiences.
"My education" (pedagogical community)
This is a fairly promising virtual platform for all teachers. Members of the association exchange experience and their methodological projects with each other. The goals of the platform are already clear from its name "My Education". The pedagogical community provides each registered user with a Personal Account. Specialists communicate, read announcements and news, participate in events. Projects of lessons, publications are also placed here. Not every pedagogical community in Russia has such an extensive information base. It should be said that the placement of materials is free of charge. Members of the association can participate in competitions in different statuses, including as members of the jury.
Teaching Council
Before the start of the year, experts are invited to a virtual pedagogical council. The number of participants is constantly growing. This pedagogical community of teachers allows not onlycommunicate with colleagues, but also with the authors of textbooks, methodological materials. Specialists participate in the discussion of the most pressing issues, offer their projects, evaluate each other. The purpose of the platform is to popularize the activities of teachers in the network, to form and activate the audience. Specialists can post their projects, participate in competitions, discuss issues on forums, and blog.
Creative Teachers Network
This project is considered the largest in the country. This is a pedagogical community of teachers, methodologists, winners of PNPO. The main forms of interaction are master classes, competitions, festivals, seminars, thematic forums. Within the framework of the project, creative groups are formed in various areas. Here you can find various materials, links to other resources related to the use of software and ICT, articles and publications. In addition, specialists can also receive legal assistance.
Main destinations
Combining provides:
- Organization of virtual interaction of participants in the pedagogical process. Within the framework of the project, a base is formed on software products and the experience of their use both outside and outside the classroom. Specialists receive methodological support from colleagues in the field of ICT.
- Presentation of innovative software, related information materials.
- Distance learning.
- Formation and preservation of a single information field. This is achieved through the active exchangeexperience between specialists from different regions of the country, as well as through the introduction of mechanisms for an open assessment of the professional experience of a teacher.
- Ensuring the inclusion of domestic teachers and schools in international groups of innovators that contribute to improving the efficiency of processes based on the use of ICT.
Public class
This project is supported by the National Training Fund. The tasks of the platform are to support the processes of school informatization, the professional growth of employees, the wide distribution of various electronic pedagogical resources, the introduction and use of methods, and the modernization of the entire system. "Open class" - a platform for the exchange of knowledge, communication. Here, specialists can find answers to a variety of questions, be active, and improve their level of competence.
Inter GU
This community of teachers operates on the basis of the Ministry of Education and Science. It is an open system of independent but interconnected projects. Its main goals include:
- Introducing participants to resources.
- Discussion of issues related to the educational process.
- Experience sharing.
- Consultations.
- Testing.
The project provides for the bank "Infoteka". Specialists have the opportunity to discuss problems at the virtual teachers' council, to get clarifications on certain topics. Participants can post their own materials, evaluate existing publications.
RusEdu
This project is also presented as a resource system related to the educational process. It has a huge database with links to a variety of sites. RusEdu is an electronic methodological complex. Here experts exchange experiences, talk about themselves, learn the latest news. Like other pedagogical communities, RusEdu has an archive of programs, developments, projects.
Ucheba.com
This is a non-commercial information resource aimed primarily at educators. However, both children and their parents will find a lot of useful things here. The site presents the Catalog and the List of equipment with comments, information about exams, lesson and thematic plans. There is also a methodical piggy bank. Like other pedagogical communities, Ucheba.com provides an opportunity to post your materials, exchange opinions, and participate in discussions.
Head teacher
This is a professional association of teachers. Within the framework of the project, competitions and actions are organized, appeals are initiated to the Head of the country, schools, and teachers. On the site you can find publications, projects of lessons and extracurricular activities. The portal has a large methodological library. You can discuss current topics on the forums. In addition, a fairly impressive amount of material is available for download. You can also post your designs here. The undoubted advantage of the site is a serious approach, thoroughness in the selection of materials for placement. In addition, community members can receivequalified legal assistance.
Minobr.org
This portal is not like other pedagogical communities. The site provides many opportunities not only for specialists, but also for children. Various competitions for schoolchildren of different ages, distance olympiads, federal knowledge marathons, and open festivals are held here. Teachers can become the organizers of these events. Parents and children are given the opportunity to receive qualified psychological assistance. Grants are provided for students to study at the university. The best teachers of large cities provide services for writing reviews on creative projects of schoolchildren.
Social image
The key goal of the platform is to ensure the unification of the efforts of all people interested in ensuring that schoolchildren receive a decent education and quality knowledge, and develop harmoniously as individuals. On the site, specialists and parents exchange experience, receive consultations, necessary recommendations on issues of interest. Regardless of location, each participant can discuss current issues, communicate with psychologists, teachers, and get access to electronic resources.
Methodists
This project is part of the information and educational portal RusEdu. Today it is formed by many sites of the same subject. This service is considered a major step forward in the use of ICT in teaching. It combines elements of social networks with rich multimediaopportunities. The portal provides information exchange, self-realization, communication. The site has a form, chat, blog, disputes. There are more than 30 groups in the community. Each of them has its own focus. For example, there are groups of parents, subject teachers, class teachers, etc. Presentations, lesson projects, programs are placed inside each of them. All materials are available for download. In each project or program, you can find the comments of the author. There is active discussion within the groups. Experts can publish their developments. The advantage of the portal is that registration is not required to download materials.
About school
This site allows each teacher, student, institution, class to introduce themselves. Many subject clubs have been formed here. Users can look at an educational institution from space, communicate with students or teachers from other schools, publish videos, photographs, texts, presentations. There is a section on the portal in which it is possible to take tests in subjects. Participants can post their materials. Each teacher has the opportunity to create their own page with a methodological archive. Here you can collect speeches and reports, materials on extracurricular activities. The commenting function is available to visitors. The advantages of the portal are user-friendly interface, user responsiveness.
NUMI. RU
This site acts as a mass mediainformation. The portal is aimed at specialists in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, as well as additional and vocational education. Meanwhile, parents can also find a lot of useful information here. When placing materials, teachers receive a certificate. It can be useful later when passing certification, raising the rank, receiving a grant, and so on. By publishing materials, teachers not only help colleagues, but also improve themselves. The site provides an opportunity to discuss projects and evaluate them. After registration, the user receives the address of his own page. Here you can post lesson projects, teaching materials, photos, blog, etc.
Intel Education Galaxy
On this site, like-minded educators communicate with each other and with experts. Interaction is organized through forums and blogs. Among the experts are tutors and methodologists, Intel employees, journalists, external consultants, technical specialists. The range of issues discussed is constantly changing and supplementing. Theorists and practitioners, young and experienced teachers will find interesting and useful materials on the site. Here you can also watch video tutorials, presentations, programs. You can download materials after registration.
School Sector
Currently, there are virtual communities of subject teachers in the country. One of the most famous associations is the School Sector. This community includes both children and adults. Its key tasks are informational and methodologicalsupport, implementation of continuous interaction with schools on exchanges and accumulation of experience in networking.
E-LearningPRO
This community aims to bring together professionals related to the field of e-learning. Each user is involved in the exchange of experience and knowledge of design, organization, development of programs. Participants have access to various materials. Here you can find information that allows you to expand your knowledge, improve your design skills and organize training. Becoming a member of the association, specialists get the opportunity:
- Interact with colleagues doing similar tasks.
- Receive e-books, documents, e-learning materials for free.
- Participate in the development of new methods.
- Receive notifications about conferences, webinars.
World of Contests
This portal is considered one of the leaders in organizing and holding various virtual creative and intellectual competitions both in the country and in neighboring countries. Each remote event is another step towards the pinnacle of knowledge, development, and success. The site presents many different projects, among which a specialist can choose the most suitable for younger or older students. The tasks are aimed at a comprehensive study of the subject, the development of thinking, logic, creativity, and fantasy. It is worth saying that they can be performed both at school and at home. Participants and winners are given diplomas, diplomas, with which you can replenish your portfolio. The best works are exhibited in the Gallery.
