U.Sultangazin KSPU carries out systematic activities on the transmission of Nazarbayev Intellectual School (NIS) experience within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between U.Sultangazin KSPU and the Branch of “Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics in Kostanay” JSC (joint stock company) “Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools”, in several areas: advanced training and faculty training; the exchange of advanced educational experience with schools; development of a new design of educational programs in view of updating the content of secondary education.
On the 8 of January took place winter “Intern School” in recreation center «Golden pheasant» where mentor and mentees actively participated. The seminar began with the training "Let's get acquainted", conducted by the Chairman of the Council of young teachers of schools of Kostanay region Dzhumabekov Amirzhan Zakariyevich. The welcoming speech was made by Rimma Bekturganova, doctor of pedagogical Sciences, rectors advisor, who spoke about the problems of transition of Kazakh school to the updated content of education.
The faculty of additional and distance education on December 21, 2018 held a methodical seminar "Using elements of pedagogical technologies in the educational process of the university" following the results of advanced training of teachers in June 2018. The seminar was prepared and conducted by the teachers of the KSPU named after O. Sultangazin. Ivanova E.N., Senior Lecturer of the Department of Pedagogy, told and visually presented materials on the using of associograms, video clips, Screencast, reflection on lectures, Case-study and reflection on a seminar lesson, using the design method on SRSP (independent work of a student with a teacher), B. Blum's taxonomy and testing on SRS (student independent work) on the theory and methodology of educational work.
The Kazakhstan education system is in a condition of continuous modernization of basic elements: contents, technologies, organization, providing, and management. An important problem of our country facing teachers of all educational institutions is the introduction of innovative technologies in the educational process. Innovative activity creates a basis for the creation of competitiveness of the educational institution in the education market, defines the directions of professional growth of the teacher, his creative search, promotes the personal growth of pupils.
From 21 to 27 November 2018, a seminar on "Work Related Stress and Burnout and Copying Strategies"was organized and held for the staff of Kostanay state pedagogical University. The seminar was conducted by Dr. PhD, psychologist, doctor of psychology from Slovakia Andrea Baranovska, University of St. Cyril and Methodius G. Trnava. At the seminar, Andrea talked about the nature of stress, including the physiology of stress and how stress affects the human condition, touched two main emotions of stress.
On November 26, a working meeting was held for participants in the mentoring project of the KSPU (project curator Vazheva N.V.). Attention was paid to the issues of preparation for the final stage of the competition for young teachers, information about which was posted on the KSPU website at the end of the last academic year. Pretenders to participate in the competition were present along with their mentors. The Rector’s Advisor, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Bekturganova R.Ch. spoke to the audience.
On November 23, 2018 the discussion of the Kazakhstan President N.A. Nazarbayev’s article "Seven sides of the Great steppe" took place in the History Lab (audience 221). The faculty of additional and remote education staff took part in discussion. As the main moderator and speaker was the faculty dean, candidate of historical sciences – Samarkin S.V. He noted that the initiatives reflected in the article have to change radically the attitude to studying and teaching national history. The past of our country is inseparably linked with the history of the nomadizm which made an impact on world civilizations of the past.
The 1st of November of the 2018 year as part of the tutor project “I am intern” was held a round table called “I am intern: my career path” with interns, who graduated in 2017 and 2018 years. The round table was attended by 20 young teachers of Kostanay, experienced teachers-mentors from the University and freelance correspondent of the newspaper “Білімді ел – Образованная страна” Anna Baksaraeva. Young teachers told how the adaptation was in school, what were the difficulties, shared with their successes and achievements.
On October 22, 2018, the Center for international relations and academic mobility together with the Faculty of additional and distance learning of KSPU held an online discussion on "Innovative approaches in the methodology of teaching English: the development of reading skills". The discussion was attended by students of the specialty "Foreign language: two foreign languages", teachers of the Department of foreign languages of KSPU (Podawac O. D., Asanov A. B., Kudritskaya M. I., Ouali A. I.), teachers and students of Arkalyk state pedagogical Institute.
Modern schools need professional competent, independent-minded teacher, psychologically and technically ready for the meaningful inclusion in the innovation processes. Analyzes of survey results with young teachers show that the greatest difficulty for beginning teachers cause effective methodological support of the lesson, its effectiveness. This problem stems from the fact that young professional at the beginning of the work has sufficient subject knowledge, but lack professional skills, because he has no experience, and it requires constant methodological support by experienced mentors.
