Forum of teaching staff of preschool institutions of East Kazakhstan region “Modern trends and prospects in development of preschool education”

On February 18, 2022, Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, jointly with the branch of the Center for Teaching Excellence of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of East Kazakhstan region, held an online Forum called “Modern trends and prospects in development of preschool education”.

The aim of the Forum is to create organizational and methodological conditions for discussing topical issues on how to organize the activities of preschool institutions for upbringing and development of preschoolers, presenting the experience of educators of preschool institutions in using new approaches to educating and teaching preschool children.  

The Forum was attended by the representatives of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, heads and teaching staff of preschool educational institutions of city / district methodological centers / offices, heads of preschool institutions, methodologists, psychologists, speech therapists, educators, speech pathologists.

The Forum included the following sessions: Current trends in development of preschool education, Inclusive education in preschool institutions, Current trends in development of preschool education.

In the plenary part, Acting Director of Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region Gulnara Z. Abetayeva briefed on “Methodological support of modern preschool institutions.”

Psychologists, speech therapists, educators, defectologists working in preschool educational institutions of City/District Education Departments of East Kazakhstan region, as part of the master classes “Modern approaches in teaching and educating preschool children”, “From diagnostics to development” spoke about the development of research skills for preschoolers in the process of conducting organized educational activities, the cognitive development of preschoolers in an integrated educational process through active teaching methods, development of intellectual abilities of preschoolers with speech disorder.

The event was followed by a survey among participants to determine the level of satisfaction with the work of the Forum, and positive feedback was received.