Republican Congress of Geography Teachers “Modern views and approaches in geographical education”

On April 9, 2022, Akhmed Yassawi University of Turkestan city hosted the Republican Congress of Geography Teachers called “Modern views and approaches in geographical education”.

The goal of the Congress is to discuss the transformation of geographical education and develop specific recommendations, improve curricula for the 2022-2023 school year in accordance with modern requirements.

More than 300 delegates from all regions and cities of the country took part in the event. 15 teachers of Geography from East Kazakhstan region, winners “Best Teacher Award”, teachers-masters, teachers-researchers participated in the event.

Within the framework of the Congress, the teachers of the region shared their experience at the sessions in 4 areas:

in the Section “Geographical education content: state educational standards, model curricula, model curricula, textbooks” - Irina V. Kochetkova, Ibrai Altynsarin Secondary School No. 39 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region on “Actual issues of education as part of the updated education content”;

in the Section “Organization of tourist and local history, environmental, research and project activities at school” - Nurgul O. Isina, Secondary School No. 32 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region “Natizhege bagyttalgan uderіs: zertteu zhumysy zhane ony uiymdastyru”;

Gaukhar T. Sygayeva, Shokan Ualikhanov School-Lyceum No. 3 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region on “Geography panin okytuda ekologiyalyk bіlіm beru аdіstemesi”|;

Nurzhan A. Sabyrbayev, Secondary School No. 35 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region on “Shko tabigi eskertkishterin korgau”.

At the plenary session organized in the second part of the Congress, Sh. T. Karinova, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan made a presentation as well as listened to the proposals and opinions of the Congress participants.

The Congress resulted in adoption of the Resolution.

Moderator: Ayaulym N. Nurbekova, a methodologist in Biology of Learning Content and Education Quality Monitoring Unit of Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region.