Regional meeting “Formation of functional literacy as a mechanism for education quality and competitiveness in the education system”

In compliance with the protocol instruction of Akim of the region, Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region held a regional meeting entitled “Formation of functional literacy as a mechanism for education quality and competitiveness in the education system” for teachers of social and humanitarian disciplines. The meeting took place at Secondary School No. 46 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region.

The event was attended by methodologists of district and city education departments, leaders of subject associations, deputy headmasters responsible for academic affairs of educational organizations with the Russian language of instruction, teachers of the Kazakh language and literature (T1, T2), teachers of the Russian language and literature (Ya1, Ya2), and teachers of history.

In the plenary part of the meeting, the head of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region I.A. Chernysheva emphasized that quality education is a key condition for dynamic development. Educators bear significant responsibility in nurturing a generation with deep knowledge and advanced ideas. She also highlighted the ongoing efforts in the sector of education of the region to ensure quality education, as well as to effectively apply the advanced learning technologies.

A.A. Alimkhan, PhD, Associate Professor of S. Amanzholov East Kazakhstan University provided constructive information on academic writing as a primary means of expressing and proving their thoughts and ideas to enhance students’ research competencies.

E.A. Sahakyan, headmaster of M. Auezov Secondary School No. 17 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region shared insights on preparing learners for the intermediate assessment procedure in the subject “Kazakh language and literature” in schools with the Russian language of instruction at the level of basic secondary (grades 5-8), general secondary (10 grades) of education.

R.S. Cheketayeva, the winner of “Best Teacher Award-2022”, a teacher of history, a teacher-master of K. Nurgaliyev Lyceum School No. 43 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region emphasized the importance of fostering functional literacy in education. This serves as a basic factor in learning, engaging school students actively in socio-cultural, political, economic activity, and acquiring knowledge throughout their lives.

The work of the event continued in sectional meetings focusing on specific disciplines.

During master classes, the winners of the competitions “Best Teacher Award”, “Best Teacher of Language Disciplines”, teachers with advanced pedagogical experience shared their successful teaching practices, noting the importance of developing tasks in accordance with educational goals and fostering text comprehension skills in language subjects, as well as applying infographics during the lesson.

Recommendations were adopted based on the meeting’s outcomes with teachers of social and humanitarian disciplines to guide further work in accordance with the methodological plan for 2024. 

A total of 270 people took part in the meeting.