The civil-patriotic project "89.rus" and its role in the personal and professional development of future teachers

Professional and personal development and professional education of students are among the urgent problems of higher education, including pedagogical education. Being in the teaching profession, a young specialist should be aware of responsibility for the actions performed, understand their consequences, and possess those qualities that would meet the challenges and demands of modern society. Pedagogical universities face a difficult task to organize the educational process in such a way that it ensures sufficient assimilation of knowledge, contributes to the formation of necessary professional skills and value orientations. The socio-cultural environment of the university, aimed at mastering the norms of relationships, communication, and leisure activities by students, plays a separate role in the implementation of this task. One of the elements of the socio-cultural environment of the Samara State Socio-Pedagogical University is the civil-patriotic project "89.rus", the purpose, content and meaning of which are disclosed in this article. The methodology of a number of events is described. Among them are a lecture on the history of the state symbols of the Russian Federation, the civic and patriotic games "Victory" and "Russia is my country". Examples of individual tasks used when working with students are presented, information support for the project is demonstrated on the website of the Department of General Biology, Ecology and Teaching Methods, as well as on the pages of the textbook "A short course on the basics of Russian Statehood". It is concluded that the developed project ensures the personal and professional development of future teachers.