Media mentoring of teachers: definition, subjects, practical implementation

The research problem and the rationale for its relevance. The intensification of the digital educational environment, including also the field of additional professional education of teachers, involves the use of new, more effective technical means in teaching and methodical support of teaching staff, rethinking of the possibilities of digital technologies and transformation of mentoring practice with the use of media space. The issues of creating media sphere as a space for remote methodical support of teaching stuff are not sufficiently disclosed, the concept of “media mentoring” is not defined. The goal of research is to formulate the definition of “media mentoring of teachers”, clarify the subjects of mentoring relations in the media space, identify the components of the methodological media space, and characterize the methodological media products (media resources). Methodology (materials and methods). In the course of the research we used the method of content analysis of scientific sources devoted to the issues of distance mentoring, empirical knowledge based on the experience of practical application of media mentoring technology in the activities of the center for continuous professional development of teachers in the Omsk region. Results. The article proposes a definition of “media mentoring of pedagogical workers” and gives its interpretation based on the results of a content analysis of modern scientific articles covering the issues of organizing the educational process and mentoring in the digital environment; it describes the subjects of media mentoring as a modern and popular form of targeted methodical work, professional support of continuous development of teaching staff; identifies the components of the methodological media space, characterizes the methodological media products (media resources), describes the experience of practical application of media mentoring technology in the activities of the center of continuous professional development of teachers in the Omsk region. The content of the article can be claimed by specialists who carry out methodical work with teachers: specialists from institutes of additional further education, methodical services of municipal regions, subjects of the system of scientific support and methodical work with teachers, including specialists from centers of continuous professional development of teachers, mentors, regional methodists, tutors.