Orientation of students towards teaching profession by project activities

Possible ways of the value based attitude development in future teachers are considered in the article. Analysis of the problems inherent to contemporary general education, human resources’ potentials, requirements asserted upon contemporary teaching community actualize the need to study students’ attitude toward pedagogical work. The obtained research results speak of the weak orientation of students towards professional competencies’ development. The survey, however, demonstrated a rise in educational activities significant for self-fulfillment and self-development of students. At the same time, continuing teacher education is not seen by the students as a priority of specific value. One of the ways to overcome such contradictions, in my opinion, is a realization of the profile training program with psycho-pedagogical orientation in the course of basic education. The main steps of the joint project “A teacher in the modern world” involving students and undergraduates of the same profile education are described. The aim of the project was to develop a set of mechanisms making a selection of the teaching profession preferable. The conclusions of the article suggest that projecting as a practically-oriented technology contributes to the development of required competencies and provides stable orientation towards teaching profession.