Improving ICT competence of teachers in the formation of functional literacy

The research problem and the rationale for its relevance. Nowadays, the formation of functional literacy of schoolchildren is considered as a result of education, as a social order of society. The level of functional literacy of schoolchildren directly depends on the professionalism of teachers. Due to the remoteness of most settlements of the Irkutsk Region from the regional center, teachers of any direction need to have competencies in the field of information and communication technologies for continuous professional development. The goal of the research is to substantiate the conditions affecting the improvement of ICT competence of teachers in the formation of functional literacy of schoolchildren in secondary schools of the Irkutsk Region. Methodology (materials and methods). Methodological bases of the research are the provisions of continuous education of teachers, the concept of a unified federal system of scientific and methodological support of pedagogical staff and managerial personnel. The research is based on the competence, system and cluster approaches to the support of teachers' professional development. The research uses methods of analysis and synthesis of information obtained from normative documents, results of scientific research; mathematical methods of statistical data processing; methods of comparison and generalization of information.