Advanced training of teachers of “Art” educational area in the conditions of system-activity approach

The article deals with topical aspects of advanved training of teachers of “Art” educa-tional area in a system - activity approach. Modern education system is undergoing a major upgrade, connected with the adoption of the Federal State Educational Standards, professional standards for teache, education development strategy in the Russian Federation. Upgrade requires the formation of a new system of didactic principles, acting basal superstructure of education methods. Innovative didactic principles operate in the field of formation metasubject competences of teacher and student; it is include: humanization, cultural conformity, natural conformity, social partnership, individual creative expression, purposeful cooperation and co-creation, differentiation and integration, diagnosticity, the principle of unity of fundamental and professional orientation of training. Development of programs and organization of advanced training are based on the definition of the content: professional competence (PC), general cultural competence (GCC), general-professional competences (GPC), professional experience (PE) - manifestedtion competencies in various situations (behavioral aspect) and its components - skills, competencies manifestation (motivational aspect), and knowledge (cognitive aspect).