Developing digital competencies for teachers: analysis of international experience

Research problem and substantiation of its relevance. Analysis of international practice shows that the urgent transition to distance learning has revealed the low readiness of systems of further professional education of teachers to respond promptly to the emerging challenges, the lack of an effectively functioning educational environment in which teachers would be able to maintain and improve digital competencies. The goal of the research is to identify successful organizational strategies based on an analysis of publications, as well as to determine the leading criteria for selecting the content of advanced training programs for teachers in the field of digital competencies. Materials and Methods. The research was built on the methodology of an analytical review that covered the period 2020-2023 of publications that presented data on the problem of advanced training in teachers' digital competencies. The objectives of the ongoing review focused on identifying strategies in the organization and selection of content in the development of advanced training programs. The leading criterion for the selection of publications was the availability of an analysis of the experience in the implementation of advanced training programs during the period under review. Results. As a result of the analysis, the leading strategies for building teacher education in in-service training have been identified. They are based on the integration of formal, non-formal, and informal education, making extensive use of the potential of such a form as work-based learning. A distinctive feature of such programs can be considered the use of non-linear structure by focusing on the current difficulties of teachers. The most significant criteria for selecting content are 1) level of digital competency 2) content peculiarities of the subject taught 3) account of current practices 4) account of personal traits of teachers 5) environment for VUCA tolerance development. The scientific novelty of the findings lies in design solutions and setting of selection criteria for the content of teacher training programs in the context of development of teachers' digital competencies. The research results are to be considered in the development of teacher training programs, which determines the practical significance of the study.