The purpose of the study is to build an innovative educational model of a digital school based on an analysis of the best practices in using digital technologies in the educational activities of the school. The study analyzes the practical experience of the leading schools of Russia implementing various digitalization projects at their educational sites. The main results of the study characterize the components of the digital school model in the (a) targets, (b) software and technology, (c) content-methodological, and (d) evaluativereflective blocks. The authors state that school digitalization is basically a system of measures (a) to create an electronic digital school management system, to develop the school's digital base; (b) to create an innovative electronic information and educational environment; (c) to implement network educational programs; (d) to develop digital competences in teachers and digital literacy in students. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the integrity of the approach to understanding the essence of the digital school and determining its role in the digital transformation of the economy in Russia. 1.

The authors note the tendency of digital transformation of different spheres of human activity. Many scientific studies describe the results of the digital transformation of education, characterize ways of adapting teachers and students to the conditions of the new digital environment and consider the formation of digital competencies of teachers and digital literacy of students. At the same time, scientists do not consider the reasons that actualize digital transformation. The purpose of the study is to identify external and internal factors that determine the digital transformation of the Russian education system at the present stage of development of society. The authors are building a causal relationship model of the digital transformation of the education system. The authors choose the principles of a systematic approach as the methodological basis of the study. They consider the digital transformation of education as a system of transformations that have a complex transformative effect. This impact is based on taking into account the diversity of interconnections between the components of the education system. The authors substantiate the nature of digital transformation as a large-scale transformation, as a process of implementing digital technologies, as an improvement in the quality of the results of the educational process. The authors consider the factors and results of digital transformation in various projections. In accordance with the ideas of a systematic approach, the authors describe the essence of digital transformation in the form of a causal relationship model of the digital transformation of the education system. The causal relationship model of the digital transformation of education allows us to systematically see the development trends of Russian education and in the future to develop the right strategies to improve its quality and competitiveness. The use of digital technologies in the educational process provides a rational assessment of their need for solving specific educational problems. The main role of digital technologies consists in technological improvement of the educational process, expansion of the didactic capabilities of the teacher, activation and motivation of personal interaction between the teacher and students.

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