The model of continuing teacher education: the experience of Moscow Pedagogical State

Abstract

The paper presents the teacher training experience of Moscow Pedagogical State University (MPGU) – the oldest professional pedagogical institution in Russia (being the successor of Moscow Higher Women’s Courses, the university celebrated its 150th birthday in 2022). The purpose of the paper is to analyze the teacher training framework of MPGU covering the pool of ‘Pre-vocational education – secondary vocational education – higher vocational education – further vocational education’ as a system of continuous professional teacher development, and to define implementation strategies of continuous pedagogical education. MPGU experience presented here also includes the review of most viable strategies of continuous pedagogical education: fundamental nature of education, integration, humanization and axiologization of education, cooperation and partnership, and digitalization of education. The complete analysis of the teacher training model applied by MPGU suggests that fundamental ideas of teachers’ personal and professional growth concept by V. A. Slastenin are being developed. This is in reference to the existing multi-level teacher training system (starting from school teachers of specialized and academic subjects to postgraduate and extended learning teachers) and to the development of a common education space providing teachers’ personal and professional growth. Updating the pedagogical legacy, contemporary interpretation of procedural concepts, theories, and methods are important aspects in training teachers at MPGU at all levels of continuous pedagogical education.