Baccalaureate Base Stage in the System of Higher Pedagogical Education: Experience, Problems and Prospects

The article deals with the issues of modernization of pedagogical education in transition from a specialist degree to multilevel education of the unified European system as well as in the sphere of Basic Professional Educational Program development on the basis of professional standards. It concerns the European experience of developing a system of pedagogical baccalaureate within the framework of Bologna reforms, analyses the possibility of its reconsideration and adaptation for internal use. The article regards the basic principles of baccalaureate development in universities and higher professional schools of Germany and the most important modern tendencies in the system of European education. On the example of the successful experience of Minin University’s implementation of multilevel education, innovative for Russia, the article relates about a merger of the Federal State Educational Standard and the Professional Standard, formation of Standard competences and professional labour operations and about development of module academic plans and work programmes. The article raises the question whether baccalaureate terms and classification are relevant to use

CONSOLIDATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY OF TEACHERS OF GEOGRAPHY AS AN INNOVATIVE VECTOR OF GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION IN THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD REGION

The article explores the role of geographical education at the present stage, it examines the main problems. The causes underestimation of geography as a school subject and as a science. The role of the All-Russian public organization "Russian geographical society", activity which is aimed at the revival of geographical education at all levels. On the basis of analysis of the professional associations of teachers of geography in the regions of Russia, the conclusion about the need for the Association of Geography Teachers Nizhny Novgorod region. The purpose of the Association is to consolidate the forces of geography teachers to enhance the prestige of the teaching profession, professional development and deepening of inter-regional and international relations, improve geographic education of students in the direction of its humanization, humanization, education of youth in the spirit of the priority of human values, patriotism and citizenship. The Association aims to raise the status and quality of geography education in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Disclosed are the main directions of its activities as an educational and informational, scientific and methodological and research