A methodology workshop of the 'Personality Potential Development in Education' Consortium Consortium took place in Moscow, in the Izmaylovo Vega Hotel on 10 through 12 December 2023 with the support of the 'Investment in the Future' Charitable Foundation.
The workshop was opened by Elena Kazakova, Chairperson of Russia's Federal Teaching Methodology Association (FTMA) in the sphere of higher pedagogical education, Principal of the Institute of Education Sciences of the St. Petersburg State University, Corresponding Fellow of the Russian Academy of Education, Chairperson of the Consortium Council, Professor and Doctor of Education Sciences, and Peter Polozhevets, Executive Director of the 'Investment in the Future' Charitable Foundation. The event comprised five sessions during which the participants summed up the current implementation phase of the Consortium's network master's program, discussed the plans of its further implementation for the formulation of new vectors of joint research and interactions. The event also included presentations of projects and programs pursued by the 'Investment in the Future' Charitable Foundation.
Three anchor presentations were made on behalf of the Foundation. Dmitry Sizarev, Leader of the Foundation's 'Products' stream, introduced colleagues to the 'School of Opportunities' educational resource for teachers and spoke about the conceptual foundations of personality potential development in education. Renat Iskaziev, Leader of the Foundation's 'Digital Skills and Competencies' stream, made a presentation on 'How to Start AI Studies and Use AI in Education'. Another presentation concerned the 'Growth Studios' project supported by the 'Investment in the Future' Charitable Foundation.
The workshop was attended by representatives of 19 Consortium member universities from 18 Russian regions, as well as representatives of two educational institutions from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The event covered a wide range of topics that will assist in the development of teachers' personal capabilities, as well as the 'Personality Potential Development in Education: Digitization and Personalization' master's program. Participants from different regions shared experience with colleagues, delivered hands-on master classes for the event participants.
The 'Personality Potential Development in Education' Research Consortium was founded on 20 July 2020 by a group of seven teachers' training universities with the support of the 'Investment in the Future' Charitable Foundation for the purpose of conducting joint research, developing and using methodologies aimed at the development of personality potential in the education system. The Consortium unites 24 universities with a total student population of 290+ thousand students of all forms of attendance, and with a faculty strength of more than 15.5 thousand tutors. Teachers' training universities and other universities offering programs in the field of pedagogy from 23 Russian regions participate in the Consortium.
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