Preparation of Future Primary School Teachers for Modeling an Innovative Educational Environment in the Process of Studying Primary School Didactics

The article presents theoretical and methodological principles of training future primary school teachers to model an innovative educational environment. The relevance of the investigated issue in the context of modern requirements for the primary school teacher, in particular it’s projective and prognostic competences are proven. The substantive and practical components of training future primary school teachers for modeling an innovative educational environment in the process of studying primary school didactics have been determined. The essential aspects of the substantive component of the specified training are revealed: mastery by future teachers of the relevant conceptual and terminological apparatus (environment, environmental approach, educational environment, innovation, innovations in education, innovative educational environment, model, simulation); representation of modern psychological and pedagogical approaches to modeling the educational environment, principles of modeling stages. The principle of anticipation is characterized in the context of the implementation of modeling tasks of an innovative educational environment. Forms and methods of appropriate training are revealed - work with conceptual apparatus (tree of concepts, concept map, etc.), SWOT analysis, brainstorming, mini-projects, case method, etc.