FEATURES OF TRAINING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION SPECIALISTS IN BLENDED LEARNING CONDITIONS

Abstract

In the course of their research, the authors revealed the peculiarities of professional training of future preschool teachers in the context of blended learning, which is a direct response to global digital transformation and the intensive diversification of educational institutions. The need to review the content and methods of training specialists, whose role is evolving from a simple transmitter of knowledge to a facilitator, coach, and tutor of a child's individual educational trajectory, is justified. It is noted that quality training should focus on developing the strategic competence of future educators: the ability to design individual educational trajectories for children, effectively organize interaction with parents through digital channels, and maintain the emotional and psychological comfort of the child in a changing learning environment. The relevance of the study lies in the need to bridge the gap between traditional training methods and the requirements of the competency-based approach to the basic component of preschool education in the context of digitalization, and in the need to develop the digital competence of future educators necessary for successful functioning in an uncertain professional environment. To achieve the set goal, systematic, comprehensive, and theoretical approaches were used, which made it possible to analyze scientific and pedagogical discourse, typologize blended learning models (rotational, flexible, enriched virtual learning), and conduct an empirical survey among higher education seekers. The study found that the effective implementation of blended learning depends on a high level of teacher readiness (70%) and adequate technical support (58.5%). The need to integrate project-oriented learning into the content of training as a key strategy for developing creativity, teamwork, and skills for solving atypical pedagogical tasks was highlighted. The authors concluded that blended learning is the optimal pedagogical solution, ensuring not only the acquisition of fundamental knowledge, but also the development of stress resistance and selfregulation, which are important for fu ture specialists.