Creative Competence in the Structure of Professional Activity of a Teacher

Abstract

Creative competence has not been studied so far, but there are studies that are “nearby”, around this issue. Comparing the lists of professional competencies of a teacher identified by various researchers, and considerations about the relationship between the concepts of "competence" and "creative competence" in relation to pedagogical activity will be enlighten in of this article. The creative competence of teachers has such characteristics as openness to innovations and new technologies in the professional sphere; the ability and willingness to share creative professional experience and learn from the experience of colleagues; striving for self-development and creative realization in the profession; attention to the creative abilities of students and pupils; flexibility and ability to respond creatively in the process of interaction with the subjects of the educational process. To organize the study of the creative competence of a teacher, to solve practical problems in its formation, it is necessary to clearly understand the requirements and limitations of this approach, its specificity in comparison with other scientific approaches developed in pedagogy and psychology.