METHODOLOGY OF STEM-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGICAL PRACTICUM IN SEWING IN THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS

Abstract

The article presents a theoretical and methodological justification of the concept of a STEM-oriented technological workshop on sewing in the context of professional training of future technology teachers. The relevance of the study is due to the need to modernize vocational education in accordance with the requirements of the New Ukrainian School, international educational standards, as well as the challenges of digital transformation, sustainable development and innovative pedagogy. Attention is drawn to the fact that despite the high potential of sewing as a field of material and technological activity for the implementation of interdisciplinary and creative components, the structure and content of the technological workshop remain mostly reproductive and poorly integrated into the STEM context. The methodological prerequisites for the formation of the corresponding educational practice are highlighted, including: axiological and engineering orientation of education, development of design and technological thinking, strengthening of the gender-inclusive component, use of digital tools and open educational resources, orientation on project, research and design thinking activities. The structure of the publication reveals the content and potential of STEM integration into the sewing profile, provides examples of structural and didactic updating of the educational process, emphasizes the advantages of shifting the emphasis from reproduction to creative search and research design. Particular attention is paid to the practice of implementing the STEM approach in the conditions of a professional training course, in which students in the first semester master the technique of performing seams and making simple products (cosmetic bags, shoppers, etc.), and in the second – design and sew shoulder or waist clothing for themselves, completing the educational cycle with a photo shoot. Such experience contributes to the formation of a stable professional identity, increases motivation for the profession, develops skills of self-organization, aesthetic vision, digital modeling (for example, using the Valentina software), as well as critical assessment of one’s own results.