Academic Methodological Trade  Association of Foreign Language Teaches.
t.Pavlograg. Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.
Zhygunova Lidia Ivanivna- educational supervisor, a Specialist in Methods of teaching, Pavlograd Department of Education, Pavlograd local town council.
Klymov Evgeniy Vasyl'ovych-  Executive vice-educational supervisor in charge of teaching staff,  a Specialist in Methods of teaching, a teacher of French and German Languages, School#8, t.Pavlograd.

2. Subject, Research Project and Educational Concept of Academic Methodological Trade  Association of Foreign Language Teaches in local education is "Development of critical  creative thinking  and reasoning capacity of students by implementation of creative innovation methods and technologies."
We are sure that the innovative life-sciences educator will continue to shape pedagogy in a new role.

3-4. Foreign languages teaching staff of the town.
70 teachers of foreign languages are engaged in educational activities in the town. 58 of them teach English, 9 teach French and 3- German language. Among the teachers 12 are holders of  a Specialist in Methods of teaching rank, 8 are senior lectors, 23 hold high certification rank, 14 are nominated a specialist of the first category, 12- the second, and 15 are associate degree specialists.

5. Mode-based education.

Different forms and methods in organizing teaching and learning process are used by Trade  Association of Foreign Language Teaches. Among them:
-academic and creative report of a teacher;
-discussion round tables;
-pedagogical excellence and  acting lessons mastership;
-workmanship and experience seminars;
-professional simulation and role plays;
-workshops and formal trainings;
- "The school of junior specialists".

6.The town and regional seminars are often organized by  Trade  Association and they are always very informative, useful  and of a high standard.The teachers work out, produce and post in their blogs a lot of useful materials which is read and implemented into pedagogy in many domestic and oversea communities, Some cooperate well with the British Council in Kyiv.

7.The teachers of foreign languages are active participants of "Teacher of the Year" competition at local and regional  levels. Zaitseva Lidiya Sergiivna(school#19), Klymov Evgenii Vasyl'ovych(school#8), Melnikova Oksana Oleksiivna( school#18) have been  the winners ov the regional Teacher of the Year competition for the previous years.

8. The traditional event in the life of  the Association of Foreign Language Teaches has become  Pedagogical mastership Competition of junior associate degree specialists. Young teachers have showna very good command of the language, methods of teaching and organizing leadership.



9. Association of Foreign Language Teaches successfuly cooperate with the American Council in Ukraine. The representatives of the Peace Corps worked as volunteer- teachers at Pavlograd lyceum, schools #1 and# 12. During the summer holidays the language camps "Life in English" were organized to improve language knowledge of school children.

The students go to English Summer camp "Severianin" at the Azov sea. It gives them many possibilities to learn English, to make new friends and discoveries. Fun, interesting and bright life in the camp was provided not only by leaders and heads of the creative workshops but 8 more Peace Corps volunteers in Ukraine from the United States of America: Kerry Marino (New York), Logan Brennan (New York), Sinden Enrouz (Colorado), Chris McDonough (Michigan), Laura Chat (Pennsylvania), Belli Woolf (Washington), Linda Lee (State Minnesota), Rachel Geer (Missouri) made the time in the camp unforgattable.
http://happyschoollife01.blogspot.com/2013/01/intel-project-azov-camp.html

10.Pavlograd Association of Foreign Language Teaches holds a list of important publications in pedagogy on teaching and learning styles and pedagogical innovations.The teachers Nasedkina O.O, Yakovleva L.M, Kovtun O.M, Klymov E.V, Bukreeva O.O.are active in publishing pedagogical articles in specialized pedagogy  magazines "English Language and Literature", "Le Francais".

Extra-Curricular Activities

11.We know that the classroom is not the only place for the kids  to improve  English. Participation in social activities  improves their conversational skills, and helps them be more comfortable in the lessons.The extracurricular programme at each school in Pavlograd  represents a great opportunity for children to relax, have fun, make new friends and try a new challenge. Every year the students take an active part in All-Ukrainian language competitions "Greenwich" in English, "Gallus" in French, "Young Eagle"- in German Language. In many  schools of the town there are Language Clubs where the students learn Languages, do investigation projects and use the Internet and information space to declareUkraine asmodern European state with rich history and culture.
http://happyschoollife01.blogspot.com/2014/05/5.html

12. It has become a tradition to organize "The weeks of foreign languages" and "The Days of Europe" at schools. Students have different competitions in language, hold on interesting presentations and festivals on cultural background of European countries, have virtual excursions to interesting places of Europe.The most interesting events have become "The Easter in France", "St.Patrik's Day", " Travell to France", "Meetings with famous and known people", "Tourist France", "Songs of Great Britain" and a great number of others.

13. The teachers try to bring together students who share an interest in theatre and the performing arts.We have Theatre Clubs at schools# 9, 5, 4, 7, 11.  The students who join theatre clubs not only learn about theatre through activities, field trips and performances but master and improve foreign languages.. Teacher- leaders strive to foster an appreciation for all forms of the performing arts and to provide opportunities for artistic growth.

14. The Festivals of Song Concert in Foreign languages is one of the main events in extracurricular life of  Pavlograd Association of Foreign Language Teaches. This event brings together students from various  middle, and high schools of the town. The performances of songs by talented students are so great that you may enjoy a live show with some truly talented young people.And of course, none of this would be possible without our  leaders of the Town Council, Pavlograd Board of Education,  principals, teachers and  the parents and families.

15.We have many students at schools who would like to choose the profession of  an international journalist in future as their career. So important school and town events, celebration of famous dates in  life of foreign countries the languages are being learnt  at, the festivals, investigation projects and interviews are published in school wallnewspapers, posted in students' blogs in the Internet and in the Internet web-sites of each school of the town.   
http://happyschoollife01.blogspot.com/2014/05/education-in-ukraine.html

16.For many years The Program of the Ministry of Education in Ukraine "Work with gifted children " has been successfuly implemented in the town. We gained good results in this field. Every year the students take an active part in local, regional olimpiads in foreign languages,  become winners and are awarded with the highest diplomas andcertificates. Some of them had taken IELTS and TOEFL Tests, became the winners of the International Programme of the USA Department of Education "Future Leaders Exchange" and now study in the USA.

17.The teachers of languages from the town schools not only work in close cooperation, but have an active rest together which  helps us escape daily routine and its accompanying stress. We go on excursions to different famous places in Ukraine. We get familiarized ourselves with historical places of interest, monuments and cultural traditions of our native country.   We also organize tea- parties where teaches can relax, show their artistic talents, sing songs and recite poems.

18.For many years the training activity of foreign language teachers is coordinated by Zhygunova Lidia Ivanivna- educational supervisor, a Specialist in Methods of teaching of  Pavlograd Department of Education. She organizes the work for educational purposes and off-campus activity, develops individual educational plans ,curriculum design and delivery together with teachers, organizes classroom trainings of the learning circle.As a head teacher she coordinates work with the representatives of the American Council who come as traning educational advisors in Ukraine.