Specifics of the Activities of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Biological Education in the Training of Research Teachers in the Context of the Renewal of Pedagogical Education

The specifics of the activities of Theory and Methodology of Biological Education Department are presented in the article as training a research teacher in the subject area at the Southern Federal University. The indicators of educational and scientific activities, the number of students in the programs, staffing, educational activities and project activities are analyzed, and other controlled indicators are presented. The analysis of the indicators was reflected statistically and confirms the importance of the department’s activities in the multi-level training of teachers. The importance of cooperation between the department and schools and educational institutions, the formation of partnerships and a special educational environment is shown. Attention is paid to the direction of the department’s research in the formation of a practice-oriented model for training future biology teachers, the creation of the best practice bases.