Use of Gamification as a Means of Consulting Support for Continuous Professional Development of Teachers

The article presents the results of the research conducted on the pedagogical faculty of Baranovichi State University on the creation of the university consulting service as an internal service to assist university teachers in solving problems of their professional practice. Gamification is presented as a form of consulting support of the process of teacher professional development directly at the workplace. Game simulation interaction influences the formation of the teachers' need for constant reflexive estimation of their activities. An educator recognizes the need for innovative change, which requires the constant study of educational activities implementation. The usage of experimental model simulation as real phenomena in pedagogical activity creates optimal conditions and prerequisites for teachers research competencies formation. It helps to produce innovative solutions in problematic situations, which may arise in the particular teacher activities. In game simulation the process of participants' personal development is intensified.