The Council is created to develop interaction between the Ministry and the community of teacher bloggers, to draw public attention to popularizing the teaching profession and the formation of a positive image of pedagogical university students and teachers of Russian schools, as well as to promote the work of teachers among the audience of social networks.

– In the modern world, it is impossible to imagine our life without social media. I believe, teachers should know how to form a positive image of the profession and promote education. As a matter of fact, almost everyone is now following the events in the media, including children and their parents. Therefore, it is a great thing to have interesting teachers in social networks who create meaningful content about norms and values, self-knowledge and self-development, - says Elena Vladimirovna.

The duties of the Council will include discussing ideas about media coverage of the activities of the Ministry; informing state authorities and the general public about the activities of the teacher bloggers council, the Ministry and other governmental bodies; holding meetings on activities of the Ministry related to the professional role and development of teachers in Russia.

– My personal motivation is to create and promote a positive image of an educator as a successful, enthusiastic, talented person, the one that sets an example to others to follow. It’s also supporting a professional community of teachers through interesting and verified online information resources and helping teachers in creating and maintaining such resources; promoting key ideas and values, formats and projects of modern education with the help of pedagogical communities in social media; creating website content that inspires, supports and develops parents, children and colleagues, - adds Elena Vladimirovna.

The members of the Council have been chosen via competitive selection. The teacher bloggers have been elected by voting.

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The Ministry of Education of Russia has approved the first composition of the teacher bloggers council. It includes 26 working educators who are also active on their social network accounts and have a large number of followers.

The Council is created to develop interaction between the Ministry and the community of teacher bloggers, to draw public attention to popularizing the teaching profession and the formation of a positive image of pedagogical university students and teachers of Russian schools, as well as to promote the work of teachers among the audience of social networks.

The members of the association will participate in the discussion of education issues, take initiatives and propose activities aimed at increasing the prestige of the profession.