TSPU historical and philological faculty has published the first volume of multi-authored monograph «Siberian literature for children and youth: tendencies and context of development (1950-2010)» edited by Head of department of literature and methods of literature teaching Elena Alexandrovna Polevaya. The research was conducted with the support of Russian humane scientific fund in scope of scientific project «Works of Siberian writers and Siberia in literature of XX – XXI centuries for children and youth» (for more details about the project please check the issue of “Tomsk teacher” newspaper dated 30 January 2016). The monograph greatly contributes to study of children and youth Siberian literature. This issue is intended for high and middle school teachers, students and parents.

During the last 5 years teachers of the Tomsk state pedagogical university have been realizing the project of «TSPU center for additional physico-mathematical and natural-science education» that should enhance the prestige of physico-mathematical education. Each year school students gather at Center and attend lectures conducted by talented teachers and scientists of the University, solve extraordinary tasks, conduct exciting experiments and prepare themselves to Basic State Examination and Unified State Exam introducing themselves to amazing world of science.

It is necessary to make children interested in studying natural sciences and mathematics! Starting from the 5th grade school students are able to comprehend natural-science theories. How to present serious science in fun and accessible way? It requires a special approach to the organization of educational process. Such approach was developed by Aristotle – science begins with amazement!

Truly, an amazement gives rise to interest and curiosity, which are the main triggers of knowledge. That is why the teachers of Center are doing their best to impress and amaze children with interesting experiments, researches and projects from the real life.  On the lessons «Entertaining physics», «Entertaining mathematics», «Physical workshop» children are learning to see unusual things in everyday life, think and draw conclusions. And when attention was drawn the skilled teachers of Center (including the ones invited from Moscow and other regions of Russia) will help children to prepare to contests including All-Russian and international.

In 2015 TSPU center for additional physico-mathematical and natural-science education was awarded with a title of federal innovative platform.

The lessons took place at the following address: 64 Komsomolsky prospect.

For more details please visit the web-site of the Center.

TSPU invites you to participate in all-Russian educational event "Grand ethnographical quiz ", which will take place on the 4th of October 2016 at 11.00 in each subject of Russian Federation. You can join the quiz at TSPU facilities: 75 Komsomolsky prospect room 335 and 15/1 Karl Ilmera Street room 217.

Tomsk deputy mayor for social policy Tatiana Domnich has met with the representatives of Tomsk state pedagogical university, members of youth policy administration and education department. During the meeting, the further realization of “City summer” project was discussed. During July and August leaders of “City summer” were organizing sport events, games, competitions and workshops for those kids who stayed in Tomsk. For the 4 seasons student squad has been organizing summer activities for children in 32 yards of the city. In 2016 24 TSPU students participated in project and organized activities for more than 700 children of Tomsk. Results of “City summer” and prospects of the project in 2017 were discussed during the meeting in city hall. 

"We need to introduce the procedure for the acceptance of each yard area on the eve of the new season of "Summer city", - said deputy mayor Tatiana Domnich. – Specialists of the mayor's office need to visit the area and meet with the representatives of the Criminal Code or the Homeowners Association, to make sure that yard is clean and the secure. Each district should have a person in charge of coordinating the program with managing campaigns and partnerships residents”.

Another proposal made by the Tomsk state pedagogical university, was the development of "City Summer" as a platform for education, game and career guidance programs. Deputy Mayor expressed confidence that young Tomsk citizens will be interesting in meeting police, fire and rescue service of the city and doctors who could them about their work, about the rules of behavior in the water, road traffic rules, children could learn how to bandage and many more.

"The invitation to participate in the program could be also sent to Tomsk colleges and schools whose students will acquaint children with working professions and their profile", - has added Tatiana Domnich. 

The last three years the project "City Summer" is implemented on a completely another level. This year, the program marks its 11’th anniversary and now is the time to make some great changes"- said Galina Titova, Dean of the TSPU Faculty of Education.

On the eve of the new of vacation season in the spring of 2017 all the parties participating in the project - Center for Social Initiatives, the management of youth policy, Russian student groups, urban employment center, administration of Tomsk areas, Homeowners Association – will meet once again to discuss the development of programs.

TSPU center for additional physico-mathematical and natural-science education invites schoolchildren, students, teachers and for all comers to participate in popular science lecture “What is worth to catch in science and what one can catch there” which takes place on the 11th of October at 16.00.

Lecturer – Sergey Vladimirovich Abdrashitov, employee of TSPU centre for additional physico-mathematical and natural-science education.

During the lecture you will find out:

• What can be considered as science and what is not.
• Why is good to get along with science even if you are not a scientist.
• How to become a scientist if you really want to.
• Prospects of being a scientist and much more.

 In order to participate please register by using the link below:

Venue of lecture: room number 335, the first building pf TSPU (75 Komsomolsky prospect)

The deputy chairman of Tomsk region election committee Korf Elena Anatolievna has visited Tomsk state pedagogical university last Tuesday. She met with the students of faculty of economics and management studying “Law” profile  in order to provide information about coming elections.

The meeting was held in form of a quiz on “Election to State Duma of Tomsk region”, that was organized by Elena Anatolievna together with the representatives of Tomsk municipal election committee (Romanova K. A.) and teachers of Civil Law department of TSPU (Head of department Kindyashova A. S., senior teacher Choibsoniva C. B.). 

In the course of the quiz students have not only showed their knowledge and interest in the coming elections but also could receive answers on the most complicated issues related to elections.

Students and employees of Tomsk state pedagogical university are going to mark a significant date – 114 anniversary of the University on Saturday the 17th. Festive events will begin at 19.00 and according to the tradition will be held on the territory of TSPU stadium (62A Kievskaya Street). The program will include numbers by comedians, musicians and activists. There also will be some competitions, gifts and of course colorful fireworks.

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Tomsk State Pedagogical University was founded in 1902 and is the oldest educational institution in Siberia. Now TSPU is considered as one of the leading pedagogical educational institutions of Russia. TSPU has a highly qualified scientific and pedagogical staff: five corresponding members of state academies, four Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation. Overall, the number of specialists with academic degrees and titles in the University personnel exceeds 80%. Two scientific schools of TSPU (in physics and biology) have a formal status of “leading scientific schools of the Russian Federation” and the corresponding grants of the President of the Russian Federation. Professor of TSPU, a theoretical physicist Odintsov, S.D., entered the number of 10 most well-known Russian scientists, according to Forbes magazine. Pedagogical staff TSPU trains specialist in various fields like education, culture, art, tourism, sport, public relations, economics and management.

Two student teams of TSPU have participated in the second sport garbage collection championship that took place in Lagernyi garden in Tomsk. The goal of the action is to clean the city after the celebration of Tomsk citizen day. Together with the colleagues from other educational institutions TSPU students have picked more than 500 kg of garbage. As representatives of nature department noted the half of the collected garbage consisted of plastic and glass bottles. The student of TSPU, head of “Point of view” voluntary group Kseniya Zobnina has received a special prize for a “selfless approach to the task”. All the participants have received souvenirs.

The awarding of winners of All-Russian competition of students' projects in the field of public relations, advertising and media technologies will take place in October in Moscow.

By the decision of the jury in the “Ecology” category the work by students of Tomsk State Pedagogical University “ART-CHAOS. Garbage wind." has received  the highest award. According to the authors the goal of the project is to change attitude to garbage through the creation of art-objects and make schoolchildren more environmental responsible.

"In Tomsk there are some measures taken to improve the environmental situation and federal and regional projects are being implemented: "Garbage has its house", "Tomsk - clean city!", "Batteries, Surrender! ". But in our opinion - write the authors - is necessary not only to learn how to collect the garbage separately and drop it in certain containers, but also to change the attitude to the garbage. "

Irina Arkhipova, Director for External Relations and Communications, Coca-Cola Hellenic  in Russia and chairman of the jury said: "I congratulate the students of Tomsk. Their work is a really interesting creative project. I agree with the sponsors that the waste problem exists due to insufficient coverage of the topic in media and low level of environmental responsibility in society. That is why our company takes an active part in environmental education. Coca-Cola Hellenic has committed to conduct all their activities with great responsibility with attention to the environment. The Company believes that environmental protection is the responsibility of every member of society. That is why for many years we have been supporting projects aimed at the promotion of the topic."

Source: www.crystalorange.ru

Postgraduate students of economic theory department of Tomsk state pedagogical university (Head of the Chair prof. V.V. Sizov) participated in field meeting of geographical society committee on tourism development, which was taking place from 8 to 10 September in Tomsk. The topic of meeting was: “The role of geographical society in development of tourism in Siberian federal district: problems and prospects”.

Postgraduate student Galina Panukova (group 61 of “Tourism” course) has presented a project of Ivan Petlin’s expedition from Tomsk to China. The goal of the project was to develop a tourist route timed to 400 anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and China. The project was approved by Kotlyakov Vladimir Mikhailovich – chairman of Russian geographical society on tourism development.

During the meeting scientific contacts with the management of Shor national park were made. Director of the National park Valeri Borisovich Nadezhdin has supported the creation of jointed research platform on the basis of TSPU to perform a complex study of local nature and culture. He expressed a desire to cooperate with TSPU and noticed that national park requires qualified specialist in order to develop ethnographic tourism. Postgraduate student Natalia Lisovskaya has made a report “Tourist framework of Eastern Russia on an example of Tomsk” and arranged a very interesting excursion for the guests of Tomsk.

Works of postgraduate students, that were presented during the Russian geographical society meeting will underlie researches and practices aimed to develop tourism in modern Russia.