Abstract
At the present stage of the development of distance learning, the requirements for the training of teachers working in this environment are increasing. High-quality training of people with different abilities, interests and needs, considering the personality characteristics of students, as well as the specifics of distance learning can be carried out only by a professional teacher. Given the novelty of the situation in which teachers are involved, and the likelihood that teachers will face the prospect of teaching online in the future, it is extremely important to learn more about their experience and about the necessary professional qualities of teachers to implement distance learning. The research is aimed at establishing the actual state of readiness of teachers for distance learning of students on the basis of theoretical and empirical study and identifying the components of the resource support technology for the formation of teachers’ readiness for distance learning of students. The article states that the formation of teachers’ competencies in distance learning of students is possible in the process of implementing educational programs at universities, as well as professional development and retraining programs. The authors, based on the analysis of empirical data obtained during the survey of practicing teachers and future teachers on the use of distance learning technologies in the educational process, identified problems and difficulties in the implementation of distance learning, and determined the conditions necessary for the successful implementation of distance learning. Сonclusion is made about the need for further development of such issues as conducting a study to evaluate the developed technologies for the formation of a teacher’s readiness for distance learning of students, developed program and methodological materials.