Preparing future educators for teaching homeland knowledge and heritage in Bulgaria and Kazakhstan

This scientific report examines the significance of preparing prospective educators for effective history and heritage instruction. The study delves into methods and strategies employed to equip students in the field of education with the skills necessary to deliver high-quality history lessons while nurturing a deep respect and understanding of historical heritage. Through an analysis of existing training models, methodologies, and best practices, this report offers insights into the essence of preparing future educators and its potential to cultivate skilled and innovative history teachers. The report investigates methods and strategies for effectively training students destined to become future history educators, with the goal of ensuring superior education and fortifying the connection between the present and the past. The training of teachers in Bulgaria and Kazakhstan is primarily aimed at identifying the historical roots, patriotism, and pride in the history of the homeland. Teachers are the ones who provide information and upgrade the students' knowledge every year. History, historical and cultural heritage must be remembered, because as they say, in order to have a future, one must know, remember and transmit the past. A past that both countries are proud of. A past that we pass on to the new, young generation.