Professional Competences of a Teacher during the Period of Educational Paradigm Transformation in Lithuania

The purpose of the research is to disclose the peculiarities of teacher professional competence manifestation during the period of educational paradigm transformation.Methods of the research: a) analysis of scientific literature and Lithuanian documents on education; b) interviewing.Factors promoting development of qualification might be both people who promote and oblige and expected results: development of competences and improvement of the results.Only partial procedures of pedagogical competence development are foreseen and implemented at schools. Much influence on the perception of the need for improvement of competences and the use of services related to competence development comes from inner motivation, conscious understanding of it and individual decision. New professional competences are mandatory for a contemporary teacher, including their constituent parts as use of information technologies, development of teaching and learning environments, planning and improvement of contents of the subjects taught, managing the process of teaching and learning, assessment of pupil achievements and progress, motivation and support to pupils, acquaintance with the pupils and recognition of their progress, as well as professional self-development.