Abstract
The author analyses and summarises the experiences of teaching of three compulsory pedagogical courses (ICT in Education, Systems of Open Teaching and Pedagogy for Information Education) to ICT student teachers and focussing on knowledge of instructional methods as a key component of pedagogical content knowledge in ICT teacher professional competency. In these courses, the student teachers are trained to be able to apply appropriate teaching methods for teaching ICT and Informatics in basic or secondary schools.
The courses cultivate student teachers theoretical knowledge and practical abilities and facilitate their skills' development to be able to implement ICT into school practice in three main directions: ICT specialisation, ICT application across curriculum and ICT as a technological platform of educational and working environment.