- It is predicted that there would be tremendous demand for teachers in the near future due to invasion of educational technology.
- According to a study by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, around 69 million new educators are required by 2030 to meet world’s educational needs worldwide.
During the pandemic, a good number moved from teaching and for ages people in India have been stating that teaching is the last resort. This is going to change in a big way. With technology making its way, teaching is undergoing a major change.
How would education look in 2030
The main challenge that remains in front of teachers is of staying relevant in the technology induced learning ecosystem. They have to brace themselves up to accommodate with the fast-paced growing educational technology in the classroom learning for children’s holistic development. As Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain Technology and Machine Learning (ML) leverages their role in the education sphere, it is equally important for teachers to upgrade their technical knowledge in handling edtech tools and apps because this is the one kind of bracket of teachers that would be in huge demand in the upcoming years. A teacher’s role in the classroom will never lose its importance due to its emotionally intelligent quotient to guide children to integrate their energy and make learning productive. Another aspect of high demand of teachers in the future is the personalized learning experience, which technology cannot give no matter how advanced it becomes.
It’s high time that educators worldwide become a part of this huge paradigm shift in the educational transformation & must break the shackle of the conventional teaching practice and naturally embrace technology.
Demand for ESL teachers to soar
This bracket of educators is most in demand because every second child speaks a language other than English and English as a Second Language (ESL) becomes imperative to learn for children to build comprehension ability from the formative years. Hence, trained ESL teachers would be in vogue in the coming future that would help students understand the mechanics of the language and augment their English concepts. As students from non-English speaking background migrate to English medium schools, the demand for ESL teachers will increase. To be a certified ESL educator, one can do various online courses provided by leading universities.
Good opportunity for die hard Math fans
Are you a mathematics nerd who loves playing with numbers? If so, it is time to go beyond 4+4 = 8 concept and create out-of-the-box theories. According to various studies, only a one-third majority of students excel in mathematic skills or are average proficient in it. Schools across the nation often face challenges to find good qualified and talented maths educators, who can help improve student’s current maths competency and calculation prowess. This scenario would ultimately create a demand for maths teachers in the near future.There are various programmes and degrees available online for teachers to hone their maths teaching skills & become an expert maths educator.
Scope for special education teachers
There has been an all-time high demand for special education teachers because there are children out there with lot of developmental dysfunctions like physical disability, orthopaedic impairments, or autism and for them not only being a licensed special educator is enough but one has to support these special children with learning differences and challenges, empathise and understand how they learn and make them empowered.
