See the skills that can make a difference in the work of the teacher of the future, inside and outside the classroom.
With the technological advances that came to facilitate our day to day, researchers from the digital world estimate that, within a few years, the level of knowledge of humanity will double every 73 days, very different from what happened in the last century. knowledge took about 150 years to reach that mark. Thinking about that, you already imagined what would be the teacher of the future?
In a scenario like this, surrounded by technological, social and economic transitions, the professions will also go through changes, which will include concepts related to the business environment and specific knowledge of the educational area.
To be a good teacher of the future, for example, it will be necessary to go beyond the knowledge of your specific area. To accompany the transformations of the educational universe, the teacher of the future will have to develop new skills, in addition to perfecting those he already has.
Within a few years, the greatest divergence that can be seen in the performance of teachers of the past and present will be the use of technological tools. This is because, in the near future, mastering technology will be a prerequisite to stay in the job market.
However, it is essential to emphasize that it is not just about learning to use new software, but about understanding it deeply, about to take full advantage of it. It is necessary to transcend the personal use of social networks, transforming them into strategic tools for the dissemination of knowledge, to motivate and engage students and to optimize the pedagogical agenda.
Be connected and be multidisciplinary
In a globalized world, where children and adolescents have access to any type of information, it is important that education is practiced under this new perspective. This is because traditional teaching no longer meets the expectations of children and adolescents who, in order to learn, have the need to understand the usefulness of each information.
The students are more demanding: they no longer accept the fragmented teaching offered by the schools, which makes the contents seem meaningless and useless for their day today.
In this context, it is believed that there will be no more space for teachers who limit themselves to teaching the menu of their discipline, disregarding that this knowledge can influence or be influenced by the external world and by other subjects. And to learn a process, nothing better than knowing what it is for.
Be bilingual
Competence in another language has become a prerequisite to conquer the best vacancies in the labor market over the years. In the educational environment, it is not different.
The tendency is that, in the coming decades, most teachers speak at least two languages. Therefore, the teacher of the future must be trained to be able to teach to students of different nationalities and to interact and share knowledge with educators and researchers from around the world.
Emotions play an important role in the students' learning and in the relationships that are formed inside and outside the school. Therefore, teachers need to encourage students to deal with their emotions, educating them so that they become able to control their anxieties and fears and get the most out of other, more motivating feelings.
However, in order to teach, it is necessary to learn. To help your students develop their emotional intelligence, it is critical that the teacher develops his or her own. By strategically using emotional intelligence, it will be possible to develop an engaging methodology even for the most pragmatic of students.
Collectivity and emotions always go together. And for the development of social-emotional skills in the classroom, it is imperative to encourage mutual respect and appreciation of the other's perspective.
Thus, in working with social-emotional education, the teacher of the future will help the student to manage their emotions and value their multiple intelligences, which will be a great differential in the future.
