Teachers are making a career switch from schools to edtech startups after the pandemic – India Today
After almost two years, students are heading back to school with much enthusiasm for offline classes, but a change has been witnessed in the teachers’ choices as well. Some of the teachers are choosing to continue with virtual classes with new edtech startups, leaving behind the traditional cha…….
After almost two years, students are heading back to school with much enthusiasm for offline classes, but a change has been witnessed in the teachers’ choices as well. Some of the teachers are choosing to continue with virtual classes with new edtech startups, leaving behind the traditional chalk-and-talk teaching methods.
During the pandemic, almost every teacher had to learn the new virtual teaching methods by sitting in front of their mobile or laptop screens. Now, they become habitual to these methods as it not only provides them with the potential of greater remuneration but also helps them gain digital skills.
“The pandemic has taught us many tough lessons, but on the other hand, it eased the problems of teachers like me who faced difficulties while teaching offline. Handling both working outside and the family became next to impossible sometimes,” says Mansi Garg, a learning coach at StayQrious.
.The new edtech approach
Edtech businesses are positively transforming the education industry. Edtech firms have come a long way, especially during the pandemic, by bringing teaching and learning to an entirely digitised form.
Learning has become easier and more innovative because of the emergence of new tools, particularly mobile apps.
Many edtech companies have noticed the shift in how teachers want to teach now and have incorporated tools to help them make the move from physical to digital more easily, such as enabling simplified sharing of videos, puzzles, assessments, and reports.
With the help of advancements in artificial intelligence, instructors now have access to a variety of tools powered by machine learning algorithms that make their jobs easier.
Special activities, such as verifying responses for assignments, allow them to devote more time to other parts of teaching.
Aanand Srinivas, the founder of StayQrious, said, “In a survey, we did at StayQrious with our learning coaches, we found that the mission of the startup mattered the most to these educators.”
“What came in second was having the organisation’s support with content, training, and access to a community of fellow educators.
Edtech provides full-time stability and recognition
Teachers who were not able to get adequate job security even after working almost half of their lives in schools can get an opportunity to work as full-time members of edtech startups and be better recognised for their effort.
Srinivas further added that edtech startup StayQrious, which was working with around 50-60 teachers before, saw a …….
