2023 Teaching Trends

Post the pandemic we have all witnessed rapid change and a massive transformation from traditional teaching techniques to modern technology-driven learning. 

The world is moving faster, becoming bundaryless reducing gaps between countries due to technological advancements, allowing limitless knowledge sharing every day! This has not only brought significant shifts in how students and adults think of their education but also has gone through a paradigm shift in their careers. Ideologies, methodologies, and pedagogies are going through a change in leaps and bounds to match the current dynamic global teaching and learning trends. This change impacts the learners, the teachers, and the educational institution to a large extent.

Let’s look at the top 5 2023 teaching trends that are directly influencing the education sector in India.

1. Skill development – need of the hour:

After the implementation of NEP 2020, skill development programmes at schools have taken an all-new leap. At each level of education, children are introduced to newer sets of skills making them proficient in one or more trending skills. At present, the ‘Skill India’ movement is working in full swing enabling rural India to level up and increase the standard of living. Today’s technological advancements are directly affecting all components of our lives, impacting not only our jobs but also our personal lives. Therefore, a professional possessing a unique skill set is more likely to be hired by the corporate giants making him an expert in his respective domain. Hence, the year 2023 will see a massive influx in technology-driven skills like coding, blockchain management, etc.

2. Socio-emotional enhancement:

With the increasing need for a well-rounded corporate employee, it is not only critical but also vital to train today’s generation appropriately in order to make them future-ready. Social-emotional skills include emotional management, building healthy relationships and feeling empathy. With boundaryless culture gaining tremendous growth, a student needs to acquire the above-mentioned skills so that they are accepted into the global market with open arms. in the global market. Additional to academic excellence, a student also needs to become an all-rounder in all spectrums of life which socio-emotional skills will boost.

3. Blended teaching style:

Traditional chalkboard teaching has taken a techno-leap which has made it necessary to utilise a perfect blend of learning resources available to students in today’s internet world. From e-learning to mobile games-based learning, these newer methods of learning enhance recall value and also keep the students engaged. The chalkboard teaching style was transferred to the PPT era where teachers utilized visual presentations to grip the students, which is now replaced by the audio-visual style of teaching. A teacher needs to maintain an equilibrium between all these up-to-date technologies.

4. Project-based teaching:

A self-learned student always is a good learner for life. When teachers give a topic for research to a student or to a group of students they tend to research it over the internet. Which additionally, gives them the freedom to explore the topic on their own. With optimal freedom to explore and present their thoughts on the given topic, students not only enhance their research skills but also polished presenters. This is exactly what the corporate world today demands. 

5. Gamification:

To captivate today’s generation, the most trending teaching mechanism, gamification drives engagement in any environment. It could be a simple game to learn from in a classroom setup or even a small game you play on your mobile or desktop which adds value to your learning.

Last words of advice:

Gen Z students are highly technologically driven and hence Harshad Valia International School, the best CBSE English medium co-educational school located in Andheri (W), Mumbai believes in staying up-to-date with current teaching trends to keep the students engaged and curious. Teachers are extremely enthusiastic to learn newer methods of learning for optimal learning results.