Published: 06 April 2022
Summary
A global teacher shortage, worsened by the pandemic and mass resignations, is forcing schools to close due to lack of faculty and staff. Education CIOs must now help build innovative instructional delivery models with creative use of technologies such as AI, automation and adaptive learning.
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Impacts
K-12 education (primary/secondary) is facing an imminent crisis of increased school closures due to teacher and staff shortages. The impacts of this crisis on education are severe, including that the:
Pandemic is accelerating the existing trend of teachers leaving due to low pay, poor working conditions and better job opportunities elsewhere
Lack of agility available to react and respond is based on the limitations of traditional K-12 delivery models
Innovative or alternative options to closing a school cannot be realized without new digital capabilities
Recommendations
K-12 Education CIOs seeking to expand digital transformation and innovation must:
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