TEACHER’S SKILLS/COMPETENCE AND PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN POST COVID-19 ERA

Abstract

The corona virus outbreak made many countries of the world to close down their education institutions in 2020. In Nigeria, schools were closed down, academics activities were suspended and teachers were at home for the period of 6 months before they resumed. As the pandemic persists, this calls for new ways of imparting knowledge/teaching in our educational institutions. The paper discuss some innovative teaching skills/competence and pedagogical strategies required of secondary school teachers to enable them impart knowledge in the post covid-19 era and in any similar emergence situation that may occur. This skills/competence include, constructivism skills, collaborative learning competence, social distance and spacing skills, blended learning skills, customized blended learning model skills, global competence, virtual learning competence, and contemporary education language competence. These teaching skills provide opportunities for teaching and learning to take place without students being compacted in one place. It therefore recommended that: the 21st century pedagogical strategies innovated and earlier recommended should be stressed in teacher-education programs at all levels, every educational institution in Nigeria should have e-library and educational technology workshop and should be used as a prerequisite for establishment of new educational institution, special training programs, seminars and workshops should be organized for all teachers on on-line education at all levels to enable them acquire skills for the contemporary innovative models for teaching and learning among others.