Regional Virtual Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean Region - COVID-19 education crisis - Supporting teachers in distance learning and on school reopening

America and the Caribbean region was held to discuss countries’ challenges and national responses
in relation to teachers in the use of distance education and for the return to school. The
meeting brought together a combination of country level perspectives and those from international
organizations operating in the region.

The speakers represented Teacher Task Force members and
non-members from Barbados, Colombia, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay and Peru. Representatives
from the Regional Committee of the International Education in Latin America, the School of
Education at the University of West Indies, and from Regional UNESCO offices and the TTF also
participated to provide a regional and civil society perspective.