Teachers, we want to hear from you!
| When: | Tuesday, August 6, 2024 - 14:20 - Friday, August 30, 2024 - 23:59 |
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Europe/Paris
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The deadline is extended until Monday 30 August 2024.
Teachers are the cornerstone of quality education, yet educational systems worldwide grapple with chronic teacher shortages. According to the latest Global Report on Teachers by the Teacher Task Force and UNESCO, 44 million additional teachers are needed globally to achieve universal primary and secondary education by 2030. This figure, although a decrease from the 69 million projected in 2016, still highlights a significant shortfall, particularly in regions like sub-Saharan Africa, which alone requires 15 million more teachers.
The working conditions of teachers today directly influence the learning conditions of students tomorrow. Addressing these shortages is not just a priority; it is an urgent imperative. The Teacher Task Force is spearheading the 2024 #TeachersMissing advocacy campaign to tackle this critical issue. Launched at the TES stock-taking meeting on June 17, 2024, at UNESCO HQ, this campaign aims to inform and influence key global decisions and gatherings throughout the year.
As part of this effort, we invite teachers from around the world to contribute their voices and experiences. Your insights are vital in shaping policies and practices that will ensure a robust and effective teaching workforce for the future. Join us in this collective endeavor to advocate for the support and recognition teachers need and deserve.
The chosen testimonies will be edited and used to produce a video that will be displayed during the World Teachers’ Day celebrations at UNESCO HQ in Paris on 4 October 2024.
Video guidelines
Questions for the teachers
- Why is it important to make teachers’ voices heard? You can speak about the school, community, region, country level. Cues: education reforms and initiatives work best when consulted with teachers, motivation and identity (feeling part of the community); providing feedback and inputs/teachers as researchers and public intellectuals
- What mechanisms for teacher participation could be put in place to better capture teachers’ knowledge and voice? Cue: Are these places/conversations taking place where you work, have you been able to take part? How/why not? Cue: How would teacher education and professional development need to change for teachers to lead these processes?
- There is a global shortage of teachers in the world. From your perspective, what would be the solution(s) to ensure that young generations aspire to become teachers? What role can teacher voice play and what measures could allow for more teacher participation in policy making?
Technical specifications
- Orientation: horizontal, 16:9, if possible
- Format: Submit videos in one of the following formats: MP4, MOV, AVI, or WMV.
- Resolution: Minimum resolution of 720p (1280x720 pixels). Higher resolutions like 1080p (1920x1080 pixels) are preferred.
- Duration: Videos should be between 1 and 5 minutes.
- Audio and image: Ensure audio is clear and audible and that the light is behind the camera.
- Language: we welcome testimonies in English, French, Spanish and Arabic and a written transcript.
Submission process
- Deadline: Please submit your video by 15 August 2024.
- Method: Share your video via a download link. Proposed platforms: WeTransfer, UNESCO File Depot, then please send an email to Anna Ruszkiewicz ae.ruszkiewicz(at)unesco.org to share the link and inform us of your submission.
Permissions and rights
- Consent: Obtain necessary permissions from all participants featured in the video. The permission forms in English, French and Spanish can be downloaded here.
- Rights: By submitting, you grant UNESCO the right to use, share, and distribute your video for promotional purposes.
Additional information
- Description: Provide a brief description of the teacher in the video, including the following information:
- First and last name
- Role (teacher/school leader/other)
- Country
- Any other information you would like to provide
- Contact Information: Include your full name, email address, and phone number for any follow-up communication.
Resources
- #TeachersMissing advocacy campaign
- Global Report on Teachers with new global, regional and national data on teacher shortages and its video
- Recommendations of the UNSG High-Level panel on the teaching profession
- Transforming Education Summit Thematic Action Track 3: Teachers, teaching and the teaching profession
