Event
Presentation of the Global Report on Teachers at the 2024 Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX)
The Teacher Task Force will present the Global Report on Teachers, Addressing teacher shortages and transforming the profession, at the 2024 Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX).
This regional forum, held from 11 to 13 November 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda, will bring together stakeholders to discuss strategies for improving education across the continent. Focusing on the global teacher shortage, the Teacher Task Force will contribute insights from the report, emphasizing the importance of transforming the teaching profession to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4).
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Event
Africa Celebration for World Teachers' Day 2024
In the context of the African Union Year of Education and the preparation of a new Continental Strategy for Africa for 2026 to 2035 (CESA 26-35), IICBA is organizing an event ahead of World Teachers Day 2024 at the African Union and online. The draft CESA 26-35 emphasizes three strategic objectives related to teachers: (1) Improve teacher policies, education, professional development, and accountability; (2) Increase the attractiveness of the teaching profession, including issues related to teacher well-being; and (3) Invest in school leadership, including by increasing the share of female leaders where needed. These will topics for discussion throughout the day. After opening remarks, the event will have four sessions: (i) Teacher policies; (ii) Teacher training; (iii) Teacher practices; and (iv) Teacher well-being.
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Report
Identifying the essential ingredients to literacy and numeracy improvement: Teacher professional development and coaching, student textbooks, and structured teachers’ guides
Using literacy and numeracy outcome measures for grades 1 and 2, this study evaluated the benefits of the following ingredients: (1) teacher PD and teacher instructional support and coaching; (2)...
Report
Identifying the essential ingredients to literacy and numeracy improvement: Teacher professional development and coaching, student textbooks, and structured teachers’ guides
Using literacy and numeracy outcome measures for grades 1 and 2, this study evaluated the benefits of the following ingredients: (1) teacher PD and teacher instructional support and coaching; (2)...
Report
School Leadership in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This report summarizes the findings of a 2020 survey of school leaders, teachers, and parents from schools in India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Malaysia on the topic of school leadership. This group of...
Report
School Leadership in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This report summarizes the findings of a 2020 survey of school leaders, teachers, and parents from schools in India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Malaysia on the topic of school leadership. This group of...
Report
School Leadership in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This report summarizes the findings of a 2020 survey of school leaders, teachers, and parents from schools in India, Indonesia, Kenya, and Malaysia on the topic of school leadership. This group of...
Report
Training better teachers: An implementation brief for improving practice-based initial teacher education
The evidence presented in this report and through the sector mapping study demonstrates how well-designed alternative education models can provide solutions to the challenges faced by the South...
Report
Training better teachers: An implementation brief for improving practice-based initial teacher education
The evidence presented in this report and through the sector mapping study demonstrates how well-designed alternative education models can provide solutions to the challenges faced by the South...