Event
Designing and Implementing Effective CPD Programs for Teachers
Africa Teachers Webinar Series
The series is co-sponsored by the Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities, the African Union, the European Union’s Regional Teacher Initiative for Africa, and the Global Partnership for Education’s Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, a joint endeavor with the International Development Research Centre. The webinar series is organized by UNESCO’s International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa, which leads the GPE KIX Africa 19 Hub and is a partner in the European Union’s Regional Teacher Initiative for Africa.
Designing and Implementing Effective Continuous Professional Development Programs for Teachers
Thursday, February 27, 2025, 3 PM East African Time (GMT+3)
Key Speakers:
- Dr. Ebby Mubanga, Deputy President, AFTRA & Registrar, Teaching Council of Zambia
- Dr. Victoria Kisaakye Kanobe, Senior Project Coordinator, UNESCO IICBA
- Prof. Betty Ezati, Chairperson of Taskforce, Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education
- Dr. Astérie Nyirahabimana, Assistant Lecturer, University of Rwanda, Kigali
- Dr. Christian Addai Poku, Registrar of the National Teaching Council, Ghana
Links:
Article
Teacher Professional Development in Emergency Contexts: A small sample exploratory analysis for five East African Countries
This paper examines Teacher Professional Development (TPD) in conflict zones and refugee settlements in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda through qualitative and quantitative methods...
Article
Teacher professional development in Africa. A critical synthesis of research evidence
This study is an original synthesis of African research evidence on teacher professional development (TPD) provision in the sub-Saharan region. It provides a critical appraisal of the evidence base...
Presentation
Teacher management in refugee settings
Presentation by Katja Hinz, part of IIEP’s Technical Cooperation team, Claire Thibault, Associate Programme Specialist at IIEP-UNESCO, at the online event Teacher education in emergencies to support...
Presentation
Teacher management in refugee settings
Presentation by Katja Hinz, part of IIEP’s Technical Cooperation team, Claire Thibault, Associate Programme Specialist at IIEP-UNESCO, at the online event Teacher education in emergencies to support...
Report
Crisis-sensitive educational planning for refugees and host communities: lessons from Ethiopia
In 2016, Ethiopia, one of the largest refugee-hosting countries in Africa, committed both at legal and policy levels to improve access to quality education for refugees. This report presents lessons...
Policy brief
Ensuring the effective management of primary-level teachers in refugee settings in Ethiopia. Policy brief
Effective teacher management, directed at building the status, competency and motivation of teachers, is a key policy lever that can help Ethiopia to achieve its aim of developing and sustaining a...
Report
Teacher management in refugee settings: Ethiopia
In 2018 IIEP-UNESCO and Education Development Trust jointly published a review of the literature relating to teacher management in refugee contexts. Fragmented information on refugee teachers, coupled...