The online submission form for the collection of good practices to support the work of the Transforming Education Action Tracks is now available. The deadline for the first round of submissions is 20 May 2022, however subsequent rounds of submissions will be available.
Please submit your best practice here. Guidelines on how to do it can be consulted here.
The Transforming Education Summit (TES) in September 2022 provides a unique platform and opportunity to reimagine education for the 21st century and to mobilize greater political ambition, actions, and solidarity towards achieving SDG 4. The TES Thematic Action Tracks, in particular, spotlight areas requiring greater stakeholder attention and actions and can accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda and/or transform education.
While the national consultations workstream supports the development of a shared vision of the futures of education, the good practices collected through the Action Tracks workstream will identify evidence-based examples of successful policy interventions and programmes, including those addressing COVID-19 pandemic-related educational disruption as well as pre-existing educational equalities learning crisis, with a view to drawing lessons learnt and key drivers for transformation. Their value lies in communicating elements of already transformed education landscapes to decision-makers. Practical solutions that work in different contexts will be brought into the spotlight, particularly programming and financing approaches with transformative results for marginalized groups, along with evidence on how these might be taken to scale. It is hoped that such efforts will inspire the reapplication of experiences across countries.
This form is being used to seek good practices in the area of Teachers, teaching, and the teaching profession, which is the theme of Action Track 2 of the TES. The Action Track will explore the particular issues of teacher shortages, qualifications, and emerging professional development needs, status and working conditions of teachers and education personnel, educational leadership, and innovation.
For more information about the Transorming Education Summit, please see here.
Watch the replay here.
Ensuring qualified and motivated teachers in every classroom is the single-most important school-based determinant of quality education and learning outcomes. However, around the world, not only are there not enough teachers, but large numbers have not received sufficient training and lack minimum qualifications. The COVID-19 crisis also shone the light on the need for sustained and increased domestic and international financing and investment in teachers and teaching as the basis of education systems. Teachers must be better prepared to ensure that a generation of learners is not lost.
The side event will present new findings from research carried out by the Teacher Task Force addressing the following questions:
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This event is organized on the sidelines of the Global Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021-2025 in the framework of the Teacher Task Force #InvestInTeachers campaign.
English, French and Spanish interpretation will be provided.
Register here: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kcuitrD4vGNNKdYt3tvuShdYXBW8hib1K
Teachers are the backbone of education systems and the key to reaching learning goals, regardless of context and situation. Within the COVID-19 crisis, they are on the front line in ensuring that...
The UNESCO Global Education Coalition will convene its Sixth Annual Meeting on 24 March 2026 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Held under the theme “Turning vision into value: Transforming education together,” the meeting will bring together UNESCO Member States, Coalition members, including of our network, and education stakeholders to examine the socio-economic impact of investing in digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI). Discussions will focus on how system-wide, country-led approaches can translate digital and AI investments into meaningful social and economic outcomes for learners, teachers and societies.
A dedicated teacher-focused session, provisionally titled “Exploring AI in Teacher Education and Training: Pedagogies, Platforms, Programmes, & Policies,” will explore how AI is reshaping teacher education systems.
Bringing together diverse perspectives from teacher educators and practitioners, the session will examine:
The discussion aims to generate practical insights and actionable considerations to support teacher professional development in an AI-enabled education landscape.
In addition, a short plenary fireside conversation is anticipated to highlight the broader impact of teacher professional development on schools and societies.
Through high-level dialogue and focused technical exchange, the 2026 Annual Meeting will reinforce collaboration across the Coalition and support collective efforts to prepare education systems – and the teaching profession – for an increasingly digital and AI-driven future.
Learn more about the event and register here.