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Solving the teacher shortage: How to attract and retain excellent educators
This paper reviews an extensive body of research on teacher recruitment and retention, and identifies five major factors that influence teachers’ decisions to enter, stay in, or leave the teaching...
Policy brief
Preparing and retaining effective special education teachers: Short-term strategies for long-term solutions
This brief explores strategies to prepare and retain effective special education teachers. Many states in the United States struggle with shortages of special education teachers. To address the...
Report
Building Capacity for Teaching Engineering in K-12 Education
Engineering education is emerging as an important component of US K-12 education. Across the country, students in classrooms and after- and out-of-school programs are participating in hands-on...
Book
Critical issues for formulating new teacher policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: the current debate
The aim of the Regional Strategy on Teacher Policies from the Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) is to produce and disseminate specialized...
Book
State of the art and policy guidelines on the training and professional development of early childhood teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean
This document presents the state of the art with regard to policies for the training and professional development of early childhood teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean and a set of guidelines...
Report
Initial teacher education in citizenship in Latin America: a comparative analysis of six countries
This document reports on a study of initial teacher education in citizenship education in Latin America undertaken as an initiative of the OREALC-UNESCO Regional Strategy on Teacher Policies. Its...
Meeting document
Teaching careers in Latin America: merit-based measures for professional development
This report reviews the current situation for the teaching profession in Latin America. The regulations of 18 countries in the region were gathered based on four core concepts: the access mechanisms...
Meeting document
Final report E9 Meeting
The meeting on Teacher Training for Inclusive Relevant Quality Education was opened by Ms Magdalene Maidoh, Nigeria, current chair of the E-9 consortium. Dr. Amarjit Singh, Joint-Secretary, Ministry...
Meeting document
Concept note E9 meeting
Teacher Development for Inclusive Relevant Quality Education Concept Note This concept note aims to provide participants the background, objectives and expected outcomes of the one‐day meeting on...
Report
The Mirage: Confronting the Hard Truth About Our Quest for Teacher Development
TNTP reimagine teaching Do we know how to help teachers improve? The Mirage challenges the widely held perception among education leaders that we know what works when it comes to teacher development...
Report
Background and Criteria for Teacher Policy Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
The purpose of this document is to draw up a state of the art review and guidelines on teacher policies for the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean under the Regional Strategic Project on...
Report
Supporting teachers with mobile technology: lessons drawn from UNESCO projects in Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal and Pakistan
Solving the twin challenges of teacher supply and teacher quality will require time and investment. It will also require innovation and a willingness to experiment and confront problems with new tools...