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Training teachers on the job: what works and how to measure it
This paper reviews the existing body of evidence on what kinds of in-service teacher training interventions are most effective, and highlights the knowledge gaps. It reveals the dearth of detail on...
Manual / Handbook / Guidelines
How do we know teacher professional development is working?: Measuring changes in teaching practices in the classroom
This note provides guidance on how to establish a numerical indicator to measure teaching practices through classroom observation tools, and how to benchmark this indicator to track changes in...
Report
Time to Teach – Togo
Although national politicians have recognized that absenteeism is a problem, there have been few studies on the factors, policies and practices that influence teacher attendance in Togo. The Time to...
Report
Time to Teach – Niger
Teacher absenteeism is one of the major challenges to achieving universal education in many developing countries. Previous studies have identified teacher absenteeism as a particular challenge in...
Report
Time to Teach – Mauritania
Teacher absenteeism is a persistent barrier to achieving universal education in many developing countries, where teacher absence rates can reach alarming levels. Previous studies have identified...
Presentation
Making teacher policy work
Presentation by Ezequiel Molina, Senior Economist in the Education Global Practice, World Bank, at the online workshop Global pathways to an attractive teaching profession, that was held on 6th...
Article
What matters most for teacher deployment? A case study of teacher preferences in Sierra Leone
This study aimed to better understand why the inequitable distribution of teachers persists in Sierra Leone despite the investments in the education workforce, and how the government may resolve this...
Report
Time to teach. Liberia
Teacher absenteeism is one of the main challenges to achieving universal learning in many developing countries. In Liberia, recurring school absenteeism and post abandonment are considered critical...
Report
Time to teach. Tanzania
In Tanzania Mainland, available data show that teachers’ attendance is a persistent challenge. While the stark numbers are available, the evidence-base on which factors, policies and practices affect...
Article
Increasing high school teachers self-efficacy for integrated STEM instruction through a collaborative community of practice
Teacher self-efficacy can significantly affect student learning. Researchers investigated the effects of teacher professional development and integrated STEM curriculum development on teacher self...
Report
Characteristics of effective teacher education in low- and middle-income countries: What are they and what role can EdTech play?
Even though teacher education programmes have the potential to improve pupil learning outcomes, the impact of these programmes has varied widely in LMICs. A lack of understanding of the specific...
Report
Thinking about Pedagogy in an Unfolding Pandemic
An Independent report on approaches to distance learning during the COVID19 school closures. Report written by Armand Doucet, Dr. Deborah Netolicky, Koen Timmers and Francis Jim Tuscano to inform the...