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Policy document
Understanding the needs of Ukrainian Teacher Training Institutions
UNESCO has launched a component on Teacher Professional Development (TPD which aims to support Teacher Training Institutions (TTIs) in Ukraine in different areas of action. These include developing...
Book
An ed-tech tragedy? Educational technologies and school closures in the time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed education from schools to educational technologies at a pace and scale with no historical precedent. For hundreds of millions of students formal learning became fully...
Article
Impact of Monetary Incentives on Teacher Decisions to Leave and Choose Schools: Evidence from a Policy Reform in Sao Paulo
Teacher turnover is a major challenge for human resource management in schools, adversely affecting student learning. This paper examines the impact of a monetary incentive program introduced in 2022...
Article
Twenty-First-Century Teacher Competencies and Trends in Teacher Training
This article examines the evolving role of teachers amid rapid technological and social changes. It highlights key 21st-century skills identified and promoted by the OECD, including learning skills...
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...
Declaration / Statement
10th Education International World Congress resolution: Technology, artificial intelligence and the future of the teaching profession
The resolution on technology and AI from the 10th Education International World Congress emphasizes the need for ethical guidelines and professional development to help educators integrate AI into...
Policy document
National Standards for Accreditation of Distance and Virtual Modes of Teacher Education Programs
This document produced by the organization in charge of the accreditation of teacher education programs in Pakistan presents the standards, or requirements, specifically for distance and virtual...
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
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...
Policy brief
Policy Brief: Leveraging MOOCs for Teacher Development in Low-Income Countries and Disadvantaged Regions
This policy brief looks at open digital distance learning and the potential of massive open online courses (MOOCs) to deliver and support teacher development in low-income countries and disadvantaged...
Report
Digital Learning: Reforming Teacher Education to Promote Access, Equity and Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the present and future impact of digital learning on teacher education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of the report is student-teachers and...
Report
The teaching profession in Québec: Current and potential pathways. Summary
This report has been produced by the Conseil supérieur de l’éducation du Québec, an independent body whose mandate is to advise the Ministers of Education and Higher Education on any matter relating...