The webinar aims to improve understanding of how teacher education can be fundamentally transformed to ensure that schools and the larger education system become more inclusive, a goal of inclusivity that will ultimately improve the quality of education for all children.

Objectives

1. To raise understanding among partners of the importance of transforming the initial teacher training curriculum and the continuing of professional teacher development priorities
2. To share research and learning on ‘best practice models’ for teacher development and practice, which aims to enhance innovative inclusive pedagogy and to ‘build back better’ after the COVID-19 pandemic
3. To share ‘best practice’ examples from the region on how to support teachers providing individualised attention to children with disabilities, as well as to school managers to drive whole whole-school change
4. To create momentum and collaboration potential across various stakeholders for the purpose of aligning technical resources at the country and global levels, thereby improving teacher training curricula that adhere to principles of inclusion in line with global commitments

 
Target Audience

The target audience for the webinar includes regional, national and international level education stakeholders (including both policymakers and implementers) interested in reliable teacher training resources promoting inclusive education for all learners.

Working Language

English will be the working language of the webinar; live captioning and sign language will be made available.

Registration link

https://leonardcheshire.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bN072lrKTjSIgwZZGceH8A

For more information, please visit: https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/teacher-training-and-curriculum-developing-teachers-understanding-inclusive-principles

The webinar aims to improve understanding of how teacher education can be fundamentally transformed to ensure that schools and the larger education system become more inclusive, a goal of inclusivity that will ultimately improve the quality of education for all children.

Objectives

1. To raise understanding among partners of the importance of transforming the initial teacher training curriculum and the continuing of professional teacher development priorities
2. To share research and learning on ‘best practice models’ for teacher development and practice, which aims to enhance innovative inclusive pedagogy and to ‘build back better’ after the COVID-19 pandemic
3. To share ‘best practice’ examples from the region on how to support teachers providing individualised attention to children with disabilities, as well as to school managers to drive whole whole-school change
4. To create momentum and collaboration potential across various stakeholders for the purpose of aligning technical resources at the country and global levels, thereby improving teacher training curricula that adhere to principles of inclusion in line with global commitments

 
Target Audience

The target audience for the webinar includes regional, national and international level education stakeholders (including both policymakers and implementers) interested in reliable teacher training resources promoting inclusive education for all learners.

Working Language

English will be the working language of the webinar; live captioning and sign language will be made available.

Registration link

https://leonardcheshire.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bN072lrKTjSIgwZZGceH8A

For more information, please visit: https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/teacher-training-and-curriculum-developing-teachers-understanding-inclusive-principles

The webinar aims to improve understanding of how teacher education can be fundamentally transformed to ensure that schools and the larger education system become more inclusive, a goal of inclusivity that will ultimately improve the quality of education for all children.

Objectives

1. To raise understanding among partners of the importance of transforming the initial teacher training curriculum and the continuing of professional teacher development priorities
2. To share research and learning on ‘best practice models’ for teacher development and practice, which aims to enhance innovative inclusive pedagogy and to ‘build back better’ after the COVID-19 pandemic
3. To share ‘best practice’ examples from the region on how to support teachers providing individualised attention to children with disabilities, as well as to school managers to drive whole whole-school change
4. To create momentum and collaboration potential across various stakeholders for the purpose of aligning technical resources at the country and global levels, thereby improving teacher training curricula that adhere to principles of inclusion in line with global commitments

 
Target Audience

The target audience for the webinar includes regional, national and international level education stakeholders (including both policymakers and implementers) interested in reliable teacher training resources promoting inclusive education for all learners.

Working Language

English will be the working language of the webinar; live captioning and sign language will be made available.

Registration link

https://leonardcheshire.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bN072lrKTjSIgwZZGceH8A

For more information, please visit: https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/teacher-training-and-curriculum-developing-teachers-understanding-inclusive-principles

Background

Issues of availability of and access to educational technologies, e.g., software and hardware, became pronounced when in-person classes were suspended and instructions were being delivered remotely. Headlines like “schoolchildren climbing trees to get signal for online classes” or “students trekking hills and mountains to attend online classes” filled newspapers during school closures due to COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers too were put in the spotlight of such news, particularly those who are teaching in disadvantaged schools.

These disadvantaged schools are at the lower end of disparities when it comes to access to ICT and digitalization. The pandemic heightened the digital divide that is contributing to the education crisis, half of the total number of learners – some 826 million students –  do not have access to a household computer and 43% (706 million) have no internet at home.

Objectives 

The 2021 High- Level Forum on Teacher Competencies in the Digital Revolution hosted by the Teacher Task Force, SEAMEO and UNESCO IITE aims to:

• Examine the solutions proposed by governments, teachers and school leaders to ensure learning continuity;
• Discuss national and regional solutions and an action agenda to address the barriers to inclusive education and digital divide;
• Share innovations during the pandemic in promoting learning continuity in disadvantaged schools that can be replicated or scaled up;
• Discuss policy reforms to enhance teacher competencies in the digital age.

The event will discuss practices to support teachers in implementing remote and virtul education in disadvantaged settings on three breakout rooms.

Expected outcomes

At the end of the High-Level Forum, the following outputs will be shared:

• An Action Agenda on improving teacher competencies in the digital revolution
• Collection of good teaching practices of new normal pedagogies and innovation for reaching the unreached and disadvantaged learners
• Collection of open educational resources on teaching tools for the marginalized learners

Participants and structure of the meeting

The High-Level Forum will invite members of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 and High Officials from SEAMEO Member Countries, Associate Member Countries, Affiliate members and SEAMEO Schools Network.

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Registration link coming soon, please contact Ms. Rhea Rabin (rhea@seameo.org) and Ms. Uyen Ho Thuc Nguyen (jolin@seameo.org) for further details.

Photo credit: SEAMEO

Background

Issues of availability of and access to educational technologies, e.g., software and hardware, became pronounced when in-person classes were suspended and instructions were being delivered remotely. Headlines like “schoolchildren climbing trees to get signal for online classes” or “students trekking hills and mountains to attend online classes” filled newspapers during school closures due to COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers too were put in the spotlight of such news, particularly those who are teaching in disadvantaged schools.

These disadvantaged schools are at the lower end of disparities when it comes to access to ICT and digitalization. The pandemic heightened the digital divide that is contributing to the education crisis, half of the total number of learners – some 826 million students –  do not have access to a household computer and 43% (706 million) have no internet at home.

Objectives 

The 2021 High- Level Forum on Teacher Competencies in the Digital Revolution hosted by the Teacher Task Force, SEAMEO and UNESCO IITE aims to:

• Examine the solutions proposed by governments, teachers and school leaders to ensure learning continuity;
• Discuss national and regional solutions and an action agenda to address the barriers to inclusive education and digital divide;
• Share innovations during the pandemic in promoting learning continuity in disadvantaged schools that can be replicated or scaled up;
• Discuss policy reforms to enhance teacher competencies in the digital age.

The event will discuss practices to support teachers in implementing remote and virtul education in disadvantaged settings on three breakout rooms.

Expected outcomes

At the end of the High-Level Forum, the following outputs will be shared:

• An Action Agenda on improving teacher competencies in the digital revolution
• Collection of good teaching practices of new normal pedagogies and innovation for reaching the unreached and disadvantaged learners
• Collection of open educational resources on teaching tools for the marginalized learners

Participants and structure of the meeting

The High-Level Forum will invite members of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 and High Officials from SEAMEO Member Countries, Associate Member Countries, Affiliate members and SEAMEO Schools Network.

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Registration link coming soon, please contact Ms. Rhea Rabin (rhea@seameo.org) and Ms. Uyen Ho Thuc Nguyen (jolin@seameo.org) for further details.

Photo credit: SEAMEO