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EDUCATION

Teacher Education

Capacity Building of Teacher Training Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa 2005-09-01 2:15 pm
UNESCO is ensuring that quality teaching becomes a reality in Africa. This publication is a valuable source of information for the wide range of stakeholders currently involved in helping improve the training of African teachers.

Reading and writing poetry 2005-07-01 2:00 pm
This new booklet features the opinions of nearly 50 noted poets from around the world on the best ways to present poetry to secondary school pupils.

How ICT can create new, open learning environments 2005-04-20 4:00 pm
April 7, 2005 - (UNESCO) A new UNESCO handbook provides concrete examples of how information and communication technologies can create new, open learning environments.

Changing teaching practices 2004-10-15 12:00 pm
October 15, 2004 (UNESCO) - Many teachers work in overcrowded classrooms where frontal teaching and rote learning makes it difficult to motivate children for school. A new UNESCO report explores new teaching methods and strategies to change teacher practices.

Roundtable debate on new competencies for teachers 2004-10-06 7:00 am
October 5, 2004 - "New Competencies for Teachers". This is the title of a roundtable debate organized today in Paris by the French National Commission for UNESCO. The roundtable will be moderated by Jean Favier, President of the National Commission.

Respect for teachers in decline, says Education International@ 2004-09-23 9:00 am
September 21, 2004 (Education International) - Education International (EI) decries the declining level of respect and appreciation for teachers on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day on 5 October.

EI is a worldwide trade union organization bring together over 26 million education personnel.

World Teachers’ Day, 5 October 2005
Training for a Stronger Teaching Force!