Tag Archives: emergencies

Back to school, back to normality? Dilemmas in high-income countries

Posted on 5 May 2020 by GEM Report

There seemed no doubt when schools closed earlier this year that closures were a necessary response to the pandemic. The question is whether that reasoning has sufficiently subsided for the opening of school doors to be again acceptable. If groups … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus: la France a appelé à la continuité pédagogique

Posted on 15 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français Par Anna Cristina D’Addio, Responsable Principal de Projet, GEM Report (UNESCO), membre du nouveau Conseil d’Evaluation de l’Ecole et mère d’une élève du collège en France. La France a fermé toutes les écoles, collèges, lycées et universités … Continue reading →

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Covid-19: How is Greece coping with school closure?

Posted on 14 April 2020 by GEM Report

As with other countries around the world, Greece has faced two main challenges in its response to the coronavirus pandemic: delivering distance education and managing the postponement of examinations. Other challenges have also appeared, which show that no one approach … Continue reading →

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Business engagement in education in emergencies: Lessons for the COVID-19 response

Posted on 8 April 2020 by GEM Report

By Francine Menashy, University of Massachusetts Boston The forthcoming 2021 Global Education Monitoring Report will focus on the vital role of the non-state sector. Businesses and business leaders represent one group of non-state actors with increasing prominence in global education. … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Non-state actors, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged 2021 GEM Report, coronavirus, covid19, emergencies, Non-state actors, technology | 6 Comments

Could coronavirus shape the way assessments work forever?

Posted on 20 March 2020 by GEM Report

Exams cancelled? This is the next wave of impact on education systems caused by the Coronavirus. The UK has cancelled its GCSE and A-Level exams. The CBSE board in India has cancelled exams for classes 10 and 12, national open … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus: could education systems have been better prepared?

Posted on 18 March 2020 by GEM Report

The world was caught by surprise with the global pandemic emergency. But was it entirely unexpected? Pandemics have always been a likelihood. A pandemic has occurred every 10-50 years for the past centuries. In any given year, a 1% probability … Continue reading →

Posted in access, emergencies, ICT, pedagogy, Teachers, teaching, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, emergencies, out of school, pedagogy, teachers, teaching, technology | 5 Comments

Ensuring learning with educational technology in emergency settings

Posted on 29 March 2018 by GEM Report

UNESCO’s annual Mobile Learning Week provides a unique opportunity for policy makers, civil society organizations, teachers, students and academics to share knowledge, innovations and good practices in mobile learning. A key theme at this year’s event is the role of … Continue reading →

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Learning on the run: using ICT for education in emergencies

Posted on 20 March 2017 by GEM Report

Natural disasters, extreme weather, bombings and protracted armed conflict can destroy schools and undermine the normalcy of school life. Given the complexity of how education is impacted by emergencies, innovative solutions are needed to ensure that disruption to education is … Continue reading →