Tag Archives: teachers

Now more than ever we need to talk about inclusion in schools

Posted on 2 November 2020 by GEM Report

English / Español No teacher should have to pay with their life for carrying out their job. The horrifically violent circumstances surrounding the death of Samuel Paty, in a suburb of Paris on October 16 have traumatised France. As French … Continue reading →

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Breaking the glass ceiling in teacher recruitment

Posted on 8 October 2020 by GEM Report

By Nicole Bella and Matthias Eck Worldwide, many countries lack sufficient numbers of teachers. Those teachers working are often not qualified and trained to ensure quality education and learning. But, while having enough highly qualified teachers is a key issue, … Continue reading →

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Teachers need training on inclusion

Posted on 5 October 2020 by GEM Report

English / Español By Anna Cristina D’Addio and Daniel April, GEM Report team Many factors go into the design of a truly inclusive education system. Some determine the way in which education systems are put in place, such as laws … Continue reading →

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All teachers should be prepared to teach all students

Posted on 8 July 2020 by GEM Report

Tomorrow, the GEM Report, the Teachers Task Force at UNESCO and Education International are co-hosting an event on teachers and teaching for inclusion. Inclusion cannot be realized unless teachers are agents of change, with values, knowledge and attitudes that permit … Continue reading →

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How will Covid-19 affect the internationalization of higher education?

Posted on 21 April 2020 by GEM Report

University costs. It didn’t take long after universities closed their doors in the United States, for instance, for students to start advocating to get their money back. Twitter is awash with professors concerned about the impact that shutting universities is … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, higher education, Out-of-school children, Teachers, teaching | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, higher education, out of school, teachers, teaching, universities | 4 Comments

Charlotte, a teacher from Marseille: “We’re being asked to do a completely different job from before.”

Posted on 16 April 2020 by GEM Report

The onset of Covid-19 means that teachers like me are suddenly being asked to do completely different jobs. While we were in the classroom engaging with children before, now we’re at home and trying to engage with their parents. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Inclusion, Out-of-school children, Teachers, teaching, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, france, ICT, out of school, teachers, teaching, technology | 7 Comments

Covid-19: Where’s the discussion on distance learning training for teachers?

Posted on 1 April 2020 by GEM Report

A lot of the discussion, and rightly so, has been about the effect of school closures on students. Education, as they know it, stopped from one day to the next. But what about teachers? Just as students are new to … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Teachers, teaching, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged digital literacy skills, digital skills, sdg 4.c, teachers, teaching, technology, training | 7 Comments

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 →

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Educating for the social, the emotional and the sustainable

Posted on 6 November 2019 by GEM Report

By Andy Smart, Margaret Sinclair, Aaron Benavot, Jean Bernard, Colette Chabbott, S. Garnett Russell and James Williams Earlier this year, the UN Secretary-General reported that “the shift in development pathways to generate the transformation required to meet the Sustainable Development … Continue reading →

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What teacher shortage? It’s not just the scale but the nature of the challenge

Posted on 31 October 2019 by GEM Report

By Colin Bangay, Senior Education Adviser, DFID Sierra Leone Most would agree that good teachers make all the difference. As recent research attests, ‘the most effective interventions to improve student learning rely on teachers’. The imperative to bring the magnitude of … Continue reading →