Category Archives: pedagogy

Providing education for nomadic people requires a flexible approach

Posted on 15 February 2021 by GEM Report

An inclusive curriculum should be flexible. That means having a curriculum that is adaptable and accessible to various needs and abilities so as to increase student participation and engagement. There are degrees of flexibility, along a continuum from fully flexible … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Inclusion, migrant, migration, pedagogy, Uncategorized | Tagged 2021 Eurasia, curriculum, Inclusion, inclusive education, migration | 1 Comment

Mekdes: a COVID-19 learning hero for deaf children in Ethiopia

Posted on 27 January 2021 by GEM Report

This blog is part of a series of blogs telling the stories of COVID-19 learning heroes, whose stories were celebrated during International Education Day. Right after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Ethiopia in March 2020, the government ordered … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Inclusion, Learning, pedagogy, Teachers, teaching | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, covid19learningheroes, disability, teachers | 1 Comment

What is the best pedagogy for managing the transition back to school ?

Posted on 28 September 2020 by GEM Report

By Le Thu Huong, Programme Specialist, Section of Education Policy at UNESCO Going to school is important for children, but it may be a daunting experience this year due to the pandemic. Returning after months of being locked-down and studying … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Health, pedagogy | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, Health, pedagogy, policy, sanitation, Target 4.a | 3 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 →

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

‘A good education can change anyone. A good teacher can change anything’

Posted on 5 October 2018 by GEM Report

This cliché emblazoned on chipped mugs in school staff rooms all over the world is impossible to refute. We all know teachers have the power to transform both individual lives, and the fortunes of nations. And, as the theme of … Continue reading →

Posted in pedagogy, Quality of education, refugees, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged target 4.c, teachers, teaching | 11 Comments

Promoting literacy in a multilingual society

Posted on 11 August 2017 by GEM Report

By Paula Korsnakova, Senior Research and Liaison Advisor, IEA Reflecting on the results of providing instruction in a language other than the one spoken at home Did you know that apparently 66% of children in the world are raised to … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, pedagogy, teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged language, learning, target 4.6, teaching | 3 Comments

Gender stereotypes in Bangladeshi school textbooks

Posted on 30 May 2017 by GEM Report

By M Niaz Asadullah, Samia Huq, Kazi Mukitul Islam and Zaki Wahhaj* Education is widely considered an effective means to address the socioeconomic challenges that women face around the world and a key Sustainable Development target. Yet girls systematically lag … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Gender, pedagogy, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, curriculum, equity, Gender, target 4.7, textbooks | 1 Comment

Peru has a new ‘rose-tinted’ curriculum

Posted on 8 March 2017 by GEM Report

The UN congratulated Peru last week for its new education curriculum, in effect since the 1st January this year, which aims to improve gender equality. The change has been long needed, as is the case for many other countries in … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Gender, Latin America, parity, pedagogy, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, curriculum, equality, equity, Gender, target 4.7, textbooks | 1 Comment

The challenge of Target 4.7 in fragile and low-resource contexts

Posted on 28 February 2017 by GEM Report

By Margaret Sinclair (Technical Adviser, Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict Programme, Education Above All Foundation) and Jean Bernard (Senior Partner, Spectacle Learning Media) Given current challenges of conflict, insecurity and environmental collapse, we must put maximum effort into Sustainable … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship, pedagogy, sdg, sdgs, Sustainable development, teaching, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged books, school, sdg 4.7, target 4.7, teaching, textbooks | 3 Comments

Closing the circle: Teaching gender issues to teachers

Posted on 27 February 2017 by GEM Report

Last week the French supreme council for gender equality published a report on the imperative to keep mainstreaming gender equality issues in teacher preparation programs and to make knowledge and skills in these areas required for teacher graduation. “Making teachers … Continue reading →