The COVID-19 crisis has become a reality around the globe for the foreseeable future. As the academic year has started around the world, parents, educators, and policymakers are grappling to anticipate and adapt to the ‘new normal’ in education. The education sector had to make a shift from short term reactive approaches to proactive solutions that reach as many learners as possible in light of all the changes that affect an already struggling sector.
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, serious questions have been raised about the resilience of our current education systems. As the education sector transitions into their new redefined efforts to educate, it is more important than ever to listen to and learn from innovators who have created cutting edge solutions to education problems around the world. It is more important than ever to bring attention to the solutions they have fostered in their localized education contexts.
The theme of the event, ‘Building the Future of Education’ reflects on the idea of thinking about education innovation proactively and not reactively. The discussions highlighted the efforts undertaken by educational innovators to ensure they provide access to quality education from birth until adult learning and everything in between.
ستيفانيا جيانييني، مساعدة المديرة العامة للتربية، اليونسكو
Resilience has become a much-used word these past few months. It is defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties.” During this session, while celebrating the 2020 WISE Awards winners, we will hear how their innovative projects faced challenges and learned to adapt, becoming the projects we celebrate today.
Barefoot College Solar Electrification with Enriched Education, Barefoot College
Education for Sharing (E4S), Education for Sharing
Legal Education, Training, and Practice, Justice Defenders
Parenting the Future (PTF), Hupan Modou (HPMD) Foundation
Stawisha Instructional Leadership Institute, Dignitas
Think Equal, Think Equal
During this session, the six winners will share how they are innovating to increase learning outcomes and develop skills and mindsets that prepare learners for a changing world.
Moderator: Audrey Giacomini, Manager, Innovation for Quality and Access, WISE
Barefoot College Solar Electrification with Enriched Education, Barefoot College
Education for Sharing (E4S), Education for Sharing
Legal Education, Training, and Practice, Justice Defenders
Parenting the Future (PTF), Hupan Modou (HPMD) Foundation
Stawisha Instructional Leadership Institute, Dignitas
Think Equal, Think Equal
This session will bring together two innovators from the WISE community across generations working towards innovating higher education and the future of work. While the move towards remote online or blended learning has meant the continuation of some basic courses, there remains a standstill in terms of values and skills education. To dig deeper into the issue, what values and skills are still necessary to learn? How should schools and higher ed institutions prepare ethical, resilient students? This dialogue brings together two innovators to discuss the role of innovation in making a resilient learner.
Moderator: Thana El-Sallabi, Associate, Innovation for Quality and Access, WISE
Patrick Gyimah Awuah Jr, Founder and President, Ashesi University, WISE Prize Laureate
Juan David Aristizabal, Founder and President, Los Zuper, WISE Emerging Leaders Fellow
