Education systems ‘must build futures around resilience’, virtual conference by QF’s WISE told
Online event with Salzburg Global Seminar brings together international education experts to discuss COVID-19 responses and opportunities. Education systems around the world should use the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to constructively build for the future and focus on “resilience, innovation, and social cohesion”, an online conference organized by Qatar Foundation’s global education think tank […]
Putting on Our Own Masks First: Helping the Helpers
As many as nine in ten children are currently out of school as a result of the global novel Coronavirus pandemic, requiring millions of learners to make the transition to at-home learning. But it is not just the students themselves who need to make this adjustment – teachers need help too. At the two-day online […]
Maslow Before Bloom: Educators Need to Meet Learners’ Basic Needs in Time of Pandemic
Teachers are being called on to do more than just teach during the Coronavirus crisis. While long-held by some educators, the maxim “Maslow before Bloom” has never been more relevant than now, in the midst of the global novel Coronavirus pandemic. More than 95% of children have had their learning disrupted due to the pandemic, […]
Intercultural Education: What We Learn from Others
In our interdependent world, there are many challenges that we can tackle together. We need global cooperation more than ever, yet we find we are living an era of tribalism and identity politics. Continuing to neglect the importance of intercultural understanding will prevent us from rising to meet the challenges ahead. We need to rethink […]
In Search of a Compass To Chart An Education Path During and After The COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic has caused severe disruptions to the lives of people around the world in many domains imaginable. It is not just the harmful damage the Pandemic has caused to the health of millions, and the irreparable loss of the lives it has taken. The Pandemic has also caused ripple effects extending to relationships, […]
School Leaders Pivot To Ensure Student Well-Being During COVID-19
“We give out learning and revision materials to our learners and we do phone follow-up since we cannot afford online lessons. Teachers are on a WhatsApp group so they discuss a lot about the next lesson learners should be doing while at home. We also take turns to call parents to know if the learners […]
Ticking The Right Boxes: How Can We Better Measure Education For Good?
Co-authored by Ameena Hussain, Audrey Giacomini, Thana El-Sallabi, Chelsea Waite, Rebecca Warren, Jaya Ramchandani, and Shaun McInerney. Changes in education are taking place in response to the deepening challenges we see in the world: social division, accelerated globalization, ecological emergency, technological advancement, and increased knowledge in neurosciences. Job markets are less predictable and the economy is less stable. For young people today, […]
How Will The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact The Future of Education?
As schools around the world transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, students, parents, and educators are all wondering what this means for education in the future. While it may seem difficult to predict how the future will unfold during such uncertain times, some of the most pioneering work happening around us can guide […]
What About Teachers’ Learning During COVID-19?
“Don’t stress about schoolwork. When your daughters return to school, their teachers will get them back on track. We are teachers and that is our Superpower” (Victoria Bryne, Salerno Secondary School, Galway, 20 April, 2020) In many countries, Labor Day is a public holiday, and people enjoy their time off from jobs. But how many of […]
Opinion: Can COVID-19 Cure Our Education System?
In the beginning of the year, there were 258 million children and adolescents out of school around the world. Now, there are nearly 1.6 billion learners — over 90% of the world’s students — confined to their homes because of the new coronavirus spreading across the globe. This pandemic is adding to the endless continuum of barriers confronting students in their […]