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Report
Research and Analysis of School Closures Response in the Americas (RASCRA) - 2020
Launched on February 2021, this report summarizes an investigation carried out by The Varkey Foundation in partnership with the British Council. It compiles measures taken during the pandemic by...
Meeting document
High-Level Forum on Teacher Competencies in the Digital Revolution: Reaching the Unreached - report
The first virtual High-Level Forum on Teacher Competencies in the Digital Revolution: Reaching the Unreached, on 30 July 2021, examined the solutions to ensure learning continuity; discussed national...
Report
The State of School Education; One Year into the COVID Pandemic
In 2020, 1.5 billion students in 188 countries/economies were locked out of their schools. Students everywhere have been faced with schools that are open one day and closed the next, causing massive...
Time to Teach: Teacher attendance and time on task in Eastern and Southern Africa
There is a learning crisis. Fifty-three per cent of children in low- and middle-income countries are in ‘learning poverty’, i.e. they cannot read and understand a simple text by the end of primary...
Brochure / Flyer
Teachers’ Readiness for Remote Teaching during the COVID-19 Emergency in selected SADC countries - infographic
To answer the question on the readiness of teachers for emergency remote teaching, this study collected data from teacher educators, teachers, students in HEIs and learners in high school. The study...
Report
COVID-19 and Education in Emergencies
Armed conflicts, forced displacement, climate change induced disasters and protracted crises have disrupted the education of 75 million children and youth globally. And that number is growing in an...
Report
Education in the time of COVID-19
The current COVID-19 pandemic poses significant challenges for education and social systems in the countries of the region that must be addressed in a coordinated manner. It also offers valuable...
Interactive resource / Website
Distance Learning Guide
The idea behind the Distance Learning Guide was to investigate and promote distance learning solutions that can be used in a wide range of situations, from high-income school systems to low resourced...
Report
Overview of emerging country-level response to providing educational continuity under COVID-19
This report provides a rapid evidence summary of what is known about best practice in teaching when school students are educated by distance learning. It considers both theoretical concepts and...
Brochure / Flyer
COVID-19 a global crisis for teaching and learning
This Brochure provides an overview of the challenges faced in education during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights barriers to distance learning, including limited access to technology and internet...
Manual / Handbook / Guidelines
The COVID-19 Learning Pathway
The COVID-19 Learning Pathway is an online course that aims to enable humanitarians, including local responders, to be best equipped to respond to the global pandemic COVID-19 (Coronavirus). It...
Image / Film
Teaching in the times of coronavirus
Learn how to teach your students online with videos on face-to-face vs. online teaching, strategies for online methodology, online presence, strategies for active participation online, creating a...