As part of the Global Education Coalition on COVID-19 efforts to support governments in strengthening distance learning and facilitating the reopening of schools, the UNESCO, together with the UNICEF and the World Bank, launched their first joint webinar series on Framework for Reopening Schools, Learning in the COVID-19 Era on Monday, June 8, 2020 from 15:00-16:30 (Paris Time, GMT+2). Along with the LCC Secretariat staff, other focal persons worldwide from various sectors such as the academe, government, and research institutions, among others participated in the said event via Zoom platform. It was moderated by Mr. Hugues Moussy, Head of the Research and Development Team of UNESCO- International Institute for Education Planning (IEEP), the key points of each resource person’s topic were shared through a panel discussion. The panelists for the said activity were: Mr. Gwang-Chol Chang, Chief of Section of Education Policy of UNESCO; Ms. Jane Courtney, Education Specialist of UNICEF Jordan; Ms. Tara Beteille, Senior Economist and Thematic Lead on Teachers for the Education Global Practice, the World Bank; Ms. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham; and Mr. David Steiner, Executive Director of Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy. The said webinar was formally commenced through a welcoming remarks by Ms. Suzanne Grant Lewis, Director of the UNESCO-IEEP, and delightfully closed by Mr. Hugues Moussy, respectively.
The topics highlighted during were the impact of COVID-19 school closures on learning; effects of learning in primary and secondary education, especially on the marginalized sectors; maximized participation of the parents and the community; and ways to manage an accelerated and/or remedial learning programs. As reiterated, it is important to come up with blended modalities to meet divergent learning needs and capacities of the learners amidst crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participating in such important webinars and meetings allows the LCCS to be updated with the status quo of literacy across the world, and be provided with insights and implementations on improved, dynamic and relevant literacy interventions for all types of learners.
The topics highlighted were the impact of COVID-19 school closures on learning; effects of learning in primary and secondary education, especially on the marginalized sectors; maximized participation of the parents and the community; and ways to manage an accelerated and/or remedial learning programs. As reiterated, it is important to come up with blended modalities to meet divergent learning needs and capacities of the learners amidst crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participating in such important webinars and meetings allows the LCCS to be updated with the current status of literacy across the world, and be provided with insights and implementations on improved, dynamic and relevant literacy interventions for all types of learners.
Participating in such important webinars and meetings allows the LCCS to be updated with the status quo of literacy across the world, and be provided with insights and implementations on improved, dynamic and relevant literacy interventions for all types of learners.
