Emma Näslund-Hadley, IDB Lead Education Specialist Juan Manuel Hernandez-Agramonte, Deputy Regional Director of Innovations for Poverty Action for Latin America and the Caribbean Kelly Montaño, Research Associate of Innovations for Poverty Action for Latin America and the Caribbean “You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn’t exist,” advices us Azar … [Read more...] about Imagining a Future that doesn’t Exist
Emma Näslund-Hadley
Emma is a Lead Education Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC, where she directs and collaborates in the design and execution of a wide range of education sector projects and reforms throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Emma’s research spans pre-primary through secondary education, focusing on discovering learning processes in the classroom that promote children’s development of conceptual, generalizable knowledge in mathematics and science. Previously she held positions with the European Parliament and the United Nations. Emma has a master’s degree in international economics and finance from the University of Linkoping and a master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University.
Remote Early Childhood Services and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Guiselle Alpizar, Loreto Biehl (BID), Juan Manuel Hernandez-Agramonte (IPA), Ursula Luna, Laura Ochoa Foschini, Juan Maragall (BID), Carolina Méndez (BID), Kelly Montaño, Olga Namen, Emma Näslund-Hadley (BID), Brunilda Peña de Osorio (MINED) y Jennelle Thompson (BID) School closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have created an unprecedented disruption to … [Read more...] about Remote Early Childhood Services and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Teaching Grandparents to Play: A Support-program to help Raise Grandchildren
Emma Näslund-Hadley, Juan Hernandez-Agramonte (IPA), Brunilda Osorio-Peña (MINED) & Mariella Hernandez (Visión Mundial) According to a recent survey of 25,000 households, in El Salvador some than 100,000 young children, between 0 and 14 years of age, are growing up without the presence of their parents. This is likely a lower bound estimate. The finding … [Read more...] about Teaching Grandparents to Play: A Support-program to help Raise Grandchildren
61,000 parents share how distress about distance education overpowers parental coping mechanisms in times of COVID-19
Guiselle Alpizar (MEP), Loreto Biehl (IDB), Juan M. Hernández-Agramonte (IPA), Olga Namen (IPA), Emma Näslund-Hadley (IDB), Laura Ochoa (ICBF), and Brunilda Peña de Osorio (MINED)[1] As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages, the chaos of taking on distance or hybrid education in addition to worries of contracting the disease, joblessness and everyday stresses can trigger … [Read more...] about 61,000 parents share how distress about distance education overpowers parental coping mechanisms in times of COVID-19
3,000 Teachers Share their COVID-19 Remote Learning Experiences
Entry by Juan M. Hernández-Agramonte (IPA), Emma Näslund-Hadley (IDB), Olga Namen (IPA) and Brunilda Peña de Osorio (MINED) The COVID-19 pandemic forced a complete overhaul of the work of teachers, likely larger than the pandemic-related changes to any other profession. From one day to the next, teachers worldwide were asked to abandon face-to-face instruction and create … [Read more...] about 3,000 Teachers Share their COVID-19 Remote Learning Experiences