For those outside the region, the initials “CXC” might sound like a secret code. But if you grew up in the Caribbean, chances are you’ve heard about it at least a thousand times—or taken one of its exams yourself. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is the main regional body responsible for academic and vocational assessments at the secondary and post-secondary levels. As … [Read more...] about What Is CXC and What Can We Learn from Their Exams to Unlock Academic Success?
Sabine Rieble
Sabine Rieble – Aubourg es Especialista Principal en Educación en el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) en Washington DC. Actualmente es el punto focal de la coordinación de programas de educación del Banco en Haití y jefa de equipo para operaciones en Barbados y Trinidad y Tobago. Sabine ha trabajado en el Sector de Educación en el Caribe de habla Inglesa, incluyendo Guyana, Barbados, Bahamas, Trinidad y Tobago y Jamaica. Trabajó durante ocho años en las representaciones del BID en Haití y Trinidad y Tobago. Desde marzo de 2013, ha vuelto a liderar el equipo de educación en Haití luego de haber diseñado el programa del Banco para el sector de educación después del terremoto de 2010. Ha publicado artículos sobre la autonomía de trabajadores, tecnología y su impacto al trabajo. Sabine Rieble-Aubourg obtuvo su doctorado en Sociología de la Universidad de Indiana en Bloomington, Indiana (EE.UU.). Completó sus estudios de licenciatura en Administración de Empresas y Sociología en la Universidad de Mannheim en Alemania.
Digital Education and Teacher Training Program in Barbados
This blog was written jointly with Virpi Heinonen who is responsible for the cooperation initiatives and projects in the Latin America and the Caribbean at Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland. We work closely together with our partners to provide Finnish higher education know-how to the region. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from March to June 2020 schools were … [Read more...] about Digital Education and Teacher Training Program in Barbados
Code Caribbean: building human capital across the region
This blog was written jointly with Leonardo Ortiz Villacorta who is Vice President of International Partnerships at Code.org. Code.org is a non-profit organization, dedicated to expanding access to computer science to all students in all schools, with an emphasis on increasing the participation of women and underrepresented groups. Today, economies and societies are more … [Read more...] about Code Caribbean: building human capital across the region
“Let’s Talk about Educational Policy”, the new series of IDB documents
The transformation of education is as necessary for the educational world as the vaccine to overcome the health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thinking about education systems beyond this crisis will allow the setting of new spaces for innovation and the mobilization of countries and educational communities to promote a transformation towards more effective and … [Read more...] about “Let’s Talk about Educational Policy”, the new series of IDB documents
COVID-19 and the gamble on homeschooling: Will it work for all?
No classes, no teachers, no friends, no games, and no daily routine that children are used to. Now all the days seem the same. The health crisis has significantly changed our day to day. This has been a radical change for all students of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), not only being inside all day long but trying to learn from somewhere other than school. Across the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and the gamble on homeschooling: Will it work for all?