By Elena Arias, Ximena Dueñas, Cecilia Giambruno, and Angela López “What is not measured cannot be improved. What is not improved, degrades.” Although it sounds simple, this phrase, attributed to the renowned physicist and mathematician William Thomson Kelvin, is key to understanding why educational assessment is so important. If we don't know how much students are … [Read more...] about Evaluate to Transform: How to Improve Our Education by Improving Our Assessments?
The Promise and Peril of Information on the Returns to Education: What We Learn from a Dozen Interventions
By David Evans and Amina Mendez Acosta How much is an education worth? In addition to an enormous scholarly literature reporting income returns to education, many websites seek to provide simple information for students about how much those who finish high school will earn compared to those who don’t, how much those who finish university will earn, and which university … [Read more...] about The Promise and Peril of Information on the Returns to Education: What We Learn from a Dozen Interventions
Green Citizenship: Tackling Climate Change and Loss of Biodiversity Through Education
By Andrea Bergamaschi, Liora Schwartz y María Soledad Bos Education is key to building a sustainable future! Discover how #GreenCitizenship empowers young people to protect biodiversity and fight climate change. Every day, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) faces the growing impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, from endangered species and … [Read more...] about Green Citizenship: Tackling Climate Change and Loss of Biodiversity Through Education
Why Measuring is Important for Learning
By Mercedes Mateo and David Evans Assessments can generate mixed feelings and even rejection. However, they are an opportunity to improve and set future goals. A reflection on the role of assessments in learning. Assessing learning shouldn’t be controversial. We measure things that we want to see change. If we want to get better at a sport, we count our goals … [Read more...] about Why Measuring is Important for Learning
The ABCs of an Effective Literacy Educator
By Ximena Dueñas, Gina Catalina Loaiza, Silvana Godoy Mateus y José Luís Sánchez What makes a teacher effective in literacy education? An A, B, C of the "superpowers" needed to boost student learning and enhance their reading and writing skills. To commemorate and honor the work of teachers, we want to highlight some actions, qualities, and "superpowers" that are part of … [Read more...] about The ABCs of an Effective Literacy Educator