In this 21st century, when social change is occurring at a dizzying pace, societies are demanding that people develop an increasing number of the skills needed to navigate complex life challenges. These skills include resilience, critical thinking, and empathy, among others. What are the life skills that matter and how can education systems contribute to people's … [Read more...] about The 10 Life Skills Worth Pursuing Now
Bootcamps vs. Traditional Education: Options For Training Tech Talent
In response to the uncertainty of a changing world grappling with social and economic crises, the labor market has undergone a series of changes in which ways of doing things are beginning to be questioned. For example, people need to be at an office to improve productivity or that in order to succeed in the workforce, the only valid education is a university degree. Today … [Read more...] about Bootcamps vs. Traditional Education: Options For Training Tech Talent
21st Century Skills Education: a Must Do for an Equitable Future
Did you ever imagine witnessing the emergence of a pandemic and the science race for a vaccine to fight it? Technological, environmental, and demographic transformations are reshaping the way we navigate the world today. These challenges urge education systems to equip youth with the skills needed to thrive in complex and uncertain realities. The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened … [Read more...] about 21st Century Skills Education: a Must Do for an Equitable Future
Three Reasons for Boosting Educational Connectivity in Schools
The Inter-American Dialogue, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Bank have launched a joint call to action to mobilize resources from the public, private, and civil society sectors to solve an issue that is as crucial as it is urgent: bringing educational connectivity to hard-to-reach areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is not just a … [Read more...] about Three Reasons for Boosting Educational Connectivity in Schools
Online Tutoring: a Promising Solution for Accelerating Learning
During the Covid-19 pandemic, online tutoring emerged as a potential solution to education challenges resulting from school closures on a massive scale. We are just having a first glimpse of the consequences of the pandemic on students’ outcomes—and it does not look good. Estimates indicate that school closures might push 24 million children out of school, four out of five … [Read more...] about Online Tutoring: a Promising Solution for Accelerating Learning