Yesterday, Colombia celebrated the Day of Education Excellence or "E Day". Throughout the day, public and private education institutions got to know and discussed the results of the "Synthetic Index of Education Quality", a comprehensive measurement of the performance of public and private schools produced by the Ministry of National Education (MEN) and the Colombian Institute … [Lee más...] about Colombia plans to become “the most educated”
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Can clinical practice lessons help us identify effective teachers at the time of hire?
All HR managers face the same dilemma when hiring staff: “How can I identify suitable and highly effective future workers?” Now, imagine that the HR manager is recruiting for a position in which it is virtually impossible to dismiss the employee, and where promotions are generally granted just by the mere accumulation of years of service. … [Lee más...] about Can clinical practice lessons help us identify effective teachers at the time of hire?
A hands on approach to improving schools in Jamaica
Jamaican schools apply eight “effectiveness” factors to improve students’ performance and behavior. What is an effective school? What makes some schools perform better than others? Jamaica’s Ministry of Education commissioned a School Effectiveness Study through a technical cooperation with the Inter-American Development Bank to answer these questions. … [Lee más...] about A hands on approach to improving schools in Jamaica
Peru: The middle income country in search for better learning outcomes
Good news for Peru! Today, students in second grade are learning more than their peers from eight years ago. This is indicated by the results of the Census of Evaluation of Students, which measures student learning in reading and math. The news is positive in several aspects but, of course, there are still challenges ahead. … [Lee más...] about Peru: The middle income country in search for better learning outcomes
With love Teaching is better! Opening the way for a revolution in education
By Jessica Belmont y Valeria Pacheco "To read is to travel in time." This is one of the phrases that Yohanna, fourth grade teacher in the Dominican Republic, constantly repeats to her students. She knows that motivating them is key to improve their reading and writing skills. As a result, she implemented a class project called "The Traveler's Book", in which children borrow … [Lee más...] about With love Teaching is better! Opening the way for a revolution in education
