Por Sonia Suárez y Nathalie Alvarado La violencia juvenil ensombrece a América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), una región que se enfrenta a una de las tasas de homicidio juvenil más altas del mundo. De hecho, los jóvenes de entre 15 y 29 años tienen trágicamente tres veces más probabilidades de ser víctimas de homicidio que la media mundial, con una tasa que se dispara a 18 por … [Lee más...] about Día Internacional de la Paz: ¿Qué es la educación para la paz y por qué es importante?
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What if more students wanted to be teachers?
Successful education systems recognize that teachers are vital in promoting learning and skills acquisition. That is why they implement effective policies to recruit the best candidates, foster excellence and support and motivate teachers already in the system to improve their performance. Evidence shows, however, that while the teaching career in Latin America faces no … [Lee más...] about What if more students wanted to be teachers?
Welcome to the World’s Most Important Classroom: A New Course on Climate Change Education
The IDB has developed a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for teachers (and others who want to join) on how to work with primary and secondary-level students to help them explore climate change topics through interactive and engaging activities. To register, click here. … [Lee más...] about Welcome to the World’s Most Important Classroom: A New Course on Climate Change Education
The best school is a good home*
Written by Lina Zuluaga Every time that state or international exams results, such as PISA, are published, teachers are the first to be blamed by the public opinion for student’s weak performance. Their results still leave much to be desired, and although it is bad news for national education, it helps to highlight the issue in the public agenda. However, we need to go … [Lee más...] about The best school is a good home*
The teaching profession: Why doesn’t it attract the best?*
We all keep the memory of a special teacher. One who helped us look at mathematics in a different way or who told us fabulous stories of heroes and battles. That teacher who taught us a lesson we wouldn’t forget. Every time I talk about this subject with a colleague or friend it is common to hear a comment like "what a shame, we no longer have teachers like that." … [Lee más...] about The teaching profession: Why doesn’t it attract the best?*
