Coalition joins Global Convening of Brookings Real-time Scaling Labs
The Coalition joined a global convening of the Millions Learning Real-time Scaling Labs held in Feusisberg, Switzerland in July. Millions Learning is a project of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. Hosted by the Jacobs Foundation, the event was attended by civil society leaders and senior government officials representing Real-time Scaling Labs in Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, Iraq, […]
Coalition presents TPD@Scale at UCL Knowledge Lab Symposium
The Coalition made a presentation at the University College London (UCL) Knowledge Lab last July 9, 2019. The symposium was attended by 20 participants from education researchers and practitioners all over the globe, with representation from countries such as Senegal and Bangladesh. Professor Cher Ping Lim of Coalition member Education University of Hong Kong provided […]
The TPD@Scale Coalition for the Global South forges partnership with the International Education Association for TPD@Scale in Lebanon
The global refugee crisis has grown massively, reaching staggering numbers with 22.5 million refugees, 2.8 million asylum seekers, and 40.3 million internally displaced people (UNHCR, 2018). Alone, Lebanon hosts 1.5 million refugees, half of which are school-age children, which means that a third of its population is a refugee putting tremendous pressure on its education […]
SUMMA leads Coalition efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean
SUMMA, or Laboratorio de Investigación e Innovación en Educación para América Latina y el Caribe, has been designated as the Coalition’s regional lead for Latin America and the Caribbean. Established by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Fundación Chile in 2016, SUMMA is supported by the Ministry of Education of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, […]
TPD@Scale Indonesia: Coalition-Putera Sampoerna Foundation partnership launches with research workshop
The Coalition partnership with the Putera Sampoerna Foundation – School Development Outreach (PSF-SDO) began in earnest on February 27, 2019 with a research workshop to create customized data collection instruments for a needs and situation analysis of PSF-SDO’s teacher learning centers (TLCs) across Indonesia. This workshop is the first milestone in the Coalition’s partnership with […]
The Coalition leads special sessions at the 2018 mEducation Alliance Symposium in DC
The Coalition led two special sessions at the 8th Annual Mobiles for Education Alliance Symposium, held at the United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C. from November 6 to 8, 2018, a yearly gathering of education technology innovators, practitioners, policymakers, and funders. The Coalition opened the Symposium with a special plenary session on TPD@Scale led […]
The Coalition forges partnership with Putera Sampoerna Foundation for the development of Teacher Learning Centres in Indonesia
The Coalition is partnering with Putera Sampoerna Foundation to document and improve the process of developing Teacher Learning Centres (TLCs) as the hub for TPD@Scale in Indonesia. Established in a kabupaten or regency (equivalent to a municipality), the TLC is a systematic and structured independent learning organization managed by teachers under the supervision of the […]
The Coalition participates in the Global Symposium on ICT in Education 2018
The Korean Ministry of Education and the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) jointly hosted the Global Symposium on ICT in Education 2018 from September 11 to 13 in Seoul. Organized in partnership with the UNESCO Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and the Coalition, the event’s theme was “Teaching in the 21st Century: […]
The Coalition and the Cambodia Directorate of Higher Education co-host TPD@Scale workshop for local universities
The Coalition and the Cambodia Directorate General of Higher Education (DGHE), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport conducted a TPD@Scale workshop for local universities on August 30, 2018 in Phnom Penh. The workshop combined a needs and situational analysis of teaching capacity in Cambodia higher education, an assessment of the state of faculty development in […]
The Philippines launches TPD@Scale
The Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) launched TPD@Scale Philippines on August 28, 2018 with a workshop for regional and division field offices on the program’s inaugural blended learning course for teachers called ELLN Digital. “ELLN” is short for Early Language, Literacy and Numeracy; “Digital” refers to the blended learning design of the course, a combination […]