Discussion on Designing Teacher Capacity Strengthening @Scale for Equity in Education at the 9th ADB Skills Forum
During the 9th ADB Skills Forum held from August 23-27, 2021, Professor Freda Wolfenden of the Open University and Ms. Juliana of the Putera Sampoerna Foundation Schools Development Outreach, joined the panel discussion on Reimagining Teacher Professional Development for Scalable, Sustainable, and Equitable Outcomes using EdTech Research Evidence. In her presentation. Prof. Wolfenden talked about […]
Featured article: Who’s ready to change? Tracking adaptations during scaling in education – Brookings CUE
Read the Brookings Center for Universal Education’s new article, “Who’s ready to change? Tracking adaptations during scaling in education” by Jenny Perlman Robinson and TPD@Scale Coalition Secretariat Director, Victoria Tinio. The article discusses how education initiatives adapt to changing environments, and it features Brookings CUE’s recently-published Adaptation Tracker. This tracker has been designed to support […]
The Coalition co-organizes a 2-day policy dialogue to enable an Education Workforce that supports the learning of marginalized girls in Southeast Asia
The TPD@Scale Coalition for the Global South led a two-day policy dialogue (23 and 25 March 2021) for diplomats, ministers, and high-level officials from developing Southeast Asian nations, in partnership with the Education Commission. Co-hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), the event focused on how […]
Scaling teacher professional development in a time of crisis —TPD@Scale Coalition for the Global South
With the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has made it extremely challenging to scale teacher professional development in the Global South, as well as push for inclusive education, in general. According to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report, many teachers still lack adequate training and quality global data on teacher training remains “patchy”. It also states that 40% […]
Improvement Science as a way to build resilience—Dr. Paul Walley, The Open University
The Covid-19 crisis has given all educators worldwide a whole series of problems to solve. Given the real-time nature of the issues solutions have needed to be found quickly, so that continuity of education is maintained (where possible) and where pupils do not lose too much of their educational opportunities. In some cases the evidence base about […]
Freeze or Fight?—Ma. Mercedes T. Rodrigo, Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences
The South East Asia – Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM) Programme is a UNICEF and SEAMEO partnership that aims “to improve the region’s capacity to measure learning outcomes, use data, and allow peer exchange on policies and practices.” Its flagship effort is the SEA-PLM Assessment. Formally launched in 2014, the study attempted to measure the outcomes […]
TPD@Scale Indonesia publishes case study on Putera Sampoerna Foundation’s Teacher Learning Center Program
TPD@Scale Indonesia publishes a case study on Putera Sampoerna Foundation’s Teacher Learning Center (TLC) Program on the Asia Pacific Education Review. Written by Cher Ping Lim, Juliana & Min Liang, the paper examines a TLC in Kudus, a regency in Central Java, Indonesia, through the activity theory approach. Indonesia faces challenges in teacher access to […]
The Coalition receives grant for research on school leadership
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) recognizes the need for international collaboration with partners in forming an effective global response to the pandemic. The Centre has put out a call for research projects addressing urgent local needs, building local capacities, while focusing on the most vulnerable populations. These projects will be geared towards building more […]
Featured podcast: Scaling impact in education to reach the world’s most vulnerable children – Brookings CUE
Listen to Patrick Hannahan and Jenny Perlman Robinson from Brookings’ Center for Universal Education discuss how real-time scaling labs inform efforts to bring impact in education to children around the world. The podcast features six scaling lab leaders, including TPD@Scale Coalition Secretariat Director, Victoria L. Tinio.
Key things to focus on TPD@Scale in the new normal—Diana Laurillard, UCL
COVID-19 must surely change our plans for the future of HE across the world, in terms of both quality of provision and equality of access. Digital access is not universal, but neither is access to conventional education. Access to mobile broadband in the developing world is now 75%, and could reach 100% by 2023. By contrast, […]