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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 March 2021 When your class is “Zoom-bombed” and other stories from the frontlines of online teaching
2020 has been the year that many workers in education had an emergency catch up course in teaching via video conferencing. We've all learnt a lot - using different (often changing) platforms and teaching strategies - trying to do our best for our students.
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 January 2021 “Taking Action to Keep School Pupils, Staff and Communities Safe in England”
Kevin Courtney, Mary Bousted
England is once again in a national lockdown with Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing on the evening of Monday 4 January that a third lockdown, including the closure of most schools, was necessary to address rising infection rates and the rapid spread of the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 November 2020 “Students of the COVID19 year”, by Gohar Hovhannisyan.
Gohar Hovhannisyan
It’s a common practice to distinguish the life cycles of students based on their enrolment by academic year or years. These year-numbers help us to navigate and plan. Due to the COVID-19, the year 2020, however, is not defined by its four different numbers but by something from the past...
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 May 2020 “A Plan to Safely Reopen America’s Schools and Communities”, by Randi Weingarten.
Randi Weingarten
The American Federation of Teachers has released a detailed road map that, in the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, charts a path to safely and responsibly reopen school buildings and other institutions crucial to the well-being and economic vitality of our communities.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 May 2020 “Corona Crisis and School Reopening in Germany”
Marlis Tepe
An interview with Marlis Tepe, president of the German education union (GEW).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 May 2020 “The Impact Of COVID-19 On Czech Education In The Present And Future”, by David Navrátil.
David Navrátil
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic changed teachers´, pupils´ and parents´ lives in my country very quickly and suddenly. It has turned the perception of our education system by 180 degrees. A question remains – how will the Czech education system cope with it and will it change the future...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 March 2020 “Should we continue student learning during covid19? A question of Maslow before Bloom”, by Armand Doucet.
Armand Doucet
Should we continue student learning during Covid19? What a profound question to ponder during these incredible times. Teachers must ask themselves this question: Are my students ready to learn today. This foundational question is always present in formal education, the elephant in the room, which is why “Maslow before Bloom”...
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 January 2020 Malawi: Teachers’ strike and student support force government to pay salary arrears
Teachers in Malawi finally received their December 2019 salaries, thanks to strike action organised by the Teachers' Union of Malawi.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 September 2019 “Global Week of Climate Action: Count us in!”, by Susan Hopgood.
Susan Hopgood
Strongest hurricane in recorded history, hottest summer, unprecedented mass bleaching of the coral reef… we have grown accustomed to deal in superlatives. Since 1970, the number of natural disasters worldwide has more than quadrupled to around 400 a year. Scientists have warned us about the extreme weather phenomena climate change...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 15 September 2019 “Education on the International Day of Democracy”, by David Edwards.
David Edwards
The United Nations established the International Day of Democracy on the 15th of September in 2007 to promote democracy. In 2019, it is clear that democracy and all the things that go with it like human rights and rule of law need to be defended as well as promoted. Education...
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Equity and inclusion 4 September 2019 Australia: AEU supports ‘Wear it Purple Day 2019’
“Wear it Purple Day” on 30 August was first started in 2010 as a response to tragic events of LGBTQ+ school students who committed suicide as a consequence of bullying and harassment. The movement is designed to show rainbow young people they are accepted and celebrated for who they are...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 July 2019 “Turning inclusion into reality: the central role of teachers”, by Anna D’Addio.
Anna Cristina D'Addio
Many factors feed into the design of a truly inclusive education system. Some factors shape the way education systems are set up, such as laws and policies or governance and finance mechanisms. Others operate inside the school walls, in the shape of curricula and learning materials, but also teachers, school...
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Climate action and literacy 25 April 2019 “Let’s spark a global discussion on copyright exceptions for education and research!”, by David Edwards
David Edwards
Today it’s World Intellectual Property Day – a good day to remind us that it’s time to reform copyright law. We need action to change copyright systems that are hindering free expression and failing to promote diverse and prosperous societies for the benefit of all.
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Climate action and literacy 15 March 2019 Teachers stand up in support of their students
The student #FridaysForFuture mobilisations against climate change are growing in intensity and reach - with one day to go before the global strike action for climate teachers are voicing their support for their students' courage and determination.
Teachers stand up in support of their students