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This episode is the third of an Education International podcast series entitled ‘Pedagogies of Possibility,’ focusing on how the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project has provided the space for educators to come together across its 7 project countries to invent innovative pedagogical practice that improves educational outcomes for all students. The guest speakers in...

This episode is the second of a new Education International podcast series entitled ‘Pedagogies of Possibility,’ focusing on how the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project has provided the space for educators to come together across its 7 project countries to invent innovative pedagogical practice that improves educational outcomes for all students. The guest speaker...

This episode is the first of a new Education International podcast series entitled ‘Pedagogies of Possibility,’ focusing on how the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project has provided the space for educators to come together across its 7 project countries to invent innovative pedagogical practice that improves educational outcomes for all students.  The guest speaker...

This is the third episode of our podcast series entitled: “Teasing the tech”. Our guest speaker, Neil Selwyn, is a professor at the Faculty of Education in Monash University, Australia, and a leading international researcher in the area of digital education. Martin Henry, research coordinator at Education International, will be the host for these series. In this episode we will be looking at the i...

This is the second episode of a podcast series entitled: “Teasing the tech”. Our guest speaker, Neil Selwyn, is a professor at the Faculty of Education in Monash University, Australia, and a leading international researcher in the area of digital education. Martin Henry, research coordinator at Education International, will be the host for these series. As technological for-profit giants, such as...

This episode is the first of a podcast series entitled: “Teasing the tech”, focusing on things teachers should know about the impact of education technologies on labour relations, teaching and learning and education governance. Our guest speaker, Neil Selwyn, is a Professor at the Faculty of Education in Monash University, Australia. Neil is recognised as a leading international researcher in the...

In this episode of Edvoices we explore the relatively under-researched phenomenon of education privatisation in the Caribbean region. We discuss the findings of a research commissioned by Education International in February 2022: “Time to turn the tide: Privatisation trends in education in the Caribbean”.

Ending gender-based violence requires a profound transformation of our societies and social relations. What is the role of education unions? What does transformative leadership look like in this context and how can it effect real change? Tune in to this episode of EdVoices to hear from three women leaders of Education International in dialogue with madeleine kennedy-macfoy: • Susan Hopgood | Educa...

Les confinements et les fermetures d'écoles provoqués par la pandémie de Covid-19 ont entraîné une augmentation inquiétante des cas signalés de violence basée sur le genre. Quelles sont les implications de cette pandémie fantôme dans nos écoles et nos communautés et que peuvent faire les syndicats de l'éducation pour y mettre fin ? Dans cet épisode de EdVoices, Anais Dayamba, du Bureau régional de...

Join us for a conversation on digital learning and its implications for quality and equality in and through education with AFT President, Randy Weingarten, Professor Carol Campbell and OECD's Stephan Vincent-Lacrin.

World Day against Child Labour: Testimony of a teacher and former child worker. by Education International

In today’s podcast, we will be talking about Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET ) and how access to public TVET plays a crucial role in contributing to social justice and sustainable development. TVET links to the labour market, however, make it particularly vulnerable to policies of commercialisation and its teachers are often faced with inadequate funding, infrastructure, sala...

The status of teachers is one of the main factors that make an education system successful. What do we know about it when it comes to the teachers in different parts of the world? What needs to change in order for education systems to perform better? Listen to this podcast with Greg Thompson, professor at the University of Brisbane, Australia, to find out more.

Christina Colclough is a future of work expert. She discusses teacher adaptation to digitalisation, life-long learning, the digital divide, the relationship between virtual and physical learning, data, and related issues.

Suite à la pandémie de la COVID-19, le Mali a lancé pour la première fois un programme d’enseignement à distance, afin de pallier quelque peu la fermeture des écoles. Soumeila H Maiga, responsable du département à la formation du syndicat de l’éducation SNEC, est l’un des 20 enseignant∙e∙s sélectionné∙e∙s pour enregistrer les cours télévisés. Il témoigne sur cette expérience nouvelle, ses potentia...

On World Education Support Personnel Day, Ashanti Rankin & HaSheen Wilson from the USA share their experience as professional ESP at diverse education levels, explain how they contribute to quality education & vibrant communities, talk about the threat of growing privatisation in the sector and highlight the importance of EI resolution on ESP.

Researcher Ben Williamson highlights for EdVoices the importance to put students before profit in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this crisis, the use of remote learning and learning is increased and high tech companies are pushing their online tools and products.

On World Intellectual Property Day, we sat down with Mugwena Maluleke and Michael Geist for a conversation on copyright, Covid-19, knowledge sharing and fair access for educators and researchers. Tune in for insights into the battle for balanced copyright legislation in South Africa, Canada and around the world.

75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the distance in time may give us a false sense of comfort that lessons have been learned, that history will not be repeated. Yet the narratives that led to the Holocaust are re-emerging, reinvented for the 21st century. Now more than ever, it is imperative to ensure that the lessons of the Holocaust reach new generations, minds and hearts in cla...

LGBTI teachers are often subject to discrimination and harrassment at their workplace. How we can overcome this and make schools safe for everybody is at the heart of our discussoin with Dr Debbie Hayton, NASUWT National Executive member.

The recruitment of active and motivated young teachers within the union and union involvement in shaping policy pertaining to teachers and education: these are some the topics we were fortunate to discuss with Gifty Apanbi of the Ghana National Association of Teachers. She underlines how committed teachers in her country are ensuring that they can provide all students with quality education.

(English to follow) Oggi, con la Prof.ssa Mari D'Agostino, docente ordinario di linguistica italiana all'Università di Palermo in Italia, parliamo dell’accoglienza degli studenti neoarrivati nelle scuole e in particolare, di come i docenti e il personale della scuola possono accompagnarli nel loro percorso di apprendimento della lingua. Quale ruolo per gli insegnanti delle diverse materie? Come af...

(English version to follow) Hablamos con Alejandro Tiana, Secretario de Estado de Educación de España, sobre los esfuerzos llevados a cabo desde la escuela para luchar contra la segregación de niños y niñas refugiados. ¿Cuáles son los principales obstáculos? ¿Cuáles las mejores experiencias hasta el momento?

France Castro of the Alliance of Concerned Teacher Philippines tells us about the human and trade union rights violations under the Duterte government and how her union is fighting back.

En este podcast entrevistamos a Sonia Alesso, Secretaria General de CTERA, Argentina, sobre la situación en América Latina en un contexto de movimientos sociales, lucha sindical y cambio político.