Education manager at @UNICEFInnocenti, working to build actionable research into #education programmes. Tweets are my own.
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How can we leverage technology to make learning more #accessible?
Learn how @UNICEFJamaica works with the ministry of education and partners as part of the global Accessible Digital Textbooks #ADT initiative
@FrankvCappelle @UNICEFEducation @UNICEFinnovate
What is an Accessible Digital Textbook?
🦻🏽An ADT is a book that hosts a multitude of #accessibility features so that children with & without disabilities can learn together at the same time.
🇯🇲Jamaica is piloting ADTs in schools to help them #BeInclusive.
Happy #IDPwD!
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The struggle to staff rural schools manifests in Zambia in much higher pupil-teacher ratios. Read more from @UNICEFInnocenti: unicef-irc.org/publications/…
(For an exploration of this challenge in other countries, see my work with @AcostaAminaM sciencedirect.com/science/ar…)
This international women’s day here is a message from my fantastic colleague and friend Amparo who inspires us everyday! #IWD2023
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In Italy, the Akelius digital learning app helps migrant and refugee children learn and adjust to the new environment.
Read more in our new report. 👇 @unicefinnocenti #LetMeLearn
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Adin Skalonja is a @UNICEFBiH Programme Officer.
He is facilitating the implementation of the Akelius digital learning initiative, which helps migrant + refugee students adjust to a new language and lifestyle.
Hear a bit more from Adin himself 👇
@UNICEFInnocenti
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👶🏽How can we tackle #gender inequality in #EarlyChildhoodEducation?
📣@UNICEFInnocenti Education researchers Ghalia Ghawi, @StefaniaVinP, & Bella Baghdasaryan, share answers from our 🆕 report+briefs on combatting gender roles in the early years.
#ForEveryChild, a fair chance💙
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From tutoring to teacher training, mobile phones can be essential for helping children continue their learning.
Find out more. 👇 #LetMeLearn @unicefeducation
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📱How can mobile devices provide #education in #emergencies + #teacher training?
👂🏽Listen to @RobertG_Jenkins, Global Director of @UNICEFEducation, share how cellphones make #learning more accessible in #humanitarian settings, #ForEveryChild.
Read our new "On Call" reports⬇️
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🚨 #JobAlert | We are looking for an #Education Research Specialist to:
👩🏽🏫Support the expansion of education #research
✍🏽Draft proposals
🔗Strengthen donor networks
🔎Develop research methods
📣Amplify research to inform policy
🗓️ Apply by October 9 ➡️ uni.cf/3durm16
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📍 Northeastern Bangladesh 🌊
The recurring onset of natural disasters in the region is a matter of huge concern. To save the lives and futures of millions of children who get affected each year, we need to take #ClimateAction now!
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We can’t be #TransformingEducation without transforming #EducationInEmergencies and protracted crises. That’s a topic on Day 3 of @TransformingEdu. @UNHCR_Education @UNICEFEducation @GPforEducation @WBG_Education @LindaJonesEiE
Come join our team in a really exciting position embedding implementation research into large-scale #DigitalLearning programmes.
🚨#JobAlert | Seeking an Education Specialist to move the needle on digital learning 💻📚
👉Coordinate digital learning research
👉Oversee research design
👉Provide technical guidance to governments & UNICEF Offices
📅 30 June 2022
📝Apply 👉 uni.cf/3tF95TK
@UNJobs
On #WorldRefugeeDay read how #teachers utilized #DigitalLearning to improve refugee children's learning in Lebanon, and Greece. (1/4)
@UNICEFLebanon @UNICEFEducation @marialujantubio @FrankvCappelle
Our 🆕 REPORT looks at a promising new #digital tool co-created to accelerate language-learning for marginalized children in #Lebanon 🇱🇧
Read about Unlocking Learning 👉unicef-irc.org/publications/… @UNICEFLebanon #MondayMotivation
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In Greece, strong associations were found with improved learning outcomes in classes where the #digital tool was introduced (using PSM). The introduction of the tech was matched with #ImplementationResarch so we know HOW it works in classrooms: bit.ly/3tOjQmE
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We are not done we continue to work on embedding implementation research into digital learning programmes, especially for vulnerable children. To know what works but also HOW! #DigitalLearning #ReimagineEducation #TransformingEducation
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Learning changes lives.
COVID-19 school closures have compounded challenges for children who were already behind. To protect the future of every child, governments need to tackle the learning crisis. uni.cf/3wiC4xc
Very grateful to have worked on the #LetUsLearn initiative.
Lessons learned to reach and accelerate learning for vulnerable children are more needed than ever as we recover from the #COVID19 school closures.
@UNICEFEducation
🆕 New publication! 🆕
@UNICEF's Let us Learn programme has successfully accelerated learning for the most marginalized students in 5 countries 💪
Here's what we can learn from it ➡️ unicef-irc.org/publications/…
@UNICEFAfg @UNICEFBD @UNICEF_Liberia @UNICEFMada @unicef_nepal
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Follow along as we work with @UNICEFSTP the Ministry of Education and partners to #ReimagineEducation in São Tomé and Principe embedding #evidence into a full ecosystem approach to #DigitalLearning with learners and #teachers at the center! blogs.unicef.org/evidence-fo… @UNICEFAfrica
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To make #DigitalLearning work #ForEveryChild, we have to
✅ improve electricity + connectivity
✅ upskill teachers
✅ develop solutions + content
✅ manage devices
✅ engage communities
Here's how São Tomé and Príncipe is leading by example 👇
@UNICEFEducation @UNICEFSTP