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Education International is the voice of teachers and other education employees across the globe. A federation of 396 associations and unions in 171 countries and territories, it represents some 32.5 million educators and support professionals in education institutions from early childhood to university. EdVoices is Education International's podcast on education policy and practice, published regularly in several languages (mainly English, French, and Spanish).
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 the third episode include Dalila Andrade Oliveria, professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Heleno Araújo, President of the Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educação (CNTE), Ana Maria Clementino, learning circle facilitator and researcher at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and Elaine Amancio Ribeiro, teacher in Brasilia, Brazil.In this episode, we will be discussing how teacher-led learning circles for formative assessment respond to Brazil’s distinct colonial history and are spaces for teachers to create critical pedagogies that allow for engagement in educational praxis, where teachers and students engage in a continual process of understanding and acting on the world in order to change it.
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 speakers in the second episode include Dr Robbert Smit, lecturer and researcher at the University of Teacher Education St Gallen, Monika, teacher and learning circle facilitator in Zürich, Switzerland, Selina, teacher of 6th grade (ages 12-13) teacher in St Gallen, Switzerland and Christin, teacher of 3rd and 4th grade (ages 9-11) in Lucerne, Switzerland.In this episode, we will be discussing the importance of encouraging reflective practice amongst teachers and will touch on the ways in which educational systems can make space for this work through the incorporation of teacher-led learning circles into pre-existing continuous professional learning and development.
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 speakers in the first episode include Dr Robbert Smit, lecturer and researcher at the University of Teacher Education St Gallen, Monika, teacher and learning circle facilitator in Zürich, Switzerland, Selina, teacher of 6th grade (ages 12-13) teacher in St Gallen, Switzerland and Christin, teacher of 3rd and 4th grade (ages 9-11) in Lucerne, Switzerland. In this episode, we discuss the importance of creatively using technology to invent formative assessment practices that meet the needs of each student. We then move on to explore how having dedicated time to develop and reflect on these promising formative assessment practices in learning circles can be understood as a form of pedagogical activism because it fosters pedagogical practice that counters a standardised curriculum that does not create space for the distinct needs of learners.
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 impact of education techonologies on quality teaching and learning. Are the dominant forms of education techonologies improving the quality of education? Is edtech making education better, more inspiring, engaging, innovative? Listen to it now!
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 Google or Microsoft, are playing a major role in education, the transformation of the State and the public sector in the current context makes it important to give attention to changes in labour relations. This will be the focus of today’s episode.
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 area of digital education. In this episode, we will be 'following the money', and looking, amongst other things, into the potential implications of the expanding role of education technologies for democratic accountability and education governance.
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 | Education International President | AEU, Australia • Dianne Woloschuk | Executive Board member and Chair of the Education International Status of Women Committee | CTF, Canada • Nadine A. Molloy | Executive Board member | JTA Jamaica
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 l'IE en Afrique, discute de l'impact genré de Covid-19 avec Marième Sakho Dansokho (Sénégal) et Marjolaine Perreault (Québec, Canada), membres du Bureau exécutif de l'IE.
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, salaries, support and contracts.
Join us for a discussion on the value and importance of TVET with Gavin Moodie, Stephanie Matseleng Allais, John Buchanan & Leesa Wheelahan.
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 potentialités mais aussi ses limites.
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 classrooms across the world. Teachers and teacher training are the first line of defense in the fight for democracy, human rights and our collective future.
We sat down with Andrew Beiter and Kate W. English to talk about Holocaust education and their work on 4 continents with the Educators' Institute for Human Rights.
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 affrontare questo percorso con studenti a bassa scolarizzazione? E, infine, come valorizzare questi studenti e il loro repertorio linguistico perché l’apprendimento linguistico favorisca il processo di inclusione sociale e relazionale?
(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.
"All I'm asking from social media is that they take care of the city that they have created. That when someone is murdering someone else they hold them to account. They built this city and put no traffic lights, no laws." An enlightening conversation with Rappler's Maria Ressa - Time person of the year 2018 - on media literacy, social media and the war on truth. #GlobalMILWeek
On the occasion of World Day for Decent Work, October 7th, International Trade Union Confederation's General Secretary Sharan Burrow gives her views on trade union renewal and explains how a new social contract should look like.
For this year's World Teacher's Day, on October 5th, with the theme “Young Teachers: The future of the Profession”, we interviewed Kelera Tinai, a young woman education unionist from the Fiji Teachers' Association. Listen to Kelera detailing the leadership training she followed in Korea, and the knowledge and experience she got from it and which she was able to share with Fiji's colleagues.
Tuvimos la suerte de charlar con Roberto Baradel, secretario general de SUTEBA (Argentina) y Secretario General de la CTA-Provincia de Buenos Aires, durante el 8º congreso de la IE en Bangkok, Tailandia. Baradel analiza la importancia de la solidaridad internacional así como los principales retos a los que se enfrentan los sindicatos en la región de América Latina y en Argentina en particular.
L'éducation aux changements climatiques a été débattue au 8e Congrès mondial de l'Internationale de l'Education. Alors que débute la semaine mondiale d'action pour le climat initiée par les étudiants, Luc Beauregard de la Centrale des Syndicats du Québec/Canada nous en dit plus sur les établissements verts Brundtland et les activités syndicales dans sa province.
How can teachers and students best use AI in the classroom? What does it mean for the future of the teaching profession in terms of challenges but also of opportunities? Listen to this podcast with Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers President.
Refugee welcome shools are an essential integration tool in the UK. But not only refugees are benefitting from them. Listen to our tak with Jonathan Cox from Citizens UK to find out more.
Stephen Cotton talks to us about what it means to build a strong network of international unions and the challenges that the world of work is facing over the next years.
Today we talked to EI President Susan Hopgood, a strong advocate against climate change. What can teachers do to support movements like #Fridaysforfuture? Why is this topic so high on EI's agenda for the coming years?
How committed and involved are young educators in their unions? That’s what we discussed for EdVoices with Ann Mari Milo Lorentzen from UEN/Norway and Kristhean Navales from ACT/Philippines.
What role does education play in and for democracy? The new book by Fred van Leeuwen and Susan Hopgood gives answers from the experience and the wisdom of the teaching profession. If you feel inspired, grab your free copy here! https://bit.ly/2K1X4jh
How can teachers and activists take the lead together to bring social justice to all children and all people in the world? This is a big task but we are many who want to see things change for the better. We have sat down with Nobel Peace Prize Kailash Satyarthi and gained many insights! Listen in and join our movements.
On World Refugee Day we look into the situation of refugee teachers - what happens to educators when they have to flee their homes? Do they have a chance to work as teachers in their host countries? This is the story of a journey from exclusion to recognition.
Pour la Journée mondiale contre le travail des enfants, le 12 juin, Samuel Grumiau, consultant de l'IE pour les activités des syndicats d'enseignants visant à lutter contre ce fléau, revient sur les nombreux projets qui existent au plan mondial pour garantir à tous les enfants une éducation de qualité.
A l’occasion du 28 avril, Journée mondiale de la sécurité et de la santé au travail, nous avons interviewé Romain Chave, Délégué général du Réseau éducation et solidarité, et Josie Stolz du Syndicat des Enseignants Romands de Suisse, et membre du Bureau du Comité syndical francophone de l’éducation et de la formation, sur la publication du Rapport Focus Santé. Cette enquête porte sur la santé et le bien-être du personnel de l’éducation dans l’espace francophone.
Do you dream about the day computers take over your work? Why the present is still very different and what the future might look like are the topics of this podcast.
La masacre en la escuela Profesor Raul Brasil, en el municipio de Suzano, ha conmocionado al mundo educativo. Hoy publicamos esta entrevista a Fatima da Silva, secretaria general del sindicato CNTE, afiliado a la Internacional de la Educación, quien nos explica cuál es la posición de los docentes en el nuevo contexto político del país.
In this podcast, two of our affiliates, Danish Union of Teachers’ International Secretary Tore Asmussen and the Director of the International and Social Justice Programme of the Canadian Teachers' Federation Dan Martin discuss Education International’s development cooperation network, that brought together education unions from around the world. They also share their thoughts on ways to improve this network aiming to strengthen educators’ unions and ensure quality education for all.
Education International's General Secretary, David Edwards, is interviewed about the upcoming congress of Education International (Bangkok, July 2019)
Raymond Basilio, General Secretary, Alliance of Concerned Teachers – Philippines , has recently been the subject of death threats. In this podcast he talks about the campaign against the privatisation of education in his country
In this podcast, Education International’s President Susan Hopgood reflects on education funding, gender equality, and turns towards 2019, when the 8th EI World Congress will be held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Mélanie Faivre du SNES-FSU et Christian Chevalier de l'UNSA-Education parlent de la situation et des actions syndicales en faveur de la formation professionnelle des enseignants et éducateurs en France.
Les représentant.e.s de syndicats de l'éducation du Canada (Québec), du Sénégal et de France réfléchissent ensemble sur la condition des enseignant.e.s et de la profession enseignante dans leurs pays et régions.
Schools have to deal with many issues. This means, ultimately, that teachers in Europe have to deal with many issues. What can be done to help them in these difficult times?
Our experts analyse the latest publication of the OECD, Education At A Glance, which is more than just 500 pages of data - it is a very useful tool for everybody who is interested and working in education.
Dita Vogel and Elina Stock share the findings of their recent study “Opportunities and Hope Through Education: How German Schools Include Refugees” You can find the publication at this address: https://issuu.com/educationinternational/docs/vogel_stockv9?e=3689445/55774886
Top education unionists talk about their unions' joint work and activities to set up child labour free zones in Zimbabwe.
Tom Alegounarias, chair of the NSW Education Standards Authority, is interviewed by Martin Henry, EI Research Coordinators, about the importance of Professional Standards in Education.
Clara Kerstenne de la Centrale générale des services publics - Enseignement/Belgique nous parle de l'intégration des jeunes enseignant(e)s et des enseignant(e)s novices au sein de son syndicat.
To mark the quarter century of Education International, founding General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen recounts in his own words how the organisation came to be and how he sees its influence moving forward.
As Education International (EI) celebrates its 25th anniversary, a new podcast helps us look back to past achievements that have helped thousands of teachers deliver quality education, no matter the circumstances.
As EI turns 25, a new series of podcasts sheds light on past and future. This is the second episode dedicated to women leaders in Unions and in Society; a key area in EI's work since the beginning.
This podcast features an interview with the Deputy Director of the International Affairs Department of the Japan Teachers’ Union, Mrs. Fumiyo Fukuzawa, who talks about her union’s engagement in development cooperation work.
This podcast features an interview with the head of the German teachers union GEW, Marilis Tepe, who explains the challenges faced by the German education system in the context of the arrival of refugee children into the country.
Today is human rights day, and this year we are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights. Such a special day! Today’s podcast features Kerry Kennedy, head of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, who talked to our colleague Andrew King about the importance of human rights in education.
We had the chance to talk to Peter Mlimahadala, head of the disability department of the Tanzania Teachers Union (TTU). Peter is a visually impaired person, and talked to us about how teachers with disabilities are supporting each other in order to be able to teach and to deliver quality education to their students. How they overcome stigma, fight discrimination, and thrive in their working life in the classroom.
Thousands of children have arrived in Germany fleeing from war and extreme poverty since 2016. How are schools, teachers and communities working to integrate them and make sure they integrate into the school system? We talk to our German affiliate GEW in Bremerhaven.
Did you ever think about teachers as leaders? Here at EI that’s definitely the way we see them. During our Unite for Quality Education and Leadership Conference in Rotterdam last May we invited two experts to discuss this issue. Andy Hargreaves, from the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, and Sean Slade, Director of Outreach at ASCD.
Today we're celebrating World Teachers Day with a special feature on academic freedom by our Deputy General Secretary David Edwards. Let us know your comments in the section below.
A few days ago, the World Bank released its first ever flagship report on education, called “learning to Realise education’s promise”. Now, if that doesn’t sound promising! Our policy officer Jennifer Ulrick and Action Aid’s David Archer unpack the most important bits of the report and look into the pros and cons of the Banks take on learning, teaching, education and the future of our school systems.
We are proud to present you with a podcast featuring Global Teacher Prize Award Winner Maggie MacDonnell. She was selected from among 20,000 nominees worldwide at the Varkey Foundation’s Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai last year.
What does it take to become a good teacher? What does the teacher curriculum have to include and what can teacher students expect when they embark on a teaching career? Today we will be looking at these issues with Beatrice Avalos, from the University of Santiago de Chile. She joined Education International for the Conference Unite for quality education and leadership in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in May earlier this year.
Can a teacher use a printed copy of the 'Mona Lisa' in her classroom without being sued? What does copyright mean when applied to education material? Does an article written by a scholar at a public university belong to the journal it gets published in? David Robinson from CAUT explains.
Today we will be listening to a conversation between Cassandra Hallet da Silva, secretary general of the Canadian federation of teachers, and Winnie Namata, communications officer from UNATU Uganda. Two women working for a trade union, shouldn-t be surprising giving the fact that, in almost every country of the world, the great majority of teachers are women, but the reality faced within the structures of many organisations is different.
How do teacher unions shape teacher professionalism and the professional identity of educators? Listen to our experts and learn more about what makes quality education.
Today we have a full studio at EI - researchers from all corners of the world joined us to discuss education issues here in Brussels.
Today we're on the phone with our affiliate ANDEN from Nicaragua, who carried out incredibly effective actions to get children out of work and into school, in a project with Education International. This podcast is in Spanish. Podcast en español.
Globalising compassion - Today we continue our series on child labour with a chat between Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi and our Deputy General Secretary Haldis Holst.
On the occasion of the international day against child labour we talked to our friends in Mali who explained what teachers are doing to get children out of work and into school.
In this podcast we will lean about child labour in Uganda and how teachers unions are working to get children out of work and into school.
As the global partnership for education (also known as GPE) is moving towards its replenishment, in this podcast we will be looking into how the financing of education through the GPE has materialised itself. We will learn about the current state of financing of education and about the resources that are available for this funding.
PISA – what should its aim be? Who should benefit from its analysis? What is the role of teachers in the whole process? How can they be involved in the interpretation of the results? All these questions are addressed by EI senior consultant John Bangs and Yuri Belfali, Head of Division at the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills.
It doesn't get more international than this: from Ghana to Portugal, we will learn about the situation of various education systems, the impact of privatisation and what it takes for quality education to become a reality.
What do we mean when we talk about teachers and accountability? How can you measure it in a fair way? How does it impact quality education and quality teaching? These and other topics are featured in this week's podcast with our research coordinator Martin Henry and Tore Sorensen.
David Edwards from EI talks to Dutch teacher and author Jelmer Evers about how to create a world-wide network of teachers for teachers. What are the challenges? How could it help teachers be better professionals and be more empowered? Don't miss this latest episode of our podcast series.
Andy Hargreaves, the Thomas More Brennan Chair in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, talks to EI about education reform in the USA, privatisation and how policy makers are influenced by their own experience with the education system.
This week we are talking to our colleagues from Kenya to find out what the situation of the education sector is like in the country. Do teachers have the resources they need? What is the matter with all the private schools that are emerging? What could be done so that students learn more and better? Stay tuned!
Together with Education International’s Antonia Wulff, Jane Porter, from the New Zealand Educational Institute - Te Riu Roa discusses challenges for the education support personnel to see their contribution to quality education for all acknowledged. For more information: https://www.ei-ie.org/en/detail/14819/new-zealand-a-voice-for-the-%e2%80%9csilent-army%e2%80%9d-of-education-support-personnel
In this podcast Steve Snider talks to Sean Slade about the whole child approach to education, and how health and education are two sides of the same coin. Enjoy, and don't forget to subscribe to our channel if you like our podcasts!
Why is a woman's place in ... her union? How do unions make a difference when it comes to women's economic status and gender equality? Will the world achieve the Sustainable Development Goals? These and other subjects are addressed by Dianne Woloschuk Executive Board member of EI and chair of EI's Committee on the Status of Women.
In this edition, EI’s Nicolás Richards speaks with Sonia Alesso, General Secretary of CTERA, Argentina, Roberto Franklin de Leao, International relations secretary of CNTE Brazil, and Luis Grubert, former President of FECODE Colombia. Together they discuss the gripping political and trade union situation in the region, and the fights they are leading on behalf of their unions.
Together with Education International’s Dennis Sinyolo, Prosper Lubuva, from the Tanzania Teachers’ Unions discusses challenges in early childhood education, and how to increase early childhood educators’ professionalism through the development of a competence profile.
Avec Claude Carroué de l'Internationale de l'Éducation, Daniel Lafrenière de la Centrale des syndicats du Québec examine la situation des personnel de soutien à l'éducation et leur importance pour l'éducation des élèves.
This new podcast contains a phone interview with Celia Nicholas from the Dominica Association of Teachers, who describes her union's experience with a natural disaster like hurricane Erika, and how international solidarity helped teachers and students on the small island of Dominica overcome destruction and grief. More information: https://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/4250
Education International's Consultant John Bangs analyses the outcomes of the 2015 OECD PISA.
Together with Education International’s Deputy General Secretary David Edwards, Boston College Professor Dennis Shirley discusses global trends in education and shares what he has identified as the five new imperatives of educational change. More information: https://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/4238
Together with Education International Deputy General Secretary David Edwards, Colombian academic Miguel Ángel Beltrán discusses challenges to the implementation of human and trade union rights in his country. More information: https://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/4226
Education International's Martin Henry and John Bangs discuss the latest edition of the Organisation for Economic Development's (OECD) Education At A Glance report and its impact on education policy worldwide. More information: https://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/4102