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Defining the teachers we need for the education we want, and creating them
This year, World Teachers’ Day celebrations focused on the theme, “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage”.We appreciate Unesco in this respect for always driving the agenda of Education in all our societies and nations by designing yearly themes that resonate with the contemporary needs of Education.
In Kenya, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) led all education stakeholders in celebrating the Kenyan teachers on October 5 – the World Teachers’ Day.
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has set a tradition of dedicating a whole day for Post-World Teachers’ Day celebration. This year, we hosted our event at the Kitui Teachers’ College in Kitui County.
Developing countries like Kenya are still on the light of trying to define the right teacher for the moment. Education is designed to undergo reviews that reflect the changing needs of the labor market. That is the reason in the history of our republic, we have had some changes in our national curriculum.
Most notably, in 1985, Kenya changed its education structure from a 7-4-2-3 to an 8-4-4 system. More recently in 2017, Kenya launched the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) to replace the
Defining the future of education – with Liam Bassett of Westbourne Grammar School
In this edition of The Educator TV, we sat down with Liam Bassett, Director of Digital Learning at Westbourne Grammar School. Bassett discussed how Westbourne Grammar School became one of The Educator‘s 5-Star Innovative Schools for 2023 and how its unique digital strategy sets it apart from other institutions.
Digital innovation is at the forefront of Westbourne Grammar School’s success according to Bassett. Westbourne’s digital strategy began in 2021 and embraces elements of leadership development, staff innovation, and digital transformation. The school encourages staff to take risks that contribute to the school’s ever evolving landscape and provides support through its Leadership Development Academy and Fellowship programs.
Technology is a major focus, with the school embracing generative AI, data-driven digital teaching, and even an esports studio for experiential learning. Students are offered the opportunity to lead with the school’s Tech Titan group, a group for year 7-12 students to gain real-world skills and certifications that are relevant even outside of school. When asked about the group, Bassett noted:
“Most importantly, we also equip them with real world skills. Students engage with training programs that they complete individually at a self-paced program. Those are programs like CCNA skills, Microsoft certifications, or
The biggest education stories of 2023 include ChatGPT, tutoring, and student absenteeism
Three years after the COVID pandemic began, schools across America are still finding their new normal.
School communities are desperately trying to reduce chronically absent students, struggling with how to spend federal COVID relief dollars, implementing new “science of reading” laws, and waffling on how ChatGPT should (or should not) be a part of classrooms.
Below are nine storylines from Chalkbeat reporters across the country that dove into those topics. What education stories mattered most to you this year? We would love to hear from you at [email protected].
AI is here to stay, so how will America’s schools respond? At the beginning of 2023, New York City opted to run far away, blocking access to the program and citing “negative impacts on student learning, and concerns regarding the safety and accuracy of content.” But a few months later, the city reversed course, with schools Chancellor David Banks proclaiming the city’s schools were “determined to embrace its potential.”
Now, just over a year after the tech group OpenAI introduced ChatGPT to the public, some students at New York City high schools report widespread use of AI-powered chatbots among their peers. The same patterns appear elsewhere. In one national survey from July,
These are the 6 storylines that define Michigan education news in 2023
This was a transformative year for education in Michigan. Democrats took control of the state Legislature and rolled back some of the reforms enacted during Republican control.
Gone are the requirements for holding back struggling readers, using test scores to evaluate teachers, and giving letter grades to schools.
A new state education department was launched with an eye on improving outcomes for students. The state education budget invested historic amounts of money in the most vulnerable children.
The news went beyond Lansing, of course. Schools in Detroit dealt with budget cuts precipitated by the loss of federal COVID relief funding, which dried up in the district. They also tried to address high rates of chronic absenteeism.
As we head into the holidays and into a new year, here’s a look back at six big story themes from 2023:
Chronic absenteeism continues to threaten pandemic recovery
All the education reforms in the world won’t make a difference if students aren’t coming to school every day. That poses a particular problem in Michigan, where low achievement levels have driven calls for improving the way students are educated and schools are funded.
Those efforts have bumped up against data showing nearly a third