Commentary

Going Virtual for Project Implementation – Decisions and Considerations

Wed, 05/06/2020 - 00:00 By

As we all adjust to working from home, we face many challenges, both personal and professional. Yet, we still deliver the work we were contracted to do for our clients and with our partner governments around the world. Therefore, we need to find ways to adapt, shift priorities, and collaborate in new ways in order to effectively implement project activities. A team from RTI International has been working on a series of recommendations, decision-support tools, and step-by-step guides based on their expertise from decades of working with education technologies in low-resource settings.

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School closures and shifting timelines: When is it best to test if an assessment cannot take place as planned?

Thu, 04/23/2020 - 19:12 By assessment

Though many of the issues we are facing in ensuring children worldwide are in school and learning are not new, COVID-19 has magnified the challenges. This pandemic has impacted nearly all facets of the world’s education systems and programs at the same time. Assessing children’s learning achievement is one important aspect of education support and reform; it is essential to know if children are learning. Yet many assessment efforts can no longer take place as planned. How can we gauge learning when best laid plans are out?

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Calculating the Educational Impact of COVID-19:  Closed Schools, Lost learning, Unequal Impact

Tue, 04/21/2020 - 18:58 By

Several recent blog posts have raised the issue of COVID-19 related disruptions to schooling around the world and how this will impact student learning.  All agree that the closing of schools will negatively affect students’ academic progress.  But these blogs and related commentary raise some compelling questions, that are only just beginning to be answered.

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Think before you link

Fri, 04/10/2020 - 09:14 By

Due to the global pandemic most of us are sheltering in place and an estimated 91% of children globally are out of school[1]. Advocates for global education are working from safe places looking for ways to keep children engaged and reading. A common reaction is to share links to online learning materials. The good news is that there are many high-quality online books out there. However, we want to encourage you to think before you link and match the link to the purpose and audience.

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