It is a group of experts and leaders in the educational field that works topromote the professionalization of teachingand that each country in the region adopt policies aimed at ensuring that all students have a quality teacher in front of their classrooms. The Coalition develops a knowledge agenda that seeks to inform decision-making on central issues around teachers, such as initial and continuing training, the teaching career, and school leadership.
Created in 2019 thanks to the initiative of The Inter-American Dialogue, Inicia Educación and the Varkey Foundation, with the support of the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI), this networkbrings together more than 90 representatives from 14 countries,among them, academics, public policy managers, teachers and directors of foundations.
Activities 2022
February
Presentation of the study "Teacher policies in LATAM in times of pandemic: Lessons learned and future challenges"
Under the co-authorship of Sandra García Jaramillo and Inés Insua, we publish the study that busca understand how education systems in Latin America have adapted to promote teaching excellence in the context of the pandemic.In addition, it seeks to identify good practices that can be shared and adapted to different contexts.
The presentation was moderated by Ariel Fiszbein, with a presentation of the study by Sandra García Jaramillo (Colombia) and the experiences of Ricardo Cuenca (Peru), José Thomas (Argentina) and Verónica Spross (Guatemala). It had a reach of 250 views.
It was then presented within the framework of Congress 512: Transformation from the heart of education in front of more than 500 teachers and school administrators from all over the Dominican Republic.
April
Conference International Experiences of Teacher Professional Development
After the impact from the 1st Congress of International Experiences in Professional Teacher Development carried out in October 2021, and within the framework of the different spaces for dialogue that were carried out in the debate process around the Career Strengthening Law Teacher, the 1st Conference on International Teacher Professional Development Experiences was held in the City of Buenos Aires, in partnership with the Ministry of Education of the City of Buenos Aires and the OEI, and was attended by more than 250 participants._cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
The conference brought together various actors from the educational world –academia, public policy makers, opinion leaders, teachers and educational organizations– to reflect on improving the teaching career.
Among the exhibitors, Michael Whilshaw (England) stood out; Coalition members Adriana Aristimuño (Uruguay), Gloria Vidal (Ecuador) and Mariano Narodowski (Argentina), and teachers Darío Greni (Uruguay) and Mariela Guadagnoli (Argentina).
Some notes
Coalition meeting in Santo Domingo
In April, the first hybrid meeting after the COVID-19 pandemic was held in the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It had the participation of 19 representatives of the education sector in Latin American countries, all members of the network. We are working on various ongoing projects at the moment; such as: Compendium of digital skills for teachers, Study on Staffing and teacher demography, School Leadership and research on induction of new teachers from the Argentina Chapter and the School Leadership Matrix.
Said meeting was part of the Congress 512 - Transformation from the heart of education. Event in which several members of our coalition participated as speakers. Among them: Ángela Español, Ernesto Diaz, Javier Bermúdez, Jacqueline Malagón, Gloria Vidal, Agustín Porres, Otto Granados, Michelle Guzmán, Melania Brenes, Sandra García Jaramillo, Patricia Vázquez, Lucila Malnatti, Magdalena Zorraquin
August
Report on teacher digital skills
We published the Compendium of Teacher Digital Competencies with the aim of grouping initiatives that have strengthened the digital competencies of teachers in the region. This document addresses the frameworks that exist in the region, the teacher training experiences, and the evaluation processes implemented to measure progress in digital teaching skills.
virtual meeting
In the virtual meeting we were able to catch up on the latest advances of the Coalition. We also have a presentation of the work carried out in TES, by Leonardo Garnier and the presentation of the study on Enrollment in Initial Teacher Training Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean carried out by Elige Educar and the IDB and presented by Joaquín Walker and Constanza Gómez
October
Meeting of 17 members of the Coalition in Argentina! All of them traveled for the presentation of two studies worked on throughout the year.
1st Symposium on Management Career - Mendoza
In front of more than 150 supervisors, directors and authorities, we presented the study "Access to management position in the province of Mendoza: lessons learned and future strategies", led by Mariano Narodowski. The Symposium also had the participation of the Minister of Education, José Thomas. In a panel moderated by Agustín Porres, former ministers of the region Ricardo Cuenca (Peru), former minister María Victoria Angulo (Colombia) and José Weinstein (Chile) shared experiences. Those present at the event shared a work session with some supervisors and school principals. Meetings and discussions on teaching staff and literacy experiences in the region were also held.
The symposium was held within the framework of the 1st International Congress of Literacy, Reading and Writing organized by the General Directorate of Mendoza schools. The coalition was present through the Panel: "International Perspectives on Literacy", in which Patricia Vázquez, Iván Gontijo and Isabel Román participated as speakers and José Thomas as moderator.
2nd Congress on International Experiences in Professional Teacher Development
The transition from initial teacher training to the exercise of professional practice is a fundamental process, with a strong impact on the professional development of teachers. For this reason, together with the Government of the City of Buenos Aires and the Organization of Ibero-American States, we organized the 2nd Congress on International Experiences in Professional Teacher Development.
There we present a study on the accompaniment for the professional insertion of new teachers with regional trends and learning. The preparation of the document was in charge of the Coalition and the coordination and review was carried out by Denise Vaillant.
The symposium generated spaces for reflection on practice that allowed addressing the specific challenges of the first years of teaching performance. Former Latin American education ministers, officials and legislators participated; referents of social organizations; academics; and other actors in the education system.
