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Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to share with you the recording of the launch event for From Prospective to Prepared Teacher: A Global Study of Initial Teacher Education, co-hosted by the World Bank Group and the Center for Global Development.
During this session we presented the report’s five principles for effective initial teacher education (ITE) systems, drawing on evidence and case studies from across the globe. We also heard directly from Linda Darling-Hammond (Founding President and Chief Knowledge Officer, Learning Policy Institute) on the global evidence for effective ITE, David Sani Mwanza (University of Zambia) and Ancell Scheker Mendoza (Ministry of Education, Dominican Republic) on the politics and practice of ambitious ITE reform, and Antonia Wulff (Education International) on how the teaching profession can drive quality improvement from within.
Here are a few highlights with timestamps so you can jump to what interests you most:
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Speaker |
Highlight |
Timestamp |
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Christian Bodewig |
ITE as the foundation for effective teaching, and a scalable solution for education and skills |
3:27 |
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Laura Gregory & Katy Bullard |
The five principles for effective ITE systems
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6:40 |
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David Evans |
The evidence base for the five principles, and a discussion with Linda Darling-Hammond on their application |
25:37 |
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David Sani Mwanza |
How Zambia’s reform reached all teacher educators and drove literacy gains |
37:05 |
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Ancell Scheker Mendoza |
Navigating the politics of a major ITE reform, and sustaining momentum |
46:27 |
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Antonia Wulff |
Teachers’ unions as partners in ITE improvement, and the link to teacher retention |
55:17 |
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Linda Darling-Hammond |
“It is penny wise and pound foolish to ignore initial teacher education” |
75:10 |
The recording, slides, report, two-page summary (in five languages), and all eleven underlying case studies are linked below:
Should you have any questions or wish to follow up, please do not hesitate to reach out to Laura Gregory (LGre...@worlbank.org) and Katy Bullard (KBul...@worldbank.org).
Best regards,
The ITE Study Team