Teaching in Post COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities

As the world continues to battle the impact of COVID19, education has been hit particularly hard by the COVID19 pandemic with about 1.6 billion learners out of school and 184 country-wide school closures, impacting 87.6% of the world’s total enrolled learners disrupting learning especially for the most vulnerable and marginalized. Even before the school closure from COVID-19 pandemic, UNESCO estimated a 69 million teacher shortage to achieve Education for all.

The education crisis is real and had even been worsen by COVID-19 even as Education Ministries across Africa work out measures for the reopening of schools. Students, parents and educators are now concerned and raising several questions about education in post COVID 19.

African Centre for Education Development – CLEDA Africa – as a leading Education Institution in Africa, works to enhance development in Sub-Saharan Africa through Education research, policy influence and practice. The Centre works with partners to build and enhance data, research, advocate for policy review, train teachers/educators, and innovate education practices for sustainable development.

The Centre is launching an e-Symposium Series under the auspice of African Education Forum in partnership with 1 Million Teachers Inc., to address questions around Education in Post COVID 19.

This inaugural Series of the Symposium is scheduled to hold on July 21st, 2020 from 2pm – 4pm (WAT) via a Zoom Platform.

The theme for this Session is ”Teaching in Post COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities”.

This Symposium is open to: Educators, Teachers, Policy Makers, Government Agencies, NGOs, Civic Leaders, Private Institution, Parents, Students, Media Agencies, the General public.

Participation in this session is by registration. Kindly click on the link below to go to the registration form: https://forms.gle/aDNvybq4XpASXXew6