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Child Online Africa (COA) called on governments in the West African sub-region to put teachers at the heart of education in order to improve the restoration of quality education.
He said the theme of this year’s celebration, “Teachers at the Heart of Restoring Education” is most appropriate as teachers are the first point of call for many school children across Africa.
A declaration signed by Awo Aidam Amenyah also urges governments to continue collaboration with civil society and other stakeholders in policy making to accelerate the process of resuming education.
“We also call for an upscaling of information technology in schools and other educational institutions to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning in these difficult times, while stressing the need for more professional training and equipment for teachers to familiarize themselves with the deployment of technological devices. in their daily teaching and learning activities, ”he added.
The full statement has been released below:
05/10/2021
To all media houses
Press release
Place “Teachers at the heart of restoring education” to restore quality education.
Child Online Africa (COA) joins the rest of the world in celebrating teachers today. COA sees the theme for this year’s edition; ‘Teachers at the heart of education recovery’ as a fitting reminder of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting from the prolonged nationwide shutdown of educational institutions, causing disruption in operations academic, thus posing a risk for the holistic education of children, especially those in Ghana and Africa in general. When classroom learning resumes, teachers ensured that COVID-19 protocols were followed for a safe learning environment. Teachers were the first point of call when some learners showed symptoms of viral infection.
This is because we see education at a crossroads now where teachers should not be immersed in old-fashioned prep programs that equip them to primarily deliver traditional stand-alone, text-based instruction in courses. autonomous classrooms.
The situation calls for a concerted effort to breathe new life into education and the need to develop sustainable strategies that will help countries around the world, including African countries, to come out of the puzzle in order to build back better.
Although the UNESCO / ILO recommendation on the status of the teacher does not specifically refer to information and communication technologies (ICT), open and distance learning (ODL) or globalization, Recommendations broadly address issues relating to the latter (access to modern education, research and information resources, teaching methods, international exchange of information).
We urge governments to continue collaborating with civil society and other policy-making stakeholders to accelerate the process of resuming education.
We also call for an upscaling of information technology in schools and other educational institutions to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning in these difficult times, while emphasizing the need for more professional training and equipment for teachers familiar with the deployment of technological devices in their daily teaching and learning activities.
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Awo Aidam Amenyah
Child Online Africa
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