Michelle Ward-Brent
@mwardbrentInternational ed and media, Global Camps Africa Board, social reformer, mother, gardener, seeker, world traveler, joyful and sassy soul.
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After a year that has tested us in unimaginable ways, we've seen how people from all walks of life have stepped up to create change to make things better. Here's to ringing in 2021 with optimism for what's to come and a belief that our best days are still ahead. Happy New Year!
As school systems adapt to tremendous changes in how they teach and how best to support student learning due to #COVID19, read how the Samoa SchoolNet and Community Access Project offers lessons for improving learning during the pandemic bit.ly/2R9UkUY #LiteracyDay
Mabrouk to Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee, traveling the longest street in the world. Reflecting on the Second Year of Ahlan Simsim: Expanding our Reach by Ahlan Simsim link.medium.com/oIHF4vonB9
For further reading on populists in comparative perspective, see this report by @AnnaGBusse @FukuyamaFrancis @didikuo1 and me: fsi.stanford.edu/global-populis…
#ICYMI | Aaron Williams, Sr. Advisor Emeritus @RTI_INTL_DEV and Government Relations, shared how academic institutions can play a part in creating the next ‘greatest’ generation in midst of the challenges we face today. bit.ly/3fx9Hkd @DickinsonCol
Excellent article. Thank you, Paul. Opinion: Let’s have an uncomfortable conversation devex.com/news/opinion-l…
In this episode Zikwe from @TakalaniSesame shows us how using your savings can help when things don’t go to plan. So gather the kids and learn together about the value of money and saving this #SavingsMonth 🙌 Proudly supported by the Sanlam Foundation. bit.ly/2ZYus3Y
Busi youtu.be/soRMpKFbNhY via @YouTube Grateful to support Global Camps Africa's South Africa work with AIDS orphans and those with HIV. No matter how small, any donation helps Soweto's most vulnerable. Empower children for an AIDS-Free tomorrow. donatenow.networkforgood.org/globalcampsafr…
The President loves invoking executive power so he can beat the hell out of peaceful, unarmed protestors. But when my kid’s teacher needs an affordable mask for the fall, he’s totally impotent.
DYK over 600 million children worldwide are not achieving minimum proficiency levels in reading and mathematics? RTI Expert Luis Crouch reviews successful country-based systems in Kenya, Mexico & Brazil that that have made substantial leaps in education: bit.ly/2Wgx6Qe
“Science should not stand in the way of schools re-opening”—Sorry, if it’s between the health / safety of my kids and community versus a bunch of lunatics’ opinion on #COVID19, I know where I stand #WakeUpAmerica
New research from @save_children shows almost 10m children in the poorest countries are at risk of not returning to school due to the impact of #COVID19. Millions more are not learning. We must #SaveOurEducation #SaveOurFuture. wrld.bg/6Dj350AwWxn
Keep a laser focus on Kentucky.
Tom Steyer is turning loose the fundraising network he built as a 2020 presidential candidate to boost down-ballot Democrats this year politico.com/news/2020/06/3…
Honored to join Global Camps Africa's Board of Directors to support GCA efforts in South Africa (where I worked from 1992-1999 on post-apartheid education reforms). The GCA vision and mission are close to my heart. Masisebenzisane! (Let's work together) globalcampsafrica.org
For low- and lower-middle-income countries, social impact bonds could be an innovative way to advance learning measurement agenda. Luis Crouch and @montoya_sil explain how they work and what we can gain from using them: g.pe/1FcL30qTMO9 @UNESCOstat @RTI_INTL_DEV
A @Portland_State University grad student was recording the national anthem for their online graduation. A stranger walked by and heard her. This is what happened: 🇺🇸
What we've learned from working with teachers remotely so far: 1. There's a big appetite among these teachers to learn and to solve challenges in classroom instruction 2. Online learning is a great way to collect lots of data and learn about teachers as they are learning
Our Tusome Pamoja activity is innovating in Social and Emotional Learning and safe school strategies by engaging teachers during school closures to continue building their Social and Emotional Learning skills while they are at home. @USAID @RTI_INTL_DEV shared.rti.org/content/promot…
Tusome means ‘Let’s Read’ in Kiswahili. Our partnership w/ @MinEduKe has improved literacy and reading fluency for over 6.7 million pupils in grades 1, 2 and 3. ow.ly/ulLM50z1PFG @RTI_Intl #DayoftheAfricanChild #DAC2020
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