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A lesson in distance learning from Australia

Publicado: 13 agosto 2020

Australia/August 13, 2020/ By: Prapti Widinugraheni /Source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/ Distance learning has proven to be a steep learning curve for both students and educators at conventional “face-to-face” schools in Australia but is generally accepted as a reality of schooling in the time of COVID-19 – even if only temporarily. In late January this year, in the […]


“Desertores”, no; “Abandonadores”, tampoco

Publicado: 13 agosto 2020

Por: Juan Carlos Miranda Arroyo* En un texto escrito por la Dra. Irma Fuenlabrada, del Departamento de Investigaciones Educativas (DIE-CINVESTAV), sobre pensamiento matemático infantil, dirigido a educadoras y educadores del nivel Preescolar (1) se leía el siguiente título: “¿Hasta el 100?… ¡No! ¿Y las cuentas?… ¡Tampoco! Entonces… ¿Qué?”. Precisamente en homenaje a ese creativo título, aparte de […]


Chile: Mineduc proyecta que pandemia elevará a 264 mil los alumnos que dejarán el colegio

Publicado: 13 agosto 2020

Chile/12 de Agosto de 2020/ por Carlos Said/fuente: https://www.latercera.com La autoridad prevé que esa será la deserción escolar total de este año, con los 81 mil casos que dejaría la crisis sanitaria. Sistema de monitoreo preventivo abarcará 1,2 millones de casos y ya se envían mensajes a apoderados de niños que desertaron. Antes de que […]


School exams and Covid: what could the UK have learned from EU?

Publicado: 13 agosto 2020

UK/August 13, 2020/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Amid the coronavirus crisis, most countries avoided the rows and recriminations experienced in Britain. School leaving exams were cancelled, postponed or adapted because of the coronavirus crisis in countries across Europe, but most have avoided the rows, recriminations and abrupt about-turns experienced in the UK. In a few countries, school-leaver exams were maintained or only slightly […]


About 100 Indian Students Unable to Study in France Due to Visa Problems, Despite University Admission

Publicado: 13 agosto 2020

India-France/August 13, 2020/Source: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/ Nearly a hundred Indian students will not follow their studies in France, after French visa centres in India in charge of visa issuance, remain closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Even though the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has authorised these students to enter France, they remain ineligible to travel to France […]


France 4 uses delayed closure to keep commissioning

Publicado: 12 agosto 2020

France/August 12, 2020/By Ryan Tuchow/ Source: https://kidscreen.com/ Originally scheduled to go dark August 9, the pandemic has provided a brief reprieve for France Télévisions’ France 4. The kids channel is making the most of the delayed closure by ordering a spate of educational shows to engage kids as return-to-school plans remain in flux. News that the channel […]