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"SDG 4 Regional Dialogues” webinar series. Webinar 3: Educational Innovation: Teaching Practice and Digital Learning

This webinar will also feature a discussion with experts on how educational innovation in teaching practice and digital learning supports the processes of recovery, reactivation, and transformation in education.
Additionally, the event will share experiences from various countries in the region on implementing innovations in teaching practice and digital learning.
The webinar will be held as part of the regional dialogues on Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4).
Thursday, 29th August
- 11:00 to 13:00, Santiago
- 17:00 to 19:00, CET (Central European Time)
- 12:00 to 14:00, Buenos Aires, Brasilia, and Montevideo
- 11:00 to 13:00, La Paz, Asunción, Havana, Santo Domingo, and Caracas
- 10:00 to 12:00, Bogotá, Quito, Lima, and Panama City
- 09:00 to 11:00, San José, San Salvador, Mexico City, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, and Managua
Join the Webinar
YouTube (in Spanish), UNESCO Santiago channel:
Zoom (interpretation to English):
Código de acceso: 086331
Detailed agenda
11:00 – 11:05 (5 min)
Greeting and welcome
Valtencir Mendes, Head of Education at UNESCO Santiago
11:05 – 11:20 (15 min)
Progress of the Regional Teaching Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean (RTE 2024-2030)
Valtencir Mendes, Head of Education at UNESCO Santiago
Denisse Gelber, Consultant UNESCO Santiago
11:20 – 11:35 (15 min)
Present results of the Diagnostic of Educational Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Amparo Naranjo Grijalva, UNESCO Education Specialist Santiago
Ana María Raad B., Director of the Reimagina Foundation
11:35 – 12:05 (30 min)
Panel discussion: Educational innovation
- Pedagogical Innovations Approach: Montserrat Creamer, Former Minister of Education of Ecuador
- Digital Skills Development Approach for Teachers, Nicole Bella, UNESCO Kingston Education Specialist.
- Focus on consolidating innovation processes: María Florencia Ripani, Director of the CEIBAL Foundation.
Moderator: Ramón Iriarte, UNESCO Santiago Education Specialist
12:05 – 12:10 (5 min)
Interaction with participants
Share 3 words that define what educational innovation means to you!
Moderator: Michelle Ferreira Brito, Consultant UNESCO Santiago
12:10 – 12:55 (45 min)
Panel on educational innovation experiences: teaching practice and digital learning
"From commitment to action": How is innovation being integrated into teaching practices and digital learning in your country’s educational systems?
- Jamaica: Winsome Gordon, Chief Executive Officer in Teaching Council, Jamaica.
- Honduras: José Álvaro López Gámez, general director of Educational Technological Innovation.
- Peru: Marisol Molina Salas, Director of Teacher Training in Service (DIFODS).
- St: Maarten: Sharleen Dickenson, Lead Implementation Manager of the Student Information Systems (SIS) and Learning Management Systems (LMS) for Division Public Education St. Maarten.
- Uruguay: Pablo Pages, Head of the Department of Local and Global Digital Citizenship.
Each country has 8 to 10 minutes of presentation
Moderator: Jerónima Sandino, Consultant UNESCO Santiago
12:55 – 13:00 (5 min)
Closing words
Ernesto Fernández Polcuch, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Montevideo
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