This summary discusses the conversation from a Community of Interest event on Artificial Intelligence for AI literacy for tertiary learners, a collaboration by the World Bank and EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory and Action Lab, supported by FCDO. Conversations on AI literacy are becoming timely as it is a moment when the global focus on AI in education is accelerating at…
This summary discusses the conversation from a virtual meeting that covers lessons and what worked with the Sierra Leone GIS preference matching algorithm and lessons from other regions including South America. Sierra Leone faces long-standing teacher deployment challenges: too few qualified teachers in the rural and remote schools, high turnover in certain regions, subject specialist shortages, and striking underrepresentation of…
This summary discusses the conversation from a Community of Interest event on Artificial Intelligence for Assessment and Evaluation, a collaboration by the World Bank and EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory and Action Lab, supported by FCDO. AI is changing how we know what students are learning. It is already impacting assessments ranging from formative classroom-based evaluations to large-scale system diagnostics. To…
How might we co-design tools and policies with teachers to ensure they are shaped by real teaching and learning needs? The story of AI in education should not be written without teachers, yet too often teachers are excluded from decisions about whether and how AI is used across education systems – from policy to practice. EdTech Hub’s AI Observatory is…
The World Bank and EdTech Hub’s Community of Interest brings global practitioners together to explore AI in education. Monthly conversations highlight insights, challenges, and opportunities in AI content, curation, and teacher roles, with experts sharing reflections on how collaboration and equity can shape AI’s transformative role in learning.
This blog discusses the conversation from a Community of Interest (COI) event on Artificial Intelligence in Education, a collaboration by the World Bank and EdTech Hub. The emergence of Generative AI is challenging traditional approaches to the development of teaching and learning materials in education systems around the world. AI-powered tools are transforming traditional models of curriculum design and assessment,…
This blog discusses the conversation from a Community of Interest event on Artificial Intelligence in Education, a collaboration by the World Bank and EdTech Hub. AI is reshaping education — from teaching to learning to administration and beyond. What readiness looks like rapidly changes day-to-day, context dependent. To help close opportunity gaps in the age of AI, the World Bank…
When disability is discussed in education, focus often goes to the learner, — but why do we so rarely focus on teachers with disabilities? How can we engage them in research on teacher professional development? Especially in research that focuses on whether adaptations to those teachers’ needs are being made in schools and at other levels of the education system.…
This blog describes initial findings from two research projects in Pakistan: Technology to Empower Actors Across the Learning Ecosystem and Can Digital Technology Accelerate Learning and Skills? The team comprises researchers from Harvard University, University of Chicago, Pomona College, University of California, Berkeley and The World Bank. The team is grateful for funding support from EdTech Hub, The World Bank,…
We are pleased to share experiences and lessons from the activities carried out as part of the Government of Tanzania’s efforts to operationalise its National Framework for Teacher Continuous Professional Development (TCPD), which shifts TCPD from discreet workshops to cost-effective, ongoing, school-based professional development programmes. Our collaborative work with Tanzanian government education bodies, including Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE), Ministry…
