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Education Impacts of the Covid-19 School Closures
13. 7. 2022 Video recording of the conference is now available.
Mitigating the Learning Losses Caused by the COVID-19 School Closures
Conference was jointly organized by World Bank and IDEA at CERGE-EI
When: 21 June 2022, 13:00 – 18:00 (Central European Summer Time - UTC +2)
Where: Prague, CERGE-EI (The Schebek Palace, Politických vězňů 7, Prague 1)
Format: Hybrid: online and in-person
Video recording of the conference:
Keyonete speakers and panelists - Bios
The event was held in English.
About
The objective of this conference was to document the size and determinants of the learning loss brought about by school closures, identify policy options to reverse these losses, and setting the bases of a more resilient education system.
The Conference was divided into three parts:
- An overview of the pre-pandemic global learning crisis and the mechanisms through which this was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
- The elements of a “Learning Recovery Plan” based on recent evidence of interventions that have proven to be effective to improve learning, particularly among disadvantaged students
- Lessons that can be drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic in the road towards the construction of a more resilient, efficient, and equitable education system.
The Conference was concluded by a panel summarizing a call to action.
Conference was moderated by Polina Zavalina, education consultant at the World Bank.
Agenda
13:00 – 13:30 Welcoming Remarks
Štěpán Jurajda, Deputy Minister for Science, Research and Innovation of the Czech Republic
Gallina A. Vincelette, Country Director, European Union, World Bank
13:30 – 14:00 Keynote: The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Learning
Harry Patrinos, Practice Manager, Education, World Bank
You can download the presentation here.
14:00 – 15:00 Learning Recovery Plans
Chair: Daniel Munich, Professor, IDEA at CERGE-EI
Panel: Maciej Jakubowski, Director of Evidence Institute Foundation, University of
Warsaw
Václav Korbel, Researcher, IDEA, CERGE-EI
Gunda Tire, Head of International Assessments, Education and Youth Board
of Estonia
Ulkar Babayeva, Deputy Director of the Institute of Education of the Republic
of Azerbaijan
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 15:45 Keynote: The COVID-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity to Address the Learning Crisis
Rafael de Hoyos, Lead Economist, Human Development, World Bank
You can download the presentation here.
15:45 – 16:45 Towards Resilient Education Systems
Chair: Alina Sava, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank
Panel: Hjalte Meilvang, Special Advisor, National Agency for Education and Quality,
Ministry of Education of Denmark
Thierry Rocher, Deputy Director for Assessment and School Performance,
Directorate for Statistics, Ministry of Education of France
Nuno Crato, President of Iniciativa Educação; University of Lisbon; former
Minister of Education of Portugal
Amanda Spielman, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, The Office for Standards in
Education, Children's Services and Skills, United Kingdom
16:45 – 17:00 Break
17:00 – 18:00 A Call to Action
Chair: Lenora Chu, Journalist, The Christian Science Monitor
Panel: Daniel Munich, Professor, IDEA at CERGE-EI
Gunda Tire, Head of International Assessments, Education and Youth Board
of Estonia
Harry Patrinos, Practice Manager, Education, World Bank
Keyonete speakers and panelists - Bios
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