Teaching and Learning: Educators’ Network for Transformation (TALENT)
Who we are
TALENT is designed to serve as a thematic platform to support the implementation of the Framework for Action of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Education by 2030. TALENT has been one of the task teams of the Regional Coordination Group on SDG4-Education 2030 in West and Central Africa since June 2016.
The focus area of the network is teaching and learning, paying particular attention to alignment of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment, as well as issues related to institutional environment to support effective learning. Its activities focus on research, knowledge sharing, and capacity building.
Its members include:
Lead: UNESCO Dakar
Members: ADEA, ANCEFA, CONFEMEN, Education International, Global Partnership for Education, REESAO, UNESCO-IIEP Dakar, UNESCO Institute of Statistics, UNICEF, UNHCR
What we do
The creation of TALENT is based on a theory of change in which the improvement of teaching and learning in all countries of the region is based on:
Strengthened national learning assessment systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Strengthened Teacher professional preparation and support to address learners’ needs and diversity.
Essentially, the theory posits that through a combination of interventions aiming to enable:
regular dialogue and sharing of experiences and best practices in teaching and learning among countries and institutions of the region.
analytical work on critical areas to produce evidence to inform policy.
the improvement of institutions’ capacities to design and implement better teaching and learning strategies. The network strengthens the education systems of the region to better ensure the acquisition of foundational, specialized, and transversal skills by learners.
The task team has published a series of research outcomes on learning outcomes and learning assessments.
