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PrimTEd Geometry and Measurement teaching units PrimTEd Geometry and Measurement teaching units

Draft teaching units for Intermediate phase teacher education have been prepared by PrimTEd's Mathematics working group looking at developing a new teacher graduate’s ability to teach geometry and measurement. The units go beyond what is required by prescribed school curricula for the Intermediate Phase learners, but should allow pre-service teachers to be well equipped, and approach the teaching of Geometry and Measurement with confidence

The National Reading Coalition

Presentation on the work of the National Reading Coalition set up by the National Education Collaboration Trust and the Department of Basic Education's Read to Lead campaign

Virtual conference on AI in education and training Virtual conference on AI in education and training

The Artificial intelligence in education and training Virtual Conference takes place 11 to 15 November 2019. Organised by UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre and moderated by James Keevy and Kelly Shiohira, JET Education Services.

New Readers Publishers - easy readers for adults New Readers Publishers - easy readers for adults

New Readers Publishers develops and supports adult literacy and basic English Second Language skills by producing easy to read books in all South African languages for the entertainment and education of adult new readers. Many of the books are also read and enjoyed by children. New Readers Publishers is a non-profit publishing project originally started in 1991 and housed by the Centre for Adult Education at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, until 2014. It is now an independent initiative which has made digital versions of all of the New Readers Publishers books available online. The use of these e-versions is free for non-commercial purposes via a Creative Commons Licence (Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivates 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) International licence). New Readers Publishers retains the copyright. The books can be downloaded, printed or read online in pdf format.

DHET 2019 Research Bulletin 8

The objective of the Research Bulletin is to promote and share research findings on PSET. The Research Bulletin contains the following kinds of information: abstracts, summaries, and excerpts of completed or current research and evaluations; summaries of event proceedings; summaries of research practice; and statistics on post-school learning. The theme if this year’s Research Bulletin was on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR); as linked to the 2019 DHET Research Colloquium on the 4IR and its implications for PSET.

JET Holiday Wishes

We have come to the end of 2019 and JET would like to wish you all a great holiday season and well deserved rest. Please note that JET will be closed from 20th December 2019 and will reopen on 06 January 2020.

Knowledge and Practice Standards for primary teacher education graduates: language and literacy Knowledge and Practice Standards for primary teacher education graduates: language and literacy

A set of standards prepared by the Consolidated Literacy Working Group of the Primary Teacher Education Project. These draft standards have been through an extensive consultation process and are now in their sixth version. It must be emphasized that they are draft standards, standards are only truly such when they are recognized by the appropriate authority or authorities. They are standards that apply specifically to initial language and literacy teacher education with a specific focus on: • Developing new graduate teachers’ ability to teach literacy in African languages as home or additional languages, with a special focus on reading and writing; • English as a First Additional language with a special focus on reading and writing; and on using English as the medium of instruction (LoLT) across the curriculum • Developing new graduate teachers’ ability to teach literacy in English as a home or first additional language in multilingual contexts.

Zenex The Expert Reading Teacher course materials Zenex The Expert Reading Teacher course materials

A set of materials designed to teach Foundation Phase teachers how to teach reading. They are high quality materials developed by academics in collaboration with teachers. This collaboration resulted in materials that are highly structured, using a systematic approach to the teaching of reading. The materials address various aspects of the reading process, including language concepts and vocabulary building. They are written in English, but include a comprehensive list of literacy concepts explained in three languages, namely, English, isiXhosa and isiZulu.

UNESCO-UNEVOC virtual conference: Artificial Intelligence in education and training UNESCO-UNEVOC virtual conference: Artificial Intelligence in education and training

A considerable amount of attention has been placed on Artificial Intelligence, its impact on innovations in various sectors, and its implications for the transformation of the workforce and the labour market. Many of the professions that will most likely be affected by labour market transformations brought about by AI are linked with technical and vocational education and training. These changes mean that institutions must offer a changing set of skills – including digital and transversal skills – to students in order to ensure students’ continued employability. An education system which is responsive to labour market demands will incorporate AI both in its own systems and in the education and training provided to students. This report captures the outcomes of the virtual conference on the future of TVET teaching and learning that took place from 11 to 15 November 2019.

What's hot in literacy - 2020 What's hot in literacy - 2020

A useful guide to what topics 1 443 “literacy experts” (mainly teachers and reading/literacy specialists in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Jamaica, Nigeria, India, South Africa and the United Kingdom) are currently most interested in and what they consider most important. Keywords: Language, Literacy, Reading

Bulletin March 2020 Bulletin March 2020

Capacity of government and communities to save lives: The role of education systems in responding to COVID-19 and other threats

Achieving the Vision. The Final Research Report of the West Dunbartonshire Literacy Initiative Achieving the Vision. The Final Research Report of the West Dunbartonshire Literacy Initiative

Final report of a successful project, begun in 1997, to effectively eradicate functional illiteracy among young people through a multiple-component intervention in 58 pre- and primary schools. About 3 000 children entering the schools were baseline assessed annually as were 3 000 older pupils. One main study and four supporting studies were done. In the main study, comparison of cohorts showed year-on-year gains on all tests and across all age groups, with sustained post-intervention gains in later years. In each of the four supporting studies gains were found for the experimentals, pointing to benefits in the use of synthetic versus traditional phonics, in changing attitudes to reading, in making declarations of future reading achievement and in the use of intensive individual support.

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