Great Teachers: How To Raise Student Learning In Latin America And The Caribbean (Latin American Development Forum)

It documents that the average teacher in LAC loses the equivalent of one day of instructional time per week because of inadequate preparation, excessive time on administration (taking attendance, passing out papers) and a surprisingly high share of time physically absent from the classrooms where they should be teaching. Teachers also make limited use of available learning materials, espcially those using information and communications technology (ICT), and are unable to keep the majority of their students engaged. The book sets out the three priority lines of reform needed to produce great teachers in LAC: policies to recruit better teachers; programs to groom teachers and improve their skills once they are in service; and stronger incentives to motivate teachers to perform their best throughout their career.

• • Author: Barbara Bruns, Javier A. Luque
• • Publisher: World Bank Publications
• • Publication Date: Oct 28, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 372 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1464801517
• • ISBN-13: 9781464801518