“COVID-19: Teachers of the world unite!”
The Varkey Foundation organized the International Pedagogical Summit “COVID-19: Teachers of the world unite!”, which brought together 3200 participants from 75 countries, including teachers and experts from the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Shortly before the Summit, the Varkey Foundation provided an opportunity to select facilitators for the Summit. A teacher of physics of the branch Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics, Semey city of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools Askhat Zhumabekov was one of the facilitators of this Summit. The teacher notes that it was a very productive and inspiring work. Functions of a physics teacher A. Zhumabekova also included the simultaneous interpretation of the Summit for the entire Russian-speaking community.
There were a total of 9 topics for discussions:
- Safe environment for teachers and students
- No reduction in education
- Lost school years should not turn into a lost generation
- Trainings for online learning
- Online child protection training
- Free proper nutrition
- Safe Internet access for everyone
- Accelerated educational technology strategies
- Solutions for providing quality distance learning where there is no Internet.
- The International Summit consisted of 3 main parts. The first one is YouTube Live broadcast of the opening ceremony of the International Summit, work in Zoom groups and reflection. I am grateful to the Varkey Foundation for the opportunity to be a facilitator of the group, and I am grateful for the trust. For me it was a chance to share the experience of our country, to identify what new approaches, strategies are available in the education. I want to thank the Founder of the Fund for the Development of Socially Significant Initiatives, the public figure Aliya N. Nazarbayeva and the organizers of the National Prize “Best Kazakhstan Teacher” for the opportunity! It was interesting to discuss with colleagues, get acquainted with their practices, to know their vision of the future education after the coronavirus pandemic. I thank the colleagues who worked with me! Collaboration and cooperation is a key to success. I was pleased to see many teachers from our Republic. The Global Summit presented so many ideas. Thanks a lot to the organizers!”, says Askhat Sovetkhanovich.
The world's largest Global Coronavirus and Future Education Summit was aimed at supporting the entire in-school community. The Summit enabled thousands of teachers from all over the world to be heard.
Press Service NIS in Semey