Dr. Mercy Kazima (University of Malawi), Dr. Lynn Bowie (OLICO) and Norma Evans (Evans and Associates) present findings from their work on improving teacher content and pedagogical content knowledge. Dr. Kazima provides an overview of "Developing teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching: An example of project from Malawi"; Dr. Bowie presents on OLICO's research on "Supporting teachers with a WhatsApp API course" in South Africa; and Ms. Evans delves into "Building teachers’ content and pedagogical content knowledge through authentic problem-solving" in Ghana. This is the second in a series of webinars as a part of SoT's development of a global community of practice in early grade math in LMICs, which will seek to connect professionals working in math education and improve the quality of pedagogical discourse and implementation. Click here to watch the full webinar.

RTI’s Dr. Yasmin Sitabkhan and Dr. Wendi Ralaingita provide an overview of the findings from the Numeracy at Scale study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. Francisco Mejía from El Salvador’s Ministry of Education presents key points of the ESMATE strategy, one of the programs included in the study. This first in a series of webinars is part of SoT's global community of practice in early grade math in LMICs. Click here to access the report and other resources. Click here to watch the full webinar.

RTI's Dr. Wendi Ralaingita and Dr. Yasmin Sitabkhan presented “Learning from Successful early-grade math programs: Lessons for teacher professional development”. In this presentation they presented findings from the Numeracy at Scale study, focusing on common pedagogical strategies found across successful numeracy programs. The discussed details of how these common elements were executed differently under different program models and what these mean for teacher professional development. Click here to access the presentation.