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World Read Aloud Day 2023

With an estimated 70% of 10-year-olds unable to understand a simple written text, days like World Read Aloud Day take on extra significance, given how important reading aloud is in a child’s early literacy development.

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NBA appointed as learning partner for new initiative on Learning through Play in the ECD sector

NBA is excited to join VVOB and Ntataise on a new LEGO Foundation funded project focused on professional development of ECD practitioners and teachers on learning through play. The project will run over the coming four years, with the first in-person team meeting taking place in Durban from 11-13 January 2023. 

NBA will play a central role in the development of the Theory of Change and MERL plan, and will conduct in-depth research to test different professional development modalities to better understand the contexts in which blended learning can support the sector. 

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Collaborating with the Network of Open Orgs to explore the successes of OERs

NBA has been a long-standing core project partner for Saide’s OER Africa initiative. The OER Africa team recently coordinated a project with members of the Network of Open Orgs, which involved a collaborative effort to develop a set of seven research summaries that explore the success of OER. The summaries were then analysed to extract key findings, which were presented in a short report.
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The rock you focus on is the one you crash into

I am not much of a mountain biker, but one thing I learned very early in my few outings on a mountain bike is that the more you focus on the rocks on your trail the more likely you are to crash into them. The alternative is not to ignore them, but to observe them and then identify the pathway around them – focusing your energy and attention on where you want to go rather than what you want to avoid.

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Presentation: What does open licensing mean for stakeholders and book policies?

The National Book and Reading Policy Workshop was held in Malawi between 2 and 4 February, 2022. The theme for the event was: ‘Towards understanding the role of each stakeholder in the book industry in Malawi.’ Neil Butcher, Lisbeth Levey, and Kirsty von Gogh were thrilled to join online, where they spoke about the implications of open licensing for stakeholders and book policies.
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Unleashing the Power of Educational Technology in TVET Systems

NBA collaborated with the IFC’s Disruptive Technologies unit, the World Bank’s Digital Development Global Practice, and the Education GP’s EdTech team to produce a report that explores the opportunities presented by EdTech for TVET systems around the world, with particular emphasis on developing countries.
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