Reaching Targets of Education-2030. UNESCO Approach and IITE Activities

Alexander Khoroshilov.- A generic UNESCO approach for achieving the UN SDG 4 on education “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” and appropriate targets detailed in Framework for Action “Education 2030”, will be considered in the context of impact of ICT.

ICT can contribute to universal access to and equity in education, the delivery of quality learning and teaching, teacher professional development and more efficient education management, governance and administration.  UNESCO takes a holistic and comprehensive approach to promoting ICT in education.

Access, inclusion and quality are among the main challenges they can address.

ICT are very important by themselves but they must be tools to empower girls and boys, women and men, to provide equality, justice and dignity for all citizens of Inclusive Knowledge Societies. To ensure that ICT must be integrated with curricula, learning environments, teacher professional development, educational resources and with pedagogy at whole.

UNESCO IITE has a nudge experience in the field of ICT-integrated pedagogy and teacher professional development. The main challenges of ICT in education and a review of IITE best practice will be presented as well along with information regarding Institute latest activities and plans.