Madhav Chavan Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Madhav Chavan After obtaining a PhD in chemistry from Ohio State University and serving on the faculty at the University of Houston, Dr. Madhav Chavan returned to India where he worked in the slums of Mumbai as part of the National Literacy Mission. In 1995, as a result of a UNICEF initiative, he co-founded Pratham to address problems of universal primary education in Mumbai.
Digital Education Readiness Index Toolkit and Framework - Ecosystem Approach to Education Technology Adoptions Read more about Digital Education Readiness Index Toolkit and Framework - Ecosystem Approach to Education Technology Adoptions
Jian Jeffrey Xu Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Jian Jeffrey Xu Mr. Xu serves in the ADB education sector group as a member of expert pool in Education Technology, Jeffrey covers ADB’s engagement in education related projects with many Asian countries across K-12 school education, higher education and TVET, particularly using ICT and education technology to promote education equity, improve efficiency and efficacy in teaching and learning.
Transformational Digital Learning Learning— Insights and Reflections on Student Assessment Read more about Transformational Digital Learning Learning— Insights and Reflections on Student Assessment
Carmen Strigel Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Carmen Strigel Dr. Carmen Strigel is the Director of the Technology for Education & Training team at RTI International. Her technical work focuses on building capacity, fostering stakeholder collaboration, and facilitating information-based decision-making and policy reforms. Carmen’s passion lies in teacher professional development and pedagogic integration of technology – including as assistive technology. At RTI she led the development of TangerineTM, open source software facilitating electronic data collection, continuous student assessment, and program monitoring.
Reimagining Education through Technology: An Ecosystem Lens Read more about Reimagining Education through Technology: An Ecosystem Lens
Gouri Gupta Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Gouri Gupta Gouri leads the Central Square Foundation’s work in the area of Education Technology. At CSF, the team works to shape the supply of contextual solutions for India 3, build evidence around the use of Ed Tech, and works with Governments on policy and program implementation.
Karthik Muralidharan Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Karthik Muralidharan Karthik Muralidharan is the Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Born and raised in India, Prof. Muralidharan earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University (summa cum laude), an M.Phil. in economics from Cambridge University (ranked first), and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. His research spans development, public, and labor economics with a focus on improving the effectiveness of public spending in the social sector (education, health, and social protection programs).
Good Practice in STEM education Read more about Good Practice in STEM education The first part of the session shares some best practices in STEM education as well as some of the key findings from an ADB-funded study to map the state of STEM education in four developing member countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Uzbekistan). Some recommendations to enhance the state of STEM education further are also shared.