IARTEM Rendez vous webinar, February 3rd,  1 pm - 3 pm (CEST – Paris, France).

When: Monday, 3rd February 2025, 1 pm - 3 pm (CEST – Paris, France)
Platform: Zoom
Language: English
Pre-inscription by email: [email protected]

In addition to being the vice-president of IARTEM, Andy Smart has extensive experience in teaching and educational themes. Over the last 25 years, he has worked as a consultant in various countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia on the development of textbook policies, curricula, and general publishing. His presentation will explore his experience in developing mother tongue curricula and materials for primary schools in the South Pacific.

He will aim to answer the question: “How to meet the demands of 21st century skills and local values in a new approach to writing textbooks for teaching reading and writing?”


  
Andy Smart is a former teacher and education and children’s publisher, who is now an independent consultant specializing in primary curriculum, pedagogy, textbooks, and the teaching of reading. He works mainly on projects funded by international agencies in countries of the Global South. He is currently part of a team working on a World Bank-funded project with the Ministry of Education in Tonga, in the South Pacific. He is also a founder member of NISSEM.org, a networking group seeking to promote research and development of textbooks to support themes and issues associated with SDG target 4.7 through social and emotional learning.