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Webinar: Teacher professional development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Kix Lac, Webinars and workshops Kix

Type of Resource: Video

Language: English

Region: Latin America

Author / Source: KIX LAC

Year: 2020

Theme: Teacher professional development

SUMMA (the first Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Education for Latin America and the Caribbean) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) held the KIX LAC webinar of the KIX regional hub led by both organizations. The event aimed to analyze in depth the challenges of teacher education in the region, a topic introduced in the first KIX Conversation that took place on October 22, 2020 with the presentation of the Vice Minister of Education of Honduras, PhD. Gloria Menjívar. Moderated by Ivana Zacarias, KIX LAC researcher, Dr. Denise Vaillant (ORT Uruguay) and Rafer Gordon (OECS Education Specialist) participated in a conversation that focused on the specific challenge of teacher professional development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Francesca Bonomelli Carrasco

Senior Researcher at SUMMA

About Francesca Bonomelli Carrasco

Francesca Bonomelli Carrasco is a Senior Researcher at SUMMA, with a background in project management, public policies, and applied research. She is interested in equity and justice which is reflected in her work and research on education, employment, inequality, migration, and gender issues.

Her previous work experience includes coordinating an educational transformation project in Paraguay, her work as a consultant for UNESCO and the ILO, and her key roles in the Ministry of Education of Chile. Currently, at SUMMA, she focuses on supporting the development of educational policies and connecting research, practice, and educational policy.

She got a master’s degree in international development studies from the University of Amsterdam, she obtained a master’s degree in labor economics for Development from the University of Turin, and her bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Chile. All of which provide her with skills, technical tools, and diverse perspectives to contribute to the important work that SUMMA is pushing forward.

Paula Salas

Evaluation Project Coordinator

About Paula Salas

Paula Salas is Coordinator of Evaluation Projects at SUMMA. Her main experience is in educational research and development of assessment instruments. She worked as an analyst at the Measurement Center of the Catholic University (MIDE UC) and for four years at the Department of Psychology of the University of Chile in various research projects, aimed at the development of psychoeducational assessment instruments to support high school students. High School Humanist Scientist and Professional Technician in the process of transition to higher education.

She is a psychologist from the University of Chile and has a master’s degree in Social Research Methods from University College London (UCL).