Improving the Teaching Profession in Guatemala

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On August 23 and 24, PREAL and its Working Group on the Teaching Profession (GTD) partnered with the Universidad del Valle to host an International Conference on the Status and Outlook of the Teaching Profession in Latin America. Held in Guatemala City, the conference convened participants from throughout the region, and included remarks by Guatemalan Minister of Education Cynthia del Águila.

Participants discussed the state of the teaching profession in Guatemala, as well as lessons learned from teacher policy reform in other countries throughout the region.

We include links to the agenda and media coverage of the event below.

Event Brief

Conference Agenda (Spanish)

Video (Spanish):

• “Conferencia Internacional sobre Formación Docente,” – August 22, 2012. DCATV.

Print Articles (Spanish):

• “Hacia la profesionalización del docente” – September 1, 2012. UVG Hoy.
• “La UNESCO participó en Conferencia Internacional ‘Situación y Perspectivas de la Profesión Docente en América Latina‘ ” – August 30, 2012. UNESCO.
• “Formación rezagada” – August 26, 2012. By Ana Lucía González, La Prensa Libre.
• “Expertos apoyan cambio magisterial” – August 23, 2012. By Álex Rojas, La Prensa Libre.
• “Unesco recomienda apresurar la reforma” – August 23, 2012. By Mariajosé España, Siglo 21.
• “Expertos coinciden en necesidad de cambio en la profesión docente” – August 22, 2012. La Prensa Libre.
• “Perspectivas de la profesión docente” – August 17, 2012. By Roberto Moreno Godoy, El Periódico.