Rolling Out a National TeleSchool Program in One Month During COVID-19: A Conversation with Pakistan's Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training

The World Bank's EduTech team is speaking with educators around the world to learn how they are innovating to support continued teaching and learning during COVID-19. In this episode, World Bank's EduTech team member Sharon Zacharia speaks with Umbreen Arif, Technical Advisor and Umair Javed, Syed Umair Javed, (then) Joint Secretary of Education of Pakistan's Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. They discuss opportunities and challenges of Pakistan's rapid response to COVID-19 based school closures via a speedy one-month rollout of its national TeleSchool (Education TV) program. Further reading/listening on Education TV as a remote learning tool during COVID-19: [Slide Deck] Education TV Knowledge Pack (June 1, 2020): A short, pragmatic slide deck on how to start and enhance education TV with case studies on Pakistan, China, Korea, Ubongo (Africa) and Sesame Workshop. pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/267791593613610668/Education-TV-Knowledge-Pack-WorldBank-Edtech-Team [Blog] 'Education TV during COVID-19: How to start & What to consider' (April 24, 2020):  A blog that summarizes key takeaways from the policy briefing (Rapid Response Guidance Note) on education TV (by World Bank's EduTech team members Sharon Zacharia and Alex Twinomugisha). blogs.worldbank.org/education/educational-television-during-covid-19-how-start-and-what-consider [Briefing] Rapid Response Guidance Note: Educational TV & COVID-19 (April 17, 2020): A crisp four-page note that provides guidance on using educational TV as a remote learning tool with 40 current examples of countries responding to COVID-19. documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/659411587145759242/rapid-response-guidance-note-educational-television-covid-19