An international teaching conference taking place online on Saturday 30 May will aim to bring together educators from across the globe to provide a forum to discuss the future of education.
The T4 conference will address issues such as how to use technology for remote learning, the importance of teacher wellbeing and how schools can create effective communities with local stakeholders.
Speakers from numerous nations are taking part, including two former winners of the Global Teacher Prize, Maggie MacDonnell and Andria Zafirakou; the CEO and founder of the Teacher Toolkit, Ross McGill; and Zainuddin Yousufzai, the father of Malala Yousafzai and a teacher in the UK.
Other keynote speakers include:
- Jaipriya Balaji, a maths and physics teacher at National Public School, India
- Professor AnnMarie Thomas, director, Playful Learning Lab, University of St Thomas, USA
The full agenda can be seen on the event website.
The event will be streamed live throughout the day, meaning it starts at the following times, depending on where teachers are in the world:
London: 1pm-6pm BST
Kuala Lumpur: 8pm-1am MYT
Sao Paulo: 9am-2pm BRT
Delhi: 5.30pm-10.30pm IST
New York City: 8am-1pm EDT
Karachi: 5pm-10pm PKT
San Francisco: 5am-10am PDT
Accra: 12pm-5pm GMT
Sydney: 10pm-3am AEST
Paris: 2pm-7pm CEST
It is free to attend but teachers are asked to register beforehand.
Dan Worth is senior editor at Tes
