EMPOWERING ECUADORIAN PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION (ETEME)

EARLY MATH SKILLS ARE CRITICAL FOR FURTHER ACADEMIC SUCCESS, PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND LONG-TERM WELL-BEING. IN ECUADOR, 4-6-YEAR-OLDS' MATH DEVELOPMENT IS SERIOUSLY CONSTRAINED DUE TO WEAK-NESSES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (EC) TEACHERS' COMPETENCIES TO OFFER HIGH-QUALITY MATH INSTRUCTION. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DESIGN, IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN EC EDUCATION, A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN EC TEACHERS' COMPETENCES IN MATH INSTRUCTION. TEACH-ERS WILL CO-DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE EARLY MATH ACTIVITIES IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMU-NITIES, SUPPORTED BY TEACHER TRAINERS AND RESEARCHERS. NEXT, THEY WILL (BE TRAINED TO) SHARE THE PD PROGRAM WITHIN LOCAL TEACHER NETWORKS, ENSURING REGIONAL DISSEMINATION, IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY. OUTCOMES INCLUDES A PD PROGRAM WITH EARLY MATH ACTIVITIES AND MATERIALS, AVAILABLE ON MINEDUC'S PLATFORM AND DISSEMINATED VIA WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS.

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