Philippines: EdTech Solutions for Last Mile Schools in COVID-19

  • P Project/Program

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Key Information

The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support the Department of Education (DepEd) of the Philippines in operationalizing the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (LCP), which will enable students to continue learning through blended learning modalities during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The TA will build the DepEd capacity and support distance education by developing content, training teachers, and piloting education technology (edtech) solutions to ensure that secondary school students have access to quality education throughout school year (SY) 2020/21 and beyond. The pilot will use low-cost tablets to be connected to a local area network (LAN) supported by a solar-powered battery antenna, and target learners in selected school divisions. The content will be accessible nationwide through DepEd platforms.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

East Asia & Pacific

Philippines

Activity URL

https://www.adb.org/projects/54404-001/main#project-overview

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2019 -

Partner(s)

Department of Education of the Philippines

Ministry Affiliation
Department of Education of the Philippines
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Secondary completion
Other
  • Remote Learning
Quality
  • School quality
  • Teacher training
Cross-cutting areas
  • COVID-19 Response
  • Digital literacy
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

11 - 18

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Curriculum/learning
  • Increased availability of learning materials
Educational Technology
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
  • Digital learning materials/programs
  • Digital skills/literacy (including coding)
Increased availability of learning materials
  • Textbooks (digital)
Other
  • Informational interventions (e.g. returns to education)
School-related gender-based violence
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Teaching
  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown