10 youth focused JET inititives to celebrate Youth Month
National Youth Month (1-30 June 2023) is celebrated under the theme: “Accelerating youth economic emancipation for a sustainable future”. JET Education Services shares 10 youth-focused JET initiatives and publications to celebrate Youth Month
World Refugee Day 2023
World Refugee Day is commemorated annually on the 20th of June. JET Education Services reflects on some of our work.
Bridging the Gap: World Cafe session
World Cafe sessions are being conducted. The research is expected to inform advocacy for enhancing the breadth of skills in the South African education system. A key lever for enhancing the breadth of skills in the South African education system is teacher development.
JET responds to the 2021 PIRLS results
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), an international comparative study directed by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. PIRLS assesses and compares the reading performance of pupils in their fourth year of formal schooling across participating countries.
Meet our international Peace Corps Response Volunteer: Mark Forsberg
JET Education Services has partnered with Peace Corps South Africa. Peace Corps Response sends experienced professionals to undertake short-term, high-impact service assignments in communities around the world. Mark Forsberg joined JET as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer in January 2023.
JET and Funda Wande Makro-D tests
JET is working with Funda Wande to validate the Marko-D Sepedi tests and hybrid EGMA for use in South Africa.
New Publication: Augmented Education in the Global Age
Our very own JETsetter, Kelly Shiohira co-authored a publication with Wayne Holmes, they stress that "AI is ultimately a tool, but not a perfect one. AI is not machines that think independently. AI is merely a set of human-created algorithms that aim to mimic some human thought processes, such as decision making."
All you need to know about Letter & Number Formation Worksheets
Vision, visual perception and auditory perception form the foundation on which reading and other academic skills are built. Thus it is important for Grade R practitioners to have an understanding of how children develop these capacities.
