BE² December News: AI opportunities and more!

• A global webinar on Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What the Evidence Shows was held on 4 December 2025, 9:00 – 10:30 AM ET. The session presented key findings from the GEEAP-endorsed report and featured government representatives sharing how they are applying evidence-based reading instruction in their contexts. Watch the recording here (it may take several days to be posted).
• A webinar launching the new Menu of Measures for Gender-Based Violence Risk Mitigation in Education in Emergencies will be held on 8 December 2025 at 2:00 PM GMT. Organized by UNICEF, Education Cannot Wait, and INEE, the session will highlight the importance of GBV risk mitigation in EiE and discuss how stakeholders can strengthen accountability and uptake of the new guidance. Register to join.
• How can researchers and initial teacher trainers foster research use? – An OECD webinar will be held on 10 December 2025, from 13:00 CET. The session will explore how research organisations and initial teacher education institutions can strengthen the use of educational research in classrooms and policymaking. Register here.

Useful resources

Blogs

• Back to school, but who’s teaching? A call to invest in refugee teachers – Nina Papadopoulos, UNHCR
• From classroom to career: Benchmarking Senegal’s future jobs – Gilbert Alasa
• How Generative AI can support teachers and transform everyday instruction – Jawad Asghar and Clio Dintilhac, Gates Foundation
• Keeping learning alive in the hardest places – UNICEF
• Smarter spending for stronger learning: the role of philanthropy in times of scarcity – Jacobs Foundation
• Tackling the Data Disconnect: How Effective Data-Use Can Strengthen Education Systems Globally –  Sarah Ndinya, Jessica Bergmann, Monica Amuha, GPE KIX

Other Resources

• Menu of measures for gender-based violence risk mitigation in the education in emergencies sector – UNESCO
• Rethinking how time is spent in school – BOLD