How Learning Continued during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Annex A. Index

The following index will guide readers to quickly navigate the education continuity stories based on different criteria.

The first table provides an overview of the goals and charateristics of the initiatives.

The second table dwells on the technologies used and whether the case provided learners or teachers with support.

The third table identifies the targeted stakeholders and levels of education for the different initiatives.

The fourth table highlights the skills that the initiatives tried to develop.

The fifth and final table notes the speed of deployment and approvimate cost of the different innovations.

Table A A.1. Education continuity stories by high-level criteria

Chapter number	Title	Criteria(s) met by the initiative								Control of initiative
		Quick deployment	Supportive learning infrastructure	Active engagement	Focus on disadvantaged students	Active learning	Use of learning technologies in an innovative way	Adaptable to other contexts	Sustainable
5	Belgium (Flemish Community): KlasCement	X	X	X		X		X	X	Governmental
6	Brazil (Maranhão): Early Learning in Maranhão	X			X			X	X	Public-Private Partnerhips
7	Brazil (São Paulo): São Paulo State Department of Education	X	X		X		X	X	X	Public-Private Partnerhips
8	Chile: Súmate Foundation - Second chance schools network	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	Non-governmental
9	Chile: Learning from radio	X		X	X			X	X	Non-governmental
10	Colombia: Educational Alliance	X	X	X	X			X	X	Non-governmental
11	Colombia: To turn on the wave	X		X		X		X	X	Non-governmental
12	Colombia: Learning at home	X	X	X	X			X		Governmental
13	Colombia: Learns Mobile	X	X	X	X			X	X	Governmental
14	Colombia: My Hands Teach You	X	X		X			X		Governmental
15	Egypt: K-12 Egyptian Knowledge Bank Study Portal and new form of assessment	X	X					X	X	Governmental
16	Finland: Yle Distance School	X	X						X	Governmental
17	France: Banks of educational digital resources	X	X	X		X		X	X	Governmental
18	France: Network of digital education advisers	X	X	X	X			X		Governmental
19	India: Arts For All, Slam Out Loud	X			X			X	X	Non-governmental
20	India (Madhya Pradesh): Learning Will Not Stop	X	X	X	X			X	X	Governmental
21	India: Reality Gives	X			X			X	X	Non-governmental
22	India (Telangana): Remote learning and village learning circles for disadvantaged students	X	X	X	X			X		Governmental
23	India (Nagaland): Tele/Online Education Programme	X	X	X	X			X	X	Governmental
24	India: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X			X	X	X	X	X	Non-governmental
25	Japan: Tokkatsu or student-led collaboration online	X	X	X		X		X		Governmental
26	Jordan: Leveraging EdTech without Internet: Offline learning with Kolibri	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Non-governmental
24	Kenya: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X			X	X	X	X	X	Non-governmental
27	Latvia: Your class	X	X					X	X	Public-Private Partnerhips
24	Lebanon: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X			X	X	X	X	X	Non-governmental
37	Liberia: Rising Academy Network on air	X			X			X	X	Public-Private Partnerhips
28	Mexico: Learning at home	X	X	X	X			X	X	Governmental
29	Netherlands: Students help students		X		X	X		X		Non-governmental
30	New Zealand: Reconnecting students through the arts	X		X		X		X		Non-governmental
31	Nigeria: Edo-BEST@Home	X	X	X				X	X	Public-Private Partnerhips
24	Pakistan: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X			X	X	X	X	X	Non-governmental
32	Pakistan: Education TV at Home	X			X	X		X	X	Governmental
33	Peru: I learn at Home	X	X	X	X			X	X	Governmental
34	Peru: Teach for Peru	X	X	X	X			X	X	Non-governmental
35	Russian Federation: Goonline.2035.University	X	X			X	X	X	X	Governmental
36	Saudi Arabia: Moving high-stakes examinations online with AI technology						X	X	X	Governmental
37	Sierra Leone: Rising Academy Network on air	X			X			X	X	Public-Private Partnerhips
38	Spain: Ensuring the continuity of learning	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	Non-governmental
39	Spain: Learn at home	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	Governmental
40	Chinese Taipei: Contingency plans for hybrid models of learning	X	X	X		X		X	X	Governmental
41	Turkey: I am special, I am in education	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	Governmental
42	Uganda: Popow’s Radio Response to COVID-19	X			X			X	X	Non-governmental
47	Ukraine: Virtual Edcamps			X	X			X		Non-governmental
43	United Kingdom: BBC Bitesize	X	X			X	X			Governmental
44	United States: Central Falls Public Schools	X	X	X	X			X		Governmental
45	United States: George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies	X	X	X	X			X		Public-Private Partnerhips
46	United States: Wide Open School	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	Non-governmental
47	United States: Virtual Edcamps			X	X			X		Non-governmental
48	Uruguay: Ceibal at home	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	Governmental
49	Vietnam: Distance learning through TV broadcasting	X	X	X	X			X	X	Governmental
24	Zambia: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X			X	X	X	X	X	Non-governmental

Table A A.2. Education continuity stories by main technology used and peer learning availability

Chapter number	Title	Main technology(ies)							Peer learning infrastructure supplementing the use of digital ressources
		TV broadcast	Radio broadcast	Web platform	Mobile technology	Virtual classroom	Social network	Learning analytics and AI
5	Belgium (Flemish Community): KlasCement			X					X
6	Brazil (Maranhão): Early Learning in Maranhão	X	X		X		X
7	Brazil (São Paulo): São Paulo State Department of Education	X			X
8	Chile: Súmate Foundation - Second chance schools network				X				X
9	Chile: Learning from radio		X
10	Colombia: Educational Alliance					X
11	Colombia: To turn on the wave		X		X
12	Colombia: Learning at home	X	X	X	X		X
13	Colombia: Learns Mobile			X	X
14	Colombia: My Hands Teach You	X	X		X		X
15	Egypt: K-12 Egyptian Knowledge Bank Study Portal and new form of assessment			X
16	Finland: Yle Distance School	X		X			X		X
17	France: Banks of educational digital resources			X
18	France: Network of digital education advisers	X	X	X					X
19	India: Arts For All, Slam Out Loud		X		X		X		X
20	India (Madhya Pradesh): Learning Will Not Stop	X	X	X	X
21	India: Reality Gives				X
22	India (Telangana): Remote learning and village learning circles for disadvantaged students	X			X
23	India (Nagaland): Tele/Online Education Programme	X	X				X
24	India: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank				X
25	Japan: Tokkatsu or student-led collaboration online				X	X			X
26	Jordan: Leveraging EdTech without Internet: Offline learning with Kolibri			X	X			X	X
24	Kenya: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank				X
27	Latvia: Your class	X		X
24	Lebanon: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank				X
37	Liberia: Rising Academy Network on air		X
28	Mexico: Learning at home	X	X
29	Netherlands: Students help students			X			X	X	X
30	New Zealand: Reconnecting students through the arts			X
31	Nigeria: Edo-BEST@Home			X	X	X
24	Pakistan: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank				X
32	Pakistan: Education TV at Home	X		X	X
33	Peru: I learn at Home	X	X	X	X
34	Peru: Teach for Peru	X	X	X	X
35	Russian Federation: Goonline.2035.University			X			X	X	X
36	Saudi Arabia: Moving high-stakes examinations online with AI technology			X				X
37	Sierra Leone: Rising Academy Network on air		X
38	Spain: Ensuring the continuity of learning			X		X
39	Spain: Learn at home	X		X		X			X
40	Chinese Taipei: Contingency plans for hybrid models of learning			X		X	X		X
41	Turkey: I am special, I am in education			X	X		X	X	X
42	Uganda: Popow’s Radio Response to COVID-19		X						X
47	Ukraine: Virtual Edcamps					X	X		X
43	United Kingdom: BBC Bitesize	X		X	X
44	United States: Central Falls Public Schools			X	X		X		X
45	United States: George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies			X		X			X
46	United States: Wide Open School			X		X			X
47	United States: Virtual Edcamps					X	X		X
48	Uruguay: Ceibal at home			X		X	X	X	X
49	Vietnam: Distance learning through TV broadcasting	X
24	Zambia: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank				X

Table A A.3. Education continuity stories by targeted education stakeholder and level of education

Chapter number	Title	Stakeholder(s) targeted						Level(s) of education
		Students	Teachers	Parents	Schools principals	Local education authorities	Other	Pre-primary	Primary	Lower secondary	Upper secondary	Vocational education and training	Tertiary	Adult learning
5	Belgium (Flemish Community): KlasCement		X					X	X	X	X	X		X
6	Brazil (Maranhão): Early Learning in Maranhão			X				X						X
7	Brazil (São Paulo): São Paulo State Department of Education	X							X	X	X
8	Chile: Súmate Foundation - Second chance schools network	X	X							X	X
9	Chile: Learning from radio	X								X	X
10	Colombia: Educational Alliance	X	X							X	X
11	Colombia: To turn on the wave	X	X	X	X				X	X	X
12	Colombia: Learning at home	X							X	X	X
13	Colombia: Learns Mobile	X	X							X	X
14	Colombia: My Hands Teach You			X		X		X
15	Egypt: K-12 Egyptian Knowledge Bank Study Portal and new form of assessment	X	X						X	X	X		X
16	Finland: Yle Distance School	X	X					X	X	X	X	X	X	X
17	France: Banks of educational digital resources	X	X	X	X				X	X	X
18	France: Network of digital education advisers		X		X				X	X
19	India: Arts For All, Slam Out Loud	X	X	X		X			X	X	X
20	India (Madhya Pradesh): Learning Will Not Stop	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
21	India: Reality Gives	X							X
22	India (Telangana): Remote learning and village learning circles for disadvantaged students	X	X	X					X	X	X	X	X	X
23	India (Nagaland): Tele/Online Education Programme	X	X	X	X	X				X	X
24	India: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X		X			X	X	X
25	Japan: Tokkatsu or student-led collaboration online	X	X						X
26	Jordan: Leveraging EdTech without Internet: Offline learning with Kolibri	X	X	X					X	X	X
24	Kenya: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X		X			X	X	X
27	Latvia: Your class	X	X	X					X	X	X
24	Lebanon: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X		X			X	X	X
37	Liberia: Rising Academy Network on air	X	X					X	X	X	X
28	Mexico: Learning at home	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
29	Netherlands: Students help students	X								X	X
30	New Zealand: Reconnecting students through the arts		X		X				X
31	Nigeria: Edo-BEST@Home	X	X					X	X	X
24	Pakistan: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X		X			X	X	X
32	Pakistan: Education TV at Home	X							X	X	X
33	Peru: I learn at Home	X	X	X		X		X	X	X	X
34	Peru: Teach for Peru	X	X		X	X			X	X	X
35	Russian Federation: Goonline.2035.University	X	X				X						X
36	Saudi Arabia: Moving high-stakes examinations online with AI technology	X									X
37	Sierra Leone: Rising Academy Network on air	X	X					X	X	X	X
38	Spain: Ensuring the continuity of learning	X	X		X	X				X	X
39	Spain: Learn at home	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X
40	Chinese Taipei: Contingency plans for hybrid models of learning	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X
41	Turkey: I am special, I am in education	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
42	Uganda: Popow’s Radio Response to COVID-19	X							X
47	Ukraine: Virtual Edcamps		X									X		X
43	United Kingdom: BBC Bitesize	X		X				X	X	X	X
44	United States: Central Falls Public Schools	X	X	X					X	X	X
45	United States: George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies	X	X	X					X	X	X
46	United States: Wide Open School	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X			X
47	United States: Virtual Edcamps		X									X		X
48	Uruguay: Ceibal at home	X	X	X	X				X	X
49	Vietnam: Distance learning through TV broadcasting	X	X		X	X				X	X
24	Zambia: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X		X			X	X	X

Table A A.4. Education continuity stories by intended skill development

Chapter number	Title	Intended skill development
		Processing and cognitive strategies	Knowledge	Creativity	Collaborative group skills	Leadership	Intellectual openness	Work ethical responsibility	Self-efficacy
5	Belgium (Flemish Community): KlasCement		X	X	X				X
6	Brazil (Maranhão): Early Learning in Maranhão	X	X
7	Brazil (São Paulo): São Paulo State Department of Education		X
8	Chile: Súmate Foundation - Second chance schools network	X		X	X	X			X
9	Chile: Learning from radio		X
10	Colombia: Educational Alliance		X
11	Colombia: To turn on the wave		X				X
12	Colombia: Learning at home		X
13	Colombia: Learns Mobile		X
14	Colombia: My Hands Teach You	X	X						X
15	Egypt: K-12 Egyptian Knowledge Bank Study Portal and new form of assessment		X
16	Finland: Yle Distance School		X
17	France: Banks of educational digital resources	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
18	France: Network of digital education advisers
19	India: Arts For All, Slam Out Loud	X		X
20	India (Madhya Pradesh): Learning Will Not Stop	X	X
21	India: Reality Gives		X
22	India (Telangana): Remote learning and village learning circles for disadvantaged students		X	X	X	X			X
23	India (Nagaland): Tele/Online Education Programme		X			X		X	X
24	India: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
25	Japan: Tokkatsu or student-led collaboration online			X	X	X			X
26	Jordan: Leveraging EdTech without Internet: Offline learning with Kolibri	X	X	X				X	X
24	Kenya: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
27	Latvia: Your class		X	X					X
24	Lebanon: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
37	Liberia: Rising Academy Network on air		X
28	Mexico: Learning at home	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
29	Netherlands: Students help students		X					X	X
30	New Zealand: Reconnecting students through the arts	X							X
31	Nigeria: Edo-BEST@Home	X	X						X
24	Pakistan: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X	X	X	X		X
32	Pakistan: Education TV at Home	X	X		X
33	Peru: I learn at Home		X					X	X
34	Peru: Teach for Peru	X	X		X
35	Russian Federation: Goonline.2035.University		X	X	X				X
36	Saudi Arabia: Moving high-stakes examinations online with AI technology							X	X
37	Sierra Leone: Rising Academy Network on air		X
38	Spain: Ensuring the continuity of learning	X	X	X	X		X		X
39	Spain: Learn at home	X	X	X		X	X
40	Chinese Taipei: Contingency plans for hybrid models of learning	X	X	X	X	X			X
41	Turkey: I am special, I am in education	X	X	X			X
42	Uganda: Popow’s Radio Response to COVID-19	X	X
47	Ukraine: Virtual Edcamps		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
43	United Kingdom: BBC Bitesize	X	X
44	United States: Central Falls Public Schools	X	X					X	X
45	United States: George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies	X	X					X
46	United States: Wide Open School	X	X	X		X	X	X
47	United States: Virtual Edcamps		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
48	Uruguay: Ceibal at home	X	X	X	X				X
49	Vietnam: Distance learning through TV broadcasting	X	X		X				X
24	Zambia: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	X	X	X	X	X	X		X

Table A A.5. Education continuity stories by speed of implementation and cost per student

Chapter number	Title	Speed of implementation (in weeks)	Gap between availability and school closure (in weeks)	Cost of the initiative (per student)	Submitting organisation
5	Belgium (Flemish Community): KlasCement					2	None	$	OECD
6	Brazil (Maranhão): Early Learning in Maranhão	2	2	$	Harvard
7	Brazil (São Paulo): São Paulo State Department of Education	4 to 8	4 to 8	$$	Harvard
8	Chile: Súmate Foundation - Second chance schools network	2	2	$	Harvard
9	Chile: Learning from radio	4 to 8	4 to 8	$	Harvard
10	Colombia: Educational Alliance	4 to 8	4 to 8	$	Harvard
11	Colombia: To turn on the wave	4 to 8	4 to 8	$	Harvard
12	Colombia: Learning at home	4 to 8	4 to 8	$$	Harvard
13	Colombia: Learns Mobile	4 to 8	4 to 6	$$	World Bank
14	Colombia: My Hands Teach You	1	None	$$	World Bank
15	Egypt: K-12 Egyptian Knowledge Bank Study Portal and new form of assessment	1	1	$	OECD
16	Finland: Yle Distance School	1	1	$	HundrED
17	France: Banks of educational digital resources	2	None	$	OECD
18	France: Network of digital education advisers	na	None	$	OECD
19	India: Arts For All, Slam Out Loud	2	2	$	World Bank
20	India (Madhya Pradesh): Learning Will Not Stop	2	2	$	Harvard
21	India: Reality Gives	4 to 8	4 to 8	$	Harvard
22	India (Telangana): Remote learning and village learning circles for disadvantaged students	4 to 8	4 to 8	$	World Bank
23	India (Nagaland): Tele/Online Education Programme	1	3	$	World Bank
24	India: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	3	4 to 8	$	HundrED
25	Japan: Tokkatsu or student-led collaboration online	`1	1	$	OECD
26	Jordan: Leveraging EdTech without Internet: Offline learning with Kolibri	4 to 8	None	$	HundrED
24	Kenya: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	3	4 to 8	$	HundrED
27	Latvia: Your class	3	3	$$	OECD
24	Lebanon: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	3	4 to 8	$	HundrED
37	Liberia: Rising Academy Network on air	2	2	$	Harvard
28	Mexico: Learning at home	1	None	$$	World Bank
29	Netherlands: Students help students	1	1	$	OECD
30	New Zealand: Reconnecting students through the arts	3	4 to 8	$	OECD
31	Nigeria: Edo-BEST@Home	4 to 8	4 to 8	$$	World Bank
24	Pakistan: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	3	4 to 8	$	HundrED
32	Pakistan: Education TV at Home	3	3	$	World Bank
33	Peru: I learn at Home	2	2	$$	World Bank
34	Peru: Teach for Peru	4 to 8	4 to 8	$$	Harvard
35	Russian Federation: Goonline.2035.University	1	None	$	World Bank
36	Saudi Arabia: Moving high-stakes examinations online with AI technology	4 to 8	Over 8	$$$	World Bank
37	Sierra Leone: Rising Academy Network on air	2	2	$	Harvard
38	Spain: Ensuring the continuity of learning	None	None	$	OECD
39	Spain: Learn at home	1	None	$	OECD
40	Chinese Taipei: Contingency plans for hybrid models of learning	4 to 8	4 to 8	$$	HundrED
41	Turkey: I am special, I am in education	2	3	$	OECD
42	Uganda: Popow’s Radio Response to COVID-19	3	3	$	Harvard
47	Ukraine: Virtual Edcamps	4 to 8	None	$	World Bank
43	United Kingdom: BBC Bitesize	4 to 8	4 to 8	$$	OECD
44	United States: Central Falls Public Schools	3	2	$$	Harvard
45	United States: George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies	3	None	$$	Harvard
46	United States: Wide Open School	2	2	$$$	OECD
47	United States: Virtual Edcamps	4 to 8	None	$	World Bank
48	Uruguay: Ceibal at home	1	None	$$	World Bank
49	Vietnam: Distance learning through TV broadcasting	2	4 to 8	$	Harvard
24	Zambia: Education Above All’s Internet Free Education Resource Bank	3	4 to 8	$	HundrED