In laying down the guidelines, the department is trying to balance free-speech rights and the educational benefits of online learning with the dangers it sees in teachers and students getting too comfortable in less-traditional settings.

WSJ: City Lays Out Digital Rules for Teachers

Life-long training, networks of learning teachers, action research, community relations, evaluation and accountability: all these are crucial factors for making teachers who can provide their students with the most productive and successful settings for learning.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN KATHMANDU

It appears likely that there will be more room for teachers to focus on deeper learning by working with students on higher-order skills and the application of knowledge in rich projects.

FORBES: What We Can Learn From A Dinner Controversy In The Desert

As shown in many studies, schools become enabling learning environments if they are organized as learning communities, within which headmasters, teachers and students work together towards common goals in close cooperation with the families and the broader public.

UNESCO: World Teachers' Day : making a difference