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Millicom (Tigo) to launch new digital “Maestr@s Conectad@s” platform for the digital skilling of teachers in Latin America
Millicom (Tigo) to launch new digital “Maestr@s Conectad@s” platform for the digital skilling of teachers in Latin America LUXEMBOURG, June 23, 2022 –
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[{"type":"text","content":"Millicom (Tigo) to launch new digital “Maestr@s Conectad@s” platform for the digital skilling of teachers in Latin America LUXEMBOURG, June 23, 2022 – Millicom, a leading provider of fixed, mobile and digital services in Latin America through its Tigo brand, today announced the launch of a region-wide, web-based app for its Maestr@s Conectad@s program offering school teachers online learning modules in digital literacy. Millicom (Tigo) first launched Maestr@s Conectad@s in 2020 in the countries where it operates to strengthen digital education systems that had been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was designed to reduce the digital divide, and its contents initially consisted of online training which prepared educators including teachers, school administrators, and others, to understand and use digital tools to improve educational quality. The interactive modules were delivered via videos, podcasts, and other digital means. Through Maestr@s Conectad@s, the company has trained more than 250,000 educators to date in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The new web-based app currently offers a catalog of 20 free courses developed in collaboration with AHYU, an international organization focused on educational content. Course topics include digital tools, PowerPoint, Canva, Zoom, educational innovation, storytelling, gamification, use of social networks, digital tools for the classroom, and neuroeducation. The digital platform will allow a much easier and immediate access to the Maestr@s Conectad@s toolkit for educators willing to acquire new skills, at a critical time for digital education. The program represents one of Millicom’s most important ESG-based education programs aimed at improving and empowering lives through connectivity. The platform is available at the following link www.maestrosconectados.com \"At AHYU, we are pleased to work hand in hand with Millicom (Tigo) in its commitment to contribute to quality education in Latin American countries,\" said Arlei Villegas, director of production at AHYU. \"Now that educational work has become hybrid, the virtual programs we have developed and our experience in facilitating teachers, families and students, responds to the needs of this new reality and hopefully reaches all levels of education.\" Since it...