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Two Argentine Teachers Named to GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize 2026 Top 50

Selection from more than 5,000 nominations across 139 countries highlights community‑rooted innovations spanning rural access to schooling plus applied STEM.

Overview

  • Gloria Argentina Cisneros, principal‑teacher at E.E.P. Nº 793 in Taco Pozo, Chaco, turned a remote, resource‑poor school into a hub for learning and community support.
  • Her initiatives include installing solar power and connectivity, running research‑based learning, publishing student‑written books, and launching a home‑library program for every family.
  • Miguel Alejandro Rodríguez, a technical education teacher at ET Nº 3 in Buenos Aires, founded the Club de Ciencias Cóndor in 2012 to replace rote exams with empathy‑driven, real‑world problem solving.
  • His students developed low‑cost technologies from recycled materials, including fungal remediation systems, water screens, renewable‑energy kits, biodigesters, and microorganism detectors for rural schools.
  • The Global Teacher Prize, run by the Varkey Foundation with UNESCO, awards $1 million in its tenth year, with the shortlist moving to further rounds before a single winner is named in 2026.