The Basic Education Coalition CIES Presentation Program (In Person) February 2023
Please enjoy this non-exhaustive compilation of BEC members' in-person presentations at CIES 2023, organized by our working group technical areas. Note that the program is subject to change—refer to the CIES website for the most up-to-date information. If you have any questions about CIES logistics, please email them at cies2023@cies.us. If any presentation link below does not direct you to the appropriate page, please log in to All Academic and use key words from the presentation title to search the conference program. With any other questions, contact pmorencynotario@basiced.org .
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ANTI-RACISM, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
Presentation Title
Presenter Names
Day/Date
Time
Leave No Child Behind: Issues in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Willem van de Waal (World Education), Sharon Habal (FHI360); Bernard Bahati (NESA), Emily V Miksic (FHI 360), Emmanuel Okoth Manyasa (Usawa Agenda), Rebecca A Clothey (Drexel University)
Sun, Feb 19
9:45 - 11:15am
Whose voices matter? Evidence-based approaches to identify locally-driven solutions in education development
Samantha Ross (Link Education International), Harold Kuombola (Link Community Development Malawi), Alexandra Levy (World Learning), Brenda Sinclair (Winrock International); Marie Madelene Kassogué, Groupe d’Animation Action au Sahel Mali
Mon, Feb 20
9:30 - 11:00am
Working towards scale: Designing and implementing scalable programs
Kerri Thomsen (Room to Read), Kinmai Phum & Dan Oliver (Catholic Relief Services), Daria Ng (Team4Tech)
2:45 - 4:15pm
Constitution Level (3B), Arlington
Social Emotional Learning as the foundation for lifelong learning in uncertain times
Tyler Luckett, Assa Keita (Winrock International), Abie Spangler, Lucina DiMeco (Room to Read), Kate Sykes (Link Education), Harold Kuombola (Link Community Development Malawi), Stefanie Kendall, Elyssa Skeirik (FHI 360)
Tues, Feb 21
4:45 - 6:15pm
Independence Level (5B), Independence E
Early Grade Reading reforms in Nigeria: Streamlining efforts to achieving equitable learning outcomes
David Johnson (University of Oxford), Lydia Onuoha Ezihe Onuoha, Garba Gandu, Rebecca Stone, Lydia Onuoha Ezihe Onuoha (Creative Associates International), Wale Samuel, EDC
Independence Level (5B) - McPherson Square
Unleashing the Potential of the Community to Address Education Disruptions and Inequity: Global Evidence from Learning Catch-up Programmes
Ana Tenorio (World Vision International), Laura Garforth (Cambridge Education), Sara Cohen, Tim Murray (Save the Children)
Wed, Feb 22
3:15 - 4:45pm
Constitution Level (3B), Roosevelt
Zoom
Independence Level (5B) - Independence D
Constitution Level (3B) - Bulfinch
Early Childhood Education
Time (EST)
Putting the MLE back into Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)
Corrie Blankenbeckler (Creative Associates- Chair), Lydia Onuoha (Creative), Pooja Nakamura (AIR), Catherine Young (SIL LEAD)
Mon, April 26
8:00 to 9:30am PDT (11:00am to 12:30pm EDT)
Home and community-based learning: what works to build early grade literacy and numeracy skills. Evidence from a 12 country meta-analysis
Lisa Easterbrooks (Food for the Hungry), Subodh Kumar (Food for the Hungry)
Tue, April 27
1:45 to 3:15pm PDT (4:45 to 6:15pm EDT)
A deeper understanding of the rate and nature of participation in radio lessons in Rwanda broadcast in response to COVID-19."
Christine Beggs, Room to Read (USAID/Soma Umenye project research)
Tuesday, April 27th
11:45 AM
Unmute and Camera on: Book Development during a Global Pandemic
Christabel Pinto (Room to Read)
8:00 to 9:30am PDT
Zoom Licences, Zoom Room 136
Social Responsibility in School Feeding Programs: Improving Learning Outcomes for Marginalized Students during Crises
Lotte Renault, Care; Alisa Phillips, World Vision
Meta-Levels of Adaptation: Pre-Service Teacher Education in Changing Contexts
Jennifer Swift-Morgan (Chemonics); Jake Thomsen (Chemonics); Souad Kassim (FHI 360); Julia Miller (FHI 360); Ana Helga Marty (FSU); Rebecca Ward (IREX)
April 28
6:15-7:45PDT
Zoom room 138
Promoting education for all in Lao PDR: Increasing access through school meals and inclusion (Formal Panel Session)
Elnaz Safarha and Uttara Balakrishnan (American Institutes for Research / IMPAQ)
Wed, April 28
7:15 to 8:45pm PDT (10:15 to 11:45pm EDT)
Zoom Room, 120
Zoom Info
Zoom Licences, Zoom Room 132
Zoom Licences, Zoom Room 105
124
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
How behavioral science transforms caregiver and community engagement in children’s literacy
Ana Tenorio (World Vision International), Katherine Flaschen (ideas42), Alisa Michelle Phillips (World Vision), Deepak DULAL (World Vision International Nepal), Lisa M Easterbrooks (Food for the Hungry), Joanie Cohen-Mitchell (USAID)
Room
Independence Level (5B), Lafayette Park
Improving Literacy and Nutrition in West Africa with School Feeding Programs
Vanessa Hoffman, Vanessa Hoffman, Ella Hurtzler, Marlous de Milliano, Adam Taube, Michaela Gulemetova, Anna McKenzie Warren, Mitchell Morey, Hannah Ring (AIR), Fenot Kanazoe, Issa Zerbo (Catholic Relief Services), and others.
Independence Level (5B), Independence G
Fostering Equity from the Start: Early Childhood Development Parenting Interventions in Crisis Contexts
Joan Lombardi (Georgetown and Standford), Kate Anderson (Unbounded Associates), Lina Torossian (International Rescue Organization), Maram Yousef Shahin (IRC), Deborah Marie Rodriguez Garcia (Save the Children), and others.
Constitution Level (3B), Cabin John
Early Childhood Care and Development in East African Communities
Natan Tilahun Mulat, Abadi Kassahun (ChildFund Ethiopia), Trevor Biransesha, Violet Birungi (Save the Children), Ruth Muendo (Food for Education), and others.
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Constitution Level (3B) - Burnham
Ethiopia READ II: Rapid Pivot from Early Grade Reading to Education in Crisis and Conflict
TwensQueen Jean-Baptiste, Alexandria E Oleksy-Ojikutu, Tassew Zewdie (Creative Associates International), Mastewal Worku Fentie (World Vision)
1:30 - 3:00pm
Declaration Level (1B), Banneker
Strengthening ECD systems, financing and accountability
Emily Miksic (FHI 360), Laura Conrad (USAID) Chantal Uwiragiye (FHI 360), Leon Mugenzi (MOE/ REB); Maureen Simunchembu, Corrie Blankenbeckler (EDC); Lois Scott-Conley (World Learning)
Constitution Level (3B), Burnham
EDTECH
Low tech and high tech: Innovations for learning to read and write
Audrey Spencer (Chemonics International), Mohammad Shahidul Islam (Queen’s University) Stephen P Heyneman (Comparative-Education. com), Mark Hoeksma (Edukans), and others.
8:00 - 9:30am
Digital and Distance Education
Afshan Huma, Allama Iqbal (Open University), Rebecca Ward (IREX), Leonardo Salvatore (Soka University of America), Helen Seitzer, Kerstin Martens (University of Bremen), Pradeep Kumar Mishra (Room to Read), and others.
Improving education through technology-driven parental engagement
Wendy Smith (Worldreader), Susan Nicolai (ODI), Amina Khan (EdTech Hub), Wanjiku Gathoni (Worldreader), Peter Otieno (Worldreader Kenya), Rachel Heavner (Worldreader), and Jennifer Otieno (Keep Kenya Learning)
How does an EdTech innovation fund support innovators to promote reading for children? What lies ahead?
Sergio Ramirez Mena (All Children Reading World Vision US), Rebecca Martinez (USAID), Ayan Kishore (Benetech), Paul Frank (SIL International), Mark Lynd (School-to-School International)
Constitution Level (3B), Washington Boardroom
Building an innovative and integrated data system to drive decision making and deliver quality, equitable education in Sierra Leone
Daniel Waistell (Cambridge Education), Iman Beoku-Betts (EdTech Hub), Paul Atherton (Fab Inc)
6:30 - 8:00pm
Improving primary education teaching for diverse learners through play based pedagogies: insights from Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and Vietnam
Jonathan Stern, Matthew Jukes, Laiba Bahrawar (RTI International), Cecilia Luz Ochoa (The LEGO Foundation), Sarah Bever (IREX), Huong Nguyen Thi Lan (VVOB)
Declaration Level (1B) - Declaration A
Independence Level (5B) - Independence C
Independence Level (5B) - Franklin Square
GENDER & SOCIAL INCLUSION
Community interventions for making inclusive education work – Key experiences and learnings
Liesbeth Roolvink, Gillian Mackay (Sightsavers), Leah Nguata (eKitabu), Sakil Malik (Global Center for Innovation and Learning), Matthew Schuelka, (Fora Education), Archana Mahesh Mehendale (Tata Institute of Social Sciences)
9:45 - 11:15 am
Improving equity and inclusion in education
Alemayehu Gebre Hailu, (The Luminos Fund), Habtamu Weldeyohannes Gelgel (Creative Associate International), April Easter Umali Macan, Mariel Joy Savella Sampang (Save the Children Philippines), and others.
Placing gender at the heart of education planning: how has it been done and how could it be done better?
Khadijah A Fancy, Daniel Waistell (Cambridge Education)
Evidence on making inclusive education work on the ground – key lessons on data, design and implementation
Leah Myers Bitat (World Learning), Betty Wisiki (Juarez & Associates), Guy Le Fanu (Sightsavers), Kate Brolley, Ashley Rae Stone (Inclusive Development Partners, IDP), Archana Mahesh Mahendale (Tata Institute of Social Sciences)
Declaration Level (1B), Declaration A
Inclusive education for all
Treasa Praino (Syracuse University), Amaris Mohammed, Sarah Bever (IREX), Treasa Praino (Syracuse University), Samuel Wolf, Abdul Latif Jameel (MIT), Nancy Rydberg, Elizabeth Dolan (University of Notre Dame)
Examining gender, science and learning
Samantha Ross, Nicolo Di Marzo (Link Education International), Meseret F. Hailu (Arizona State University)
Declaration Level (1B) - Banneker
Constitution Level (3B) - Arlington
MONITORING, EVALUATION, RESEARCH, & LEARNING
Hungry Minds: Evaluation of School Feeding and Literacy Interventions
Clay Westrope (Save the Children), Michela Gulemetova (AIR), Hannah Ring (AIR), Melanie Phillips (School-to-School International), Candace Debnam (School-to-School International)
Adaptation and Modification of Early Grade Reading Assessments for Learners with Disabilities: Lessons from the Multi-Country Study on Inclusive Education (MCSIE) in Cambodia, Nepal, and Malawi
Valerie Karr & Emily Kotchetkova (IDP), Jennifer Ryan (RTI), Fernando Rubio (Juárez & Associates), Christopher Johnstone (University of Minnesota)
Equity in assessments: How to design appropriate learning assessments to ensure greater inclusion of children with disabilities
Michelle Oetman (World Vision), Purna Kumar Shrestha, Ashley Doria (Volunteer Services Overseas, VSO), Aimee Reeves (Nathan Associate), Joshua Josa (USAID)
Declaration Level (1B) - Penn Quarter B
The urgency for learning recovery: high-quality, regular, comparable learning data, and resilient systems in Jordan and Somalia
Rula Hussein Al-Jundi, Hala AlHaj Yousef, Zarko Vukmirovic (Creative Associates International), Dana Yanis (USAID Jordan), Juma Al-Saud (Jordan Ministry of Education), Maria Zakaria Ahmed (Ministry of Education Somalia)
Independence Level (5B) - Independence E
Strengthening teacher education and practice in Malawi: Data analysis, recommendations, and the importance of genuine partnership
Adrienne Barnes-Story (Florida State University), Justus Nkhata (Malawi Ministry of Education), Augustine Fadeson Kamlongera, Fanny Tasiye Nkunika (School to School International), Jeremy B Koch (Florida State University)
Independence Level (5B), McPherson Square
Moving from research to action: What works, what doesn’t, and why?
Robert Dean (Teach For All), Renaud Comba (UNICEF), Jennifer Merriman (International Baccalaureate), Mark Roland (R4D)
Constitution Level (3B), Constitution D
Independence Level (5B), Independence C
OTHER / CROSS-CUTTING
Pre-conference Workshop: Building Diplomatic Negotiation Skills to Solve Education Challenges
Amlata Persaud (Childhood Education International)
Sat, Feb 18
9:30am - 12:30 pm
Improving Climate Change Communication and Education in Times of a Planetary Crisis: International and Domestic Efforts
Carrie Karsgaard (Arizona State University), Gareth Alexis Brinkworth, Oren Pizmony-Levy, Carine Verschueren (Columbia University Teachers College), and others.
Youth development: policy, program, and parenting
Ashley Hill, Audrey Spencer (Chemonics International), Janaina Vargas de Moraes Maudonnet (CSU), Yvonne Cao, Tanya Smith-Sreen (FHI 360)
Constitution Level (3B) - Cherry Blossom Boardroom
Optimizing Public-Private Partnerships, Blended Finance and Private Sector Investment in the Education Sector Amidst Turbulent Times: Initial Lessons from the USAID CATALYZE EduFinance Program
Andrew McCusker (Opportunity International), Suezan Lee (USAID)
Roundtable: Teaching in globalization
Amy Lightfoot,, Yvette Hutchinson (British Council), Rita Kamani-Renedo (Stanford University), Elisheba Wairimu Kiru, Brenda Aromu Wawire, Moses Ngware (African Population and Health Research Center)
Independence Level (5B) - Independence H
Uptake and quality implementation of social and emotional learning programs: evidence & lessons from contexts of crisis
Julia Finder Johna (Save the Children US), Tim Murray (Save the Children), Jennifer Tanga Sklar (International Rescue Committee), Julianne Norman (RTI International)
BEC 2023 MEMBERS
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