March 10 through March 14, 2024 | Miami, FL, USA

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) will be participating at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 2024 Conference. The conference will be held in Miami, Florida, March 10–14, and we’ll be participating in five formal panel sessions and several paper sessions.

Best Bets: Emerging Innovations in Global Development | Mon, March 11, 8:00 to 9:30am | Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Orchid D

Featuring: Juan Manuel Hérnandez-Agramonte (IPA), Shahana Hirji (IPA), Sarah Kabay (IPA), and Karla Peterson O'Farril (IPA)

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Communities of Play: Learning Together to Improve and Scale Playful Learning | Mon, March 11, 2:45 to 4:15pm | Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Orchid B

Featuring: Tanya Smith-Sreen (FHI 360), Carina Omoeva (FHI 360), Jonathan Stern (RTI International), Rachel G Jordan (RTI International), Megan Silander (Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center), Daniel Light (DRL Research Consulting), Lucy Rimmington (IPA) and Jill Popp (LEGO Foundation)

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Institutionalizing Evidence-Based Decision-Making: Embedding a Culture of Evidence Use| Wed, March 13, 9:45 to 11:15am | Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Ibis

Featuring: Shahana Hirji (IPA), Juan Manuel Hernandez (IPA), Bethany Park (IPA), and Karla Petersen O’Farrill (IPA)

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Predictive Validity of Soft Skill Measures: Evidence from Around the Globe | Thu, March 14, 11:15am to 12:45pm | Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Tuttle Center

Featuring: Steven Glazerman (IPA), Smita Das (IPA), Sarah Kabay (IPA) and Savanna Henderson (IPA)

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Scaling Educational Programs: Case Studies from Uganda, Honduras, and Colombia | Thu, March 14, 3:15 to 4:45pm | Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Pearson 1

Featuring: Erin Murphy-Graham (University of California, Berkeley), Vessel Nourani (University of Chicago), Joseph Lample (Kimanya Ngeyo Foundation), Sarah Kabay (IPA) and Michele Schweisfurth (University of Glasgow)

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