Each year, the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) gathers researchers and practitioners from around the world to provoke, engage, and inspire transformative ideas to improve education. This year, more than 30 RTI experts and practitioners shared research and evidence from work in more than 20 countries, contributing to discussions focusing on this year’s conference theme: Improving education for a more equitable world.
CIES is a great learning opportunity—I was able to learn about similar projects, strategies, and methodologies to share with my team to adapt to our own context. Participating is also a chance to connect with people and broaden my network, including with practitioners from across Latin America—and even from within my own country.
--Cynthia Del Aguila, Chief of Party, USAID Guatemala Basic Education Quality and Transitions Activity
CIES was a great chance to meet researchers and practitioners working to solve challenges similar to mine. It is heartening to know I am not alone in the journey to improve education in my country. Sharing these diverse experiences enriches my perspective on how to move forward.
--Rula Al-Jundi, Senior Education Program Specialist, Jordan Early Grade Reading and Mathematics Initiative (RAMP)
I enjoyed seeing and hearing how much social and emotional learning and school climate research have become a theme at CIES. CIES is a great forum to showcase new evidence for improving academic learning and for highlighting that learning is not just cognitive, but social and emotional as well.
--Julianne Norman, Education Research Project Manager, RTI International
As we reflect on what we learned at CIES this year, we’re proud to share RTI presentations contributing to the evidence base on mathematics, assessment and evaluation, learning through play, assessment-informed instruction, teacher support systems, learning equity, teacher training and professional development, digital inclusion, and more.
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RTI Presentations
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Adapting the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) for Students Who are Deaf in the Philippines
Navigating alternative development aid models and government to government funding in education
Using the GPF to create mathematics student standards in Uzbekistan
Navigating Aid Alternatives: Government-to-Government funding partnerships in Jordan, Senegal, Nepal
Monday, February 20, 2023
Measuring support for children’s engagement in learning: Psychometric properties of play toolkit
Using teaching and learning materials in Uzbekistan: Lessons from observations and interviews
Jordan reflective approach builds a more resilient education system
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Strengthening Sector Capacity to Assess Student Learning in the Context of Bilingualism
Kyrgyz Republic: Formative and Classroom Observation Apps’ Role in Improving Teaching and Learning
Reflecting Upon ACR-Cambodia’s Inclusive Education Legacy
Developing school-level instruments for better understanding effective numeracy instruction at scale
Purpose-driven education system transformations: History Lessons from Korea and Japan
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Digital inclusion and data-driven dropout prevention in Guatemala
Multi-Language Assessment (MLA) for young children: A screener to understand language assets
Promoting Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom: Evidence for the 'How'
The Teacher Professional Support System in Nepal: A case of implementation research informing policy
The behavioral science and systems perspective: How teachers respond to educational change
Examining teacher support systems in Uzbekistan: What support do teachers say they need and want?
The mathematical knowledge for teaching survey
