EiE events at CIES 2024

The power of protest in education lies in the fact that it is, by definition, a public act. Protest allows people facing injustice to generate power through collective action. For many, this kind of protest carries the hope and promise that, to use the slogan of the World Social Forum in 2001, “another world is possible.” It is a declaration that all is not well in the world, and that the status quo must be challenged and changed. Struggles of this kind often situate education as a human right and endeavour to bring about more just and inclusive educational futures. Here too, the wider conditions for learning and working in schools and universities around the world have also been the subject of protests over the years.

As a community of Comparative and International Education researchers, teachers, activists, programme developers or organisers, how might we engage with, and think generatively about, the histories, curriculum, theories and methodologies, and pedagogies that guide acts of protest?  Our hope is the CIES 2024 Conference in Miami held online (March 6-7) and onsite (March 10-14) will inspire debates, dialogues, and future collective actions. 

Read more at https://conference.cies.us/theme/. 

EiE Events at CIES 2024

Listed below is a selection of the EiE-related panels, roundtables, presentations, and workshops, including dates, times, and presenter information. Visit the CIES website and the full CIES 2024 program for more information.

Thursday, 7 March 2024  

9:00 am to 10:30am EST (2:00 pm to 3:30 pm UTC)
Children as Peacebuilders? Lessons Learned about using Early Childhood Development to Strengthen Peacebuilding,Conflict-Sensitivity, and Social Cohesion in Fragile Settings
Location: Virtual conference, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Room 110
Chair: Nicole Rodger, Plan International
Presenters: Dr Nomisha Kurian, University of Cambridge; Caline Saad, International Alert; Meena Narula, Plan International Myanmar; Harriet Kyakuha, Plan International Uganda

Sunday, 10 March 2024 

9:30am-12:30pm ET (2:30 pm to 5:30 pm UTC)
Exploring Challenges and Promising Practices for Measurement for Social Emotional Learning and Educator Well-being
Location: Terrace Level, Gardenia A+B
Chair: Julia Finder Johna, USAID
Presenters: Shira Babow, Senior Adult Learning Specialist, USAID/LTLGP, Laura Conrad, Senior Foundational Skills Advisor, USAID, Julia Johna, Senior Advisor on Education in Crisis and Conflict, USAID, Brianna Reed, International Technical Advisor, EDC, Deborah Marie Rodriguez Garcia, Lead Education Advisor, Save the Children
Discussant: Shira Babow, USAID/LTLGP

9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. ET (2:30 pm to 5:30 pm UTC)
Strengthening Gender-Transformative Education Programming Recommendations and Guidance for USAID Implementing Partners
Chair: Jasmina Josic, Education Development Center
Workshop Organizers: Jasmina Josic, Education Development Center, maureen jacobs plaisimond, Education Development Center, Melissa Katelyn Donaher, DDI Center for Education, United States Agency for International Development USAID
Presenting Authors: Scott Pulizzi, Education Development Center (Edc), Bethany Johnson, USAID 

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm ET (6:30 pm to 9:30 pm UTC) 
Strengthening the EiE Data & Evidence Ecosystem through a new Inter-agency Action Agenda [INEE EVENT]
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Gardenia C
Chair: Sonja H Anderson, INEE 
Presenters: Silvia Diazgranados, International Rescue Committee, Moira V Faul, NORRAG, Geneva Graduate Institute 

Monday, 11 March 2024

8:00 am to 9:30am ET (1:00 pm to 2:30pm UTC)
Framing the Future of Teacher Wellbeing in Low-resource and Crisis Contexts: Definitions, Measures, and Motivations
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Stanford
Organizer: Chris J Henderson, Teachers College, Columbia University
Chair: Nikhit D'Sa, University of Notre Dame
Discussant: Carlos Vargas, UNESCO Teacher Task Force

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm ET (11:30 pm to 1:00 am UTC)
The Positive Influence of Caregiver Well-being on Child Well-being: What’s Play Got to Do With it?
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Boardroom
Presenters: Eva Smallegange - War Child Holland, Nikki Whaites - Big Bad Boo, Tara Gilroy - Right To Play International, Danielle De La Fuente - Amal Alliance,
Discussant: Joyce M Malombe, Collective Rising Leadership Institute

8:00 am to 9:30 am ET (1:00 PM to 2:30 PM UTC)
Towards a Coherent, Rigorous and Comprehensive Body of Education Research Evidence for Uptake in Conflict and Crisis Settings
Location: Third Level, Foster 1
Chair: Susan Nicolai, Save the Children
Presenters: Silvia Diazgranados, International Rescue Committee, Bernard Thuo, International Rescue Committee, Ismael L Hammoudi, International Rescue Committee, Ioanna Wagner Tsoni, Forcier Consulting, Nicholas James Wilson, Forcier Consulting, Elifrida Japhet Twalihi, International Rescue Committee, Thomas Fedlu Hussien, International Rescue Committee, Cathrine Brun, Centre for Lebanese Studies, Maha shuayb, Centre for Lebanese Studies, Rachel Saliba, Centre for Lebanese Studies, Rabie Nasser, Osman Consulting, Bassel Akar, Lebanese Association for Educational Studies, Ann Marie Carter, Osman Consulting
Discussant: Tejendra Pherali, UCL Institute of Education 

8:00 am to 9:30 am ET (1:00 PM to 2:30 PM UTC)
Can children’s foundational skills be assessed remotely? Evidence from a multi-country validation study of the Remote Assessment of Learning (ReAL)
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Johnson 1
Chair: Gillian Valentine, Save The Children International
Presenters: Sascha Hein, Free University Berlin. Elizabeth Hentschel, Yale Child Study Center. Clay Westrope, Save the Children US. Julia Taladay, Save the Children. Angelica Ponguta, Yale University. Rada Khoy, Save the Children International. Borin Srey, Save the Children International. Sakem Kong, Save the Children Cambodia. Puthicham Pha, Save the Children Cambodia. Sorachana Seng, Save the Children Cambodia. Sarin Sar, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. Ali Nashat Shaar, Palestinian Child Institute. Nermin Kamal Habaybeh, An Najah National University. 
Discussant: Amy Jo Dowd, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

9:45 am to 11:15 am (2:45 pm to 4:15pm UTC)
Tensions in Supporting Teachers and Teacher Professional Development Across the Humanitarian-Development Nexus
Location: Third Level, Foster 1
Chair: Anne C Smiley, IRC
Presenters: Shewaye Tike IRC, Anne C Smiley, IRC, Mary Mendenhall, Teachers College, Columbia University, Kemigisha Richardson, Teachers College at Columbia University, Arianna Pacifico, Teachers College, Columbia University, Rena Deitz, New York University, Danielle Lorber Falk, International Rescue Committee (IRC)

11:30am to 12:45pm ET (4:30 pm to 5:45 pm UTC)
The Kneller Lecture: The Power of Protest: Paulo Freire and the Strikes against the Extractive University
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Ashe Auditorium
Chair: Rebecca Tarlau, Stanford University
Speaker: Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley

2:45 pm to 4:15 pm ET (7:45 pm to 9:15pm UTC)
The education sector in response, resilience and recovery during and after violent conflict
Location: Third Level, Boardroom
Chair: Wendy Wheaton, USAID 

2:45 pm to 4:15 pm ET (7:45 pm to 9:15pm UTC)
Refugee education: Balancing challenges and assets
Location: Third Level, President Room
Organizer: Daniel D Shephard, Indiana University Bloomington and NORRAG
Chair: Danielle Lorber Falk, International Rescue Committee (IRC)

4:45 pm to 6:15 pm ET (9:45 pm to 11:15 pm UTC)
The Intersection of Migration and Peacebuilding: Perspectives from Colombia, Venezuela, and Honduras
Location: Third Level, Boardroom
Chair: S. Garnett Russell, Columbia University Teachers College

6:30 pm to 8:00pm ET (11:30 pm to 1:00 am UTC)
Accelerated Education as an Instrument of Disruption
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Hibiscus B
Chair:Joshua Muskin, Geneva Global (AEWG member)
Presenters: Joshua Muskin, Geneva Global (AEWG member); Aude Vescovo, EDC (AEWG member) and Anne Breivik Stromme Foundation (AEWG member)

9:00 pm to 11:00 pm ET (2:00 am to 5:00 am UTC) 
USAID Leading Through Learning Global Platform Reception ECCN LTLGP Reception 
Location:  Hibiscus B, Hyatt Regency Miami
Organizer: USAID ECCN

Tuesday, 12 March 2024

9:30 am to 11:00 am ET (2:30 to 4:00 pm UTC)
Meeting the educational needs of children and youth in emergencies 
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Lobby Level, Jazmine
Chair: Emily Dunlop, Cornell University
Presenters: Peter Colenso, Global Schools Forum ; Tavila Haque, O.I.S.E. University of Toronto ; Catherine Pitcher, Harvard Graduate School of Education

9:30 am to 11:00 am ET (2:30 pm to 4:00 pm UTC)
Highlighted Session: Rethinking Education in Emergencies: Critical Reflections on the Sector
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Merrick 1
Chair: Ritesh Shah, University of Auckland

9:30 am to 11:00 am ET (2:30 pm to 4:00 pm UTC)
Rapid and Relevant: Approaches to Contextual Implementation and Content Adaptation for Acute Emergencies
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Foster 2
Chair: Deborah Rodriguez Garcia
Presenters: Deborah Rodriguez Garcia, Shanna Kohn, Kristen Sandmeier, Mackenzie Matthews
Discussant: Ben Munson

2:45 pm to 4:15pm ET (7:45 pm to 9:15pm UTC)
Learning through Play in Emergencies: Lessons Learned in Implementing Learning through Play in Acute and Protracted Crises
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Brickell Prefunction
Chair: Jonathan Kwok, IRC
Presenters: Jonathan Kwok, Tsegaye Lolaso Lenjebo, Anne C Smiley, IRC; Lisa Ewerston, Irene Kruse, Plan International Denmark; Romilla Karnati, Save the Children
Discussant: Jill Popp, LEGO Foundation

2:45 pm to 4:15pm ET (7:45 pm to 9:15pm UTC)
Power & Defiance: Local Resistance to Global Social and Emotional Learning
Location: Third Level, Foster 1
Chair: Kelsey A. Dalrymple, University of Wisconsin-Madison

4:45 p.m.-6:15 p.m. ET (9:45 pm to 11:15 pm UTC)
Improving Implementation in Disability-Inclusive Education
Location:  Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Zamora
Chair: Nathaniel Haight, USAID 
Presenters: Anne M. Hayes, Inclusive Development Partners, Carla M Doolin Paredes, DevTech Systems, Jose Pineda Pineda, DevTech Systems

4:45 p.m to 6:15 p.m. ET (9:45 pm to 11:15 pm UTC)
Power and (in)coherence: political economy analyses of education systems in conflict and crisis
Location: Third Level, Foster 1
Chair: Mario Novelli, University of Sussex

Wednesday, 13 March 2024

8:00 am to 9:30 am ET (1:00 pm to 2:30 pm UTC)
Reframing Threat: A comparative analysis of attacks on education
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Gardenia C
Chair: Maria Jose Bermeo, Universidad de Los Andes

9:45 am to 11:15 am ET (2:45 pm to 4:15 pm UTC)
Institutionalizing Evidence-Based Decision-Making: Embedding a Culture of Evidence Use
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Ibis
Organizer: Shahana Hirji, Innovations for Poverty Action
Chair: Juan Manuel Hernandez Agramonte Caballero, Innovations for Poverty Action

9:45 am to 10:25 am ET (2:45 pm to 3:24 pm UTC)
Laboratories of Learning: Social Movements, Education and Knowledge-Making in the Global South
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Brickell Center
Chair: Salim Vally, University of Johannesburg

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm ET (5:30 pm to 6:30 pm UTC)
Palestine and Protest. A critical conversation hosted by the MENA SIG
Location: Floor: Third Level, Miami Lecture hall
Chairs: Susan Lee Robertson, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Jee Rubin

2:45 pm to 4:15pm ET (7:45 pm to 9:15pm UTC)
Intersectoral Approaches to Education in Humanitarian Crises and Emergencies (II)
Location: Terrace Level, Tuttle Prefunction
Chair: METHODE Cyrille MULAMIRA, United Nations World Food Programme

4:45 p.m.-6:15 p.m. ET (9:45 pm to 11:15 pm UTC)
Expanding the Understanding of Resilience in the Educational Responses to Crises
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Brickell Prefunction
Chair: Jasmina Josic, Education Development Center
Presenters: Brianna Reed, Education Development Center, Inc., Cynthia Koons, Education Development Center, Jasmina Josic, Education Development Center

4:45 p.m to 6:15 p.m. ET (9:45 pm to 11:15 pm UTC)
Climate resilience in education: strategies for more resilient systems
Location: Terrace Level, Azalea B
Chair: Meredith McCormac, RTI International  

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm ET (11:30 pm to 1:00 am UTC)
Highlighted Session: Decolonising Development in Education: Rethinking, Reframing and Reimagining Possibilities
Location: Merrick 1
Chair: Moira V Faul, NORRAG, Geneva Graduate Institute 

9:00 -11:00 pm ET (2:00 am to 4:00 am UTC)
RECEPTION - NORRAG, UNESCO Futures of Education and UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education - AI Policy Insights Launch with OHCHR/UNESCO
Location: Third Level, Brickell Terrace

Thursday, 14 March 2024

9:30 am to 11:00 am EST (2:30 pm to 4:00 am UTC)
Accelerated Education as a Catalyst for Migrant and Refugee Integration in Latin America
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami; Floor: Terrace Level, Brickell South
Chairs: Catalina Prada, Fundacion Carvajal (AEWG member)
Presenters: JCatalina Prada, Fundacion Carvajal (AEWG); Lizeth Cardozo Rodriguez, Plan International (AEWG); Vanessa Geraldine Carrillo, World Vision International

9:30 am to 11:00 am EST (2:30 pm to 4:00 am UTC)
Community and Social (Re)Integration after Conflict and War through Education
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Boardroom
Chair: Jihae Cha, The George Washington University 

1:30 p.m to 3:00 p.m. ET (6:30 pm to 8:00 pm UTC)
What We’re Learning About Learning Networks
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Pearson 1
Chair: Gwen Heaner, Education Development Center
Presenters: Lari Wilson, Education Development Center Edc, Stephen Backman, RTI International, Carrie Stout, Education Development Center EDC, Carla Bringas Verbridge, Education Development Center EDC, Education Development Center 
Discussant: Gwen Heaner, Education Development Center 

1:30 p.m to 3:00 p.m. ET (6:30 pm to 8:00 pm UTC)
Assessing Effective Teacher Policies in Conflict Affected Settings: Case Studies from Nigeria, Jordan and Bangladesh
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Brickell South 
Organizer: Silvia Diazgranados, International Rescue Committee
Chair: Marie-France Guimond, International Rescue Committee (IRC) 

2:45 pm to 4:15pm ET (7:45 pm to 9:15pm UTC)
Business Meeting: Education in Conflict and Emergencies SIG
Location: Floor: Terrace Level, Brickell South
Chairs: Arnela Colic, Columbia University Teachers College and Emily Dunlop, Cornell University - [email protected]

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm ET (8:15 pm to 9:45 pm) 
Two-Generation Programming in Humanitarian Settings
Location: Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Terrace Level, Gardenia A+B
Chair: Devon McLorg, BRAC

3:15 pm to 4:45 pm ET (8:15 pm to 9:45 pm) 
Assessing holistic learning outcomes throughout the educational life cycle: Lessons from crisis-affected communities in Syria
Location:  Hyatt Regency Miami, Floor: Third Level, Boardroom
Organizer: Allyson Krupar, Save the Children US
Chair: Clara Pava, Save the Children