INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

EVIDENCE FOR EQUITY AND

EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

An event of international relevance that contributed to the debate on the role of evidence in the transformation of education systems and the reduction of inequalities.

SUMMA together with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the Evidence for Education Network (EEN) held the International Conference “Evidence for Equity and Educational Transformation” in Santiago, Chile.  SUMMA celebrated its 8th anniversary with this meeting of great global relevance, which aims to reflect on the role and impact of evidence in the transformation of education systems and their ability to reduce inequality and improve outcomes, both at the structural and school level.

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Keynote Speakers and international panelists

High-level experts from different parts of the world, authorities and representatives of the Ministries of Education of Latin American and Caribbean countries, representatives of multilateral organizations and civil society institutions, academics from universities and research centers, among other key actors, joined this meeting to build a collaborative work agenda.

Keynote Speakers

Javier González
Director, SUMMA

Becky Francis
Chief Executive Officer, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

Martin Carnoy
Professor of Education and Economy, Stanford University

Rukmini Banerji Executive Director, Pratham Education Foundation Premio Yidan 2021

Ben Ross Schneider
Professor of Political Sciences,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Jaime Saavedra
Director of Human Development for LAC, World Bank

Tracey Burns
Head of Investigation, National Center of Education and Economy (NCEE)

Day 1
Welcome remarks and presentations

Cristián Cox
President, SUMMA

Becky Francis
Chief Executive Officer, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

Nicolás Cataldo
Minister of Education, Chile

Equity and Educational Transformation: Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

Keynote speakers

Javier González
Director, SUMMA

Martin Carnoy
Professor of Education and Economy,
Stanford University

Ben Ross Schneider
Professor of Political Sciences, MIT

Dialogue panel

Equitable and intelligent financing

Mauricio Farías
Superintendent of Education,  Chile

Monserrat Creamer
Former Minister of Education, Ecuador

Becky Francis Chief Executive Officer, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

Analía Jaimovich
Senior Education Specialist, IDB

Xavier Bonal
Professor of Sociology, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Moderator:
Javier González
Director, SUMMA

Dialogue panel

Effective pedagogies to strengthen quality education

Mauricio Pineda
Minister of Education, El Salvador

Anna Pons
Project Manager of the Global Teaching Insights and Schools+ Network, OECD

José Alberto Flores
Vice Minister of Education, Ecuador

Isabelle Janssens
Strategic Advisor, Leerpunt

Florencio Ceballos Senior Program Specialist, Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX), IDRC, Canada

Moderator:
Rafael Carrasco,
Deputy Director, SUMMA

Use of evidence in education policy: Mechanisms and barriers, ministries and intermediaries

Keynote speaker

José Manuel Torres
Research Manager OECD.

Evidence-based education reforms and policy development

Keynote speakers

Raúl Chacón
Director, KIX LAC Hub, SUMMA.

Rafer Gordon
Projects Director, OECS

Dialogue panel

Shared agendas: generating and mobilizing evidence for educational transformation

Nuria Vives Font
Head of Teacher Professional Development Programs, “La Caixa” Foundation

Patrick Okwen
Team Lead, eBASE

María José Sepúlveda
Director of Evaluation, SUMMA.

Victoria Kisaakye
Coordinator, KIX África 19 Hub.

Maïmouna Sissoko Touré
Coordinator, KIX África 21 Hub.

José Luís Canêlhas
Manager, KIX EMAP Hub.

Moderator:
Jonathan Kay
Head of Policy, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

Day 2
Opening remarks and presentations

Javier González
Director, SUMMA

Valtencir Mendes
Head of Education, UNESCO

Andreas Schleicher
Director of the Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD

Transforming schools in Latin America and the Caribbean: Promoting collaboration, dialogue and metacognition in the classroom

Keynote speaker

Rafael Carrasco
Deputy Director, SUMMA

Transforming schools to promote equity

Keynote speaker

Rukmini Banerji
CEO, Pratham Education Foundation. 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate

Jaime Saavedra
Director of Human Development for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank

Tracey Burns
Director of Research, National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE)

Dialogue panel

Learning recovery and educational trajectories

Alejandra Arratia
Undersecretary of Education, Chile

Alejandra Garcés
Chile Program Director, BHP Foundation

Pablo Araya
Executive Director, Servicio Local de Educación Pública del Pino

Stuart Mathers
Head of Evidence Mobilization, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)

Angela Molema
Team Leader, Knowledge Utilization for Primary and Secondary Education, National Organization for Educational Research

Karina Stocova
Director, Instituto Natura América Hispana

Moderator:
Dante Castillo
Director of Policy and Innovative Practices, SUMMA

Dialogue panel

Experiences at the frontier: the challenges of equity to address learning in minorities and excluded groups

Valtencir Mendes
Head of Education, UNESCO

Francisca Morales
Education Officer, UNICEF

Taline Sabella
Head of Research and Policy Advocacy, Queen Rania Foundation

Nain Yuh Mirabel
Head of Gender Equality and Inclusion Programs, eBASE Africa

Rocío Faúndez
National Director, National Youth Social Reinsertion Service

Moderator:
Karla Fernandini
Director of Strategic Development and Advocacy, SUMMA.

What We Do, Why It Matters and How You Can Help

Presentation

Randa Grob-Zakhary
Founder and CEO, Education.org

Workshops

Challenges in the use of meta-analysis for the generation of evidence in education

Steven Higgins
Professor of Education, Durham University

Evaluating for improvement: Theory of change, impact evaluation and scalability

María José Sepúlveda
Director of Evaluation, SUMMA

Agenda

Mañana

8:30 – 9:00
Recepción y registro de participantes

9:00 -9:20
Palabras iniciales:
Cristian Cox, Presidente, SUMMA
Becky Francis, Directora Ejecutiva, EEF
Nicolas Cataldo, Ministro de Educación de Chile

9:20 -9:50
Presentación: “Evidencia para la Equidad y la Transformación educativa.
Desafíos de América Latina y el Caribe”.
Javier González, Director de SUMMA.

9:50 -11:00 Presentaciones: “Transformaciones estructurales para promover la equidad en la educación: Desafíos políticos y normativos”.

Key Speakers:

Martin Carnoy, Profesor de Educación y Economía, Universidad de Stanford.

Ben Ross Schneider, Profesor de Ciencias Políticas, MIT.

11:00 -11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 -12:30 Panel de diálogo: “Financiamiento inteligente y equitativo”.

Participantes:

(1) Mauricio Farías, Superintendente, Superintendencia de Educación de Chile.
(2) Monserrat Creamer, Exministra de Educación de Ecuador.
(3) Becky Francis, Directora Ejecutiva, Education Endowment Foundation.
(4) Analía Jaimovich, Especialista Senior en Educación, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID).
(5) Xavier Bonal, Catedrático de Sociología, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona.

Moderador: Javier González, Director SUMMA

12:30 -13:30 Panel de diálogo: “Pedagogías efectivas para fortalecer una enseñanza de calidad”.

Participantes:

(1) Mauricio Pineda, Ministro de Educación de El Salvador.
(2) José Alberto Flores, Viceministro de Educación de Ecuador.
(3) Florencio Ceballos, Especialista Principal de Programa, Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX), IDRC Canadá.
(4) Anna Pons, Jefa de Proyecto de la Red Global Teaching Insights and Schools+, OCDE.
(5) Isabelle Janssens, Asesora Estratégica, Leerpunt.

Moderador: Rafael Carrasco, Subdirector, SUMMA.

12:30 -13:35 Conclusiones y palabras de cierre. 

Tarde

15:30 – 15:45
Recepción y registro de participantes

15:45 -16:00 Palabras iniciales: 

Becky Francis, Directora Ejecutiva, EEF.

Javier González, Director, SUMMA.

16:00 -16:30 Presentaciones: Presentación: “Reformas educativas basadas en evidencia: ¿cuál es el rol de la evidencia y los datos?”.

Key Speakers:

José Manuel Torres, Responsable de Investigación, OECD.

Raúl Chacón, Director KIX LAC Hub, SUMMA.

Rafer Gordon, Director de Proyectos, OECO.

16:30 -17:40 Panel de diálogo: “Agendas compartidas: generación y movilización de evidencia para la transformación educativa”.

(1) Nuria Vives Font, Responsable de programas de desarrollo profesional docente, La Caixa.
(2) Patrick Okwen, Team Lead, eBASE.
(3) María José Sepúlveda, Directora de Evaluación, SUMMA.
(4) Victoria Kisaakye, Coordinadora, KIX Africa 19 Hub.
(5) Maïmouna Sissoko Touré, Coordinadora, KIX Africa 21 Hub.
(6) José Luís Canêlhas, Gerente, KIX EMAP Hub.

Moderador: Jonathan Kay, Jefe de Política, EEF.

17:40 -18:00 Coffee Break

Mañana

8:30 – 9:05
Recepción y registro de participantes

Key Speaker:Andreas SchleicherDirector de la Dirección de Educación y Competencias, OCDE (virtual).

9:00 -9:20
Palabras iniciales:
Javier González, Director, SUMMA
Valtencir Mendes, Jefe de Educación, UNESCO.

9:05 -9:25
Presentación: “Transformando Escuelas en América Latina y el Caribe: Promoviendo la colaboración, el diálogo y la metacognición en el aula”.

Key Speaker: Rafael Carrasco, Subdirector, SUMMA.

9:25 -10:35 Presentaciones: “Transformar las escuelas para promover la equidad”.

Key Speakers:

Rukmini Banerji, Directora General, Fundación Educativa Pratham. Premio Yidan 2021 por Desarrollo Educativo. 

Jaime Saavedra, Director Regional de Desarrollo Humano para América Latina y el Caribe, Banco Mundial. 

Tracey Burns, Directora de Investigación, Centro Nacional de Educación y Economía.

10:35 -11:05 Coffee Break

11:05 -12:15 Panel de diálogo: “Recuperación de aprendizajes y trayectorias educativas”.

Participantes:

(1) Alejandra Arratia, Subsecretaria de Educación de Chile. (2) Alejandra Garcés, Directora Programa Chile, BHP Foundation.(3) Pablo Araya, Director Ejecutivo, Servicio Local de Educación Pública del Pino. (4) Stuart Mathers, Jefe de Movilización de Evidencia, Education Endowment Foundation.(5) Angela Molema, Jefe de Equipo de Utilización del Conocimiento para la enseñanza primaria y secundaria, Organización Nacional de Investigación Educativa de Países Bajos. (6) Karina Stocovaz, Directora Instituto Natura América Hispana.

Moderador: Dante Castillo, Director de Innovación, SUMMA

12:15 -13:15 Panel de diálogo: “Experiencias en la frontera: los desafíos de la equidad para abordar el aprendizaje en minorías y grupos excluidos”

Participantes:

(1) Valtencir Mendes, Jefe de Educación, UNESCO.  
(2) Francisca Morales, Oficial de Educación, UNICEF.
(3) Taline Sabella, Responsable de Investigación y Promoción de Políticas, Queen Rania Foundation – Jordania.
(4) Nain Yuh Mirabel, Responsable de programas de Igualdad de Género e Inclusión, eBASE Africa.
(5) Rocío Faúndez, Directora Nacional, Servicio Nacional de Reinserción Social Juvenil.

Moderadora: Karla Fernandini, Directora de Desarrollo Estratégico, SUMMA.

13:15 -13:30 Conclusiones y palabras de cierre. 

Tarde

15:30 – 15:45
Recepción y registro de participantes

15:45 -16:45 Taller de capacitación 1: “Desafíos en el uso del metaanálisis para la generación de evidencia en educación”.

Expositor: Steven Higgins, Catedrático de Educación de la Universidad de Durham.

15:45 -17:15 Coffee Break

17:15 -18:15 Taller de capacitación 2: “Evaluar para mejorar: Teoría del cambio, evaluación de impacto y escalabilidad”.

Expositora: María José Sepúlveda, Directora de Evaluación, SUMMA.

18:15 -18:30 Conclusiones y palabras de cierre.

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Location

Centro Cultural La Moneda, Santiago de Chile

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