Webcast series: Teacher hiring and assignment

Serie de Webcasts: Selección y Asignación Docente

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October 20, 2020, 17:00pm-18:00pm EST

A conversation led by:

Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine

Guests:

Martín Benavides, Minister of Education of Peru

Monserrat Creamer, Minister of Education of Ecuador

With the participation of:

Gregory Elacqua, Principal Economist, Education Division, IDB

Carolina Méndez, Education Specialist, Office of Peru, IDB

You can watch the previous event here

The problem of teacher shortages in Latin America

Teachers' Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru

"Quiero Ser Maestro":Improvements in the teacher hiring process of the Ministry of Education of Ecuador

Teacher Policies, Incentives, and Labor Markets in Chile, Colombia, and Peru: Implications for Equality

Altruism or Money?: Reducing Teacher Sorting Using Behavioral Strategies in Peru

Centralized Teacher Assignment in Ecuador

November 3, 2020, 16:00pm-17:00pm EST

A conversation led by:

Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine

Guests:

Lorena Meckes,Researcher, PUC of Chile and Ex-Director of Evaluation, Ministry of Education of Chile

Giuliana Espinosa, Ex-Director of Teacher Evaluation, Ministry of Education of Peru

With the participation of:

Eleonora Bertoni, Consultant, Education Division, IDB

Diana Hincapié, Economist, Education Division, IDB

You can watch the previous event here

Hiring and assigning teachers in Latin America and the Caribbean: a path towards quality and equity in education

Testing our Teachers: Keys to a successful teacher evaluation system

March 9, 2021, 17:00pm-18:00pm EST

A conversation led by:

Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine

Guest:

Parag Pathak, Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

With the participation of:

Gregory Elacqua, Principal Economist, Education Division, IDB

Carolina Méndez, Education Specialist, Office of Peru, IDB

"Quiero Ser Maestro": Improvements in the teacher hiring process of the Ministry of Education of Ecuador

Teachers' Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru

Centralized Teacher Assignment in Ecuador

March 30, 2021, 16:00pm-17:00pm EST

A conversation led by:

Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine

Guest:

Christopher Neilson, Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Hugo Ñopo, Principal Researcher, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), Peru

With the participation of:

Luana Marotta, Consultant, Education Division, IDB

Alonso Roman, Consultant, Education Division, IDB

Can Financial Incentives Help Disadvantaged Schools to Attract and Retain High-performing Teachers?: Evidence from Chile

Teachers' Preferences for Proximity and the Implications for Staffing Schools: Evidence from Peru

Teacher Policies, Incentives, and Labor Markets in Chile, Colombia, and Peru: Implications for Equality

April 20, 2021, 16:00pm-17:00pm EST

A conversation led by:

Carola Fuentes, Journalist and CEO of La Ventana Cine

Guest:

Nicolas Ajzenman, Assistant Professor of Economics, São Paulo School of Economics (FGV)

Susanna Loeb, Professor of Education and Director, Annenberg Institute, University of Brown

With the participation of:

Gregory Elacqua, Principal Economist, Education Division, IDB

Carolina Méndez, Education Specialist, Office of Peru, IDB

Altruism or Money?: Reducing Teacher Sorting Using Behavioral Strategies in Peru