CHANGHA LEE
International EdTech Specialist
Rockville,MD
Summary
Trilingual EdTech specialist with 11+ years of professional experience in international education, project management, and empirical research in 10+ countries around the world. Documented strengths in business development and building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of international stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Advanced analytic, statistical (STATA and R), verbal and written communication skills (co-editor of IDB publication with +22,000 downloads worldwide). Awarded $80,000 from the Korean government for doctorate studies and holds PhD in International Education Policy from the University of Maryland.
Overview
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years of post-secondary education
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years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager, Education Division
The Inter-American Development Bank
Washington DC
04.2018 - 02.2021
- Spearheaded three major pilot programs developing digital skills and music entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) under 21st Century Skills Initiative.
- Worked across different departments, created working group, identified customer needs, defined our value proposition, and supervised to test and develop skills certification platform (post-MVP).
- Consulted government needs from LAC, matched them with donors, defined implementation plans, supervised pilot programs (coding education/music entrepreneurship), and managed positive relations and communications between governments.
- Collaborated with external organization to design and conduct impact evaluation and cost-benefit analysis on pilot programs to verify country and regional level scale-up.
- Analyzed five public education systems that successfully integrated technology into education, distilled their success factors, published report, and created actionable step by step guideline for other governments to refer.
- Key Achievements: Raised total of $2.65 million from donor Trust Funds and grew from managing one to three in 3 years. Report was downloaded +22,000 worldwide available both in English and Spanish.
Adjunct Professor
The George Washington University
Washington DC
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Developed syllabus and taught graduate course on Education and Modernization in East Asia, which probed into public education systems in East Asia specifically examining how education system was harnessed and played pivotal role in achieving economic development.
- Revamped curriculum based on student needs, curated relevant digital contents, and leveraged LMS (Blackboard) to offer more interactive learning experience for students.
External Consultant
Save The Children USA / Norway
Washington DC / Oslo
04.2016 - 10.2017
- Designed and published final evaluation report on Schools as Zones of Peace program in Democratic Republic of Congo. Carried out field visit hosting focus groups and interviewing 90+ stakeholders.
- Designed and orchestrated mixed method research on Teacher Motivation and Performance in Indonesia. Collected, cleaned, and statistically analyzed quantitative section (utilizing R and STATA) and coded transcribed interview data.
- Managed and offered program evaluation of Instructional Adjustment Tool in Bangladesh. Conducted field visit to three regions in Bangladesh and applied qualitative research methods.
International Volunteer
Korea International Cooperation Agency
Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
09.2009 - 09.2011
- Designed, coordinated and directed pre- and in-service teacher training project in Paraguay.
Education
PhD. - International Education Policy
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD 08.2014 - 05.2020
Master of Arts - International Education Policy
Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea 03.2012 - 08.2014
Skills
Business Development
Publication
Coeditor and author of multiple chapters in the book, What Technology Can and Can't Do for Education, to offer step-by-step guidelines for governments to execute EdTech reforms. Link: https://publications.iadb.org/en/what-technology-can-and-cant-do-for-education-a-comparison-of-5-stories-of-success
Timeline
Program Manager, Education Division
The Inter-American Development Bank
04.2018 - 02.2021
Adjunct Professor
The George Washington University
08.2017 - 12.2017
External Consultant
Save The Children USA / Norway
04.2016 - 10.2017
PhD. - International Education Policy
University of Maryland - College Park
08.2014 - 05.2020
Master of Arts - International Education Policy
Seoul National University
03.2012 - 08.2014
International Volunteer
Korea International Cooperation Agency
09.2009 - 09.2011
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