Research Training Institute on Cluster-Randomized Trials

Workshop Assistant, Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research, 2024

From [the workshop webpage](https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/events/workshops-training/cluster-randomized-trials-2024.html): The purpose of this training is to prepare current education researchers to plan, design, conduct, and interpret cluster-randomized trials. The goal of the course is to enable participants to:
  • Describe the principles underlying randomized experiments and their advantages for making causal inferences.
  • Understand the hierarchical structure of populations in education (students nested in classes nested in schools) and its implications for study design and analysis of data.
  • Select appropriate measures for assessing outcomes, describing implementation fidelity, and capturing process variables.
  • Acquire knowledge and strategies for designing and conducting a cluster-randomized trial.
My role included facilitating a small group of 6 workshop participants as they prepared an outline and presentation proposal for a grant from IES.