Episode 33: Bi Vuong, Harvard University
In this episode, we talk with Bi Vuong, the Director of Proving Ground at Harvard University. Bi gives us some details on how she and her team provide school districts and states with rapid-cycle research services to help them tackle specific issues facing their program. We chat for a bit about the work that the Proving Ground project has done to date around educational technology software implementation, and then talk about the direction of the program going forward. Learn more about the Proving Ground project at their website, and follow Bi on Twitter at @bithivuong.
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