Hi. We’re Judy Savageau and Kathy Muhr from the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Health Policy and Research. Within our Research and Evaluation Unit, we work on a number of projects using qualitative and quantitative methods as well as primary and secondary data sources. We’ve come to appreciate that different types of data …
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Hello, my name is Jeanne Hubelbank. I am an independent evaluation consultant. Most of my work is in higher education where, most recently, I help faculty evaluate their classes, develop proposals, and evaluate professional development programs offered to public school teachers. Sometimes, I am asked to make presentations or conduct workshops on evaluation. When doing …
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I am Bob Kahle, a veteran evaluator and frequent AEA workshop presenter. As owner of Kahle Research Solutions, a research and evaluation firm with a qualitative methods focus, I am writing today to offer practical tips to leverage new tools enabled by advancing technology. Lesson Learned: Ease into it. Most evaluators are aware of tools …
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Hello Evaluation Learners! I’m Sheila B. Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor, coming to you from Rochester, NY where we’re enjoying our first warm weekend in ages and I’m thinking summer! In March I wrote about a great opportunity for summer – the 2014 AEA Summer Evaluation Institute – and gave a preview of some of the high quality …
My name is Tara Donahue, and I am a managing evaluator at McREL International. In my role as an evaluator, I spend a lot of time working with K-12 districts and collaborating with their research departments to gain access to district, school, and student data. Even as an “external” partner, I have found that many …
Hi! My name is Krista Collins, and I am an Evaluation Associate at The Evaluation Group in Decatur, GA. I am an educational evaluator, with an expertise in child development, and my work primarily consists of conducting multi-level evaluations of large federally-funded projects awarded to school districts and non-profit organizations. One of the questions that …
I’m Amy Gaumer Erickson, Ph.D., and I’m an assistant research professor at the University of Kansas. My work focuses on the evaluation of effective instructional practices within MTSS (multi-tiered system of supports) educational models. I’ve found that though we expect educators to implement interventions with fidelity, we don’t always evaluate the professional development provided to …
Hello! We are Manolya Tanyu, senior researcher, and Nicholas Read, researcher at American Institutes for Research (AIR), a behavioral and social science research organization, sharing our insights on conducting virtual focus groups as part of a national evaluation of enhanced youth mentoring programs. We’re using videoconferencing as an alternative to in-person focus groups to save …
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Hello! We are Kelly Murphy, Doctoral Candidate in Applied Developmental Psychology at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) and Program Chair-Elect of the PreK-12 Educational Evaluation TIG,and Michelle Sloper, Doctoral Student in Positive Developmental Psychology and Evaluation Associate at Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC). With backgrounds in developmental psychology and program evaluation, we have always been interested in …
I’m Chad Green, Program Analyst at Loudoun County Public Schools in Northern Virginia, and Chair of the PreK-12 Educational Evaluation TIG. Welcome to our sponsored AEA365 week in conjunction with Teacher Appreciation Week, which is celebrated from May 5-9 in the U.S. Since 2011, I have championed our TIG’s core values below as quoted from …
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