Hi, my name is Jason Ravitz, an Independent Research and Evaluation Professional and former Director of Research for the Buck Institute for Education, where my job included evaluating project-based learning (PBL) impacts.Here is a district-level approach developed with Melissa “Missy” Rowe, Executive Director of Assessment and Research at Grand Prairie ISD in Grand Prairie, TX. …
Greetings! I’m Siobhan Cooney and I conduct program evaluations and applied research for the College Board. Today I’d like to share with you some things I’ve learned about evaluating professional development (PD) programs for teachers. Teacher PD is currently a critical component of many education reform efforts, demanding a substantial investment of public dollars. This …
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Hello from Kansas, the nation’s breadbasket! I am Linda Thurston, Associate Dean of the College of Education at Kansas State University and long-time member of AEA. I am the 2013 co-chair of AEA’s Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Populations (DOVP) TIG. DOVP welcomes you to a week of aea365 articles focused on information and resources to help …
My name is Patricia Moore Shaffer. I am the Evaluation Manager for the NASA Office of Education in Washington, DC, and enjoy networking with colleagues through the Washington Evaluators and the Federal Evaluator groups. Informal learning experiences, such as summer and after-school programs or museum exhibitions, present a prime venue for fostering youth interest in …
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Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365. My name is Brad Keller, and I work at Westat, an employee-owned research organization in Rockville, MD. For several years, I’ve worked on a contract with the U.S. Department of Education (ED), to help them obtain and analyze performance data from …
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My name is Linda Meyer and I am an applied developmental psychology graduate student at Claremont Graduate University. I am going to provide you with a few basic tips to keep in mind as you are planning an educational evaluation with English Language Learners (ELLs) in PK-12. Hot Tip: Find out how students were labeled …
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I am Paula Egelson from the Southern Regional Education Board. Much of the work I have done over the past 15 years has included formative assessment. Formative assessments focus on assessing students to improve learning and instruction. Below are snapshots of teachers who use formative assessment effectively. “Lydia” is a Head Start teacher in a …
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Hi! We are James Stronge and Xianxuan Xu. I am a Professor of Education at the College of William and Mary. For 20 plus years, I have worked with state departments of education, school districts, and national and international educational organizations to design and implement teacher and leader evaluation systems. Xian is a post-doctoral research …
We are Barbara B. Howard from Appalachian State University and Don Klinger of Queens University, Kingston, Ontario. We are professors and work with the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. We would like to report on the Classroom Assessment Standards that were developed by the Joint Committee. The Joint Committee uses a systematic process …
I’m Sandy Horn, the Senior Educator Support Specialist for SAS® EVAAS®, which has been providing Value Added reporting for states, districts, schools, and teachers for more than twenty years. Value Added analyses have become part of the accountability model in many states and districts in the past few years, due, at least in part, to …
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