Prek-12 Educational Evaluation – Page 15

STEM Week: Kim Kelly on Responding to National Curriculum and Policy Initiatives in STEM Education Evaluation

I’m Kim Kelly, PhD, from the Psychology Department at the University of Southern California where I teach undergraduate courses in statistics, research methods, psychobiology and human development. I have been involved in the evaluation of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) curriculum and professional development programs since 2002. These courses and projects are focused on …

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STEM Week: Disa Cornish on Statewide STEM Initiative Evaluations

My name is Disa Cornish, PhD. I am the Program Evaluation Manager at the Center for Social & Behavioral Research (CSBR) at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). I coordinate the Iowa STEM Monitoring Project. The purpose of the Monitoring Project is to systematically observe a series of defined metrics and sources to examine changes …

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STEM Week: Cindy Tananis on STEM Evaluation: Getting Traction in STEM Education Reform

1 Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, STEM Education and Training / March 13, 2013 March 16, 2013

Hi, I’m Cindy Tananis, founder and Director for the Collaborative for Evaluation and Assessment Capacity (CEAC) at the School of Education in the University of Pittsburgh. CEAC has a long history of STEM education related evaluation work in P-12 and Higher Education. Stop by and visit our website to learn more about CEAC. STEM education …

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STEM Week: Alyssa Na’im on Using Culturally and Contextually Responsive Practices in STEM Education Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, STEM Education and Training / March 12, 2013 March 16, 2013

My name is Alyssa Na’im, Senior Research Associate at the Education Development Center, Inc., and I work on program evaluations of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education programs. The goal of many STEM education programs is to diversify the STEM workforce by engaging populations who are traditionally underrepresented in these fields – racial/ethnic minorities, …

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STEM Week: Veronica Smith on Evaluating Student Learning in STEM Subjects

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, STEM Education and Training, Uncategorized / March 11, 2013 March 16, 2013

I am Veronica Smith, principal of data2insight, an evaluation and research firm specializing in STEM program evaluation. We love working with organizations to design, develop and improve curricula for STEM teaching and learning. Examples of curricula we have evaluated include the NWABR Science and Ethics of Humans in Research, TechStart, and BioQuest Global Health Curriculum. …

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LAWG Week: Megan Grimaldi on Using NVivo to Examine Trends in a National Nonprofit Network

2 Comments / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, Qualitative Methods / March 1, 2013 March 6, 2015

Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365. I’m Megan Grimaldi from Communities In Schools. When I think about how I’ve grown in my life, I see a cycle. I start out with a goal or a need (wanting to lose weight); I work with supportive people who can help …

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LAWG Week: Jennifer Hamilton on When to Drink the RCT Cool Aid

3 Comments / Government Evaluation, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013

Welcome to the Evaluation 2013 Conference Local Arrangements Working Group (LAWG) week on aea365.Howdy! My name is Jennifer Hamilton, and I am a Senior Study Director at Westat and a Board member of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society, an AEA affiliate. I am also a statistician and methodologist, who sometimes tweets about evaluation, in addition …

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Stafford Hood on the 2013 CREA Conference: Repositioning Culture in Evaluation and Assessment

Leave a Comment / Multiethnic Issues in Evaluation, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / January 24, 2013 January 24, 2013

Welcome aea365 colleagues. I am Stafford Hood, Director of the Center for Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment (CREA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The overall goal of CREA is to encourage evaluation research and practice that is not only culturally sensitive but also culturally responsive. Hot Tip – Attend the 2013 CREA Conference: …

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Bloggers Series: Sheila B. Robinson on Evaluspheric Perceptions

Leave a Comment / Data Visualization and Reporting, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / January 9, 2013 January 9, 2013

I’m Sheila B. Robinson*, an educator and avid learner who works for Greece Central School District and the University of Rochester. I teach evaluation courses, do some evaluation work, and have recently become a blogger. Rad Resource – Evaluspheric Perceptions – Reflections of an everyday evaluator/learner/educator exploring the evalusphere: I started in November with each …

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Wendy Tackett and Joseph Trommater on Local Evaluation Capacity Building

1 Comment / Independent Consulting, Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / December 20, 2012 December 6, 2012

Hi! I’m Wendy Tackett, President of iEval, an evaluation consulting firm in Michigan, and I’m Joseph Trommater, Project Director for S.P.A.R.K.S., a 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLCs) program funded in northern Michigan through the Michigan Department of Education. iEval serves as the external evaluators for S.P.A.R.K.S. and has maintained that relationship for ten years. …

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