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Prek-12 Educational Evaluation

Lori Peterson on Conducting Focus Groups with High School Students with Disabilities

2 Comments / Data Visualization and Reporting, Disabilities and Underrepresented Populations, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, Qualitative Methods, Youth Focused Evaluation / May 1, 2012

I am Lori Peterson an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern Colorado. Recently, I worked on a project conducting a series of focus groups with high school students with disabilities. I wanted to share tips and lessons learned from this experience. Hot Tips: Feed them and they will come! High school students love food. …

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EPE Week: Valerie Williams on Evaluating Environmental Education Programs

1 Comment / Environmental Program Evaluation, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / April 15, 2012

My name is Valerie Williams and I am a Program Evaluator at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). One of the programs I work with is Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE), a worldwide, K-12 environmental science and education program. Many environmental education programs struggle with the question of whether environmental …

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Regan Grandy on Newly Amended FERPA Regulation Helps Educational Evaluation

4 Comments / Government Evaluation, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, Research on Evaluation, Uncategorized, Youth Focused Evaluation / March 2, 2012

I’m Regan Grandy, and I’ve worked as an evaluator for Spectrum Research Evaluation and Development for six years. My work is primarily evaluating U.S. Department of Education-funded grant projects with school districts across the nation. Lessons Learned – Like some of you, I’ve found it difficult, at times, gaining access to extant data from school …

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Bloggers Series: John Nash on Contributing to Multiple Blogs

2 Comments / Data Visualization and Reporting, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / February 7, 2012

I’m John Nash and I’m an associate professor at the University of Kentucky in the department of educational leadership studies. I’m also co-founder of the OpenEye Group, a consultancy working in Europe and the States to enhance program impact in the social sector. Currently I’m blogging in several places in different capacities. I have a …

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Pam Larson Nippolt on Soft Skills for Youth

Leave a Comment / Extension Education Evaluation, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, Youth Focused Evaluation / February 20, 2012

My name is Pam Larson Nippolt and I am a University of Minnesota Extension Youth Development faculty member who works on a team of program evaluators in youth development.  I also have consulted with and evaluated programs for over 15 years.  I have found a recently-released resource for those of us who evaluate and study …

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LGBT Week: Jason Taylor on the Educational Context for LGBT Youth

Leave a Comment / Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / January 29, 2012

My name is Jason Taylor and I’m a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I study programs and policies related to educational access, equity, and success, particularly as they relate to higher education. Among the tragic legacies of 2011 is the widespread publicity …

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Elizabeth Autio on Recruiting Participants for Your Study: Practical Strategies and Advice

4 Comments / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / December 14, 2011

My name is Elizabeth Autio and I am an associate at Education Northwest, a non-profit organization serving educators through research, evaluation, and technical assistance. Lesson Learned for Recruiting Study Participants: Recruiting study participants is challenging. Success has ramifications for continued funding, buy-in and attrition. Based on my experience recruiting for a federally-funded randomized controlled trial, …

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Jane Powers and Christine Heib on Youth in Research

Leave a Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation, Youth Focused Evaluation / December 21, 2011

Hi, we are Jane Powers and Christine Heib from Cornell University.  We have been collaborating with a community agency to assess the needs and numbers of homeless youth in the county.  In order to study this invisible sector of the youth population, we engaged a group of homeless youth as research partners.  They helped develop …

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Jenell Holstead and Mindy Hightower King on Evaluating Out-of-School Time Activities

Leave a Comment / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / October 2, 2011

Greetings from the Midwest! We are Jenell Holstead (University of Wisconsin-Green Bay) and Mindy Hightower King (Indiana University). For the past eight years, we have evaluated 21st Century Community Learning after school programs both at the local level, as well as statewide initiatives in Indiana and Kentucky. This post discusses best practices for evaluating out-of-school …

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Hui-Hui Wang on Assessing STEM Education

2 Comments / Graduate Student and New Evaluators, Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / August 24, 2011

My name is Hui-Hui Wang. Currently I am a Doctoral candidate in Science Education at the University of Minnesota. My research and teaching interests have been fostered by Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) integration professional development programs. As an evaluator, I encounter some struggles that I would like to share with people who are …

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