AEA365 – Page 401 – A Tip-a-Day by and for Evaluators

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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STEM Week: Jack Mills on STEM Education Evaluation in Higher Education

Leave a Comment / STEM Education and Training / March 10, 2013 March 10, 2013

My name is Jack Mills, PhD. I am an Independent Evaluation Consultant and I evaluate programs designed to increase participation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Programs run by and for underrepresented minority (URM) scholars are a primary focus of this work. I’m especially excited to help inaugurate the STEM Education TIG so that …

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Susan Kistler on Remembering the Ides of March and Thinking About Your Message

4 Comments / Uncategorized / March 9, 2013 March 9, 2013

I am Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aea365’s regular Saturday contributor. We have a busy week coming up with all conference proposals due next Friday. Hot Tip – Beware the Ides of March (for it is the AEA conference proposal submission deadline): Famously known as the date of Caesar’s assassination at …

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Christine Johnson and Terri Anderson on the Quality Improvement – Evaluation Connection

Leave a Comment / Health Evaluation, Internal Evaluation, Qualitative Methods / March 8, 2013 March 8, 2013

Hi, we are Christine Johnson and Terri Anderson, members of the Massachusetts Patient Centered Medical Home Initiative (MA-PCMHI). MA-PCMHI is Massachusetts’ state-wide, multi-site PCMH demonstration project engaging 46 primary care practices in organizational transformation to adopt the PCMH primary care model. Our roles as Transformation and Quality Improvement Director (Christine) and Qualitative Evaluation Study Team …

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Johanna Morariu, Kat Athanasiades, and Ann Emery on New Research: The State of Evaluation 2012

5 Comments / Nonprofits and Foundations Evaluation, Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building, Qualitative Methods, Quantitative Methods: Theory and Design, Research on Evaluation / March 7, 2013 March 7, 2013

Hello! We are Johanna Morariu, Kat Athanasiades, and Ann Emery from Innovation Network. For 20 years, Innovation Network has helped nonprofits and foundations evaluate and learn from their work. In 2010, Innovation Network set out to answer a question that was previously unaddressed in the evaluation field—what is the state of nonprofit evaluation practice and …

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Tania Jarosewich and Linda Simkin on Using the College Access Network Survey

2 Comments / College Access Programs / March 6, 2013 March 6, 2013

Hi, this is Tania Jarosewich of Censeo Group, a program evaluation firm in northeast Ohio, and Linda Simkin of Action Research Associates of Albany, New York. We worked on different aspects of the evaluation of KnowHow2GO, an initiative funded by Lumina Foundation to strengthen college access networks. We are excited to share with you the …

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