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Reporting Complex Data to Diverse Stakeholders
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| Presenter(s):
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| Ann Vilcheck,
Pearson,
ann.vilcheck@pearson.com
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| Resendez Miriam,
PRES Associates,
mresendez@presassociates.com
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| Mariam Azin,
PRES Associates,
mazin@presassociates.com
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| Abstract:
In this session, representatives from an educational prek-12 textbook publisher and one of their evaluation contractors will share insights into working collaboratively to clearly specify evaluation goals and reporting and presenting evaluation results to multiple stakeholders. Particular attention will be paid to how collaborative work incorporates: (1) multiple stakeholders within the publisher, (2) designing studies to meet all stakeholder expectations, as well as (3) the challenges of reporting and interpreting statistical analyses for stakeholders unfamiliar with the analyses being reported.
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The Product of Our Differences: Enhancing Elementary Mathematics Teaching through Collaborative Evaluation Communities
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| Presenter(s):
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| Kelli Thomas,
University of Kansas,
kthomas@ku.edu
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| Douglas Huffman,
University of Kansas,
huffman@ku.edu
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| Karen Lombardi,
University of Kansas,
karenl@ku.edu
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| Dana Atwood-Blaine,
University of Kansas,
danab@ku.edu
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| Abstract:
This paper session will focus on the evaluation activities of the Collaborative Evaluation Communities in Urban Schools project (CEC Project) at the University of Kansas. The project was designed to enhance the evaluation capacity of K-8 schools through collaborative evaluation communities comprised of teachers, instructional coaches, graduate students, and university faculty. The goals of the project were to improve the evaluation capacity of urban schools, develop graduate level educational leaders with the knowledge and skills to evaluate science and mathematics education programs, and develop the evaluation capacity of K-8 teachers. The paper will focus on the processes of using evaluation to develop elementary mathematics instruction in schools using an example of a team involved in a process of modified lesson study.
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Evaluating the Impact of Science Fair Participation on Student Understanding of the Scientific Process Using a Collaborative Evaluation Communities Approach
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| Presenter(s):
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| Douglas Huffman,
University of Kansas,
huffman@ku.edu
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| Kelli Thomas,
University of Kansas,
kthomas@ku.edu
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| Dana Atwood-Blaine,
University of Kansas,
danaab@ku.edu
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| Karen Lombardi,
University of Kansas,
karenl@ku.edu
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| Abstract:
This paper will focus on the results of the Collaborative Evaluation Communities in Urban Schools project (CEC Project) at the University of Kansas. The project was designed to enhance the evaluation capacity of K-8 schools through collaborative evaluation communities comprised of teachers, instructional coaches, graduate students, and university faculty. The goals of the project were to improve the evaluation capacity of urban schools, develop graduate level educational leaders with the knowledge and skills to evaluate science and mathematics education programs, and develop the evaluation capacity of K-8 teachers. The paper will focus on the impact of using evaluation to examine the impact of a science fair on teachers and students. The paper will also address the broader question: In what ways can collaborative evaluation create learning communities of practice?
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Building Evaluation Capacity in K–12 Public Schools: Partnering Practitioners and Evaluators to Raise Local Evidentiary Standards
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| Presenter(s):
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| Pamela Paek,
University of Texas at Austin,
pamela.paek@mail.utexas.edu
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| Abstract:
Given current federal and state accountability requirements, it is critical that our public school systems rigorously evaluate the impact of their work on teaching and learning. The status of educational practitioners’ understanding of evaluation will be explored through an examination of local evaluation methods, theories, policies, and practices in 22 sites that were found in a nationwide search for practices used to close the achievement gap in secondary mathematics. Examples of the various types of evidence that practitioners use to measure the effectiveness of these practices will also be analyzed and discussed. This presentation will focus on the ways the evaluation community can raise evidentiary standards and build capacity for evaluation in districts and schools, with the goal of improving evaluation practices—and ultimately educational outcomes—in K–12 public schools.
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