Recommended for all PIs, Co-PIs, and other team members involved in newly awarded projects and centers in FY25. The goal is to make new grantees aware of the reporting and financial requirements of their ATE Grant and to connect with other ATE projects and center to help successfully manage, evaluate, and report on their projects. Participants will be provided access to a resource packet and are encouraged to bring questions for discussion.
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Whether you are new to ATE or an experienced PI, effectively communicating your project’s impact is essential for gaining support, interest, and long-term sustainability. In this interactive session led by EvaluATE, participants will learn how to customize messages for different audiences, recognize which outcomes matter most to various groups, and implement practical strategies for sharing their project’s story clearly and purposefully. You will leave equipped with new ideas, useful tools, and a clearer plan for transforming your project data into impactful communication.
Download MaterialsWednesday, October 29
3 – 3:45 p.m. EDT
Location: Hampton
Speakers: Valerie Marshall, Sondra LoRe, and Sharon Gusky
Join ATE evaluators, PIs, and project staff as they share practical strategies for high-quality evaluation.
Participants will leave the session with new ideas and strategies to conduct quality evaluation for their work.
What does “quality” evaluation look like in ATE? How can ATE projects leverage their work with their evaluator to capture their work with industry or disseminate evaluation findings to external audiences? Facilitated by an ATE evaluator, PI, and project staff from three ATE grants, we will explore these questions and more through sharing experiences with evaluation in ATE to generate new insight and identify practical strategies to support “quality” evaluation.
Thursday, October 30
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. EDT
Location: Congressional A/B
Speakers: Brianna Hooks Singletary, Rachael Bower, Lyssa Wilson Becho
Sharing project outcomes is more than listing results—it’s about connecting with the people who matter most.
Participants will leave with ideas and strategies for sharing project outcomes.
This discussion-based session invites ATE PIs, evaluators, and project team members to discuss sharing project outcomes in ways that resonate. We will explore key audiences, meaningful outcomes, and tools for sharing project outcomes and impact.
Thursday, October 30
4:30 – 4:40 p.m. EDT
Location: Exhibit Hall
Speaker: Lee McClure
Use ATE Survey findings to strengthen proposals, build partnerships, and uncover trends in technician education.
Walk away with three practical ways to use ATE Survey data to fuel innovation, expand networks, and strengthen proposals.
EvaluATE will guide you through the latest 2024–25 ATE Survey insights and show how to access and apply this powerful resource to your own work.
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