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Getting Started with Your Evaluation Post-Award

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Conference Workshops

Getting Started for New Grantees

This workshop is recommended for all principal investigators, co-principal investigators, and other team members involved in newly awarded projects and centers in FY26. Others who may find the workshop useful include new awardees in FY25 and other project personnel from prior years who have recently become involved in ATE projects and centers. The goal of this workshop is to make new grantees aware of the reporting and financial requirements of their ATE grant and to connect them with other ATE projects and centers that can help them successfully manage, evaluate, and report on their projects.

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Accessible by Design – Evaluation Reporting Practices for ATE Projects

Evaluation reports are only useful if the people who need them can actually read and understand them. This hands-on workshop is designed for ATE evaluators and project teams who want to move beyond the basics and build practical skills for producing accessible evaluation reports. Designing evaluation reports with accessibility in mind from the start is a professional responsibility and a growing legal requirement. The session addresses considerations unique to evaluators and project teams producing data-heavy reports, including structuring evaluation matrices for assistive technology, making logic models screen-reader-compatible, and designing data visualizations for everyone.

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Conference Presentations

From Data to Impact: Building ATE Data Capacity Together

Wednesday, October 21
2 – 2:45 p.m. EDT
Location: Blue
Presenters: Erika Sturgis

ATE projects collect data for many purposes, from project management and evaluation to dissemination and demonstrating impact. A thoughtful approach to data management makes ATE projects more efficient and effective. Through a facilitated discussion, participants will exchange promising practices, challenges, and ideas for strengthening data capacity within their ATE projects. Participants will walk away with new ideas for integrating data collection into project management, organizing and maintaining project data, and turning data into stories of project impact.

Make It Accessible: Practical Steps for ATE Evaluation Reports

Thursday, Oct. 22
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. EDT
Location: Capitol
Presenters: Brianna Hooks Singletary, and Lyssa Becho

A well-written evaluation report still falls short if people can’t actually access it. For NSF ATE projects, accessibility means meeting ADA Title II standards. This session walks through what evaluators and project teams need to know to prepare accessible reports: document structure that works with assistive technology, plain language and formatting practices, and other tips for communicating findings clearly. You will walk away with strategies to use in your next report, whether you’re just getting started with accessibility or want to sharpen practices you already have.

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