Download: Essential ATE Evaluation Tasks final
This resource identifies and defines the essential tasks involved in planning and conducting an evaluation of a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Advanced Technological Education (ATE) project. This delineation of evaluation tasks serves as a foundation for EvaluATE’s evaluation-capacity-strengthening activities within the ATE program. The tasks convey what needs to be done in evaluation and, in most cases, why. They do not include details about how the work should be done. (EvaluATE provides guidance on how to do
the tasks through its resources and activities.)
Kelly Robertson 
Principal Research Associate, The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University
Kelly has a Ph.D. in evaluation and more than eight years of experience in the field of evaluation. She works as a Senior Research Associate at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University. Dr. Robertson has worked on evaluations at the local, regional, national, and international levels, spanning a wide variety of sectors (e.g., STEM education, adult education, career and technical education, and evaluation capacity development). Her research interests primarily focus on evaluation as it relates to equity, cultural competence, and making evaluation more user-friendly. She, along with Dr. Lori Wingate, led the development of The Evaluation Center's online training program, Valeo (valeoeval.com).
Lori Wingate
Executive Director, The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University
Lori has a Ph.D. in evaluation and more than 20 years of experience in the field of program evaluation. She is co-principal investigator of EvaluATE and leads a variety of evaluation projects at WMU focused on STEM education, health, and higher education initiatives. Dr. Wingate has led numerous webinars and workshops on evaluation in a variety of contexts, including CDC University and the American Evaluation Association Summer Evaluation Institute. She is an associate member of the graduate faculty at WMU. She, along with Dr. Kelly Robertson, led the development of The Evaluation Center's online training program, Valeo (valeoeval.com)
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