Resource Library

Build a Better ATE Proposal with Evaluation and Logic Models

A grant proposal that includes a strong evaluation plan linked to a sound project logic model will be reviewed more favorably than...

How Well are We Serving our Female Students in STEM?

You’d like to have more women enrolled in your technology programs such as nanotechnology and computer networking, but you aren’t sure how...

Reducing the Outcomes Angst: A Step-by-Step Approach to Identify What to Measure

Deciding what to measure (and what not to measure) towards gathering evidence of impact can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t...

Evaluation 101: PI “To-Do” Checklist: Before Launching your Project Evaluation

This 2012 checklist created by Mentor-Connect will help ATE principal investigator's before launching their project evaluation, including a list of activities to do and to whom to engage.

Claims + Evidence: Assessing ATE Grant Outcomes

The 2010 ATE program solicitation says that PIs “should establish claims as to the project’s effectiveness, and the evaluative activities should provide...

The 2010 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation

NSF User friendly handbook for evaluation

Maximizing Evaluation Impact

Too often, evaluation reports serve little purpose beyond collecting dust on a PI’s shelf. Thoughtful, intentional planning for making use of evaluation...

Three questions to determine causality handout

Evaluation Tools: Logic Models, Success Indicators and Performance Standards

How, exactly, is evaluation done? This webinar’s focus in on logic models, success indicators, and standards of performance — the blueprints for...