None | Blog Post
2024
Meet an Evaluator – Q&A with Celeste Winston
In your view, what makes a successful evaluation? The most impactful evaluations help a project team achieve significant, concrete results. To do...
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Communication, Dissemination, & Use of Results | Blog Post
2024
Data Storytelling Leads to More Relevant, Usable Reports
Data storytelling is a novel way of communicating evaluation findings and recommendations in an engaging manner without overwhelming one’s audience. This approach...
Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2024
The Space Between Research and Evaluation
At the end of the 2023 ATE PI conference in Washington, DC, I found myself in a reflective mood. Perhaps I was...
Management, Planning and Design | Blog Post
2024
Steps for Communicating Evaluation Design to PIs
As ATE evaluators, our team engages with many new ATE PIs. To equip new clients for success, we initiate a prescriptive process...
Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2024
Strategic Data Collection: A Critical Element to Telling a Great Story
We, external evaluators, understand that telling the whole story of our client’s efforts is built on the foundation of quality analysis that...
Data Collection & Analysis | Blog Post
2024
Using a Utilization-Focused Lens to Improve Data Collection
From my experience evaluating different types of programs, including NSF-funded Advanced Technological Education (ATE) projects, I have learned firsthand the practical usefulness...
Management | Blog Post
2024
Working with an External Evaluator: Tips and Tricks for PIs and Project Staff
Working with an external evaluator can be intimidating if you don’t know what to expect. As an external evaluator, my purpose is...
None | Blog Post
2024
Working with an Evaluator: What to Know
Many ATE PIs and project staff new to working with external evaluators may wonder what working with an evaluator even looks like....
Planning and Design | Blog Post
2024
Navigating NSF Proposals: A Personal Journey in Aligning Education with Industry
When I embarked on the journey (a gift from my Dean) of updating our educational programs to align with the latest industry...
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