Engaging Stakeholders in an Ongoing Conversation: Using an Adapted Know-Want to Learn-Learned (KWL) Chart to Plan an Evaluation

Clear communication is key to ensuring that the process and results of an evaluation are meaningful and lead to real impact desired by the client.  Know-Want to Learn-Learned (KWL) charts encourage communication and engagement, and can often be commonly seen in the classroom with students (Hershberger et al., 2006), but the versatility of the tool lends it to use in a variety of settings. Using an adapted form of the KWL chart, we created the space for a targeted and meaningful conversations between external evaluators and district leaders. This presentation is designed to showcase the tool and how it can be used to facilitate timely, effective conversations in an evaluation.