Tales from the Field: Evaluation across Systems

Chair(s)

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  David Osman, PhD

  Director of Research and Evaluation
  Gibson Consulting
  Austin, Texas, United States

Location: Grand Ballroom 2

Presentations:

• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  A Story of Teachers’ Data Use for Self-Evaluation in Two Taiwanese High Schools
  

  Presenter: Shu-Huei Cheng, education, evaluation – National Taiwan Normal University

  Author: Shu-Huei Cheng, education, evaluation – National Taiwan Normal University
• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  But what do teachers think? Centering teacher stories in a program evaluation of a district-mandated reading initiative through longitudinal focus groups
  

  Presenter: Amanda Swerdlow (she/her/hers) – Fulton County Schools

  Presenter: Lisa McCulley, PhD – Resources for Learning

  Presenter: Stacia Long, PhD – Gibson Consulting Group

  Disscussant: David Osman, PhD – Gibson Consulting
• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  The West Dallas STEM School Story: Early Evaluation of a School-Community-University-Industry Partnership
  

  Presenter: Karen Pierce, PhD – SMU Simmons School of Education and Human Development

  Presenter: Annie Wright, Ph.D – Center on Research and Evaluation, Simmons School of Education and Human Development Southern Methodist University

  Author: Joan Pasley, PhD – Horizon Research (HRI)

  Author: Courtney Plumley, M.Ed. – Horizon Research (HRI)

  Author: Jessica Murillo, n/a – Southern Methodist University
• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

  Using Participatory Evaluation to Understand the Implementation and Impact of a Statewide Kindergarten Transition Program
  

  Presenter: Leigh D'Amico, Ed.D. – University of South Carolina

  Presenter: Chelsea Richard, Ph.D. – South Carolina First Steps

  Presenter: Alexis Jones, MS – South Carolina First Steps

  Author: Janice Kilburn, Ph.D. – South Carolina First Steps

  Author: Xumei Fan, Ph.D. – University of South Carolina