Student Evaluation Standards Briefing Team - 2003
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Syracuse, NY
yvonne@iis.syr.edu
M.S.Ed. (in progress) - Instructional Design, Development, & Evaluation; Concentration: Evaluation & Applied Research
Current Job Title/Employer: Coordinator, NSDL Project, Information Institute of Syracuse, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University
Work Experience: I spent two years with the AskERIC Q&A Service for educators (http://askeric.org), first as a digital reference specialist and then as the manager of that service; prior to working with AskERIC I taught middle school math - primarily algebra and pre-algebra, but also geometry and sixth grade math
Selected Evaluation Emphases and Experience: My current position involves building, managing, and evaluating a digital reference service for the NSDL (National Science Digital Library) called "AskNSDL." Other projects I have recently undertaken have involved evaluation of digital library services as well as training programs for digital library professionals. One of my current projects involves building a data warehouse to serve as a dynamic evaluation system for the AskNSDL service.
Continuing Interest in Evaluation: My work with NSDL and my participation in this Summer Institute reflect my desire to work more directly with math and science education programs that serve the K-12 students and educators. I am particularly interested in math education programs that integrate hands on applied learning experiences, technology, and authentic assessment. I am also interested in finding ways to measure the effectiveness of programs such as AskNSDL that connect K12 students and educators with scientist and mathematicians.
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Portland, OR
lmontoya@pcc.edu
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
Current Job Title/Employer: Student Resource Specialist; Department of Computer Technologies; Portland Community College
Work Experience: Currently working within the community college on a project with the goal of increasing retention of students in technology degree/certificate programs. Past work experience includes positions as a teacher in an inner-city, alternative charter high school; working with incarcerated youth to further their education and develop job seeking skills upon release; director of a residential facility for developmentally disabled youth; and oversight of post-secondary agencies contracting with the Department of Education to provide training to dislocated working adults.
Selected Evaluation Emphases and Experience: Experience in evaluation across multiple educational settings and social service agencies. Conducted on-site program evaluations of non-profit agencies for purpose of contract renewal. Played a part in national study conducted by Brandeis University in conjuction with the Department of Labor to examine the impact of summer youth employment and training program activities on student learning loss. Participated in intensive workshop on principles of normalization and evaluation methods and subsequently engaged in evaluation of residential facilities for developmentally disabled.
Continuing Interest in Evaluation: I am interested in learning how to develop more extensive evaluation tools for instruction and program improvement within the computer technologies department. I am particularly interested in the development of educational objectives and the subsequent evaluation of those objectives, along with classroom instructional methods. I hope to return home with a fresh perspective and some tools to share with my collegues across the College.
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Golden, CO
Heather.Smith@Colorado.edu
Doctoral Candidate in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice; M.S., Educational Psychology
Current Job Title/Employer: Graduate Research Assistant, Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) and Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences (CARTSS), CU-Boulder
Work Experience: I am currently working as a research assistant for several NSF-funded projects at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I am a co-evaluator for the AGEP program which seeks to improve recruitment and retention of underrepresented graduate students in STEM fields. I am also working on a national evaluation of the SENCER science education project. The SENCER program provides funding and expertise for the creation of undergraduate science courses that stress civic engagement combined with scientific content based upon public policy issues. Prior to my doctoral studies, I served as a Healthy Start grant coordinator in a California elementary school. I developed counseling, health, and tutoring programs for students and families at an underserved urban school.
Selected Evaluation Emphases and Experience: Besides my current evaluation projects, I served as a research assistant for a policy evaluation of school choice policy in Boulder Valley School District. I have also worked for the National Research Center on an evaluation of social service delivery in Boulder County. I value participatory and collaborative evaluation practices and most of my work in program evaluation has followed this model.
Continuing Interest in Evaluation: I plan to continue in the field of educational evaluation with an emphasis on program evaluation in the STEM fields. I would like to expand my knowledge and skills in evaluation design and reporting techniques to benefit my current and future evaluation projects.
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Reno, NV
normah@unr.edu
PhD Information Technology in Education, MS Educational Psychology, BS Civil Engineering
Current Job Title/Employer: Evaluation & Assessment Specialist, Adjunct Faculty, Research and Educational Planning Center, College of Education, University of Nevada, Reno
Work Experience: I worked for a number of years as a civil engineer before I was lured into the exciting world of technology, education, and evaluation. In addition to my current duties as an evaluation and assessment specialist, I also teach courses on the integration of technology in the classroom.
Selected Evaluation Emphases and Experience: I am currently the Co-Program Manager for a five-year, $1.15M grant funded through the Hewlett Foundation. This project is a collaboration between the Colleges of Engineering and Education at UNR. I am responsible for the design and implementation of the evaluation component of this project. The primary focus of this project is to increase the quantity and quality of engineering students. Additionally, we are developing a cross-institutional evaluation plan that includes all nine institutions awarded funding by the Hewlett Foundation. I am also performing the evaluation for a technology consortium (5 school districts) in rural Nevada as part of the No Child Left Behind, Enhancing Education Through Technology project.
Continuing Interest in Evaluation: One very important aspect of my job is the development of collaborations between my department, the College of Education, other colleges and departments, school districts, and the state to seek funding for a wide variety of purposes. In this role, I more often than not, assist in the grant writing process from the birth of an idea to the review of a final proposal. More importantly, I am often asked to provide guidance in the evaluation design. It is my expectation that this institute will increase my knowledge base, improve my skills, make me a better evaluator, and allow me to transfer this knowledge and skills to those I work with.