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University of Northern Iowa. 2012 MSP Title II Grant: Making Sense of Mathematics and Teaching. 3rd Year and Overall Program Evaluation.
Making sense of Mathematics and teaching II: Learning and Leading (MSMTII) is a three-year professional development program designed to increase elementary teachers’ mathematical content knowledge for teaching, improve their instructional practices, and as a result, improve their students’ achievement in mathematics.
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University of Notre Dame Computing RET
Mari Kemis and Brandi Geisinger lead the evaluation of the NSF-funded Computing Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Program at the University of Notre Dame. The annual evaluation of the Computing RET program utilizes pre-program, post-program, and follow-up surveys, as well as weekly reflections during the program and a post-program focus group.
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Vision 2020
The Research Institute for Studies in Education (RISE) at Iowa State University serves as external evaluator for Fayette County Kentucky school district’s “2020 Vision: Critical Languages for the 21st Century” project designed to incorporate instruction in Chinese and Japanese language and culture into the K-12 curriculum.
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WESEP Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Brandi Geisinger is the lead evaluator of the NSF Wind Energy Science, Engineering, and Policy (WESEP) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU). Annual evaluation of the REU program includes pre- and post-program surveys and focus groups.
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Wind Energy Science and Policy Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (WESEP IGERT)
RISE collaborates with an external evaluator to evaluate the WESEP IGERT program’s impact on students and faculty in the program and the field of wind energy science as a whole.