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Project Archive


Ohio Valley Education Cooperative Project USA II
Shelbyville, KY (2006-2010)


Services: Design, implement and analyze U.S. History professional development programs for three federal Teaching American History Grants serving 5th, 8th, and high school students. Conduct data analyses, create data collection protocols, and report writing using school level archival, web-based student test and survey data as well as observation data.


Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Aurora, IL (2005-2009)


Services: Executed evaluation framework for Excellence 2000+ mathematics and science program for middle school. Analyses included surveys, interviews, and student outcome data.


Illinois State Board of Education - Advanced Placement

Springfield, IL (2006-2009)


Services: Created state-level evaluation framework and data collection protocol for Advanced Placement Incentive Program (APIP). Coordinated evaluation requirements for 17 federal and 28 state-funded projects. Created web-based data management system for school and student data, including graphical reporting features for individual users. Managed longitudinal data for analyses. Coordinated site visits and provide technical assistance with evaluation team..

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Area 5 Learning Technology Center

Edwardsville, IL (2008-2009)


Services: Developed digital archive for World War II Veterans Memorial Project.

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Ohio Valley Education Cooperative Project USA I
Shelbyville, KY (2003-2007)


Services: Design, implement and analyze U.S. History professional development programs for three federal Teaching American History Grants serving 5th, 8th, and high school students. Conduct data analyses, create data collection protocols, and report writing using school level archival, web-based student test and survey data as well as observation data.


Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township

Indianapolis, IN (2003-2008)


Services: Services: Created evaluation framework, developed and coordinated data collection protocols, and completed annual and longitudinal data analyses and report writing for district technology integration project targeting 7-9th grade students funded by No Child Left Behind E2T2 Grant.

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Area 3 Regional Office of Education

Peoria, IL (2004-2005)


Services: Created evaluation framework and developed primary data collection instruments for Two Rivers System of Support Grant. Activities included data analysis and report writing.

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Area 3 Learning Technology Center
Peoria, IL (2003-2005)


Services: Created evaluation framework, developed and coordinated data collection protocols, and completed annual and longitudinal data analysis and reported writing for Working Together to Achieve in a Digital Age technology integration project targeting K-12th grade students funded by No Child Left Behind.

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Area 4 Learning Technology Center
Rantoul, IL (2001-2005)


Services: (2003-2005) Created evaluation framework, developed and coordinated data collection protocols, and completed annual and longitudinal data analysis and report writing for Results by Design technology integration project funded by No Child Left Behind.

(2001-2002) Created and cleaned database of students' reading scores in Excel and SPSS. Completed nonparametric analyses of reading achievement.

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Area 5 Learning Technology Center
Edwardsville, IL (2000-2005)


Services: (2003-2005) Created evaluation framework, developed and coordinated data collection protocols, and completed annual and longitudinal data analysis and report writing for It’s Real technology integration project targeting K-8th grade students funded by No Child Left Behind.

(2000-2002) Created and cleaned large database of 2500 students' reading scores in Excel and SPSS. Completed nonparametric analyses of reading achievement and qualitative content analyses including triangulation of open-ended teacher surveys and focus group data to evaluate nonfiction reading outcomes and integration of technology in inquiry-based science and social studies curriculum for TLCF K-2 Reading/Math and LITES projects. Used regression analyses and MANOVA to analyze reading outcomes using student and classroom variables (for LITES).

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Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL (2003-2005)


Services: Created evaluation framework and primary data collection instruments for federally funded An Adventure of the American Mind project. Activities included data analysis and report writing.

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Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL (2003-2005)


Services: Created evaluation framework and developed primary evaluation instruments with STAR-Online primary evaluator for validity study comparing rubrics for review of online materials with video sessions. Activities included data analysis and report writing.

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Crete-Monee School District
Crete-Monee, IL (2003-2004)


Services: Created evaluation framework, developed and coordinated data collection protocols, and completed annual and longitudinal data analysis and report writing for district technology integration project targeting 6-8th grade students funded by No Child Left Behind.

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Illinois State Board of Education
Springfield, IL (2002-2004)


Services: Created evaluation framework and data collection protocol for EdTech No Child Left Behind (Enhancing Education Through Technology) Grant. Coordinated evaluation requirements for 54 grant-funded projects throughout the state.

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Indiana Child Care Fund
Indianapolis, IN (2003-2004)


Services: Created evaluation framework, reviewed archival data, developed evaluation instrument, data collection for 33 Round 1 grant-funded projects throughout the state.

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North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Naperville, IL (2002-2003)


Services: Conducted data collection, analysis, and report writing for high poverty, high performance schools project.

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Indiana Online Academy
Indianapolis, IN (2002-2003)


Services: Evaluated learning outcomes for high school students taking online courses. Conducted summative and formative evaluation of student achievement and satisfaction in IOA courses. Created and implemented evaluation using student grades, student projects, surveys, focus groups, and online chat sessions with external evaluator.

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Central Indiana Educational Service Center
Indianapolis, IN (2000-2003)


Services: Created database of current and past participants in PLConnect online teacher professional development series. Created and implemented course evaluation of PLConnect series. Activities included analyses of archival data, online written evaluation, threaded discussion transcripts, teacher and student outcomes, and focus group transcripts.

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Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative
Shelbyville, KY (2001-2006)


Services: (2001-2003) Conducted data analysis, created data collection protocols, and report writing using school level archival, student test data as well as survey data to evaluate effectiveness of direct, online, and indirect services to the migrant student population in Kentucky for the Kentucky Migrant Technology Project.

(2003-2006) Designed, implemented and analyzed U.S. History professional development programs for one federal Teaching American History Grants serving 5th, 8th, and high school students. Conducted data analyses, created data collection protocols and online measures, and completed annual reports using school level archival, web-based student test and survey data as well as observation data.

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North Cook Intermediate Service Center
Des Plaines, IL (1999-2002)


Services: Created analysis plan for Developmental Reading Assessment to evaluate nonfiction reading outcomes for elementary students participating in inquiry based curriculum for the Engaged Learning Center. Created student database in SPSS. Completed nonparametric, univariate, and multivariate analyses of differences between intervention and comparison groups.

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UNext
Deerfield, IL (2000-2001)


Services: Working with co-evaluator, created quality rating system based on analyses of student dialogue for two online business courses. Conducted Chi Square analyses comparing quality of discussion threads for two instructors.br />
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Lake County Regional Office of Education
Lake County, IL (1997-2001)


Services: (1999-2000) Working with co-evaluator, used interviews, focus groups, surveys, and content analyses of curriculum maps and lesson plans to evaluate professional development training for curriculum mapping to state science standards.

(1997) Conducted qualitative analyses of teacher interview data to evaluate teacher professional development for inquiry-based science.

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JFK Health World
Barrington, IL (1998-2000)


Services: Working with co-evaluator, analyzed quantitative survey data and completed a content analysis of classroom websites and teacher interviews to evaluate partnership between museum and school districts to integrate WWW into student-centered curriculum.

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