Program evaluation

Our team partners with educational stakeholders to collaboratively design comprehensive evaluation plans, gather evidence, examine fidelity of implementation,  and turn it into a meaningful guidance for continuous improvement and future investments. We work closely with our partners throughout our process. Some of our partners have included: NASA, Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, Vanderbilt University, Education First, Indiana Department of Education, Alabama STEM Council, Massachusetts Department of Education, Educate Texas, Naval STEM, and the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center.

Members of our team provided leadership for the conceptualization, development, and editing of the inaugural Handbook of Research on STEM Education (2020). The Handbook provided a synthesis of research on integrated STEM education models, evidence on student and teacher learning, policy, assessment, and meeting the needs of all students. Volume 2 of the Handbook expands the work to higher education and evidence-based STEM program evaluation and will be published in early 2027.

We have worked with seven states and over 100 schools across the U.S. to engage in the process of strategic planning for STEM and AI. Our team will guide teams from partnering states through the steps of building and implementing a STEM-focused program, including strategic planning, curriculum development and mapping, professional development, partner engagement, development of tools for assessing student outcomes and progress, and other organizational needs.