Full Description
Assessing Impact is designed specifically for staff development leaders, program or project coordinators, curriculum directors, principals, or others who are responsible for their professional learning programs. The author assists school and district-level staff development program leaders and other stakeholders, to plan and conduct evaluations of staff programs. These are designed to improve student achievement, strengthen the power of individual program and to assess their impact.
Contents
ForewordAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroduction1. Evaluation as Normative Practice2. Program Evaluation Overview3. Evaluating Staff Development4. Assess Evaluability5. Formulate Evaluation Questions6. Construct the Evaluation Framework7. Collect Data8. Organize, Analyze, and Display the Data9. Interpret Data10. Disseminate and Use Findings11. Evaluate the Evaluation12. Shifting Perspectives About Evaluating Staff DevelopmentA Guide to the AppendicesAppendix A. Standards to Guide EvaluationsAppendix B. Sample Data-Collection InstrumentsAppendix C. Staff Development Planning GuideAppendix D. Mapping an Evaluation Step by StepAppendix E. Online Resources for EvaluationGlossaryReferencesIndex
