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WHAT CAN WE DO TOGETHER?
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DEVELOP A LEARNING AGENDA TO SUPPORT A CULTURE OF LEARNING ACROSS YOUR ORGANIZATION
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CLARIFY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES
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MAKE DATA EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND USE
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TELL STORIES ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM USING DATA
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AMPLIFY COMMUNITY VOICES WITH PARTICIPATORY METHODS, SUCH AS SELF-DOCUMENTATION, ETHNOGRAPHIC INTERVIEWS, AND DATA PARTIES
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WRITE GRANT PROPOSALS BASED ON RECENT RESEARCH THAT ILLUSTRATE BEST PRACTICES FOR EVALUATING YOUR THEORY OF CHANGE
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ENGAGE A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES IN DATA ANALYSIS, USING ACCESSIBLE, VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND FACILITATED DISCUSSION
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USE EVIDENCE TO IDENTIFY SUCCESSES AND OPPORTUNITIES, THEN DETERMINE PROGRAMMATIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND DIRECTIONS
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EMBED EVALUATION SEAMLESSLY INTO EXISTING EVERYDAY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
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DEEPEN PARTNERSHIPS, BUILD TRUST, AND ENGAGE YOUR COMMUNITY IN INFORMED DECISION-MAKING
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DEVELOP OR REVISE EVALUATION PLANS THAT ARE MANAGEABLE, ENGAGING, AND USEFUL
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CO-DESIGN RIGOROUS DATA COLLECTION STRATEGIES THAT HONOR ALL VOICES
OUR DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Aspect Research + Evaluation partners with organizations that aim to contribute to a more just world, often through more equitable educational settings and experiences. Our work draws on five key design principles for describing program outcomes and informing future design decisions.
CONTENT EXPERTISE
Community-based programs + out of school settings
Equity in STEM education
Environmental + sustainability education
Teacher professional development
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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PARTNERSHIP AND CO-DESIGN
Actively involving partners in evaluation design and decision-making.
DESIGN-BASED RESEARCH
Blending empirical educational research with design of learning environments.
PARTICIPATORY AND CULTURALLY-RELEVANT APPROACHES
Recognizing the assets and strengths that all people bring.
SOCIOCULTURAL THEORIES OF LEARNING
Understanding learning as interactions between individuals and the cultures and communities in which they live.
Aspect Research + Evaluation served as a dynamic thought partner and colleague to support PEI's mission, and specifically the climate education work with teachers, students, and other community partners. During my time working with Shelley, I was impressed with her ability to ask in depth questions, meaningfully analyze data, help others visualize data and craft engaging three-dimensional science assessments for K-12 students. Shelley is a pleasure to work with and would be an asset to any team, project, or program.
Hattie Osborne
Pacific Education Institute
Aspect Research + Evaluation has collaborated with our professional development team at IslandWood to engage teachers in deep learning about anti-racist, localized science instruction in their classrooms. As an external evaluator for our K-12 professional development courses, Shelley serves as an enthusiastic thought partner in expanding beyond “equity” to better understand how teachers think about their own antiracist practices, their roles in antiracist education, and how historically white-led environmental education organizations can combat racism to stand with those fighting for justice. Shelley provides meaningful and timely summaries of teacher and student perspectives which continue to inform our program design and internal processes for addressing anti-racist science teaching. Through Shelley’s collaboration, we have been able to measure and strengthen our impact, and I look forward to working with her many more times in the future!
Laura Brown
IslandWood
For years, I was able to observe evaluation and research-related projects that Shelley was involved in throughout Washington State. In every case, I was wowed by the guidance she provided and the tools and products she created. When I had an opportunity to work with her, I was thrilled. From the moment our work began, Shelley gave 100%. Her insight, creativity, and ability to understand and measure the complexities of our education system were invaluable assets to our program, our participants, and our staff professionally and personally. In addition, the evaluation plans she wrote within our funding proposals received the highest possible marks. I highly recommend working with Shelley and look forward to our future collaborations.
Claudia Ludwig
ISB
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