SPECIAL PROJECTS AND RESEARCH
About Special Projects and Research
The Schultz Center’s Office of Research Design and Evaluation is also available to other school districts and organizations to design, coordinate and carry out independent evaluation projects and research. We are able to customize technical support and services to meet the needs of organizations in a number of ways such as:
- Designing outcome-based professional development programs tied to adult and student learning outcomes.
- Developing instruments or tools needed to gather participant feedback.
- Conducting needs assessments of various participant groups to provide for long and short term planning.
- Determining the appropriate measures for assessing program quality, implementation fidelity, and evidence of adult learning for existing or planned programs of professional development.
- Indentifying appropriate types of student achievement measures that can serve as evidence of impact.
- Conducting best practices and literature reviews of topic areas and promising practices in preparation for program revision or development.
- Conducting evaluations of existing or planned programs of professional development and reporting results in multiple way to address the needs of multiple audiences.
Recent Special Projects and Research
The following are recent projects completed:
- A Synthesis of Successful Teaching and Leadership Practices in Urban Settings (2013)
(PDF) - Teach for America (July, 2011)
Special Bulletin (PDF) - Gizmos: Can They Improve Student Learning in Mathematics and Science? (October, 2010)
Brief (PDF) Summary (PDF) - Florida ESOL Learning E-Learning Network Grant Evaluation (September, 2010)
Evaluation (PDF) - Phase I Data Collection Project for the Northeast Florida Career & Professional Academy Training Council (September, 2009)
Brief (PDF) - Fast ForWord Longitudinal Impact Study (October, 2008)
Brief (PDF) Summary (PDF)
Research on Best Practices
Working on the Work papers are short best practice reviews and reports on topical areas of interest or issues representing current literature on methods and practices. These papers are either done in response to a request made by program developers or subject matter experts (SME) who are writing curricula.
Contact Information
For more information regarding Schultz
Center's Research Design and Evaluation Program contact Dr.
Kathy Divine, Director for Research Design and Evaluation
at
divinek@schultzcenter.org or via phone at (904) 348-7735.
