- Year 2024
- NSF Noyce Award # 1949831, 2149370, 2050525
- First Name Matt Feldmann
- Institution Goshen Consulting
- Role/Position Program Evaluation
- Proposal Type Workshop
- Workshop Category Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends
- Workshop Disciplines Audience STEM Education (general)
- Target Audience Co-PIs, Evaluators/Education Researchers, Other Faculty/Staff, Project PIs
- Topics Assessment/evaluation
- Additional Presenter(s)
Jess Krim, Ph.D., jess@goshenconsulting.net
Goals
In summary, a participant will be aware of and have the resources to respond to the five issues that often occur with Noyce programs. Participants will learn about five issues that frequently occur with program implementation. The session will address the five issues through thick description and through stories. Participants will break into five small groups to work on case studies and then share approaches. Presenters will facilitate conversations about the solutions and then share how the program teams resolved (or did not resolve) the issue. Goals: 1. Learn about five issues that frequently occur with Noyce projects. 2. Work in small groups to discuss and problem solve the issues. They will create a hand written poster for display. 3. The participants will conduct a gallery walk among the posters. This will provide each group the opportunity to share their issue and potential resolution. 4. Provide additional resources for participants to continue to learn about the issues, to reach out to others with similar issues, or for assistance with a resolution to their program issue.
Evidence
The evidence is experiential based upon the presenters’ active involvement with multiple Noyce programs as Noyce principal investigators and program evaluators.
Proposal
Have you experienced problems with your program? I know you may feel like you are all alone with your issues, but it is likely others have had this same issue before. This 75-minute session will cover the following five common issues that Noyce programs often face. We will discuss the issues as case studies, break into groups, and crowd source potential solutions. 1. Low student interest/ recruitment issues, 2. Poor Scholar engagement, 3. Leadership team turnover, 4.Underspending the budget, 5. Lack of engagement from community partners. The session will be facilitated by experienced evaluators who have been principal investigators and have worked with multiple Noyce programs.
