The ITEST program will be represented in six different sessions at Evaluation 2009, the Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Associaition (AEA). Please let Alyssa Na’im of the ITEST LRC know if you will be presenting at or attending the conference.

Changing Horses Mid-Stream: Lessons Learned From Evaluator Transitions During Two Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
Poster Presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM http://www.eval.org/search09/session.asp?sessionid=5000&presenterid=727

• Ginger Fitzhugh, Evaluation & Research Associates ; Karen Manuel, Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology: TechREACH
• Denice Hood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mary White, Arizona Grants Management: COMPUGIRLS: A Culturally Relevant Technology Program for Girls

Empowering Youth to be Evaluators: Involving Young People in Evaluating a Museum-Based Youth Development Program
Poster Presentation on Wednesday, Nov 11, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
http://www.eval.org/search09/session.asp?sessionid=5000&presenterid=862

• Amy Grack Nelson, Science Museum of Minnesota: Invention, Design, Engineering and Art Cooperative (IDEA)

Building Evaluation Capacity, Learning and Use Through Communities of Practice
Think Tank Session 635 to be held in Sebastian Section L3 on Friday, Nov 13, 4:30 to 6:00 PM
http://www.eval.org/search09/session.asp?sessionid=7109&presenterid=1706

Presenter(s):

• Beverly Parsons, InSites
• Leslie Goodyear, National Science Foundation

Discussant(s):

• Patricia Jessup, Independent Consultant
• Mallary Tytel, Healthy Workplaces
• Alyssa Na'im, Education Development Center Inc.

Issues in Measuring Students' Interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Related Careers: Using Multiple Data Sources in Evaluations of National Science Foundation Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) Programs
Multi-paper Session on Friday, Nov 13, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
http://www.eval.org/search09/session.asp?sessionid=7322&presenterid=893

• Torie Gorges, Melissa Koch, and Reina Fujii, SRI International: Build IT
• Ann Howe, Independent Consultant: The SUCCEED Apprenticeship Program
• Karen Manuel, Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, TechREACH
• Shannan McNair, Oakland University; Margaret Tucker and Jason Lee: Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP)
• Karen L. Yanowitz, Tanjay McKay, C. Ann Ross, and Staria S. Vanderpool, Arkansas State University: CSI: Creating Student Investigators

Embedded Evaluation in Out of School Programs
Multi-paper Session on Saturday, Nov 14, 9:15 AM to 10:45 AM
http://www.eval.org/search09/session.asp?sessionid=7234&presenterid=817

• Phyllis Ault, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory: Salmon Camp Research Team
• Rachel Becker-Klein and Andrew Powers, PEER Associates: Community Science Investigators (CSI)
• Patricia Jessup and Beverly Parsons, InSites; Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University: Learning through Engineering Design and Practice
• Alyssa Na'im, Education Development Center Inc: Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Learning Resource Center (ITEST LRC)

Evaluating Technology Integration: The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool
Demonstration Session 832 on Saturday, Nov 14, 1:40 PM to 3:10 PM
http://www.eval.org/search09/session.asp?sessionid=7374&presenterid=1005

• Talbot Bielefeldt, International Society for Technology in Education; Katherine Hayden, California State University San Marcos, iQUEST: Investigations for Quality Understanding and Engagement for Students and Teachers