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Denver University. Refining the United States Department of Education’s State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) EBPD Rubric

Evidence-Based Professional Development Sub-Topic:
Assessments for Planning, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement
Evaluating Professional Development
This project focused on refining the United States Department of Education’s State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) rubric, which is used to evaluate the quality of professional development applications for funding made by school districts and state education agencies across the country. Our team’s goal was to streamline and strengthen the rubric so that it more clearly communicated expectations, reduced redundancy, and aligned more closely with evidence-based practices in adult learning and implementation science.

MTSS CoP: Going Beyond State Tests; Measuring What Matters

This month’s conversation will be facilitated by a panel of experienced SPDG evaluators exploring how to set meaningful measures for student outcomes that go beyond state test scores. Topics will include formative assessments of academic skills, student engagement and attitudes, and improvements in social-emotional and behavioral health and well-being. You’ll come away with fresh ideas and practical strategies for measuring outcomes that are more proximal to your interventions.

CIPP Three-part series on Conducting High-Quality Customer Surveys:

Webinar 1. Planning a Customer Survey. This webinar outlines the varied purposes of customer surveys, walks participants through the process of planning a high-quality customer survey, identifies some of the common problems related to planning customer surveys, and highlight the benefits of a well-designed customer survey. This webinar is accompanied by Resources on Planning, Designing, and Conducting Customer Surveys.

High-quality Professional Development Checklist Version 3

Evidence-Based Professional Development Sub-Topic:
Effective Professional Development
Evaluating Professional Development

The HQPD Checklist V3 can be used for in-person, virtual, and asynchronous professional development. The example document includes at least one example for each indicator specifically delineating application in online learning. The HQPD Checklist V3 can be used to evaluate synchronous and asynchronous online learning, including self-paced, non-facilitated modules.

CIPP Three-part series on Conducting High-Quality Customer Surveys

First Webinar Slides: This webinar outlines the varied purposes of customer surveys, walks participants through the process of planning a high-quality customer survey, identifies some of the common problems related to planning customer surveys, and highlight the benefits of a well-designed customer survey.  This webinar is accompanied by Resources on Plann

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