In this pre-conference workshop before the ATE PI meeting, participants will receive guidance about the evaluating their ATE initiatives in practical, yet meaningful ways.

Workshop attendees will learn about what questions should drive data collection at each level, steps to take to obtain data of sufficient quantity and quality, and how to interpret and use the evaluation results. The last hour of the session will focus on strategies for tracking program graduates to determine their employment and education outcomes.

This segment will be conducted as a panel session featuring ATE PIs who have been successful in tracking their grads. The workshop will be led by Lori Wingate, PI for EvaluATE, the Evaluation Resource Center for the ATE program and Kevin Cooper, PI for the Regional Center For Nuclear Energy Education and Training. The session includes hands-on activities for participants to apply the concepts to their own ATE grants.