Assessment
PROJECTS
Welcome to my portfolio. Here you’ll find a selection of my Assessment work. Explore my projects to learn more about what I do.
Measuring the Impact of Digital Literacy Services with Project Outcome & DigitalLearn.org
Project Type: Assessment, Public Speaking
Activity Type: Presentation
Organization: Public Library Association
Location: Virtual
Date: 9/14/2017
A presentation to support library staff seeking to provide and measure patron-facing digital literacy programs.
Using Outcome Data to Tell Your Impact Story: Examples from U.S. Public Libraries
Project Type: Assessment, Outcome Measurement
Activity Type: Presentation
Organization: IMLS, International Federation of Library Associations
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 8/25/2018
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A presentation at the 2018 International Federation of Library Associations and Institution's (IFLA) conference in Kuala Lumpur, "Using Digital Tools Like the IFLA Library Map of the World to Communicate Your Library Stories.
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IMLS 2018-2022 5 Year Evaluations: Analysis and Reflections (Grants to States Training Annual Conference 2022)
Project Type: Assessment, Communities of Practice
Activity Type: Presentation
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Virtual
Date: 6/23/2022
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A presentation on the findings of the Grants-to-States’ 5 year evaluations and insights into the community of practice developed and managed by IMLS to support their collective reporting efforts.
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Evaluating IMLS Cares & ARPA Grants (IMLS Grants to States Training Annual Conference 2023)
Project Type: Assessment, Meeting Facilitation
Activity Type: Presentation
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 3/28/2023
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A presentation of the plan to conduct an evaluation of the IMLS CARES and ARPA funds for libraries and museum, followed by an discussion with participants about the work completed during the pandemic with the emergency funds. (Minutes 00:32:04 – 1:25:46)
IMLS Evaluation of its Native Communities Grant Programs
Project Type: Assessment, Evaluation
Activity Type: Report
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Online
Date: 1/14/2025
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An evaluation of IMLS' 4 Native Communities Grant programs, authored by Kituwah Services, LLC, ICF and IMLS.
Research on Motivation, Literacy and Reading Development: A Review of Best Practices
Project Type: Assessment, Research
Activity Type: Report
Organization: American Institute of Research (AIR)
Location: Online
Date: 4/25/2024
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The literature review identifies existing research that links motivation-based teaching practices to children's literacy development.
IMLS Learning Agenda FY2023-2026
Project Type: Assessment, Strategic Planning
Activity Type: Report
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Online
Date: 12/12/2023
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The learning agenda was drafted internally, approved by leadership, and published in FY2023. Its first priority focused on examining the science of child literacy and the activities within libraries that support engaged reading. Its second priority laid out a strategy for measuring and implementing opportunities to improve its grantmaking efforts across different demographic populations. Its third priority laid out key challenges that would influence or affect the future of museums.
Museums in Leadership Convening
Project Type: Assessment, Event Design
Activity Type: In-Person Meeting
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Washington D.C.
Date: 3/2-3/3-2023
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IMLS brought together one hundred museum leaders from across a range of museum type to discuss the impacts and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and its influence on their internal and external operations and finances.
Accelerating Promising Practices for Small and Rural Libraries Program Evaluation
Project Type: Assessment, Evaluation
Activity Type: Report
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Online
Date: 9/5/2023
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This evaluation examined the success and challenges of a pilot-grant program IMLS developed for small and rural libraries.
Community Catalyst Initiative Evaluation
Project Type: Assessment, Special Initiative
Activity Type: Report
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Online
Date: 7/19/2022
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An evaluation of IMLS' investment in a pilot community-centered technical assistance program.
Public Libraries' Role in Workforce and Small Business Development: A Look Across Ten Public Library Systems
Project Type: Assessment, Case Studies
Activity Type: Report
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Online
Date: 9/1/2022
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These case studies examine the various workforce development models in ten different library types across the United States.
Social Wellbeing Report
Project Type: Assessment, Special Initiative
Activity Type: Report
Organization: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Location: Online
Date: 10/27/2021
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The report examines the role of museums and libraries in promoting social wellbeing in communities across the United States.
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