Each TAACCCT grant (Rounds 2-4) is required to procure an independent, third-party evaluation of its grant. These third-party evaluations will assess the training impacts and outcomes of participants in TAACCCT-funded activities and document their individual grant’s implementation.
The national evaluation team facilitates multiple opportunities for peer exchange among third-party evaluators including:
- Virtual roundtables aimed to facilitate peer-learning for smaller groups of TAACCCT third-party evaluators
- Webinars on evaluation topics
- Evaluation conferences for TAACCCT third-party evaluators
Many of the following resources are useful to third-party evaluators of all TAACCCT rounds, as the content discusses evaluation design or methodological approaches. However, some webinars are intended to orient grantees to evaluation requirements and deliverables for a particular TAACCCT round. Resources are grouped by TAACCCT round.
Webinars and Resources for Round 4 Grants
TAACCCT Success from the Start: Round 4 Grants Convening
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-15 | Plenary: Using Evaluation to Build Strong Evidence of Community College Innovations | Evaluation Plenary Handout |
| 11-Jun-15 | Embedding Evaluation: Lessons from CUNY’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) | Slides from CUNY ASAP Presentation |
| 11-Jun-15 | Inside ASAP Accelerated Study in Associate Programs | CUNY ASAP Resource Guide |
| 11-Jun-15 | Rigorous Quasi-Experimental Evaluations: Design Considerations | Slides from QED Design Considerations Presentation |
| 11-Jun-15 | Measuring Employment Outcomes Using Unemployment Insurance (UI) Wage Records | UI Wage Records Presentation Handout |
| 10-Jun-15 | Evaluation Roundtables – Descriptions and Resources | Handouts from Evaluation Roundtables |
Round 4
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-16 | Webinar Introducing the Outcomes Study for the Round 4 TAACCCT National Evaluation | Webinar recording |
| 10-Mar-16 | Outcomes Study Overview | Slides from the webinar on the TAACCCT Round 4 national evaluation outcomes study |
| 3-Mar-15 | Detailed Evaluation Plans TAACCCT Round 4 | Slides from the webinar on developing and submitting detailed evaluation plans |
| 3-Mar-15 | Detailed Evaluation Plans TAACCCT Round 4 | Accompanying technical assistance document |
| 3-Mar-15 | Detailed Evaluation Plans TAACCCT Round 4 | Webinar recording |
| 7-Jan-15 | Introduction to the Round 4 Evaluation | Slides from January 7 webinar |
| 7-Jan-15 | Webinar Introducing the Round 4 TAACCCT Evaluation | Webinar recording |
Webinars and Resources for Prior TAACCCT Rounds
Rounds 1, 2, & 3
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-16 | Example Tables for Round 2 Final Evaluation Reports | Example Tables for Round 2 Final Report |
| 22-Aug-16 | Guidance for TAACCCT Grant's Third – Party Evaluations | Resources to help TAACCCT grantees and their third-party evaluators produce a final evaluation report. |
| 2-Sept-15 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Visualization Techniques for Presenting Evaluation Data | Webinar recording |
| 30-Jun-15 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Qualitative Methods and Implementation Analysis | Webinar recording |
| 21-Apr-15 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Adapting Evaluation Designs to Reality | Slides from April 21 2015 webinar on Adapting Evaluation Designs to Reality |
| 21-Apr-15 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Adapting Evaluation Designs to Reality | Webinar recording |
| 16-Dec-14 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Evaluating Partnerships in TAACCCT – National and Local Perspectives | Slides from the December 16 2014 webinar on evaluating partnerships |
| 16-Dec-14 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Evaluating Partnerships in TAACCCT – National and Local Perspectives | Webinar recording |
| 29-Jul-14 | Virtual Roundtable: Propensity Score Matching | Notes and overview from July 29 2014 VRT Propensity Score Matching for Rounds 1-3 |
| 23-Jun-14 | Virtual Roundtable: Addressing Data Challenges | Notes and overview from June 23 2014 VRT Addressing Data Challenges for Rounds 1-3 |
| 27-May-14 | Virtual Roundtable: Evaluating Capacity Building in TAACCCT | Notes and overview from May 27 2014 VRT Evaluating Capacity Building for Rounds 1-3 |
| 1-Apr-14 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Framework of Preferred Evaluation Methodologies for TAACCCT Impact/Outcomes Analysis | MDE Slides and Examples |
| 1-Apr-14 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Understanding Sample Sizes Needed for Impact Analysis | Slides from April 1 2014 webinar on sample sizes for impact analysis |
| 1-Apr-14 | National TAACCCT Evaluation Webinar on Power Analysis | Webinar recording |
| 1-Apr-14 | Minimum Detectable Effects Sample Spreadsheet for TAACCCT | Sample Spreadsheet-Sample Size Webinar Materials |
| 11-Mar-14 | Virtual Roundtable: Using Implementation Analysis for Formative Feedback and Program Improvement | Notes from March 11th 2014 VRT Using Implementation Analysis for Formative Feedback and Program Improvement |
| 3-Dec-13 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Student Data | Slides from December 3 2013 webinar on Student Data |
| 3-Dec-13 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Student Data | Webinar recording |
| 19-Nov-13 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Evaluation Comparison Groups | Slides from the November 19 2013 webinar on comparison groups |
| 19-Nov-13 | National TAACCCT Evaluation: Evaluation Comparison Groups | Webinar recording |
Round 3
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-14 | Detailed Evaluation Plans TAACCCT Round 3 | Slides from April 11 2014 webinar |
| 11-Apr-14 | Detailed Evaluation Plans TAACCCT Round 3 | Webinar recording |
Rounds 1 and 2
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-13 | Virtual Roundtable on Comparison Group Designs for Rounds 1 and 2 Third-Party Evaluators | Notes and overview from December 17 2013 VRT Comparison Group Designs for Rounds 1&2 |
| 22-May-13 | Introduction to the National TAACCCT Evaluation | Slides from May 22 2013 webinar |
| 22-May-13 | Introduction to the National TAACCCT Evaluation | Webinar recording |
Stay Up-to-Date
- Join the TAACCCT third-party evaluators list to be notified of upcoming webinars and peer-learning roundtables
- Complete the form on the Contact page or email [email protected] (include your name, contact information, organization, round and lead institution of the grant(s) you are evaluating)
