IMPROVING TEACHERS’ INSTRUCTION - THE IMPACT OF PROJECT EQuIPD - FINAL EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT

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Final external evaluation report on Project EQuIPD (Engaging Quality Instruction through Professional Development), a two-year intensive professional development program supporting teachers to improve student outcomes. The document presents background on the SERVE Center at UNCG and outlines evaluation work grounded in established program evaluation standards and guiding principles. It includes a table of contents covering introduction, evaluation methodology, program context, program activities, teacher and student impacts, conclusions, and multiple appendices with instruments and protocols.

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Summary

Section I. Introduction and Overview

Section II. Evaluation Methodology

Section III. Program Context

Section IV. Program Activities

Section V. Teacher Impacts

Section VI. Student Impacts

Section VII. Conclusions and Implications

Appendix A: Project EQuIPD Implementation Survey Scales

Appendix B: Predictive Validity of Survey and Observation Scales

Appendix C: EQUIPD Observation Protocol

Appendix D: Fidelity of Implementation Matrix

Appendix E: Teacher Interview Protocol

| Improving Teachers’ Instruction: The Impact of Project EQuIPD | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
January 2022
Final External Evaluation Report | | | | | Submitted to Dr . Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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[www.serve.org](www.serve.org) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IMPROVING TEACHERS’ INSTRUCTION: THE IMPACT OF PROJECT EQuIPD FINAL EXTERNAL EVALUATION REPORT Prepared by: Dr. Julie Edmunds Dr. Nina Arshavsky Dr. Victoria Coyle Dr. Bryan Hutchins Dr. Karla Lewis Melissa Williams Laura Rosof SERVE Center at UNCG Dr. Dora Gicheva Dr. Bob Henson University of North Carolina-Greensboro Contact: Dr. Julie Edmunds, Program Director 336-315-7415 [jedmunds@serve.org](jedmunds@serve.org) Submitted to: Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida Copyright © Notice Copyright © 2022. The material within this report may not be reproduced or replicated without written permission from SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. For permission, contact: Julie Edmunds at [jedmunds@serve.org](jedmunds@serve.org); 336-574-8727 Suggested citation: Edmunds, J. A., Arshavsky, N., Coyle, V. C., Hutchins, B. C., Gicheva, D., Lewis, K., Williams, M., Rosof, L., & Henson, R. A. (2022) . Improving teachers’ instruction: The impact of Project EQuIPD. Final External Evaluation Report. Greensboro, NC: The SERVE Center, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Disclaimer: This work has been supported by the U.S. Department of Education’s SEED program, through Grant \#U423A180153 to the University of Florida. The opinions expressed in this report are reflective of the authors and do not represent the views or opinions of other individuals within the SERVE Center, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of Florida, orthe U.S. Department of Education. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVE CENTER The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) is a universitybased research, development, dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance center. Its mission is to support and promote teaching and learning excellence in the education community. Since its inception in 1990, SERVE has been awarded over $200 million in contracts and grants. It has successfully managed 15 major awards, including a current contract for the Regional Center serving North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, four consecutive contracts for the Regional Educational Laboratory for the Southeast (REL-SE) funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the US Department of Education (USED) and four awards from USED for the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) . In addition, past SERVE awards include a fiveyear Technology Grant for Coordinating Teaching and Learning in Migrant Communities, three consecutive contracts as the Eisenhower Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education for the Southeast, and two consecutive Regional Technology in Education Consortium grants. SERVE also conducts research studies and evaluations under grants and contracts with federal, state, and local education agencies. Examples of SERVE’s grant-funded research work include three federally funded studies of the impact of Early College High Schools, and a five-year IES grant to examine the impact of Career and College Promise in North Carolina. Samples of contract work include evaluations of five Investing in Innovation (i3) projects, evaluations of North Carolina’s Race to the Top and Read to Achieve Initiatives, a randomized controlled trial of the impact of an online intervention at Wake Tech, among others. The Program Evaluation Standards, Second Edition (The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, 1994), the Guiding Principles for Evaluators (American Evaluation Association, 2004), and the What Works Clearinghouse Standards (Institute of Education Science

FAQs

What is Project EQuIPD and what does it aim to improve?

Project EQuIPD (Engaging Quality Instruction through Professional Development) provides two years of intensive professional development to help teachers think more strategically about improving student outcomes.

Who prepared the final external evaluation report and who is it submitted to?

The report is prepared by Dr. Julie Edmunds, Dr. Nina Arshavsky, Dr. Victoria Coyle, Dr. Bryan Hutchins, Dr. Karla Lewis, Melissa Williams, Laura Rosof, and SERVE Center at UNCG, including Dr. Dora Gicheva and Dr. Bob Henson University of North Carolina-Greensboro. It is submitted to Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida.

What topics are covered in the report’s main sections?

The report includes sections on introduction and overview, evaluation methodology, program context, program activities, teacher impacts, student impacts, and conclusions and implications, followed by appendices with survey scales, observation protocols, and interview protocols.

Oct 15, 2026

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