https://peerassociates.net/home daily 1.0 2021-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551654284973-SQKGKJ0PTYMNOQQYV6JT/kayla-duhon-553366-unsplash.jpg Home - Program Evaluation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551654243966-XQ389UYFFRVZJDKUA12Y/priscilla-du-preez-623040-unsplash.jpg Home - Educational Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551654154017-N7TXO7K07PEA9PT26432/Houston_Zoo_Brian2.jpg Home - Evaluation Capacity Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551229860258-1P0XXS2A26CBOW115HXE/Nature+Play+Lit+Review+cover.png Home - Featured See examples of the many report and product formats we use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551737515107-G97L9ABKR3T0FC2F6SEL/GeoPriSM+case+study+thumb.jpg Home - Full Archive See all the public deliverables we have produced for clients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1552059511660-2TVFOMMEPXQ7WDK621Y4/hsl%28151%2C+69%25%2C+30%25%29.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551653523307-ZMPEDHSM01NCU5566OR9/Copy+of+tory+kids+measure+tree+test.jpg Home - PEER = Program Evaluation and Educational Research Serving place-based, environmental, and informal science organizations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1552059485345-Z0R1KHB5BOJ3QBHMHW6A/hsl%28151%2C+69%25%2C+30%25%29.jpg Home https://peerassociates.net/linksanddocs daily 0.75 2020-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551736251992-Y8VL0M9T94BAY0IVGREV/Copy+of+kids+with+microscopes+small.jpg Cool Links and Documents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1552243662439-MZ917SFVCOPCCVBXMU0Z/alone-boy-child-1051321.jpg Cool Links and Documents https://peerassociates.net/vmv daily 0.75 2021-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551731795780-9C8ADRGCW18Z1YRE0J89/Copy+of+Hal+06+002.jpg Vision, Mission, Values - PEER’s Values Healthy planet - The thing that gets us to the office in the morning is the possibility of contributing to a sustainable and just future for the Earth and its people. We have purchased carbon offsets since our founding. Healthy people - We strive to live sustainable lives (feeling good while doing good), and we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. Healthy profession - We adhere to the American Evaluation Association's Guiding Principles for Evaluators, and promote an open source philosophy of public sharing of tools and findings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551731762111-J6JWYL6JAXYM8GY2YXW4/Copy+of+RosFern_8864.jpg Vision, Mission, Values - PEER’s Mission To serve place-based, environmental, and informal science education organizations by helping them measure what matters, think critically about data, and take action to support their mission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551731718886-ESS1QV368FPM6HWJYBM5/Copy+of+FWS+student+field+work+small+modified.jpg Vision, Mission, Values - PEER’s V ision A world in which youth and adults take heartfelt action toward healthier ecosystems and communities (and conservation organizations have the data to show it!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551731595372-A0XV9I74VXZIDWWM260C/piron-guillaume-361651-unsplash.jpg Vision, Mission, Values https://peerassociates.net/letstalk daily 0.75 2019-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551731844064-XZ6LGHC8J7N4NIRRDP8S/Copy+of+pure-solutions-upper-valley.jpg Let's Talk https://peerassociates.net/evaluation daily 0.75 2019-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551654531662-27G3DT81RU0QOAOOLK48/PEER+Oct+2018+BEST.jpg Program Evaluation The PEER team looks forward to hearing from you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551654511719-LJJTGQKHX417CIP35DZP/BNC+nature+play+modified.jpg Program Evaluation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551654445801-U1V842UYH5847I60RRR4/kayla-duhon-553366-unsplash.jpg Program Evaluation https://peerassociates.net/research daily 0.75 2019-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729104424-5OUZOPSD6M8OTYNRFO51/PEER+Oct+2018+BEST.jpg Educational Research The PEER team looks forward to hearing from you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729085498-7W6O8GU0A747N6KEC2C0/neonbrand-426918-unsplash.jpg Educational Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551728886189-VS5QCUL7Q9VQPA8LCCTZ/priscilla-du-preez-623040-unsplash.jpg Educational Research https://peerassociates.net/capacitybuilding daily 0.75 2020-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551728782663-19W2PQNF8ZLUQ29SEZRL/TES+kid+with+lettuce+leaf.JPG Evaluation Capacity Building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551728805776-1WNQ0BC5MH4ZGO9E9H3H/PEER+Oct+2018+BEST.jpg Evaluation Capacity Building The PEER team looks forward to hearing from you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551654626735-K0PQFF42QHT4DVPXCN13/Houston_Zoo_Brian2.jpg Evaluation Capacity Building https://peerassociates.net/faq daily 0.75 2021-06-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729175945-8XKK4104EG68K4YKSC9U/PEER+Oct+2018+BEST.jpg Services FAQ The PEER team looks forward to hearing from you! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729148463-HJHX6LKMHAJ99LT4RZYJ/Copy+of+SDC16738.JPG Services FAQ https://peerassociates.net/natureplayandfarmtoschool daily 0.75 2020-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551546976347-3G0YTWGD93SU2ANNEVHE/Nature+Play+Lit+Review+cover.jpg Nature Play and Farm to School - Four Winds Nature Institute Synthesized scholarly literature on the benefits of childhood nature play; measured outcomes for FWNI early childhood educators participating in Nature Play and Learning Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730333636-06GR7KBQ89K9CLEC8T7Q/HHNM+kid+pic.jpg Nature Play and Farm to School - Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Conducted a pre-post study of attitudes and practices associated with programming in a nature play demonstration site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730286508-66NO8MK2E3G451O84TUA/USDA+report+cover.jpg Nature Play and Farm to School - US Department of Agriculture Built and implemented systems for monitoring grantee progress and measuring results of a multi-million dollar nationwide Farm to School grant program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730309872-5OHBV6K2YQACGWZQQSAL/tink+web+pic.jpg Nature Play and Farm to School - Tinkergarten Designed, analyzed, and reported on a set of ongoing, annual surveys of hundreds of Tinkergarten leaders and thousands of parent participants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551547168275-VM4POHK931ERPVCXN52K/SF+report+cover.jpg Nature Play and Farm to School - Shelburne Farms Evaluated multiple years of Farm to School (FTS) institutes, supported Vermont statewide census of FTS programming, including FTS student outcomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730628421-ZDCGVG9JUE0S8GNKMXJM/Forest%25252Bschool%25252B%2525252820%25252Bof%25252B22%25252529.jpg Nature Play and Farm to School https://peerassociates.net/teacherpdandstem daily 0.75 2020-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551546771261-V2J8IH1853QIFC8TJPSM/UMM+MIST+report+cover.jpg Teacher PD and STEM Education - University of Maine, Machias Evaluated a two-year NSF-funded project to increase STEM retention between freshman and sophomore years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730195533-HB1SKP77A3PUF769K7E0/iCSI+students.jpg Teacher PD and STEM Education - Missouri Botanical Garden Evaluated several multi-year NSF-funded projects to improve STEM education programming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551542423985-XI3C01EC32D4ESJJ7V5Q/VSI%2Breport%2Bcover.jpg Teacher PD and STEM Education - Vermont Science Initiative Evaluated intensive, multi-year program for building teacher capacity for science leadership and instruction https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730221996-HRAF9AGRHT9KJK5DWQN2/KSC+gate.jpg Teacher PD and STEM Education - Keene State College Integrated partnership program evaluation findings into a teacher certification program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551546548222-64F3IDXMMJC25J7PBOJJ/PLT+report+cover.jpg Teacher PD and STEM Education - Project Learning Tree Co-designed nationwide pilot test of PD and curriculum delivery models, conducted literature review of PD best practices, provided capacity building for state program, designed nationwide representative survey of curriculum use https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730131596-QD0GD1BHLU8T80PLAGER/Copy+of+hike.JPG Teacher PD and STEM Education https://peerassociates.net/placebasededucation daily 0.75 2020-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729691723-FBWCQ73BFJWXA2UFYLXE/EPA+report+cover.jpg Place-based and Environmental Education - US Environmental Protection Agency Conducted and published national research to quantify a relationship between place-based education and environmental quality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729439142-TBS30OE926FJ3BCA2T9U/PEEC+brochure+cover.jpg Place-based and Environmental Education - NH Charitable Foundation, Wellborn Ecology Fund Created evaluation symposia; provided consultation for grant recipients; conducted review and evaluation of first decade of grant results; facilitated two multi-organization evaluation collaboratives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729715806-22HFWVN8DMZST6EAO0YA/For+the+birds+report+cover.jpg Place-based and Environmental Education - Audubon New York Evaluated a program to raise student awareness of and interest in bird habitats, as well as stewardship of the local environment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1539353319549-WUCJ6UVRS4JVIDLHA8X8/formal-public-reports.jpg Place-based and Environmental Education - National Park Service Facilitated evaluation capacity building agency-wide; researched values and meaning for Flight 93 Memorial design; documented best practices for engaging youth in a sustainable future; evaluated multiple park-specific programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729740298-1Y4Z1F0GLHC85UTPCQY9/Copy+of+Hal+06+024.jpg Place-based and Environmental Education - Antioch New England Institute Documented creation of a systemic culture of place-based education at ten schools https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729662258-AB9IWT5BVND1WTZ3GOM9/Copy+of+Real+School+Garden+Fedex+0056+optimized.jpg Place-based and Environmental Education - Out Teach (aka REAL School Gardens) Built and managed outcome tracking system for over ten years, including regional replication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729223483-J5TS6U8FMEKHTF0GY3RO/TES+kids+on+beach.jpg Place-based and Environmental Education https://peerassociates.net/informalscience daily 0.75 2020-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729972460-DTJNBFKOV4UZTFYAUIWP/sol+duc+falls+MD+pic+%281%29.jpg Informal Science Education - Feiro Marine Life Center Facilitated IMLS-funded rural evaluation capacity building across six environmental education organizations in the Pacific Northwest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729905324-20WH8KPNRBBIEJT9Y5JX/manhattan-island-before-development-historic-image1.jpg Informal Science Education - Wildlife Conservation Society Used data and research to improve NSF- and IMLS- supported conservation education, digital distance learning, and urban ecology programs at New York City zoos and aquariums https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551812122185-BKQNCT6T6SBJSFZFEEV7/louisville%2Bzoo%2Bimage.jpg Informal Science Education - Louisville Zoo Evaluated the Louisville Zoo’s early learning programs with a focus on social emotional learning outcomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551706486185-OPW29SYK92S4TJOSIUM6/ECHO+report+cover.jpg Informal Science Education - ECHO Leahy Science Center Formative and summative evaluation of IMLS-funded Early Science Learning educator workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551546269688-CMFC3BOXOXC9BZIICY2S/LPZ+cover.jpg Informal Science Education - Lincoln Park Zoo Conducted participatory audience research to understand the needs and interests of non-Zoo attending teens in Chicago https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551546099452-2Q7XD6UEVBAHB52SUTOY/Houston+Zoo+framework.jpg Informal Science Education - Houston Zoo Implemented multi-year evaluation capacity building and program evaluation support with a team of conservation educators at the Houston Zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551729782929-74KT0M9SR5Z0QLZDNCC3/animal-aquarium-child-1639949.jpg Informal Science Education https://peerassociates.net/citizenscience daily 0.75 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730998694-LIV3NR6E1H5T2TY2XEU8/orton+graphic.jpg Citizen Science and Community Engagement - Orton Family Foundation Evaluated a participatory, values-based approach to community planning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1608312948616-W80ZHUUWIJL6IMOTDL9F/Screen+Shot+2020-12-18+at+12.35.26+PM.png Citizen Science and Community Engagement - Vermont Center for Ecostudies Supported systematic review of program design and audience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551547373199-N6SBYT5GXYVAOIT7WVFW/NGS+Fieldscope+LM.jpg Citizen Science and Community Engagement - National Geographic, Fieldscope Evaluated the educational impact of web-based citizen science tools for NSF-funded project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730971403-QC9I5AYGVX0RJURO09GU/PLL+Logic+Model.jpg Citizen Science and Community Engagement - Partnerships for Literacy Learning Provided capacity building for in depth program review and redesign, including an evaluation toolkit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551730833745-8CRIAZZCPWUHNAZ2ORWG/Sampling+Veg+Udall%27s+Cover+CPZ.JPG Citizen Science and Community Engagement https://peerassociates.net/productstype daily 0.75 2019-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1523010334737-DXDYSJR2AIKM7EKQN6WX/literature-reviews.jpg Reports and Products, Types - Literature Reviews Insights from existing research can often complement or sometimes be more useful than generating new local data. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551547649574-XWP7IQIZ9HMZ48FU76QC/UVTPC+Exec+Sum+thumb.jpg Reports and Products, Types - Executive Summaries Many clients prefer shorter, summary-style reports for sharing with key stakeholders and the public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1523010419729-73KXYRD8LK9WJUXBUF96/presentations-and-workshops.jpg Reports and Products, Types - Presentations and Workshops Sometimes a structured conversation is more useful than a printed report. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551547850443-ICBE8C20GXHXVGSNGC2O/BSEI+shades+of+green+report+cover.jpg Reports and Products, Types - Formal Public Reports Comprehensive final reports tend to be needed for larger, multi-year, or multi-site projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1523010244217-QNAJ4Y1V44A56R5LH548/vjee20.v049.i02.cover.jpg Reports and Products, Types - Peer-reviewed Articles We occasionally write up evaluation results for publication in peer-reviewed journals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551545104587-EEKH0PGZEU02IMQQ016W/Gundalow+LM.png Reports and Products, Types - Logic Models This tool aligns internal stakeholders, communicates succinctly to external audiences, and provides a starting point for evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551545326019-NF951GR56KYGLTN90ZUD/BSEI+report+cover.jpg Reports and Products, Types - Journalistic Case Studies Results may be most useful when packaged for everyday readers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551544957089-PPJ44WB2A053WL3ZNYPI/Barnes+narrative+cover.png Reports and Products, Types - Narrative Data Summary Reports Sometimes the most efficient format for a deliverable can be a simple presentation of all evaluation activities, data, and findings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551545470714-86K66L9MWAX0QARTCUON/CSI+toolkit.png Reports and Products, Types - Toolkits These can systematize future evaluation and build internal capacity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551544646106-3CMYNRJ2T06L32DY2YI0/FLNI+OPF.png Reports and Products, Types - Outline of Findings Most of our report products are preceded by an outline document designed to promote collaborative meaning making. Often the outline is sufficient as a final deliverable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551736299959-KRMYABGN1C29FNUU3HX9/Copy+of+field+trip+journals.jpg Reports and Products, Types https://peerassociates.net/team daily 0.75 2023-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1620400188744-EJWEO1J6KAA8ZUG7JROS/alp20.jpg Team - Amy Powers, Principal and Co-Founder Education: M.S. in Environmental Administration, Antioch; B.A. in Environmental Studies & Spanish, Bates College. Home: Past two decades in a domehome in Vermont; originally from Long Island. Work: 20 years as an evaluator after nearly a decade teaching EE; my motivation is helping our world become more just and sustainable. Outside interests: Spending time with family; growing food; smashing stuff to make mosaics; trail running; nordic skiing. Fun fact: I enjoy napping more than I should (I guess that's actually a 'boring fact'). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551731097128-YEC9VBYCN9INZT0ZBKKU/aap20.jpg Team - Andrew Powers, Senior Research Associate, Finance Director, and Co-Founder Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, CU Boulder (I like to figure out how things work!). Home: Fled the dry hills of California for the Green Mountains of Vermont. Work: Fifteen years as jack-of-all-trades for PEER, always trying to find a framework to unpack complex issues (messes CAN become useful spreadsheets!). Outside interests: Building, tinkering, backcountry skiing. Fun fact: I've never met a cheese I didn't like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5abe9901ec4eb704cc61c785/1551731078883-26ICLPF1QCEFM5F7W79L/md20.jpg Team - Michael Duffin, Principal and Co-Founder Education: Ph.D. in Leadership and Organizational Change, Antioch University; M.S. in Environmental Education, Antioch New England; B.A. in Physics and Music, Whitman College. Home: Grew up in the Pacific Northwest, happily settled in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire for over 20 years. Work: I love the way evaluation straddles academia and practice. Outside interests: Community theater, tennis, soccer, hiking (finished PCT in 2017). 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