Resources
Our extensive experience with GEAR UP program evaluation and data management also includes delivering training sessions on evaluation, data collection, and federal education grant topics. Additionally, over the past ten years, CoBro consultants have delivered over 50 presentations and workshops pertaining to evaluation and data management at national and regional conferences.
Selection of Presentations
Harnessing Evidence: Strategies for Planning, Developing, and Strengthening Your GEAR UP Program
NCCEP National GEAR UP Academy, February 2024 (Brooks)
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A JEM of a Program - Supporting Math Advancement
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2023 (Brooks)
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Paying It Forward: The Role of Summative Evaluations in Planning Subsequent Programs
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2021 (Brooks)
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The Foundation: GEAR UP Data, Evaluation, and Federal Reporting
NCCEP/GEAR UP Capacity Building Workshop, February 2020 (Cole)
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Digging Into Data: What We've Learned From 6 Years of GEAR UP
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2019 (Brooks)
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Get Ahead of your APR with PAPR: A Pre-APR Strategy
GEAR UP West Conference, October 2019 (Cole & Pelicon)
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Introduction to GEAR UP Evaluation
GEAR UP California Partnership Initiative Annual Convening, October 2018 (Cole & Brooks)
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APR Data Preparation, Demystified
GEAR UP California Partnership Initiative Annual Convening, October 2018 (Pelicon & Brooks)
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If I Knew Then What I Know Now
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2018 (Brooks)
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Usable Data: The Importance of Consistency, Fidelity, and Denominators
NCCEP/GEAR UP Capacity Building Workshop, February 2017 (Brooks)
GEAR UP First-Year College Student Outcomes
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2016 (Brooks)
The Road to Effective Evaluation: A Standardized Data Process
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2015 (Brooks)
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Raising the Bar on GEAR UP Evaluation
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2014 (Brooks)
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GEAR UP Evaluation 101: The Basics
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2014 (Cole)
Overcoming Data Collection and Evaluation Challenges
Texas State GEAR UP Conference, November 2013 (Pelicon)
Re-thinking Data Collection for Evaluation and Program Improvement
GEAR UP West Annual Conference, October 2013 (Davio & Pelicon)
Evaluation 201 GEAR UP Evaluators Institute
NCCEP/GEAR UP Pre-Conference Workshop, July 2013 (Brooks & Cole)
Using Data to Inform Program Practice
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2013 (Cole)
Using Data for Continuous Program Improvement
GEAR UP West Annual Conference, October 2012 (Cole & Davio)
Challenges and Solutions in Acquiring Student Level Academic Data
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2012 (Cole)
Overcoming Common Challenges in GEAR UP Program Evaluation
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference, July 2012 (Cole & Davio)
Evaluation 201 GEAR UP Evaluators Institute
NCCEP/GEAR UP Pre-Conference Workshop, July 2011(Cole)
Expediting Data Collection for Evaluation
Tennessee College Access & Success Conference, October 2011(Pelicon)
GEAR UP Evaluation: Past, Present, & Future
NCCEP/GEAR UP Conference, July 2011 (Cole)
Strategies For Successful Formative Program Evaluation
NCCEP/GEAR UP Conference, July 2011 (Cole & Pelicon)
Data Collection and Evaluation Strategies for College Access Programs
Tennessee College Access & Success Conference, Nov 2010 (Cole & Pelicon)
Continuous Program Improvement Through Technology and Data
GEAR UP West Annual Conference, October 2010 (Cole, Davio, & Pelicon)
Effective Strategies for Statewide GEAR UP Program Evaluation
NCCEP/GEAR UP Conference, July 2010 (Cole, Davio, & Pelicon)
Acquiring Student-Level Academic Data
NCCEP/GEAR UP Conference, July 2010 (Cole)
NCCEP Capacity Building Conference, February 2010 (Cole)
