Innovative Research Insights delivered a capacity building workshop at the Shift_Ed Aligning Resources for Collective Impact Convening (Fall 2025) focused on moving organizations from vision to action by cultivating a learning culture and strengthening evaluation practices. The session emphasized how evaluation can serve as a driver of organizational learning, not just a compliance exercise. The … Continue reading Shift_Ed Aligning Resources for Collective Impact Convening
Re-Engage with Robotics: What Guilford County’s Grant Teaches Us about Equity, Belonging, and STEM Readiness
What does it take to move after-school robotics from a well-intentioned grant to a durable engine of learning and belonging? This evaluation of the NC Department of Public Instruction’s Educational and Competitive After-School Robotics Grant in Guilford County Schools offers a candid answer. Drawing on mixed methods, coach and mentor interviews, parent surveys, and student … Continue reading Re-Engage with Robotics: What Guilford County’s Grant Teaches Us about Equity, Belonging, and STEM Readiness
