eMINTS Program Evaluation

At the request of the Enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies (eMINTS) National Center, an independent unit of the University of Missouri system, CCT is conducting an external evaluation of its professional development program. The eMINTS program began as a statewide initiative in 1997, and it has recently expanded into multi-state and national implementation now reaching educators in Illinois, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, and Utah. The program emphasizes hands-on experiences to promote teaching using student-centered methods powered by technology. The program also helps participants become catalysts for change in their educational system through team-based planning, professional development, and on-site support provided by eMINTS staff. CCT is working closely with eMINTS staff to develop a set of qualitative and quantitative instruments to probe the statewide and national implementations for both formative and summative program improvement purposes as well as accountability requirements.