NASA 2012 Summer of Innovation Program

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Appendix 8: PI Interview Consent Script

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Evaluation of NASA’s Summer of Innovation

CONSENT SCRIPT

Teacher Focus Group Discussion

Abt Associates and its partner, Education Development Center (EDC), are conducting an evaluation of NASA’s Summer of Innovation. As part of this study, we are collecting data from teachers to learn about how this summer’s Summer of Innovation activities went. NASA is specifically interested in collecting information on these topics:

• The supports and the challenges faced in implementing SoI curricula

• The staff, materials, and NASA resources necessary for successful SoI activities

• The plans and preparation necessary for successful program implementation

Through this focus group discussion, and other information collections, NASA intends to document the implementation of the SoI activities across the awardees to better understand what worked and what did not during FY2013. The results of this evaluation are intended to ultimately inform future decisions about programmatic requirements and supports.

We will be taking notes during our discussion today to ensure accuracy and we would like to audio-tape this discussion, with your permission. Your responses will be used to examine the implementation of SoI activities. No individuals will be identified by name. If you have any further questions that we may not be able to answer about this evaluation or this conversation, please contact Teresa Doksum, Abt Associates’ Institutional Review Board Administrator, at (617) 349-2896, or Dr. Patricia Moore Shaffer, Evaluation Manager, NASA Office of Education. Please note that these are toll calls.