Evaluation Project

CMW’s evaluation project is shifting into high gear over the
course of the next several months. Our fearless Phase III students have already
piloted a round of “audio diaries” in which they talked with their teachers during each
lesson about their practice work on a specific piece, and how their work at CMW
impacts their lives outside CMW. The audio diaries project will be rolled out
to include Phase I and Phase II students in the coming weeks. In addition, we’ll
also be hosting a CMW Family Night on November 20th to talk with our
families in our program about the role of CMW (and of the arts) in their lives, and about
their social networks within and outside of CMW.

Our evaluation project is
designed and supervised by Dennie Palmer Wolf, Senior Scholar at the
Annenberg Institute and a Principal at WolfBrown. The goal of the project is
to get a better understanding of how students’ engagement with CMW changes over
time, and how this engagement affects their lives outside of CMW. Drs. Shirley Brice Heath and Eileen Landay have also made key contributions in the development of this exciting project.

-Chloe Kline, Writing Coordinator