How do you know your program is making a difference? My action research oriented approach to evaluation will ensure your planning, implementation, and assessment activities meets the needs of your community stakeholders. If you choose to work with me, you will receive customized support. First we will begin with systematic and intentional reflection about your goals. This may involve conducting a needs assessment to identify gaps between where you currently are and where you’d like to go. Based on our findings, we will develop a step-by-step strategic plan and/or professional development and training plan. If you are seeking support for a deeper evaluation of your programs, I will design a customized mixed methods evaluation plan for you. Going through the process of systematic and intentional reflection will result in stronger programming and improved outcomes. As a Professor in the College of Education at North Carolina State University, my expertise includes program evaluation, grant writing, professional training, research and development, action research and the integration of digital technologies/tools. I am the founder of Action in Professional Learning, a research consultancy that provides individualized solutions to individual researchers, groups, and non-profit organizations. I have extensive experience in the design, implementation of federal grants. I am also the lead editor of the Handbook of Social Studies Research (2017) and author of Action Research for Classroom, Schools, and Communities (2020, available at: https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/action-research-for-classrooms-schools-and-communities/book246644)Areas of expertise: program evaluation | grant writing | professional training | research and development | action research | digital technologies/tools | academic writingLet's connect: mmanfra@gmail.com