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TOE TIG Week: Applying progressive pedagogy to how I teach evaluation by Dana Wanzer

1 Comment / Teaching of Evaluation / July 15, 2021

Greetings from the land of the Anishinaabe and Sioux people, referred to by colonizers as Menomonie, WI. My name is Dana Wanzer, PhD, and I teach evaluation in our MS in Applied Psychology program at University of Wisconsin-Stout. Today I’m sharing with you why and how I shifted my approach to teaching during the past …

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Evaluation science and the rise of artificial intelligence by Robert Picciotto

1 Comment / Uncategorized / May 6, 2021

Hello. I’m Robert Picciotto from the University of Auckland. I recently joined the organising committee of the International Evaluation Academy, a global movement of volunteers committed to evaluation policy influence, professionalism, and transformative impact across borders. This initiative is much needed at a time when science is under attack, public confidence in institutions is at …

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Evaluating Teacher Wellbeing with the Concerns-Based Adoption Model by Katie Allen and Tameka Porter

5 Comments / Prek-12 Educational Evaluation / May 1, 2021

Hello! We are Katie Allen and Tameka Porter, Managing Consultants at McREL International and the Deputy Director and State Lead for the State of Kansas at the Region 12 Comprehensive Center. Our work supports Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri as they implement, scale, and sustain evidence-based programs, practices, and interventions for improving educator and student outcomes. …

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LGBT TIG Week: Good Relations, Chosen Family: Solidarity Building for Indigenous & 2SLGBTQ+ Research and Evaluation by Dylan Felt & Waapalaneexkweew AKA Nicky Bowman

2 Comments / Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues / May 29, 2021

Koolamalsi/Hello! We are Dylan Felt (she/they) and Waapalaneexkweew AKA Dr. Nicky Bowman (Mohican/Lunaape; she/her), here to talk about 2SLGBTQ+ and Indigenous solidarity, love, and family. In both our Indigenous and transgender communities, storytelling occupies a sacred space. We want to embrace that space and share with you the story of our research and evaluation partnership, …

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LGBT TIG Week: Becoming an evaluation ally to international LGBTI civil society organizations by Robin Lin Miller

1 Comment / Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Issues / May 29, 2021

I am Robin Lin Miller, Professor at Michigan State University, where I direct doctoral training in Community Psychology and am Associate Director of the Masters’ Degree and Certificate in Program Evaluation. When the Covid-19 pandemic turned the world upside down, I was finishing an evaluation of a multi-country human rights advocacy initiative to challenge barriers …

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ICCE TIG Week: Livaluate by going within by Hayat Askar

2 Comments / International and Cross-cultural Evaluation / May 28, 2021

Hi AEA365 community, Marhaba! My name is Hayat Askar, a Monitoring and Evaluation professional from Jordan and the Vice-president of Jordan Development Evaluation Association (EvalJordan). When Covid-19 first hit the world, I was like many others: scared, confused, worried about how this might impact my life, the life of my family, and the ones I …

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ICCE TIG Week: Embedding inclusive accountability by building trust by Jeremy Danz & Dhaval Kothari

2 Comments / International and Cross-cultural Evaluation / May 28, 2021

Hello everyone. We are Jeremy Danz and Dhaval Kothari, co-founders of The ADMEL Lab, a collaborative focusing on embedding inclusive accountability in M&E frameworks. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have worked on COVID-19 contact tracing programs in Massachusetts and Washington and on corruption and governance programs throughout South Asia, as well as …

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ICCE TIG Week: Meeting The Moment at Minwashin Lodge by Florence Etta

Leave a Comment / International and Cross-cultural Evaluation / June 4, 2021

My name is Florence Etta (she/her), currently a Principal Consultant, researcher, monitoring and evaluation expert focusing on gender equality, equity and human rights with GRAIDE International Consultants Limited, Nigeria http://graideinternational.org/. I serve as Associate Editor of the African Evaluation Journal (aejonline.org). Late last year I was interviewed by the Melissa Pomeroy and Rogerio Silva of …

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Memorializing Peace Corps Volunteers by Michael Quinn Patton

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / May 16, 2021

I’m Michael Quinn Patton (MQP) founder and director of Utilization-Focused Evaluation and Blue Marble Evaluation. This is my sixth year writing an AEA365 post in conjunction with the Memorial Day holiday in the USA. Memorial Day traditionally honors those who died while serving in the military. Originated in the years following the Civil War, it …

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MN IBPOC in Evaluation Community of Praxis Week: Welcome to the Revolution! MN IBPOC in Evaluation Community of Praxis by co-founders Tia Bastian, Carolina De La Rosa Mateo, Anne Gomez, and Vidhya Shanker

1 Comment / Uncategorized / May 23, 2021

Hello! We are Tia Bastian, Carolina De La Rosa Mateo, Anne Gomez, and Vidhya Shanker. Minnesota is home to: some of the largest numbers of  foundations, nonprofits, and evaluators—including two of the most influential—per capita; some of the largest urban indigenous populations and some of the largest refugee populations; and some of the worst racial …

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