Hi! We are Krista Collins, Applied Developmental Psychology Doctoral Candidate at Claremont Graduate University, and Chad Green, Program Analyst at Loudoun County Public Schools. We are the future and past program co-chairs for the PreK-12 Educational Evaluation TIG. In an aea365 Cognitive Coaching post last year, we asked our colleagues to explore a maturing outcomes …
Hello! I’m Sheila Robinson Kohn from Greece Central School District and University of Rochester in NY and program chair for the PreK-12 Educational Evaluation TIG. Welcome to our 2nd annual sponsored AEA365 week, in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week! Here is our TIG’s mission, vision, and values in abbreviated form; please visit our website for …
EDEval Week: Sheila Robinson Kohn on IES – Institute of Education Sciences Read More »
I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director, and aea365 Saturday contributor. Hot Tip: In July, AEA will be offering AEA’s first public Coffee Break Series co-sponsored with our colleagues at Catholic Relief Services, American Red Cross/Red Crescent, the United States Agency for International Development, and AEA’s International and Cross Cultural Topical Interest Group …
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My name is Kylie Hutchinson. I am an independent evaluation consultant and trainer with Community Solutions Planning and Evaluation. I have taught workshops on various evaluation topics for both the AEA and CES and Twitter weekly at @EvaluationMaven. Evaluators are often given the task of conducting needs assessments. Have you ever wondered how you can …
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My name is Elizabeth Autio and I am an associate at Education Northwest, a non-profit organization serving educators through research, evaluation, and technical assistance. This is a companion piece to my earlier post on Recruiting Participants for Your Study: Practical Strategies and Advice that more specifically details tips on recruiting teachers into your study. I …
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I am Humberto Reynoso-Vallejo, Director for Program Evaluation with the Center for Health Policy and Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Using culturally appropriate approaches when conducting research and evaluation in multicultural settings, is widely accepted and essential. The cultural competence approach serves as the specific framework when conducting evaluations. This approach alone, …
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I am Lori Peterson an Assistant Professor at the University of Northern Colorado. Recently, I worked on a project conducting a series of focus groups with high school students with disabilities. I wanted to share tips and lessons learned from this experience. Hot Tips: Feed them and they will come! High school students love food. …
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Hello, I am Dawn Henderson, a doctoral student pursuing a community psychology concentration in the Psychology in the Public Interest program at North Carolina State University. In a faraway land, and maybe for some, right in the backyard we are involved in evaluation work with non-profit organizations. If you are like me, then this experience …
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Hi, we are Tom Archibald and Jane Buckley with the Cornell Office for Research on Evaluation. Among other initiatives, we work in partnership with non-formal educators to build evaluation capacity. We have been exploring the idea of evaluative thinking, which we believe is an essential, yet elusive, ingredient in evaluation capacity building (ECB). Below, we …
I’m Susan Kistler, the American Evaluation Association’s Executive Director and aesa365’s regular Saturday contributor. For those who read regularly, you know of my love of data visualization (DV) – I view it as a key to conveying evaluation information in ways that promote understanding and use. Here are two new items to feed your inner …
Susan Kistler on Inspiration and Education for Data Visualization Read More »
