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ATLANTA AREA EVALUATION ASSOCIATION
About the newsletter…. The Newsletter is one way to help AaEA members: Learn, Participate, Share, Network and Evaluate. Each issue contains an article to help us: Learn and Evaluate by translating methodology into practice Participate by featuring recent or upcoming AaEA events Share and Network by highlighting upcoming professional development and other opportunities..
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: News from the President
1
March Professional Development Event
1
Conducting Community Intervention
2
Professional Development Opportunities
2 0 0 9
News from AaEA’s President Dear AAEA members, Sal Alaimo has served the AAEA as an active and engaged member since its inception almost ten years ago, and has provided excellent leadership as President. Along with the Council, I wish him the best as he moves on to pursue opportunities outside the Atlanta Area. I am confident that Sal will remain a friend of the affiliate and look forward to opportunities to gain from his expertise in the future. As President for the remainder of 2009, my plan is to continue to implement the strategic goals that the Council determined for this year, including reenergizing
member engagement, maximizing member benefits, diversifying and increasing the member base and serving as a resource for the non profit community. I invite all members to reach out to fellow evaluators as well as potential evaluators including students, recent graduates and new evaluators in publicizing our events and offerings. Practitioners in all disciplines including the social and behavioral sciences, education, public health, development, and business to name a few, are involved in evaluating the success of their work. I would like our member base to expand to represent all of
these fields so we can each benefit from the experiences of these many practices. I have benefited tremendously from my affiliation with the association over the past few years, through the professional development opportunities as well as from interacting with other evaluators. I hope membership with the AAEA holds this potential for each of you. Please stay tuned for our upcoming trainings and events for the remaining quarters of this year, and take advantage of our many announcements and opportunities. Sincerely, Bina Jayapaul-Philip President, AAEA, 2009-2010
What Evaluators Can Learn From Ice Cream!
Evaluations Opportunities
S U M M E R
2 3/4
On March 26, AaEA members learned about sampling methods and strategies at Sampling Matters: What Evaluators Can Learn from Ice Cream and School Reform, an event sponsored by AaEA’s Professional Development Committee. The group tasted different ice creams to learn how different sampling strategies give different results, and how small sample sizes can limit what we know about a population (or ice cream carton!). Once
terms were learned and ice cream bowls filled, the group turned their attention to the problems of using an unfocused sampling strategy, using a case study from the field of education. Throughout the event, a lively discussion occurred as participants shared their experiences with various sampling approaches and lessons learned on how to overcome potential challenges. The interactive session proved how much AaEA
members have to share and how valuable our collective wisdom can be! The professional development committee hopes to offer more of these opportunities to learn from each other. Please contact Maureen ([email protected]) and Kate ([email protected]) with ideas or suggestions for future sessions.
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Opportunities: GoGirlGo! has a Leadership Conference scheduled for June 25th. They would like a volunteer to come and talk to the GoGirlGo! network organizations about program evaluation. June 25th from 9:30 to 1:00. Registration is from 9:30 to 10:00. Forty-five minutes is set aside for the speaker. The time is flexible, but would prefer to have them on early, between 10:15 and 11:30. If this is not possible, time can be reserved after lunch, which will be around 11:45. For more information on the organization:
Conducting Community Intervention Evaluations On June 3, AaEA members learned about evaluating community interventions in a talk by Mary L. Ohmer, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Georgia State University. Dr. Ohmer’s talk, Challenges to and Solutions for Conducting Evaluations of Community Interventions provided a great mixture of presented materials and group conversations around identifying and addressing challenges to evaluating community interventions, including how to: • Develop logic models for community-level interventions. •Develop theory of change models for community-level interventions. •Identify more rigorous evaluation designs for community interventions.
•Collaborate with residents, community interventions. As with community-based organizations, universities. •Evaluate community interventions through other institutions. Dr. Ohmer concluded her presentation with hands on exercises for the group in developing a logic model for a community intervention, developing a theory of change for a community intervention, developing more rigorous methods to evaluate community interventions, or developing capacity building strategies for evaluating
other AaEA sessions, participants shared their experiences with community change models and lessons learned on how to overcome potential challenges. The session highlighted how difficult it is to provide a rigorous answer to the question “Am I making a difference?” with community interventions evaluations. This session provided many useful tools to help answer that question.
www.GoGirlGoAtlanta.com. The contact is: Candice L. Dixon, cdixon@womenssportsfoun dation.org; or 404.256.3323
The California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, currently has available positions of interest to evaluators posted at: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/ programs/aids/Pages/ OAEmploymentInformation. aspx The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking to fill the vacancy for a Planning and Evaluation Officer. If interested, please follow the link for Planning and Evaluation Officer: Planning and Evaluation Officer
Reminder: 9th Annual Summer Evaluation Institute, June 15-17, 2009 Cosponsored by CDC and the American Evaluation Association (AEA), the institute welcomes all who commission or perform program evaluations or use evaluation results. This year's institute features 3 days of intensive sessions, which include the following:
•
•
•
plenary keynote sessions with specialists on evaluation like Michael Patton! two days of interactive group sessions with nationally known evaluation specialists sessions for all levels of expertise.
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel 165 Courtland Street, Atlanta
Visit http://www.eval.org/ SummerInstitute09/ default.asp for information on institute sessions, presenters, and registration instructions.
Reminder: Professional Development Workshop Series, August 21-26 Claremont Graduate University offers its annual line-up of acclaimed workshops for those seeking to hone their research and evaluation skills. This year's series offers several new workshops as well as long-standing favorites.
Each workshop lasts one full day. Workshops in this series have consistently sold out in previous years, so save your seat in the workshops of your choice by registering online today.
Registration is available for both on-site and online workshops. http://www.cgu.edu/ pages/465.asp
The Atlanta-area Evaluation Association (AaEA) was formed in 2000 to support the broad and diverse group of evaluators in our area. Our mission is to:
Atlanta Area Evaluation Association
•
Promote the science and practice of evaluation in both the public and private sectors.
Visit us on the web!!! •
http://evalatl..org Email: [email protected]
Improve the quality of evaluation by promoting professional evaluation practices and stimulating new evaluation ideas and opportunities.
Newsletter Contributors:
•
Bina Jayapaul-Philip, President
providing networking opportunities and providing
Kate Julian, Professional Development Committee
a forum for cross-fertilization of ideas.
Karen Kun, Communications Committee Mesfin Mulatu, Communications Committee Dana Rickman, Communications Committee Maureen Wilce, Professional Development Committee
Enhance the professional life of evaluators by
•
Add credibility and visibility to the evaluation field by bringing students into the field and mentoring their development.
Learn, Participate, Share, Network and Evaluate
Professional Development Workshops: The 2009 Claremont Evaluation Debates Keynote Luncheons: The 2009 Claremont Evaluation Debates August 23 & 24, 2009 Claremont Graduate University Major voices in the living history of Evaluation will go head-to-head on key issues to how the field is practiced today. Watch them online for free, or join ringside in Claremont, California during the Professional Development Workshop Series.
Sunday, August 23, 12:00-1:30 pm (Pacific) Michael Quinn Patton vs. Michael Scriven Utilization-Focused Evaluation: Its Promise (Patton) and Pitfalls (Scriven)
Monday, August 24, 12:001:30 pm (Pacific) David Fetterman vs. Michael Scriven and Michael Quinn Patton Empowerment Evaluation: Its Promise (Fetterman) and Pitfalls (Scriven & Patton)
These debates are cosponsored by The Southern California Evaluation Association (an AEA local affiliate) and Claremont Graduate University.
Space for the in-person event is also limited, so register today for the in-person debates. Registration includes a buffet luncheon for only $10 per person. http://www.cgu.edu/ pages/6494.asp
About the newsletter…. The Newsletter is one way to help AaEA members: Learn, Participate, Share, Network and Evaluate. Each issue contains an article to help us: Learn and Evaluate by translating methodology into practice Participate by featuring recent or upcoming AaEA events Share and Network by highlighting upcoming professional development and other opportunities..
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: News from the President
1
March Professional Development Event
1
Conducting Community Intervention
2
Professional Development Opportunities
2 0 0 9
News from AaEA’s President Dear AAEA members, Sal Alaimo has served the AAEA as an active and engaged member since its inception almost ten years ago, and has provided excellent leadership as President. Along with the Council, I wish him the best as he moves on to pursue opportunities outside the Atlanta Area. I am confident that Sal will remain a friend of the affiliate and look forward to opportunities to gain from his expertise in the future. As President for the remainder of 2009, my plan is to continue to implement the strategic goals that the Council determined for this year, including reenergizing
member engagement, maximizing member benefits, diversifying and increasing the member base and serving as a resource for the non profit community. I invite all members to reach out to fellow evaluators as well as potential evaluators including students, recent graduates and new evaluators in publicizing our events and offerings. Practitioners in all disciplines including the social and behavioral sciences, education, public health, development, and business to name a few, are involved in evaluating the success of their work. I would like our member base to expand to represent all of
these fields so we can each benefit from the experiences of these many practices. I have benefited tremendously from my affiliation with the association over the past few years, through the professional development opportunities as well as from interacting with other evaluators. I hope membership with the AAEA holds this potential for each of you. Please stay tuned for our upcoming trainings and events for the remaining quarters of this year, and take advantage of our many announcements and opportunities. Sincerely, Bina Jayapaul-Philip President, AAEA, 2009-2010
What Evaluators Can Learn From Ice Cream!
Evaluations Opportunities
S U M M E R
2 3/4
On March 26, AaEA members learned about sampling methods and strategies at Sampling Matters: What Evaluators Can Learn from Ice Cream and School Reform, an event sponsored by AaEA’s Professional Development Committee. The group tasted different ice creams to learn how different sampling strategies give different results, and how small sample sizes can limit what we know about a population (or ice cream carton!). Once
terms were learned and ice cream bowls filled, the group turned their attention to the problems of using an unfocused sampling strategy, using a case study from the field of education. Throughout the event, a lively discussion occurred as participants shared their experiences with various sampling approaches and lessons learned on how to overcome potential challenges. The interactive session proved how much AaEA
members have to share and how valuable our collective wisdom can be! The professional development committee hopes to offer more of these opportunities to learn from each other. Please contact Maureen ([email protected]) and Kate ([email protected]) with ideas or suggestions for future sessions.
PAGE
2
Opportunities: GoGirlGo! has a Leadership Conference scheduled for June 25th. They would like a volunteer to come and talk to the GoGirlGo! network organizations about program evaluation. June 25th from 9:30 to 1:00. Registration is from 9:30 to 10:00. Forty-five minutes is set aside for the speaker. The time is flexible, but would prefer to have them on early, between 10:15 and 11:30. If this is not possible, time can be reserved after lunch, which will be around 11:45. For more information on the organization:
Conducting Community Intervention Evaluations On June 3, AaEA members learned about evaluating community interventions in a talk by Mary L. Ohmer, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Georgia State University. Dr. Ohmer’s talk, Challenges to and Solutions for Conducting Evaluations of Community Interventions provided a great mixture of presented materials and group conversations around identifying and addressing challenges to evaluating community interventions, including how to: • Develop logic models for community-level interventions. •Develop theory of change models for community-level interventions. •Identify more rigorous evaluation designs for community interventions.
•Collaborate with residents, community interventions. As with community-based organizations, universities. •Evaluate community interventions through other institutions. Dr. Ohmer concluded her presentation with hands on exercises for the group in developing a logic model for a community intervention, developing a theory of change for a community intervention, developing more rigorous methods to evaluate community interventions, or developing capacity building strategies for evaluating
other AaEA sessions, participants shared their experiences with community change models and lessons learned on how to overcome potential challenges. The session highlighted how difficult it is to provide a rigorous answer to the question “Am I making a difference?” with community interventions evaluations. This session provided many useful tools to help answer that question.
www.GoGirlGoAtlanta.com. The contact is: Candice L. Dixon, cdixon@womenssportsfoun dation.org; or 404.256.3323
The California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, currently has available positions of interest to evaluators posted at: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/ programs/aids/Pages/ OAEmploymentInformation. aspx The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking to fill the vacancy for a Planning and Evaluation Officer. If interested, please follow the link for Planning and Evaluation Officer: Planning and Evaluation Officer
Reminder: 9th Annual Summer Evaluation Institute, June 15-17, 2009 Cosponsored by CDC and the American Evaluation Association (AEA), the institute welcomes all who commission or perform program evaluations or use evaluation results. This year's institute features 3 days of intensive sessions, which include the following:
•
•
•
plenary keynote sessions with specialists on evaluation like Michael Patton! two days of interactive group sessions with nationally known evaluation specialists sessions for all levels of expertise.
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel 165 Courtland Street, Atlanta
Visit http://www.eval.org/ SummerInstitute09/ default.asp for information on institute sessions, presenters, and registration instructions.
Reminder: Professional Development Workshop Series, August 21-26 Claremont Graduate University offers its annual line-up of acclaimed workshops for those seeking to hone their research and evaluation skills. This year's series offers several new workshops as well as long-standing favorites.
Each workshop lasts one full day. Workshops in this series have consistently sold out in previous years, so save your seat in the workshops of your choice by registering online today.
Registration is available for both on-site and online workshops. http://www.cgu.edu/ pages/465.asp
The Atlanta-area Evaluation Association (AaEA) was formed in 2000 to support the broad and diverse group of evaluators in our area. Our mission is to:
Atlanta Area Evaluation Association
•
Promote the science and practice of evaluation in both the public and private sectors.
Visit us on the web!!! •
http://evalatl..org Email: [email protected]
Improve the quality of evaluation by promoting professional evaluation practices and stimulating new evaluation ideas and opportunities.
Newsletter Contributors:
•
Bina Jayapaul-Philip, President
providing networking opportunities and providing
Kate Julian, Professional Development Committee
a forum for cross-fertilization of ideas.
Karen Kun, Communications Committee Mesfin Mulatu, Communications Committee Dana Rickman, Communications Committee Maureen Wilce, Professional Development Committee
Enhance the professional life of evaluators by
•
Add credibility and visibility to the evaluation field by bringing students into the field and mentoring their development.
Learn, Participate, Share, Network and Evaluate
Professional Development Workshops: The 2009 Claremont Evaluation Debates Keynote Luncheons: The 2009 Claremont Evaluation Debates August 23 & 24, 2009 Claremont Graduate University Major voices in the living history of Evaluation will go head-to-head on key issues to how the field is practiced today. Watch them online for free, or join ringside in Claremont, California during the Professional Development Workshop Series.
Sunday, August 23, 12:00-1:30 pm (Pacific) Michael Quinn Patton vs. Michael Scriven Utilization-Focused Evaluation: Its Promise (Patton) and Pitfalls (Scriven)
Monday, August 24, 12:001:30 pm (Pacific) David Fetterman vs. Michael Scriven and Michael Quinn Patton Empowerment Evaluation: Its Promise (Fetterman) and Pitfalls (Scriven & Patton)
These debates are cosponsored by The Southern California Evaluation Association (an AEA local affiliate) and Claremont Graduate University.
Space for the in-person event is also limited, so register today for the in-person debates. Registration includes a buffet luncheon for only $10 per person. http://www.cgu.edu/ pages/6494.asp
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