“It Begins with Us”
Monday, March 11 & Tuesday, March 12
9:00am-4:00pm
- Evaluation 101: Lija Greenseid, PhD, Greenseid Consulting Group LLC (two-day workshop, 3/11-3/12)
- Designing and Conducting Focus Group Interviews: Richard Krueger & Mary Anne Casey, University of Minnesota (two-day workshop, 3/11-3/12)
- Principles-Focused Evaluation: Michael Quinn Patton (one-day workshop, 3/11)
- Basics of Using Theory to Improve Evaluation Practice: John LaVelle, University of Minnesota (one-day workshop, 3/11)
- Survey Design: Michael Rodriguez, University of Minnesota (one-day workshop, 3/12)
- Utilization-Focused Evaluation: Michael Quinn Patton (one-day workshop, 3/12)
Wednesday, March 13
8:15-8:30—Welcome / Check-in
8:30-9:15—Keynote Address: “It Begins with Us”
Leah C. Neubauer, EdD, MA
Northwestern University
9:30-11:30
- Evaluation Basics Track: What is Evaluation? John LaVelle, PhD, UMN
- Beyond the Basics Track: Using Implementation Science to Improve Program Implementation Efforts; Tehout Selameab, Arcadia Research & Evaluation, Kristen Johnson PhD, UMN
- Special Topics Track: Engaging At-Risk Youth in Evaluation;
Ross VeLure Roholt, UMN - Cultural Responsiveness in Evaluation Track: Culturally Responsive Evaluation: Considerations for a Latinx Approach; Leah C. Neubauer, EdD, MA, Northwestern University
11:30-12:30—Lunch
12:30-4:00
- Evaluation Basics Track: Surveys from Start to Finish; Jennie Zumbusch, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI)
- Beyond the Basics Track: How to Write a Winning Proposal; David Johnson, PhD, UMN
- Special Topics Track: Community-Engaged Evaluation; Heidi Barajas, PhD, & Kari Smalkoski, PhD, UMN
- Cultural Responsiveness in Evaluation Track: Beyond Diversity, Culture, & Inclusion: Alternative Frameworks for Understanding and Addressing Systemic Inequities; Vidhya Shanker, Rainbow Research
Thursday, March 14
8:15-11:30
- Evaluation Basics Track: Evaluation Questions, Logic Models, Program Theory; Ellen Iverson, PhD, Carleton College
- Beyond the Basics Track: Conflict Management; Jeanne Zimmer, UMN
- Special Topics Track: Developmental Evaluation for Truth, Beauty, and Justice; Nora Murphy Johnson, PhD & A. Rafael Johnson, Creative Evaluation
- Cultural Responsiveness in Evaluation Track: LGBTQ Inclusive Evaluation Techniques; Joshua C. Collins, EdD, UMN
11:30-12:30—Lunch
12:30-3:00
- Evaluation Basics Track: Data Collection for Beginners; Amanda J. Petersen & Dan Swanson, Wilder Research
- Beyond the Basics Track: Evaluator Competencies to Improve Practice; Jean King, PhD, MESI/UMN
- Special Topics Track: Positionality in Evaluation; Calli Thompson, Nishank Varshney, & Trupti Sarode, UMN
- Cultural Responsiveness in Evaluation Track: Indigenous Evaluation; Nicole Bowman (Mohican/Lunaape), PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Bowman Performance Consulting LLC
3:15-4:00
Closing Keynote: “Where We Go from Here”
Nicole Bowman (Mohican/Lunaape), PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Bowman Performance Consulting LLC