The field of evaluation is being challenged to utilize a process that considers who is being evaluated and who is conducting the evaluation. Within this, increasing attention has been paid to how race and culture influence evaluation processes. This represents an important step forward in perspective and priority, yet evaluators often lack concrete mechanisms to…

This workshop, led by Lori Palen of Data Soapbox, will prepare researchers to develop attractive and informative products to disseminate their findings. Specific topics covered in the work include: What is an infographic? Infographic development process Options for infographic content, including types of visuals and recommendations for text Software for infographic development Core principles of…

Join NCEN for our April 2022 Professional Development Event!   For the Culture? Best Practices for Youth Engagement, Education, and Evaluation during COVID-19 This virtual professional development session will be led by Dr. Bahby Banks on Friday April 8 from 12 pm - 1:30 pm EST. The session is for NCEN members only. To join…

Virtual. R is incredibly powerful software, but getting started with it can be confusing. In this presentation, David Keyes will discuss reasons why R is worth the effort it takes to learn. These include fast, efficient, and reproducible data analysis, high-quality data visualization, and doing everything from data importing to final reporting in a single tool. The…

A panel of NCEN members will be presenting on their experiences with stakeholder engagement. A recording of this event is available to members upon login on the member content page.

Join us for an interactive discussion on collaborative and culturally responsive equitable evaluation co-facilitated by Karyl Askew and Monifa Beverly, co-authors of Employing Culturally Responsive Evaluation of Programs Serving Black Communities: Navigating Race, Accountability, High-Stakes, and (In)visibility in Frierson, Arbuthnot, Hopson, & Hood’s Race and Culturally Responsive Inquiry in Education: Improving Research, Evaluation, and Assessment.…

As evaluators a big part of our job is facilitating the use of an ever expanding collection of data sources.  A role made even harder by our audiences' shrinking attention spans.  So how do we get the most for our stakeholders out of the data we collect and analyze?  In this session, NCEN member and information…

Please join Dr. Richard Lambert, Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Director of the Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation, as he presents a method for evaluating the inter-rater reliability of evaluators who assess the performance of teachers. He will present results from a study…

Ellen Wilson, NCEN president, will give a brief presentation of some of the ways for using AI that may be helpful for evaluators, and then we will break into groups for members to discuss what they have tried, what works well and what does not, and other considerations.

Even with the best of intentions, as researchers, we often fail to put relevant and actionable evidence in the hands of decision-makers. Research and evaluation are joint efforts between the decision-makers who select and implement initiatives and those studying the progress and outcomes of these efforts. Dr. Colleen Paeplow will share the lessons learned within…

Join us to reconnect and learn! Compassion fatigue (CF) is the emotional and physical exhaustion that evaluators experience when exposed to trauma. Based on interviews with diverse evaluators, Dr. Stacy Huff explores how CF manifests in the field through emotional strain, professional isolation, and systemic challenges. This presentation challenges the field to acknowledge the hidden…