This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. Last week, I watched a powerful webinar from Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center about health inequity and COVID-19. One of the first speakers, Dr. Nwando Olayiwola, started to talk about vulnerable populations but quickly corrected herself. She called them, “populations that have been […]
What Will Be Your Story?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. It’s not always easy to measure the impact of family and community engagement efforts. Some aspects of education — like test scores or report card grades — (notwithstanding the wide variety of controversies around their use) are pretty straightforward to measure. They’re already […]
How COVID-19 is Bringing Inequality to the Forefront
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. For the past few weeks, one image has been recurring in my mind. I keep picturing the living conditions of a student whose home I visited a few times when I was working as a community school coordinator in Baltimore. This student had […]
Adapting for Improvement in Light of COVID-19
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. I naively said to my family a few weeks ago that I was lucky that my business wouldn’t be affected in the way that so many restaurants and other small businesses are by the pandemic. I couldn’t see then, but it has become […]
How Muay Thai Helped Me Re-Think Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. I’ve been training in Muay Thai (kickboxing) for a few years. I am always learning something new and being pushed outside of my comfort zone … and I love it. However, I am and have always been a perfectionist. It’s something I’ve struggled […]
Resolving Data Fears in Education
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. I had some great conversations this week with colleagues about establishing a culture of data in organizations and training organizations who are new to evaluation and data. These conversations reminded me about one of my favorite old blog posts, that I originally wrote […]
Structured Solutions’ New Service Packages
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. You may notice that the website has gotten a bit of an overhaul. I wanted to better communicate what clients get from working with me and what makes Structured Solutions different from other small evaluation firms. The biggest change is that I’ve restructured […]
My Most Powerful Reads of the Decade
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. I love to read. Curling up with a good book and getting lost in the story for hours is pure bliss for me. Of course, adulthood prevents this from being a regular occurrence, but I still treasure the time I spend reading and […]
What I Learned from a Not-So-Great Year
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. I know I’m in good company when I say that I’m not sad to say goodbye to 2019. I also know that the challenges I faced this year pale in comparison to the experiences of so many others whom I have read or […]
Telling Community Stories to Affect Change
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. It’s funny where the most interesting and engaging conversations can happen. At the gym last week, I had a few random, but passionate conversations with other members of the educational (and martial arts!) community about youth experiencing trauma and how it impacts their […]