This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. “Whose Evidence is It?” I’ve been talking a lot about evidence lately, but I feel I’ve been missing a crucial piece. As a reminder, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), our country’s primary federal education legislation, requires that programs and interventions purchased with […]
“Whose Evidence Is it?”
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. I’ve been talking a lot about evidence lately, but I feel I’ve been missing a crucial piece. As a reminder, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), our country’s primary federal education legislation, requires that programs and interventions purchased with federal education dollars must […]
Improving Our Museum Labels Through A Harm Reduction Lens: Part 2
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. By: Rachel Nicholson “If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb In my last post, I wrote about harm reduction as a philosophy and how it might be applied to rethinking […]
How to Visualize Qualitative Data with Colored Phrases
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Wondering how to visualize your qualitative data? Maybe you’ve got open-ended survey responses, focus group notes, or speech transcripts. Qualitative data visualization can bring our words and phrases to life. My friend Jon Schwabish from PolicyViz asked me to partner on his One […]
The Art of Gathering
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Innovation work from identifying problems in need of solutions, generating ideas, creating things, and simply providing the inspiration and mutual support for doing the work often requires gathering. Whether it is face-to-face, online, or some hybrid option the same general rules apply for […]
Earth Day at 51: Why Museums Must Embrace the Anthropocene
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at rka-learnwithus.com. Whether or not public programs are again canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Earth Day each April 22 warrants the engagement of the museum sector. Emlyn Koster explains why. “Earth Day 1970 gave a voice to an emerging public consciousness about the state […]
How do people read reports and just what is an F Pattern?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. When I talk about report design there is always one message I make sure to deliver. People scan reports before they read reports (if they end up reading them at all). But what does that mean really? That’s what this post is about. […]
ESSA Level 4: Getting your foot in the door
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. In my last post, I talked about how the recent American Rescue Plan Act will bring an influx of funds specifically for out-of-school time (OST) — after-school and summer — programs, as well as for community schools and wraparound services. This is a […]
Ask Nicole: Being Honest about Your Capacity
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. I had a “quantity” mindset when I started out as a consultant, taking on multiple projects at once to build my portfolio. It was a lot, considering I still worked my full-time […]
Evaluation Question Examples
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. A blank page can intimidate any writer. The same goes for evaluators – that “evaluation questions” column in your evaluation plan may be daunting. Looking at examples of real-world evaluation questions just might inspire your own. We’ve already covered how to write good […]