You’re invited to get involved with CES NS! CES NS Members can join the board!We’re looking to fill: Vice President Professional Development Chair IT Chair Both CES members and non-members are invited to join the Professional Development committee to help us plan professional development activities. If you have questions, or would like to express your interest in a position, let us know at: [email protected] Deadline to express interest is: June 7, 2022 Members, save the date – our Annual General Meeting is June 22, 2022!
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Asking for a Friend: Thinking Evaluatively About the “Conceptual Use” of Evidence for Awareness (Earth Day and Autism Month)
In April’s #evalAFF, I reference the below diagram from a blog post entitled “Unhappy Earth Day” to invite reflection on a) examples when action to increase “awareness” may be a necessary but insufficient evaluation-use proposition, and b) how to mitigate the risk that increased “awareness” of a phenomenon will stimulate counter-productive responses such as “greenwashing” marketing and merchandise. I also refer to pushback from #actuallyautistic on social media, for Autistic people to reclaim the narrative of “Autism Awareness” month, citing examples of how popular entertainment about Autism can perpetuate a neurotypical framing of Autistic communication as deficient, rather than different. In follow up to our April 19 Workshop on Evaluative Thinking…
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Employment Opportunity: Senior Program Evaluator (Designated) with the Office of Workplace Mental Health
Nova Scotia’s Office of Workplace Mental Health is hiring for a Senior Program Evaluator. Competition #: 35284Classification: EC 10Salary Range: $ 2,858 – $ 3,572 Approximate Bi-Weekly SalaryClosing Date: May 9, 2022 Please note, this opportunity is designated to the following diversity groups: African Nova Scotian and Other Racially Visible, Indigenous Persons and/or Persons with Disabilities. For more information and to apply, please visit https://jobs.novascotia.ca/job/HALIFAX-Senior-Program-Evaluator-%28Designated%29-NS-B3J-2V9/558857717
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Deadline EXTENDED to Apr 27 – Nominations for CES Conference Registration Fee Awards
The deadline for nominations has been extended to April 27! If you or someone you know require financial support to attend the CES Conference in Winnipeg, please read on. The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES-NS) is seeking nominations for an award to support attendance at the CES 2022 national conference, taking place from June 13 to 15, 2022 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. More information is available at https://c2022.evaluationcanada.ca. Conference registration, travel, and accommodation support is available in a limited amount for members, and one conference registration is available for a non-member. We welcome nominations of any current resident of Nova Scotia who has made or has the potential…
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Volunteer Opportunity: Data for Good seeking evaluation advice
The Maritimes Data for Good Chapter is seeking a professional evaluator who is willing to donate 1-2 hours of time to advise on strategies to improve data collection – specifically, collecting feedback from youth who decline invitations to participate in leadership opportunities. Additionally, Data for Good is building a roster of individuals with evaluation experience to reach out to for future similar opportunities. This is a great opportunity to use your evaluation and research skills to help out a local not for profit organization. If interested, please contact Michelle Sinville at [email protected]. About Data for Good (from their website): Data For Good is a collective of do gooders, who want…