Evaluative Thinking Workshop Thomas Archibald, Ph.D. April 19, 2022, 9AM to 2:30PM Atlantic Time Register via EventBrite: https://evaluativethinking.eventbrite.ca How does one “think like an evaluator”? How can program implementers learn to think like evaluators? Recent years have witnessed an increased use of the term “evaluative thinking,” yet this particular way of thinking, reflecting, and reasoning is not always well understood. Workshop Objectives Michael Quinn Patton warned that as attention to evaluative thinking has increased, we face the danger that the term “will become vacuous through sheer repetition and lip service.” This workshop can help avoid that pitfall. Drawing from over 10 years of research and practice in evaluation capacity building (ECB),…

Aligned with CESNS Journal Club‘s March 2022 focus on Developmental Evaluation (DE), Andrealisa interviews C2019 Co-Chair Louise Adongo, on the role she sees for DE to support innovation toward equity and utility within programs and within evaluation practice. Together, they recall the evolution of DE in Canadian evaluation and at Inspiring Communities, and discuss upcoming opportunities and resources for Atlantic evaluators who are interested in applying DE to systems change (eg: a Primer), and work by Turtle Island Institute and the Blue Marble Evaluation Network. For a brief overview on Developmental Evaluation and when it might be a useful alternative: 3min Introduction to DE by Michael Quinn Patton 14min DE…

Please see below for information on a French-language offering of the CES Essential Skills Series. Training starts April 18, 2022 to June 23, 2022. More info can also be found at:https://einstitute.evaluationcanada.ca/fr/products/serie-sur-les-competences-essentielles-cohorte-facilitee/