AEAWEB http://rss.aea365.org/wordpress Headlines and Resources for Evaluators Mon, 28 May 2012 03:52:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 aea/headlineshttp://feedburner.google.com AEA Headlines and Resources: Week of May 20 – May 26, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aea/headlines/~3/gE1Pi6GIHWk/ http://rss.aea365.org/wordpress/?p=589#comments Mon, 28 May 2012 03:52:08 +0000 MarcusBolton http://rss.aea365.org/wordpress/?p=589 These are delivered in real time via RSS feed to our LinkedIn Group (http://bit.ly/aealinkedin), AEA’s headlines webpage (http://eval.org/aeaweb.asp), and our Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/aeaweb), as well as compiled and posted weekly to EVALTALK and sent to our email subscribers.

Registration Open AEA Members & Non-members:

  • Spread the word! Registration now open for AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Training Institute, June 3-6 in Atlanta http://t.co/IW8FYLF7
  • Registration open for 2012 Environmental Evaluators Forum Unconference co-convened with AEA – July 18-19 in DC only $25 http://t.co/8lURARyp
  • Just added new eStudy webinar on Focus Group Research with M Revels. Details on this & our other courses: http://t.co/Hb3gUCZA

Coffee Break Webinars AEA Members Only:

  • AEA Members: Thursday 5/31 – Coffee Break webinar on tools for evaluative thinking http://t.co/Jvmqh68u
  • AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break on 4 step process to make evaluation findings actionable on 6/21 http://t.co/4XOZSSs4

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts by & for Evaluators:

  • S Kistler on a Must-have Free Tool for the Evaluation Detective 5/26 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/fpdGA9HA
  • R Kelly on A Tip on Activating Your Cultural Intelligence 5/25 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/NH9PF9YG
  • A White on Engaging Stakeholders More Effectively 5/24 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/AJHk92AT
  • M Kawano-Chiu & A Blum on Peacebuilding Evaluation Project: A Forum for Donors & Implementers 5/23 aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/2brP7Z83
  • Engelman and McKlin on ‘Grit’ as a Measure of Academic Success 5/22 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/UwU5CFC2
  • S Salinas-Mulder & F Amariles on Gender, Rights and Cultural Awareness in Development 5/21 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/kcXvdvm2
  • C Whitmore on Framing an Evaluation Conversation for Programs with Fuzzy Goals 5/20 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/iX6rHxL3

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: CMMS grants to identify & evaluate solutions for eliminating health disparities among Hispanics http://t.co/w6X0Ivr0
  • Funding: CMMS grants to identify & evaluate solutions for eliminating health disparities among African Americans http://t.co/NdeMPSUa
  • Funding: USAID grant to conduct evaluation under Zimbabwe Orphans & Other Vulnerable Children (OVC) Project http://t.co/in9pOy7t
  • Funding: HRSA grant to conduct evaluation under act aimed at raising health status of Native Hawaiians http://t.co/zHAFJqr6

Other Items of Note:

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Registration Open AEA Members & Non-members:

  • Spread the word! Registration now open for AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Training Institute, June 3-6 in Atlanta http://t.co/IW8FYLF7
  • Registration open for 2012 Environmental Evaluators Forum Unconference co-convened with AEA – July 18-19 in DC only $25 http://t.co/8lURARyp
  • Evaluation training online – awesome education without the travel cost. Added Intro Consulting and Social Network Analysis http://t.co/W971kBsF
  • Seen G Barrington’s blog? http://t.co/fqOWnzcK She’s leading an eStudy course on Evaluation Consulting in June http://t.co/pXPTj7os

Coffee Break Webinars AEA Members Only:

  • Registration open for Coffee Break on benefits of pro bono evaluation with L Goldstein Moses 6/7 http://t.co/YFpXW9UC
  • AEA Members: New Recording in Coffee Break Webinar Archive – Framework for Focus Group Data Collection http://t.co/lXF7XwwZ
  • AEA Members: New Recording in Coffee Break Webinar Archive – CBD096: Google Refine: Data now works! http://t.co/rli8drfj
  • AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break demo of Weave data vizualization software via OIC Weave on 6/14 http://t.co/p4MfvwV7

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts by & for Evaluators:

  • S Kistler on Great Professional Development and a Great Blog 5/19 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/aQpDJF1L
  • WE Week: S Griffey on Free, Online (No-Install) Resources for Evaluator Efficiency 5/18 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/DZC6s16k
  • WE Week: L Gagliardone on Participatory Communication and Evaluation Walk Hand in Hand 5/17 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/QAoT3gs8
  • WE Week: E Abdullateef on Using Online Search to Assess Public’s View of Your Programs 5/16 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/huez77XM
  • WE Week: B Wright on Evaluating the Decision to Be an Independent Evaluator 5/15 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/Yd81tBSI
  • WE Week: S Jenkins on Using Technical Advisory Groups in Evaluation 5/14 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/qbJ3k214
  • WE Week: A Emery on The Diversity of Evaluation Opportunities in DC 5/13 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/iG9Aty98
  • We’re celebrating the joys of Evaluation in DC all this week on aea365 with colleagues in our Washington Affiliate http://t.co/jcEiiQjE

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: USAID grant to monitor & conduct evaluation under Angola Fiscal Transparency Initiative http://t.co/CM9ULxae
  • Funding: USMB grant to monitor & evaluate community & economic development program to combat crime http://t.co/c0gz6gcj
  • Funding: CDC grant to conduct evaluate of program aimed at increasing adult immunization rates http://t.co/hbh4EcM8
  • Funding: DoE grant to conduct evaluation under Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program http://t.co/8q8m6jQN
  • Funding: DoE grant to conduct evaluation under Territories & Freely Associated States Education Grant Program http://t.co/noZ0W8r9

Other Items of Note:

  • Data Art vs. Data Visualization: Why Does a Distinction Matter? from S Few via S Evergreen http://t.co/42Gv076I
  • Should evaluators share statistical results during evaluation conferences? via A Emery http://t.co/cQgVa0iJ
  • Climate Evaluation community has 921 registered members. Help them reach 1000! Not yet a member? Joining is free: http://t.co/N4o6rpfH
  • New Issue of Community Investments Online focuses on Data and Measurement from Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco http://t.co/EFsdOa7Q
  • Photovoice and informed decision making: Helping people talk about their health choices | SurroundHealth Blog http://t.co/KkT9fWav
  • The need for more rigor in AusAID’s project evaluations | Development Policy Blog http://t.co/C6xbKCIe
  • Chart overhaul – check the upgrade on Evergreen’s blog – Always have a logic to your chart item order! http://t.co/o1QrNkf8
  • AEA member Sandra Basgall profiled on ReliefWeb http://t.co/ZDPMmFYc
  • Tech evaluation resources from Australasian Evaluation Association Group – via B Courtney on EVALTALK http://t.co/oq953W9x
  • Videos on data journalism – data display and visualization – from the International Journalism Festival http://t.co/hZq8Nvnk
  • 9 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/6AXpmwB6

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Registration Open AEA Members & Non-members:

  • Spread the word! Registration now open for AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Training Institute, June 3-6 in Atlanta http://t.co/IW8FYLF7
  • Registration open for 2012 Environmental Evaluators Forum Unconference co-convened with AEA – July 18-19 in DC only $25 http://t.co/8lURARyp
  • Evaluation training online – awesome education without the travel cost. Added Intro Consulting and Social Network Analysis http://t.co/W971kBsF

Coffee Break Webinars AEA Members Only:

  • Registration now open for Coffee Break on benefits of pro bono evaluation with L Goldstein Moses 6/7 http://t.co/YFpXW9UC

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts by & for Evaluators:

  • S Kistler on Curations of Data Visualization Tools and Tutorials 5/12 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/EmWlUBCK
  • EdEval Week: J Caines on Survey Design 5/11 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/fL7eF1vm
  • EdEval Week: V Smith on Engaging Teachers in STEM Curriculum & Assessment Development 5/10 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/mqi2CZo7
  • EdEval Week: T Berry & K Edwards on New Assessment Systems Designed to Align with Common Core Standards 5/9 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/aY6no32n
  • EdEval Week: D Mattila on Evaluation of Learning and Teaching 21st Century Skills 5/8 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/LLUZ2Hvx
  • EdEval Week: K Collins & C Green on Designing Evaluations with the Whole Child in Mind 5/7 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/mW7t81Ti
  • EDEval Week: S Robinson Kohn on IES – Institute of Education Sciences 5/6 on aea365 TIp-a-Day alerts http://t.co/0ZQZo3I6

New Funding Opportunities:

  • McDonnell Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards for studying Complex Systems http://t.co/WL5bCVYB

Other Items of Note:

  • 9 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/RraOrMON
  • New issue of Evaluation and the Health Professions now available http://t.co/ctgaXY06
  • Wow! Evaluation 2012 scheduled keynote Oran Hesterman interviewed on CNN “Our food system is broken” http://t.co/lAuU5U1v
  • The Friday Funny from Genuine Evaluation Blog: A surrealistic mega-analysis of redisorganization theories http://t.co/QDbdeKdj
  • Friday Funny: Every time you make a powerpoint Tufte kills a kitten: How to Choose the Best Chart for Your Data http://t.co/YkidUxO5
  • Strategic Evaluation – Shifting the Evaluation Paradigm [in philanthropy] from M Kramer via FSG http://t.co/1RhTecYy

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Registration Open – AEA Members and Nonmembers

  • Spread the word! Registration now open for AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Training Institute, June 3-6 in Atlanta http://t.co/IW8FYLF7
  • Registration open for 2012 Environmental Evaluators Forum Unconference co-convened w/AEA http://t.co/8lURARyp Jul 18-19 in DC only $25
  • T Christie’s eStudy course on Evaluation Theories closes in one week on 5/10. Sign up now! http://t.co/akwR3dHw
  • Training on Developmental Evaluation, Effective Reporting, Consulting via our eStudy courses! http://t.co/2kQFJPfT

Coffee Break Webinars – AEA Members Only:

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts by and for Evaluators:

  • S Kistler on Free Coffee Break Webinar Series for M&E 5/5 on aea365 Tip-a-Day http://t.co/0NIQXIKs
  • K Hutchinson on a Framework for Needs Assessment 5/4 on aea365 Tip-a-Day http://t.co/wJnmXGW3
  • E Autio on Recruiting Teachers for Your Education Study 5/3 on aea365 Tip-a-Day http://t.co/g74H4Vve
  • H Reynoso-Vallejo on Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Evaluation 5/2 on aea365 Tip-a-Day http://t.co/E53jkOrU
  • L Peterson on Conducting Focus Groups with High School Students with Disabilities 5/1 on aea365 Tip-a-Day http://t.co/4ad5qjx0
  • D Henderson on Consider Telling a Story 4/30 on aea365 Tip-a-Day http://t.co/cruoFd6A
  • Archibald & Buckley on Evaluative Thinking: The ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’ of Evaluation Capacity Building 4/29 on aea365 http://t.co/SgmmWfu8

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: SAMHSA grant to evaluate program that reduces health disparities/ improves outcomes of diverse populations http://t.co/G8wnqS3w
  • Funding: SMART grant to evaluate program that promotes evidence integration in sex offender management http://t.co/gP8yF2Oi
  • Funding: USAID grant to conduct research & evaluation under Democracy Grant & Fellowships Program http://t.co/Bc6Yd7kV
  • Funding: USAID grant to evaluate program that aims to improve health among key target groups http://t.co/aZZoCNuS
  • Funding: BECA grant to conduct evaluation under Professional Fellows Empower Programs http://t.co/2Bbk6IpP
  • Funding: AoA grant to conduct evaluation under Empowering Adults w/ Disabilities Self-Management Education Programs http://t.co/YbG3Q9Hf
  • Funding: HRSA grant to conduct evaluation under HIV Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program http://t.co/RuyqWTbS
  • Funding: BJS grant to conduct evaluation under National Pretrial Reporting Program http://t.co/DYwe1YQW

Other Items of Note:

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Don’t Miss:

  • AEA Members: Thursday 5/3 Coffee Break webinar on how to engage audiences with C O’Neill http://t.co/Pn6x3Vdx
  • eStudy on Development Evaluation for beginners with M Quinn Patton closes in one week! http://t.co/cOvDIwhk
  • AEA Members: New Coffee Break Webinar: Understanding Mexican Culture to Improve Interview Experience http://t.co/HnD0ZjZz
  • AEA Members: New Coffee Break Webinar – Combining Web, Phone, and Mail Modes in a Single Study http://t.co/UZSJRoVR
  • AEA Members: New issue of American Journal of Evaluation now online http://t.co/0tOYT9Fc
  • 13 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/bWh4xxHo

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

  • S Kistler on Inspiration and Education for Data Visualization 4/28 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/UE33qjla
  • Bloggers Series: C Rain on The Evaluation Forum 4/27 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/sQArGcBr
  • Bloggers Week: P Small on the Nonprofit Capacity Building Blog 4/26 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/bytbZ93F
  • Bloggers Series: D Fetterman on the Empowerment Evaluation Blog 4/25 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/8COeF898
  • Bloggers Week: P Rodríguez-Bilella on Al Borde Del Caos 4/24 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/Wj55DlY0
  • Bloggers Series: J Gargani on EvalBlog 4/23 on aea365 Tip-a-Day http://t.co/vLEtUs9w
  • Bloggers Series: S Mayer on JustPhilanthropy 4/22 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/pf2kmzAF

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: ACF grant to evaluate comprehensive support services for families affected by substance abuse and/or HIV/AIDS http://t.co/tFKgoIAg
  • Funding: HRSA grant to conduct evaluation under Maternal & Child Health Doctoral Training Program http://t.co/2lf04X3u
  • Funding: CDC grant monitor & evaluate state public health approaches for ensuring Quitline capacity http://t.co/0ympRx43
  • Funding: USAID grant evaluate program that supports to political processes in Djibouti http://t.co/vBX3yqxk
  • Funding: USAID grant to develop, implement & evaluate programs reaching out to most-at-risk populations http://t.co/so7bw7Hy
  • Funding: NIH grants to conduct multidisciplinary studies of HIV/AIDS & aging evaluation http://t.co/7qSygvuD
  • Funding: NIH planning grants for translational research to improve obesity & diabetes outcomes evaluation http://t.co/S8M7hGJL

Other Items of Note:

  • Six predictions about the future of evaluation | from colleagues in Slovenia http://t.co/cTjECnqa
  • Learning! Everyone says they want to do it, but… | H Preskill on FSG Strategic Evaluation Blog http://t.co/hFKOps4e
  • Web Survey Design: Knowing When the 20 Dollar Plan is Not Enough from C Lysy http://t.co/g9nnE6iG
  • How are great storytellers similar to great presenters? | Adventures of an Internal Evaluator from A Emery http://t.co/c1gltIyd

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Don’t Miss:

  • AEA Members: New Coffee Break Webinar: What Facebook Insights Can Tell You about Your Social Media Presence http://t.co/e9ACartf
  • AEA Members: New Recording in Coffee Break Webinar Archive – Stop Wrestling, Start Exploring with Tableau http://t.co/ExkzThkX
  • AEA Members: Thursday 4/26 Coffee Break on mixed mode surveys with L Greenseid http://t.co/5IkLO5GD
  • AEA Members: Just added Coffee Break on evaluation focus groups with M Revels on Friday 5/11. So good it’s on a different day! http://t.co/ZpU1ufJJ
  • Latest addition to the webinar lineup brought us up to our 100th Coffee Break! Wow!
  • Spread the word! Registration now open for AEA/CDC Summer Evaluation Training Institute, June 3-6 in Atlanta http://t.co/IW8FYLF7
  • Wow – just opened registration for two Social Network Analysis eStudy courses – beginners & intermediates http://t.co/ew6cOGA0
  • We’re celebrating Environmental Evaluation all this Earth Week on aea365! http://t.co/Zry0ItHL
  • 9 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/oYajqvtC

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

  • EPE Week: A Carleton-Hug on Evaluating Your Own Environmental Impact 4/20 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/EWlzFLA8
  • EPE Week: M Keene, A Ortega-Argueta, L De Smet & L Eriksson on The Environmental Evaluators Network in 2012 4/19 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/uh0cn4U1
  • EPE Week: V Williams on Evaluating Environmental Education Programs 4/18 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/mezCTrop
  • EPE Week: A Williams on The False Dichotomy Between “Environmental” and “Social” 4/17 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/YIIc49Vu
  • EPE Week: T Phillips on Developing Validated Scales 4/16 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/ccY6JMaN
  • EPE Week: Y Watson on Mission Possible: Evaluation Capacity Building at EPA 4/15 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/jknMKohT

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: OJJDP grant to conduct evaluation under Field-Initiated Research & Evaluation Program http://t.co/D52LoIaG
  • Funding: NSF grant to conduct research & evaluation on education in science & engineering http://t.co/lAdYyElP
  • Funding: OPO grant to evaluate Citizenship and Integration Direct Services Grant Program http://t.co/YNd9Mj5p
  • Funding: Disability Determination Small Grant Program for Graduate Student Research http://t.co/M03hNiCZ

Other Items of Note:

  • Using data to help teachers make better decisions – Q&A with A Kim via NWEA http://t.co/hBzWKIIK
  • Getting Real About Real-Time Evaluation from C Nolan and F Lo – Guidance for nonprofits thinking about evaluation http://t.co/lSfJYdUQ
  • Youth Focus Group Questions 101 | Adventures of an Internal Evaluator from A Emery http://t.co/LzKvPRAd
  • Country-led M&E Systems: Better evidence, better policies, better results | video | H Lundgren OECD/DAC via P Rodriguez http://t.co/Rpu921sI
  • Evidence-Based Education Policy-Making and Reform in Africa Conference May 14-15 | J-PAL via 3ie http://t.co/RNOTnnxf

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Don’t Miss:

  • AEA Members: Thursday 4/19 Coffee Break on using Facebook Insights with R Kipke http://t.co/iVofra6f
  • AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break webinar on Google Refine w/ JP Ramirez on 5/10 http://t.co/GxPUSsKR
  • Just opened registration for new eStudy course with K Hutchinson on Effective Reporting! http://t.co/MSk0Kh7m
  • Keep your eye on our eStudy course listings. Three awesome courses posted now & more coming very soon! http://t.co/Pb6RHdEV
  • Updated! 25 Low-cost/No-cost Tools for Evaluate | Susan Kistler in AEA Public eLibrary http://t.co/5KfhpTVq
  • 11 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/ZZ3r834i

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

  • S Kistler on AEA Setting Environmental Issues as a Priority & the Environmental Evaluators Network Forum Unconference on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://ow.ly/aitH3
  • NA Week: R Kaufman on Needs Assessment 4/13 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/WyHnpgF0
  • NA Week: R Watkins on Overcoming 5 Obstacles to a Successful Needs Assessment 4/12 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/rjaeWIWV
  • NA Week: S Hamann on Including Intended Service Recipients in Needs Assessment & Program Planning 4/11 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/trBHf1MU
  • NA Week: M West Meiers on Planning and Managing Your Needs Assessment 4/10 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/cAEnv4mt
  • NA Week: J Altschuld on Lessons Learned: Use the 3 Phase Model 4/9 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/d0PZteJm
  • NA Week: R Watkins on Five Must Read Articles on Needs Assessment 4/8 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/Q6aVEMlw

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: USAID grant to conduct evaluate under Building Alliance for Local Advancement, Development, Investment Program http://t.co/P76d6jYG
  • Funding: AoA grant to conduct evaluation of Lifespan Respite Care Program http://t.co/pWlj0vmf
  • Funding: USAMRAA grant to conduct evaluate under DoD Multiple Sclerosis Research Program http://t.co/finjOaJE
  • Funding: OJJDP grant to evaluate Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program http://t.co/HV1eFP5y
  • Funding: OJJDP grant to evaluate Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program: Houston Metropolitan Area http://t.co/xBUIWCjn
  • Funding: BECA grant to evaluate TechWomen, program focused on advancing status of professional women in technology field http://t.co/VPOVDJp1
  • Funding: HUD grant to conduct evaluation on Assisted Living Conversion Program (ALCP) http://t.co/VJ42UIJ6

Other Items of Note:

  • New newsletter from International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation (IOCE) via Eval Partners http://t.co/0Yd4TWfg
  • New Workbook from CDC – Developing an Effective Evaluation Plan http://t.co/8KzvjUTw
  • Evaluation of an Innovative, Collaborative Approach to Research with the Mental Health Community | Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/PnG60ql8

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]]> http://rss.aea365.org/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=561 0 http://rss.aea365.org/wordpress/?p=561 AEA Headlines and Resources: Week of April 1 – April 7, 2012 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/aea/headlines/~3/O_7bUXTNZj4/ http://rss.aea365.org/wordpress/?p=558#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:56:21 +0000 MarcusBolton http://rss.aea365.org/wordpress/?p=558 These are delivered in real time via RSS feed to our LinkedIn Group (http://bit.ly/aealinkedin), AEA’s headlines webpage (http://eval.org/aeaweb.asp), and our Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/aeaweb), as well as compiled and posted weekly to EVALTALK and sent to our email subscribers.

Don’t Miss:

  • AEA members: Thursday 4/12 Coffee Break demo of Tableau with D Hom http://t.co/U8R4djbg
  • AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break webinar on how to engage audiences with C O’Neill on 5/3 http://t.co/a8WekA3o
  • AEA Members: New issue of Evaluation Review now online http://t.co/188OfVsL
  • AEA Members: New Recording in Coffee Break Webinar Archive – Introduction to Website Evaluation: First Steps http://t.co/TcAwgR00
  • American Evaluation Association welcomes 7000th subscriber on LinkedIn – Join the conversation! http://t.co/eC2RtFEJ
  • 11 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/ojMf2un6

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

  • S Kistler on Tools to Help in Your Evaluation Job Search 4/7 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/Q7BLpCgL
  • J Gothberg on Using Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) Software 4/6 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/3xckHpoB
  • M Arnold on Getting Youth Participatory Projects Started Part II 4/5 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/mbB3BUs3
  • S Gill on the Atlanta-area Evaluation Association Spring Social and Evaluate Futures 4/4 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/rBYLisEF
  • L Cabral, L Sefton, and K Muhr on Recruiting People with Mental Health Conditions for Data Collection 4/3 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/f4Dpwmll
  • Dominica McBride on Sociocultural Theory and its Applicability to Evaluation 4/2 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/5QEbX53G
  • S Johnson, J Lipski Cain & L Radel Freeman on Community Mapping 4/1 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/qA2KtHSM

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: HRSA grant to lead multi-site evaluation under Building Medical Home for HIV Homeless Populations Initiative http://t.co/t2YpbEO7
  • Funding: NIH grant to evaluate Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) http://t.co/NlAXhiEv
  • Funding: OJJDP grant to evaluate family drug court programs http://t.co/0o8GAyRH
  • Funding: NIJ grant to test & evaluate geospatial police strategies & explore relationship to criminological theories http://t.co/R7jpyeOG
  • Funding: HSRA grant to conduct evaluation under MCH Pediatric Research Network Program http://t.co/EZJPZ1Wh
  • Funding: SAMSHA grant to evaluation prevention activities, efforts & strategies for Drug Free Communities Mentoring Program http://t.co/Q876830W

Other Items of Note:

  • Triangulating a 3 Legged Stool: Assessments of the North Carolina Public Health Preparedness System | Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/YSkve1e9
  • Rethinking Evaluation of Civic Engagement | Materials from Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/f6xBtvkJ
  • Is data visualization the new modern art? | Wall Street Journal http://t.co/sMyDW0OH
  • The Friday Funny: How to write like a scientist | Genuine Evaluation http://t.co/OC38MyM0
  • Evaluation— Check-up or Final Exam? | Minnesota Council on Foundations Blog via K Cici http://t.co/APjOu1SZ
  • Food for Thought: Producing Scientific American Infographics in the Era of “Big Data” | via Scientific American http://t.co/DEwpz6Ts
  • Fixing the Flaws in Logic Models from Alexey Kuzmin | Evaluation Space http://t.co/8m5zl5Mx
  • The Social Sciences’ ‘Physics Envy’ | NYTimes via C Lysy http://t.co/dxl8O3GO

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Don’t Miss:

  • AEA Members: Thursday 4/5 webinar on understanding Mexican culture to improve interviews with E Gutierrez http://t.co/K15AZvPh
  • AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break on mixed mode surveys with L Greenseid on 4/26 http://t.co/5sONMp16
  • 6 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/OMYsuT7R

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

  • S Kistler on Low-cost/No-cost Tools for Evaluation and Winning a Copy of NodeXL Guide 3/31 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/kDPn3FZW
  • M Smith on Using NodeXL 3/30 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/EBSRKysc
  • F Meintjies on How Eval and Strategic Planning Go Together 3/29 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/mEZZNSOD
  • P Small on “What I Wish I Had Known in My Beginner Evaluator Days” 2/28 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/M1B2LnlA
  • S Plachta Elliott on Sparking Collective Learning 3/27 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/zlcBCG6e
  • R Grandy on Newly Amended FERPA Regulation Helps Educational Evaluation 3/26 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/pEN4VTdl
  • L Greenseid on Conducting Mixed-Mode Surveys 3/25 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/bikgTw7q

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: DoE grant to conduct evaluate under Accelerating Achievement of Students with Disabilities Research Initiative http://t.co/WNOnEC6S
  • Funding: DoE grant to conduct evaluation under IES Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research http://t.co/8ZpOhKJ8
  • Funding: DoE grant to conduct evaluate under Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Special Education Research Training http://t.co/m1HCEHSV
  • Funding: EPA grant to create, implement & evaluate tribal & territorial school environmental health programs http://t.co/kMojpEoo
  • Funding: DOE grant to conduct evaluation under Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Education Research Program http://t.co/bRcpsSfS

Other Items of Note:

  • Involving Project Staff in Qualitative Data Analysis Using a Thematic Checklist | Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/2yOPR1ia
  • Addressing the Public Policy Evaluation Imbalance: A Realistic Approach | Materials from Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/5LCH7IfL
  • Share your great presentation tips to win a copy of Presentation Zen from AEA! http://t.co/MdyDMIK2
  • Thoughts on Metrics to Compare Effectiveness of Climate Change Projects | climate-evaluation via K Dawes http://t.co/BGOdGCV0
  • New Free download| Evaluation for equitable development from UNICEF, UNDP, UNWomen, ILO, IDRC, IDEAS, IOCE via Better Evaluation http://t.co/H46Q5lJU
  • Great workshop material on Developmental Evaluation from K McKegg & N Wehipeihana via P Rodriguez http://t.co/HgSxNsFb
  • The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University has a new Facebook page! via P Shaffer http://t.co/CpN7CE2E
  • Everything Matters: Understanding the Impact of Context on Formative Assessment | Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/DgHWdw4j

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Don’t Miss:

  • AEA Members: Registration open for Coffee Break on using Facebook Insights with R Kipke on 4/19 http://t.co/5o5msktW
  • AEA Members: Just added another eStudy course to May – Using Evaluation Theory with T Christie! Register now http://t.co/fA9CQHo5
  • AEA Members: Two new online courses added to the eStudy calendar – Beginner & Intermediate Development Evaluation with Patton! http://t.co/FlHrBf75
  • 6 new evaluation-related jobs added this week in AEA’s public-access career center http://t.co/AH5eJxQo

AEA365 Tip-a-Day Alerts:

  • S Evergreen on the Potent Presentations Initiative & Winning a Copy of Presentation Zen 3/24 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/4wgKNYcP
  • Bloggers Series: J Nash on Contributing to Multiple Blogs 3/23 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/uUnf56DQ
  • Bloggers Series: M Baron on EvaluationBaron 3/22 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/PrXHs06C
  • Bloggers Series: C Banyai on the Participatory Evaluation Forum 3/21 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/R0nforUQ
  • Bloggers Series: E Davidson and P Rogers on Genuine Evaluation 3/20 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/v75jQFiG
  • Bloggers Series: T Carson on REALIZE: Real World. Real Value. Real Change. 3/19 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/UraqOYEG
  • Bloggers Series: G O’Neil on Intelligent Measurement 3/18 on aea365 Tip-a-Day alerts http://t.co/SNHe7Kg6

New Funding Opportunities:

  • Funding: DOE grant to conduct research on statistical & research methodology http://t.co/bsqJH1q1
  • Funding: DOE grant to conduct evaluation of state & local education programs & policies http://t.co/FBf1rFXc
  • Funding: DOE grant to conduct evaluation under Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Education Research Training Program http://t.co/6dc0DOQK
  • Funding: USAID grant to strengthen civil society organizations to support vulnerable populations in Rwanda with evaluation http://t.co/KzCJkJeO
  • Funding: OII grants for replication/expansion of quality charter schools via Charter Schools Program with Evaluation http://t.co/yHFiXRfr
  • Funding: USAID grant to evaluate delivery of integrated HIV counseling & testing services http://t.co/j3gucUkJ
  • Funding: HRSA grant to evaluate initiatives for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program providers http://t.co/csVsgXHu

Other Items of Note:

  • Evaluating the contribution of UNDP to equity-focused public policies | free webinar 3/27 http://t.co/OK5pvCP1
  • Scaling Up the Replication Ladder: Considerations in Evaluating Scale-Up Efforts | Think Tank from Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/tG5aSSrW
  • Evaluating Stereotype Threat in California’s Child Welfare Common Core Training Program | Slides from Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/1AgDYvtQ
  • California Afterschool Science: Learning Opportunities & External Organizational Support | Slides from Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/6aol4NIH
  • What’s New In RealWorld Evaluation? by J Rugh & M Bamberger, Workshop Materials from Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/qp8MaQJF
  • Listening Competence from Susan Eliot http://t.co/mQe2VSFP
  • Friday Funny: Hot Dog Heroes, just substitute ‘evaluator’ for ‘analyst’ http://t.co/PXqTGQXQ
  • Gathering Resources for Data-Informed Decision Making | EvaluationBaron http://t.co/e1qCaNoq
  • 9 hot tips for commissioning, managing (and doing!) actionable evaluation from E Davidson http://t.co/HA2TAJKZ
  • Researchers and evaluators, you should know about APIs – cartoon from C Lysy http://t.co/qHEUSfkc
  • Evaluation is like a machete…from M Velazquez | Evaluation Network for the Missouri River Basin http://t.co/PySzKVDa
  • Making the Leap from Program Evaluation to Performance Measurement from J Beckstrom at Harvard Kennedy School http://t.co/Yu0XcTtp
  • Using Participatory Evaluation for Program-Level Assessment of Student Learning by Sitt-Bergh | Evaluation 2011 http://t.co/41cMJM6G
  • Can we evolve explanations of observed outcomes for Evaluation? Proposal for comment | Rick Davies at Monitoring and Evaluation News http://t.co/yHtg8miO
  • Pseudo-Placebo Effect in Randomized Controlled Trials for Development – interesting study via I Castillo http://t.co/V5fTsa1q

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