Join EDC at AEA 2018
"Evaluators often talk about 'speaking truth to power' as a core belief. . . . It can be uncomfortable, but that’s our job as evaluators."
–EDC’s Leslie Goodyear, AEA president
Read the entire interview and listen to a podcast with Goodyear
Join EDC’s evaluation experts at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) annual conference. The conference will explore the theme “Speaking Truth to Power” and will be held October 29–November 3 in Cleveland, Ohio.
This year, EDC’s Leslie Goodyear is AEA president, and she will deliver the keynote address “Speaking Truth to Power: What Does It Mean for Evaluators and Evaluations?” on Wednesday, October 31.
AEA attendees can choose from 18 EDC sessions to learn more about our evaluations of innovative programs across the United States and around the world. Sessions will address topics such as building trust with stakeholders, evaluating educational programs, decision-making, and conducting culturally responsive evaluations.
In addition, visit us at booth #34 to learn more about EDC and our work in evaluation.
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Session |
EDC Presenters |
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Wednesday, October 31 |
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3:15–4:15 p.m.
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Speaking Truth to Power: What Does It Mean for Evaluators and Evaluations? |
Leslie Goodyear |
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6:30–8 p.m. |
Challenges to Evaluating Informal STEM Programs for Young Children and Parents | Leslie Cuellar |
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6:30–8 p.m. |
Improving the Training of Trainers: EDC’s 360 Approach | Emma Catalfamo, Ann Hershkowitz |
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Thursday, November 1 |
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11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. |
Using Indicators to Expand the Evaluation of College and Career Readiness |
Brian Lord, Erin Huckle, Neil Schiavo |
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11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. |
Exploring the Dynamics of Truth and Power in Internal and External Evaluations |
Carrie Liston, Gabriela Garcia, Sara Greller |
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1:45–2:30 p.m. |
Using Capacity Building to Build Trust with Relevant Stakeholders |
Gabriela Garcia, Joshua Cox, Sheila Rodriguez |
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2:45–3:30 p.m. |
Partnerships That Speak Truth to Power: Rigorous Evaluations Answering Relevant Questions |
Caroline Parker, Jacqueline Zweig |
| 3:45–4:45 p.m. | GEDI 14: Building Emerging CRE Practitioners and Scholars | Alemayehu Bekele |
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3:45–4:45 p.m. |
Fighting Famines |
Apollo Nwake |
| 3:45–4:45 p.m. |
Assessing Educational Programs in Complex Contexts |
Min-Kyung Park, Daniel Light |
| 3:45–4:45 p.m. | Good Intentions and Mixed Results: The Realities of Evaluating STEM Education Programs that Target Underrepresented Youth | Erin Stafford, Elizabeth Pierson, Jamie Kynn, Sara Greller |
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Friday, November 2 |
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8–9 a.m. |
Working with Assumptions: Understanding How Evaluators Make Decisions about Capturing Reality/Context |
Katrina Bledsoe |
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2:15–3:15 p.m. |
Presenting the AEA Evaluator Competencies |
Leslie Goodyear |
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3:30–4:15 p.m. |
The Voices of Latinx Evaluators on Building a Culturally Responsive Evaluation Lens through the GEDI Program |
Ammy Sena |
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5:45–6:45 p.m. |
Challenging and Reframing Truth and Power in Evaluation |
Katrina Bledsoe |
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Saturday, November 3 |
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9:15–10 a.m. |
Building Capacity of STEM Evaluators: The Landscape of People and Resources in the Field |
Evangeline Ambat, Leslie Goodyear, Sophia Mansori, Tracy McMahon |
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10:30–11:15 a.m. |
NSF INCLUDES: Socially Based Evaluation Strategies to Document Community Shifts in STEM Uptake |
Tracy McMahon |
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11:15 a.m.–12 p.m. |
To Speak or Not to Speak: Revealing Cultural and Contextual Dimensions of Speaking Truth to Power through Skits |
Gabriela Garcia |