MESI Spring Training Learning By Doing: Bridging Evaluation Theory and Practice

March 6 8, 2013 Pre-Conference Workshops: March 4 & 5, 2013

Learning By Doing: Bridging Evaluation Theory and Practice

March 4 & March 5: Pre-Conference Workshops

One-Day Workshops Two-Day Workshop

Monday March 4, 2013 Workshops

8:45am-4:15pm

Utilization-Focused Qualitative Evaluation Evaluation Methods with Michael with Richard Krueger Quinn Patton and Mary Anne Casey Room 42A Room 42B

Using NVivo to Analyze Qualitative Data with Randi Nelson Room 77

Using R for Data Analysis with Andy Zieffler Room 62

Tuesday March 5, 2013 Workshops

8:45am-4:15pm

Conflict Management with Jeanne Zimmer Room 77

Developmental Evaluation with Michael Quinn Patton Room 42B

Data Visualization with Susan Kistler Room 42A

Using Excel to Analyze Survey Data with Beverly Dretzke Room 62

Introduction to Evaluation with Stacey Stockdill Room 32

MESI Spring Training Learning By Doing: Bridging Evaluation Theory and Practice

Wednesday March 6, 2013 Conference Day 1

8:00 - 8:45 8:45-9:00 9:00 11:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast Conference Introduction by David R. Johnson and Jean A. King Keynote Presentation Adaptive Action: Options in Evaluation With Glenda Eoyang The 2013 Mary Corcoran Lecture Room 135 Includes a break and exercises in systems thinking and doing 11:30 -12:30
12:30 - 2:30 Concurrent Sessions #1 Evaluating impact-ability Before impact: Three Systems Methods Tom Bartholomay Room 135B

Lunch
Working Effectively with Young People in Evaluations Josephine Pufpaff, Nora Murphy, Callie Tabor, & Cyreta Howard Room 155 Break Introduction to Culture and Evaluation Vanessa McKendallStephens Room 135A Ripple Effect Mapping: A Tool for Evaluating the Impacts of Complex Interventions Scott Chazdon and Kit Alviz Room 135B 25 Low-Cost or No-Cost Tools for Program Evaluation Susan Kistler Room 155 MESI Caf: What You Need to Know To Be an Independent Consultant Facilitated by Denise Roseland Room 83 MESI Un-Session: The Evaluators Are In: Bring
your evaluation challenges and brainstorm with your colleagues. Facilitated by

Evaluation 101 Cindy Reich Room 135A

Laura Pejsa and Jean King Room 83

2:30 - 2:45 2:45 - 4:30 Concurrent Session #2

4:30 - 4:40 4:40 - 5:30

2

Break Speed Networking and Conversation (Room 83) Bring your business cards and your smile!

MESI Spring Training Learning By Doing: Bridging Evaluation Theory and Practice

Thursday March 7, 2013 Conference Day 2

8:00 - 8:45

Registration and Continental Breakfast Keynote Presentation: The Revolution Will Not Be Culturally Competent with Vidhya Shanker and Dipankar Mukherjee Room 135 Break
MESI Caf: How to Get Published in Evaluation Frances Lawrenz Stacie Toal Delia Kundin Kelli Johnson Room 83

8:45 10:15 10:15 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:30 Concurrent Session #3

Emerging Demands for Evaluation and How You Can Prepare Yourself Leah Goldstein Moses Room 135A

When Bad Things Happen to Good Evaluators Jean A. King Room 155

Healthcare Analytics 101

Raymond A. Gensinger, Jr. Room 135B

11:30 -12:30 12:30-2:30 Concurrent Session #4 Evaluation Capacity Building at a Nonprofit Anna Martin, Cindi Yang, & Gifty Amarteifio Room 135A Short Narratives in Evaluation: Collection, Analysis and Use Amy Maynard, Ann Mavis, Mary McEathron Room 155

Lunch
Telling Policy Stories with Numbers: Data Visualization Gabriel Pia Room 135B MESI Caf: The Speed Dating of Apps* Facilitated by Alfonso

Sintjago
Room 83 OR
*Computer Lab

2:30 - 2:45 2:45 - 4:45 Concurrent Session #5 Ice Breakers. Energy Boosters. Story Generators. Ideas, Tips, and Techniques for How to Work with Groups Richard Krueger and Mary Anne Casey Room 155

Break
Evaluating Complex Systems Pat Seppanen Room 135A Thinking Evaluatively, Acting Evaluatively, and Searching for Impact: How Far Do You Want to Go? Ruth Bowman Room 135B MESI Caf: Wild Successes and Lamentable Failures in Evaluation: Learning by Doing in the Field Facilitated by Leah Goldstein Moses & Hanife Cakici Room 83

MESI Spring Training Learning By Doing: Bridging Evaluation Theory and Practice

Friday March 8, 2013 Conference Day 3

8:00-8:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast
Wisdom from the Pros Panel Moderator: Richard Krueger Panel Members: James Nobles, Greg Owen, Johnna Rohmer-Hirt Room 135B

8:45-10:15 Concurrent Session #6

Evaluation Theory: Why Should I Care? Jean A. King Room 135A

Adding SPSS to Your Evaluation Toolkit Stacie Toal Room 155

MESI Caf: Student Showcase Facilitated by Nora Murphy Room 83

10:15 10:30 10:30-11:45

Break Conference Reflection with Michael Quinn Patton

11:45-12:00

Closing Remarks and Announcement of 2013 MESI Top Ten List

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