Spring 2021 Program

March 1 – 13, 2021

Daily Schedule

10:00am EST – Courses Begin

11:30am EST – Coffee Break

1:00pm EST  – Lunch (1 hr)

3:30pm EST – Afternoon Break

5:00pm EST– Courses End

Spring 2021 Course Schedule

Please see below for our Spring 2021 course schedule. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, all courses will take place online using the Zoom teleconferencing platform. Of note, some courses may span two or three days. For courses that span multiple days, DAY 1, DAY 2, or DAY 3 will be listed alongside the course title. Please account for this when deciding which courses you wish to take.

Monday, March 1

• Foundations and Contemporary Issues in Evaluation Practice (Stewart I. Donaldson)
• Developmental Evaluation: Systems and Complexity (Michael Quinn Patton) – DAY 1
• Effective Reporting Strategies for Evaluations (Kathryn Newcomer)

Tuesday, March 2

• Monitoring and Evaluation: Frameworks and Fundamentals (Ann Doucette) – DAY 1
• Quantitative Evaluation Methods (Emily E. Tanner-Smith) – DAY 1
• Developmental Evaluation: Systems and Complexity (Michael Quinn Patton) – DAY 2

Wednesday, March 3

• Introduction to Data Analysis for Evaluators and Applied Researchers (Dale Berger) – DAY 1
• Monitoring  and Evaluation: Frameworks and Fundamentals (Ann Doucette) – DAY 2
• Quantitative Evaluation Methods (Emily E. Tanner-Smith) – DAY 2

Thursday, March 4

• Introduction to Data Analysis for Evaluators and Applied Researchers (Dale Berger) – DAY 2
• Qualitative Evaluation Methods (Michael Quinn Patton) – DAY 1

Friday, March 5

• Culture and Evaluation (Leona Ba)
• Qualitative Evaluation Methods (Michael Quinn Patton) – DAY 2

Monday, March 8

• Using Research, Program Theory, & Logic Models to Design and Evaluate Programs (Stewart I. Donaldson) – DAY 1
• Mixed Methods Evaluations: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Debra J. Rog) – DAY 1
• Policy Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation (Doreen Cavanaugh) – DAY 1

Tuesday, March 9

• Using Research, Program Theory, & Logic Models to Design and Evaluate Programs (Stewart I. Donaldson) – DAY 2
• Mixed Methods Evaluations: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Debra J. Rog) – DAY 2
• Policy Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation (Doreen Cavanaugh) – DAY 2

Wednesday, March 10

• Culturally Responsive Systems Evaluation (Wanda Casillas) – DAY 1
• Informing Practice Using Evaluation Models and Theories (Melvin M. Mark) –  DAY 1
• Applied Measurement for Evaluation (Ann Doucette) – DAY 1

Thursday, March 11

• Culturally Responsive Systems Evaluation (Wanda Casillas) – DAY 2
• Informing Practice Using Evaluation Models and Theories (Melvin M. Mark) –  DAY 2
• Applied Measurement for Evaluation (Ann Doucette) – DAY 2

Friday, March 12

• Informing Practice Using Evaluation Models and Theories (Melvin M. Mark) –  DAY 3
• Applied Measurement for Evaluation (Ann Doucette) – DAY 3

Saturday, March 13

• Utilization Focused Evaluation (Michael Quinn Patton)