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David Sul is a psychometrician and evaluator who specializes in culturally specific assessment in support of indigenous cultural and linguistic revitalization initiatives. Sul is a proponent of the development of performance-based assessments using item response theory (IRT) from indigenous perspectives. His unique approach to critical measurement considers assessment development as a political act that can...

From the event description:For our next Eval Cafe Stephen Sillett, of Aiding Dramatic Change in Development (ADCID), is going to share his experiences using Clean Language: Helping to develop clients “stuff”, without accidentally introducing external metaphors in the questions we ask, and how this can open up additional options for engaging people in dialogue and...

The COVID 19 crisis has required people and organizations to shift priorities and practice social distancing.In response, Evaluation Cafe Toronto is shifting to online meetings during this crises to help people connect, share, and learn how to deal with the challenges this crises poses for our evaluation work. For instance, when is it still appropriate...

We’d like to welcome you to join the evaluation community in Waterloo Region and Wellington County. A Spring Kick Off Call is planned for Thursday April 23 at 1pm, and we would love to have your virtual participation.The Water Well Evaluation Cafe is a group of passionate professionals working in evaluation and related fields. We’ll...

From the event organizer: The COVID 19 crisis has required people and organizations to shift priorities and practice social distancing. In response, Evaluation Cafe Ontario is shifting to online meetings during this crises to help people connect, share, and learn how to use evaluation to support the response to COVID 19. Join us on CES...

The COVID 19 crisis has required people and organizations to shift priorities and practice social distancing. Movements against systemic racism are leading us to question our practices and what we can do to work toward liberation for all.In response, Evaluation Cafe Ontario is shifting to online meetings to help people connect, share, and learn how...

From the event description:Your participation is welcome to the first of a fall series of the Water Well Evaluation Café. While we are practicing social distancing, this meeting will be virtual. This month’s topic: community-based evaluation. We will explore principles of voice, participation, and respect. There will be three cases presented, followed by a Q&A...

From the event description: During this Evaluation Cafe session, Cameron Kroetsch, a member of the Board for Pride Hamilton and Chair of the City of Hamilton’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee, will describe his experience with third party research and reports on Hamilton Police’s handling of the 2019 Hamilton Pride events and on the City’s Hate Prevention...

Interested in systems change? Welcome to the winter series of the Water Well Evaluation Cafe. Our guest speaker will be Daniel Buckles, who will provide a road map to tools and concepts for engaging people and mobilizing evidence in complex social systems. The approach, detailed in various books and a website, combines rigor with participation...