Past Events
2025-2026
| Date | Event | Topic | Presenter |
| 10/17/25 12-1 pm ET Recording | WMEN monthly meeting (Co-sponsored with AEA Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building TIG) | Threshold Concepts in the Practice of Evaluation Capacity Building | Sally L. Bond, Ph.D. |
| 11/21/25 12-1 pm ET | WMEN monthly meeting | AEA conference share out | Attendees |
| 12/19/25 12-1 pm ET | WMEN monthly meeting | Exploring the Evaluation Capacity of Evaluation Commissioners: Learnings from International Development | Ann Marie Castleman |
| 1/16/26 12 – 1 pm ET Recording Slides | WMEN monthly meeting | Participatory Evaluation with Youth | Linnea Hjelm |
| 2/20/26 12-1 pm ET Recording Slides | WMEN monthly meeting | Data Storytelling | Sara Gropp |
| 3/20/26 12- 1 pm ET Recording Slides | WMEN monthly meeting | Collaborative Evaluation | Andrea Allen, Jan Fields, & Kristin Everett |
| 4/17/26 12-1 pm ET Recording Slides | WMEN monthly meeting | Data Analysis Tools | Mircea Lazar & Carrie McKean |
| 5/15/26 12-1 pm ET | WMEN monthly meeting | Informal sharing & Problem solving | Attendees |
| 6/19/26 12 – 1 pm ET | WMEN monthly meeting | Tool Talk | Attendees |
2024-2025
| Event/date | Title/Presenter (Click on the title for recording) | Resources (Click to download) |
|---|---|---|
| WMEN monthly meeting 2/21/25 | AI Use Community of Practice Conversation Jodie Galosy (Facilitator) | |
| WMEN monthly meeting 1/17/25 | Use of AI in Evaluation Articles Discussion Jodie Galosy (Facilitator) | |
| WMEN monthly meeting 12/20/24 | AI in Evaluation: Member survey results Jodie Galosy | Meeting chat |
| WMEN monthly meeting 10/18/24 | Let’s Talk Data Visualization Laura Luchies, DataWise Consulting | DataWise Chart Chooser Qualitative Chart Chooser |
| WMEN monthly meeting 9/20/24 | Goal Free Evaluation Brandon W. Youker Evaluation Lab Director Western Michigan University | Presentation slides |
| WMEN monthly meeting 8/16/24 | The Garden of Evaluation Approaches Visualization Bianca Montrosse-Moorehead (University of Connecticut) Daniela Schroter (Western Michigan University) Lyssa Wilson Becho (Western Michigan University) | |
| WMEN monthly meeting 4/19/24 | Valeo: Practical Evaluation Training Kelly Robertson Lori Wingate Western Michigan University The Evaluation Center | |
| WMEN monthly meeting 3/15/24 | Emerging AI in Eval Practice: Implications and Opportunities Nina Sabarre Blake Beckman Intention to Impact | AI Guide |
| WMEN monthly meeting 11/17/23 | Evaluation in A Trust-Based Context Andrea Allen Evaluator/Researcher/Writer | Slides |
| WMEN monthly meeting 9/15/23 | Designing Quality Survey Questions (Part 2) Jan Fields | Designing Quality Survey Questions Book by Kimberly Firth Leonard and Sheila B. Robinson (2nd Edition) |
| WMEN monthly meeting 8/18/23 | Values and Valuing in Evaluation: A Review of Recent Survey Findings Valerie A. Marshall | Slides |
| WMEN monthly meeting 6/16/23 | Designing Quality Survey Questions (Part 1) Jan Fields | Slides |
| WMEN monthly meeting 5/19/23 | An Approach for Adding Value While Reducing Resistance to Program Evaluation Stanley Capela | |
| WMEN monthly meeting 4/21/23 | Values and Valuing in Education Valerie A. Marshall | Article discussed: Values Engagement in Evaluation: Ideas, Illustrations, and Implications |
| WMEN monthly meeting 3/17/23 | Organizational Readiness for Evaluation Discussion Cheryl Endres (Facilitator) | Culturally Responsive Evaluation Readiness for Organization Evaluation and Learning survey |
| WMEN monthly meeting 2/27/23 | Social Network Analysis Using NodeXL Jodie Galosy Knowles Teacher Initiative | Slides |
| WMEN monthly meeting 4/16/23 | Theory of Change Lisa Wyatt Knowlton | |
| WMEN monthly meeting 2/19/21 | Wrong Turns and Lessons Learned: Evaluation with Federal and State Funded Programs Valerie A. Marshall | |
| WMEN monthly meeting 1/15/21 | Evaluating for Equity, Justice, and Decoloniality Susan Wolfe | |
| WMEN monthly meeting 12/18/20 | The Origin, The Purpose, and The Values of Culturally Responsive Evaluation Ouen Hunter |
