Arkansas Summer Evaluation Workshop ............. July 10-11, 2008

ARKANSAS SUMMER EVALUATION WORKSHOP

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

1ST DAY SCHEDULE

Thursday, July 10, 2008

8:30-9:00 Welcome

• Dr. Johnson, Dean of Education, UAPB – welcome to UAPB
• Ms. Marian Evans, MISRGO Coordinator– welcome and brief statement about Minority Initiative Sub-Recipient Grant Office
• Dr. Fetterman, Director of Evaluation, School of Medicine, Stanford University and Co-Director, Arkansas Evaluation Center, School of Education, UAPB – overview of the two-day workshop

9:15 to 11:45

Workshop I: Introduction to Practical Program Evaluation (Program Theory)
Dr. Stewart Donaldson, Professor and Chair of Psychology, Director of the Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research, and Dean of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, Claremont Graduate University

9:15 to 11:45

Workshop II: Introduction to Technology and Evaluation: Focus on the use of Geographic Information Systems and Online Surveys
Dr. Tarek Azzam, Senior Research Associate, School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, Claremont Graduate University

12:00 to 1:15 Lunch

Plenary Luncheon Speakers:

• Tracy Steele, Arkansas Senator and CEO of Stand
• Kevin Collins, Health Education Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Best Practices (program and evaluation practices)

1:30 to 4:30

Workshop I: Introduction to Practical Program Evaluation (Program Theory)
Dr. Stewart Donaldson, Professor and Chair of Psychology, Director of the Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research, and Dean of the School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, Claremont Graduate University

1:30 to 4:30

Workshop II: Introduction to Technology and Evaluation: Focus on the use of Geographic Information Systems and Online Surveys
Dr. Tarek Azzam, Senior Research Associate, School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, Claremont Graduate University

NIGHT SCHEDULE

Dinner

Group on Own for Dinner – Consult with Program Staff for Dinner Options in Pine Bluff

Arkansas Group of Evaluators Networking Social

7:00 to 8:30

Arkansas Group of Evaluators' Networking Social
Chair – Ms. Linda Delaney, Evaluation Consultant


2ND DAY SCHEDULE

Friday, July 11, 2008

8:30-9:00 Welcome

• Ms. Linda Delaney, Assistant Director, Arkansas Evaluation Center, Evaluation Consultant
• Dr. Fetterman, Director of Evaluation, School of Medicine, Stanford University and Co-Director, Arkansas Evaluation Center, School of Education, UAPB

9:15 to 11:45

Workshop III: Interviewing Skills for Evaluators
Dr. Rosalie Torres, Torres Consulting Group

9:15 to 11:45

Workshop IV: Introduction to Empowerment Evaluation
Dr. Fetterman, Director of Evaluation, School of Medicine, Stanford University and Co-Director, Arkansas Evaluation Center, School of Education, UAPB

12:00 to 1:15 Lunch

Plenary Luncheon Speakers:

• Mr. Charles Gasper, Director of Evaluation, Missouri Foundation for Health - A Foundation Perspective about the Significance of Program Evaluation
• Dr. Nacaman Williams, Walton Foundation – A Foundation Perspective about the Significance of Program Evaluation

1:30 to 4:30

Workshop III: Interviewing Skills for Evaluators
Dr. Rosalie Torres, Torres Consulting Group

1:30 to 4:30

Workshop IV: Introduction to Empowerment Evaluation
Dr. David Fetterman, School of Medicine, Stanford University, and Co-Director, Arkansas Evaluation Center, School of Education, UAPB

4:30-5:00 Closure