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From: Patricia Rogers & Jane Davidson We have all been there. You dive into a new book or head to a conference/workshop/course and come out all fired up about a new evaluation method. But when you get back to the real world, applying it turns out to be harder than you thought! What next? Developing Read the whole post –> Novice to ninja: How to build deep evaluation know-how 
A blast from the past that has not lost its relevance, and that comes back to me again and again. I did love Michael Scriven’s analysis in his 2013 keynote to the Australasian Evaluation Society in Brisbane, where he remarked that the academic theorists are always considered the high priests of any discipline; the pure Read the whole post –> How to kill a discipline: Worship the theorists, diss the implementors & the evaluators! 
The power of evaluative thinking. Dr. Jane Davidson and educational systems change expert Joanne McEachen explain how sometimes the obvious solution is not in fact the right solution at all. Even if it’s part of what’s needed, there are systemic issues in play that must be addressed as well. Powerful insights to share with leaders Read the whole post –> Through the Looking Glass (with evaluative thinking!): How professional learning solutions implicitly blame teachers 
Posted by: Jane Davidson Looking for an easy-to-grasp and much more compact alternative to rubrics? Try a minirubric! A minirubric is a cross between a rating scale and a short rubric. Hot tip #1: These aren’t an alternative to careful evaluative reasoning informed by the right mix of evidence, but (like full-size rubrics) they Read the whole post –> ‘Minirubrics’ – 7 hot tips for using this cool tool to focus evaluative conversations 
We’re very excited today to have a guest post from Julian King, who has just published a great FREE downloadable ebook on Value for Investment! Julian’s Value for Investment approach is a syncretic blend of economic and evaluative methodologies, including evaluative rubrics. As you can see from the picture below, it’s a topic of great Read the whole post –> What is Value for Investment, and how should we evaluate it? (guest post from Julian King) |
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