by Robin Kipke

This summer I had the opportunity to participate in several professional development trainings with big name people in the evaluation world—names you see associated with foundational evaluation theories and publications—B-I-G.  And these were not just short presentations of an hour or two, but 10-12 hour courses that took place over a period of weeks. 

Every August, the Claremont Evaluation Center (CEC) at Claremont Graduate University offers a series of professional development courses, which introduce several topics related to evaluation.

This yearly conference is a great way for evaluators to listen and learn as well as to share evaluation-related skills and ideas, and to reflect on our profession.

Dan and Denise of Perales & Associates Evaluation Services share their thoughts about the perks and pitfalls of evaluation work.

During May and June, the Tobacco Control Evaluation Center provided 7 regional trainings for 117 participants from projects across the state. The purpose of the training was to help Local Lead Agencies (LLAs) expand their evaluation teams and make the most of everyone on the team.