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H-PEA Post-conference Online Workshops
Friday September 20, 2024
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WORKSHOP |
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8:30–10:00am |
Enacting a Justice-Oriented System of Assessment (Jennifer Randall) |
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10:15–11:45am |
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12:30–2:00pm |
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2:15–3:45pm |
Build Self-Updating Dashboards with Excel Power Query and Power Pivot (Yao Hill) |
H-PEA Post-Conference Online Workshops 2024 Registration Fees
Register by Friday, September 13, 2024
- H-PEA/CREA-HI Members $30.00
- Non-Members $45.00, and
- Member Students $10.00 per workshop.
H-PEA POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS |
8:30-10:00am (HST): Enacting a Justice-Oriented System of Assessment Workshop Description A commitment to justice goes further than a commitment to equity, as equity-driven approaches to assessment seek merely to provide scaffolds that compensate for historical and contemporary barriers. Justice-oriented approaches, on the other hand, actively seek to remove those barriers and also make amends for the damage those barriers have already created. In this workshop we will discuss what assessment justice looks like in action (and what it does not) and begin brainstorming behaviors and procedures that each person can begin to enact in their daily practices immediately to move us closer to a justice-oriented system of assessment. |
Speaker Information
Dr. Jennifer Randall, University of Michigan
Dr. Jennifer Randall is the Dunn Family Chair of Psychometrics and Test Development and the founding President of the Center for Measurement Justice. Dr. Randall received her bachelor’s (1996) and master’s (1999) degrees from Duke University and her doctoral degree from Emory University (2007). She began her career first as a public-school teacher in secondary history working with racially and ethnically minoritized students. It was in this capacity as a high school teacher that she began to recognize the ways in which traditional assessment practices cause deep and irreparable harm to the most marginalized students- the students the system should be seeking to serve the most. Her work seeks to disrupt white supremacist, racist logics in assessment through justice-oriented practices that are explicitly and unapologetically antiracist. She is committed to working with Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities and our co-conspirators to explore the ways in which we can create a justice-oriented assessment system culture in which the sociocultural identities of students are deliberately considered and valued - not as an afterthought, but rather - in the planning and development phases of assessment.
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10:15-11:45am (HST): Pono Evaluation: Practicing the Pili in Pilina Workshop Description Culturally responsive evaluation and decolonized approaches to community engagement are pono and emerging as wise practice. Join us for a sharing of tools and protocols for meaningful engagement as well as self-reflection on how to move toward culturally responsive and community-embedded evaluation. |
Speaker Information
Kanoe Enos, MSW
Growing up at the Cultural Learning Center at Kaʻala Farms in Waiʻanae Moku, Oʻahu has helped Kanoe bring a culturally grounded approach to his many roles as a case manager, youth development worker, collective impact convener, and educator. Kanoe is rooted in place and is a tireless advocate for the natural resources, peoples and cultures that make Hawaiʻispecial.
Jessica Kaneakua
Jessica Kaneakua currently works as a Partner at ʻAʻaliʻi Alliance. Born and raised in diaspora in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Dakhota lands and freshwater, Jessica came home to her ancestral piko in 2013. When not making good trouble, she can be found with her keiki and kāne enjoying the brackish waters of Hilo. She lives with her ʻohana in the moku of Puna on Hawaiʻi Island.
Summer Kealiʻipio
Summer is currently the Managing Partner of ʻAʻaliʻi Alliance and has 20+ years of experience working to build strong, resilient Native Hawaiian children, families, and communities. Summer grew up in Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu where she still resides with her ʻohana.
Shelly Tokunaga-May, Ed.D., LSW
Shelly has over 20 years of experience working with local families and communities as a Social Worker. For 8 years she has focused on assessment and evaluation. In 2021, she joined ʻAʻaliʻi Alliance to be a part of a team that focuses on systems change work.Grounded in the values of our Kūpuna, Shelly believes in creating a network of support for the wellbeing of families and communities.Shelly is from Kāneʻohe and lives in a multigenerational household with her two children.
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12:30-2:00pm (HST): Harmonizing Pathways: Integrating Indigenous Wisdom in Evaluation |
Workshop Description This workshop introduces seven key components to effective evaluation in Indigenous contexts that integrate traditional Indigenous knowledge with contemporary evaluation practices. Participants will engage in interactive activities designed to deepen understanding of each key component—Relationships, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Community Participation, Holistic Perspectives, Place and Land, Generational Impact, and Reflexivity. Through hands-on exercises, attendees will learn how to apply these principles to the evaluation of community-based and culturally-rooted projects, ensuring that evaluations are culturally responsive, community-inclusive, and sustainable. This approach fosters more effective and respectful partnerships and outcomes in Indigenous contexts. |
Speaker Information
Dr. Jeremy Braithwaite is the co-founder of EvaluACT and serves as a Tribal Research Specialist for the Tribal Law and Policy Institute. With nearly 20 years of experience working with American Indian/Alaska Native communities, Dr. Braithwaite has focused on issues such as violence against women, land claims, environmental dispossession, Indian child welfare, and Tribal justice systems. His work emphasizes the integration of Indigenous knowledge systems into evaluation practices. As Principal Investigator on multiple National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grants, he has built the capacity of Tribal nations and organizations to design and implement high-impact research and evaluation studies. These studies address Tribal justice, healing, wellness, and community engagement. Dr. Braithwaite’s expertise aligns with the goals of fostering culturally responsive and community-centered evaluation methodologies. He currently resides in Lake Arrowhead, California.
Dr. Linda Sue Warner, a member of the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma, brings extensive expertise in Indigenous pedagogy and native ways of knowing. She currently serves as Special Assistant on Tribal Affairs to the President of Northeastern A&M College and has over fifty years of experience working with American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian peoples. Dr. Warner’s extensive publication record includes over 250 articles, presentations, and books exploring cultural knowledge and pedagogy, making her a leading voice in integrating Indigenous methodologies into evaluation practices. |
Dr. Jeremy Braithwaite, EvaluACT Tribal Research Specialist for the Tribal Law and Policy Institute
Dr. Linda Sue Warner, Special Assistant on Tribal Affairs to the President of Northeastern A&M College
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2:15-3:045pm (HST): Build Self-Updating Dashboards with Excel Power Query and Power Pivot |
Workshop Description Are you a program evaluation or assessment professional who frequently handles recurring data? Tired of the time-consuming and error-prone processes of data analysis and visualization? Join this 90-minute hands-on workshop and discover how Excel's Power Query and Power Pivot can revolutionize your workflow. Workshop Requirements
In this workshop, you will learn to:
By using these tools, you'll save valuable time, allowing you to focus on collaborative data interpretation and stakeholder engagement. Through step-by-step guidance, you will gain practical skills to apply immediately. |
Speaker Information
Dr. Yao Hill is a specialist in the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She has 15 years of experience providing resources, consultations, and training on learning assessment techniques and approaches to faculty in higher education and fellow program evaluators. |
Dr. Yao Hill, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa