An Excel spreadsheet is really easy to corrupt. It's why syntax backed analysis programs have an edge, they keep an audit trail. Maybe you forgot to extend the auto filter across all of your columns. Or maybe you copy and pasted in some new data that just happened to be sorted by state abbreviation instead […]
Write every single day
I'm stuck in a rut. There is a ton that I want you to know. Things that I get asked. Things I feel evaluators would find valuable. Things that keep me up at night. But for some reason they just sit in my head. I need to shake them loose. Starting today I'm a daily […]
Why Evaluate: 5 cartoons inspired by comments
In my first Why Evaluate post I asked for a little help coming up with more reasons. You came through in a big way, with a string of comments on my post and on LinkedIn/Twitter. Here is a set inspired by the post comments. I’ll have more based on the Social Media replies coming soon. […]
6 developmental evaluation cartoons
Last week was developmental evaluation week on AEA365, so it seems like a good time to share some of my related cartoons. Many of these were inspired by a Michael Quinn Patton talk at last year’s evaluation conference. But there are at least two more recent ones here that you have not seen. Input not scheduled […]