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Hi community, I'll be presenting at the Visitor Studies Association's Annual Conference on July 18th in St. Paul, MN (the stolen lands of the Dakota people). The talk is titled "Redefine Visitor Studies Using Community Voice: A Creative Evaluation Story." I'll share about the Creative Evaluation & Engagement (CE&E) approach, how it works in practice, and how we integrate arts-based methods into the process. I will also briefly touch on how this work mirrors Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and how CBPR pairs well with CE&E. I was supposed to give this talk with Sully Moreno, but Sully won't be able to join us IRL. Perhaps, like we did for AEA, we will offer a virtual session for those who aren't attending VSA. Is there interest? Let me know in the comment section! I am also reminded that this is not my first time presenting at VSA. In 2021, Anna Rebecca "AR" Lopez and I led a presentation titled "Centering Community: A Radical Discussion for Change in Visitor Research," which touched on #communitycentricfundraising and #evaluation. <3

CLD in Scotland Conference 17 April 2024 I have had time to reflect on the CLD in Scotland Conference which was a great success. The key points for me from the conference, in no particular order are: - The role of the CLD family in unlocking the potential for individuals and communities - The importance of professional qualifications/qualified practitioners to support learners, communities and volunteers - Learning is an integral part of Community Development - That collaboration and cohesion across the CLD family is essential to maximise the impact of the Sector for learners and communities - CLD leaders require to articulate the Sector is contributing, and will contribute in the future, to creating the Scotland we want. - The SCQF provides a nationally recognised means of linking CLD to other actors in the Lifelong Learning system to the benefit of individuals and communities - The importance of evidence to demonstrate the positive impact of CLD activities is vital and requires to be developed systemically - Social justice is central to all CLD practice - We need to define but not confine the role of the CLD family. - There requires to be greater recognition of the key role played by the CLD Sector in addressing socio-economic inequality These are my views and not those the CLDSC or CLDMS and sure all colleagues who attended on the day left with their own key points. The sign of a successful conference I think!

My session - Navigating 'Minefields': Myth-busting the politics EDI in schools. We will explore the changing landscape of EDI - anchoring ourselves in political impartiality guidance.

Join now our online Course on Crowdsourcing! Upon completion of the course, learners will: • Apply the power of crowdsourcing for effective citizen involvement • Understand the crowdsourcing application in citizen organisations, national contexts & EU-level initiatives ➡️

I'm pleased to announce that Part 2 of Suzanne Martin's and my history of the Council for Exceptional Children's international engagement has recently been published in the Journal of International Special Needs Education. Here's its abstract: Using the results of an integrative literature review of primary sources of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)—news articles, reports of initiatives and workgroups, and columns in CEC publications that provided evidence of the Council’s international efforts—we describe instances of international engagement within five functions of the Council as a professional organization for exceptional education: advocacy, professional development, conferences, the translation of CEC content, and its recognition as a leading organization in the field. We believe the efforts can be categorized as serving either one or both simple though challenging goals: bringing the world to CEC and the Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES) and bringing CEC and DISES to the world. Progress has occurred on these goals, albeit sporadically and intermittently. As this history looks to the past, it points to the future. The instances of international engagement that once were provide examples of what can be again to pursue these goals.

Transforming a new humanistic vision of global education into reality This special May 20 webinar brings together a group of international experts who will explore the potentialities and challenges in converting the vision of the UNESCO 2023 Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development into local, national and international realities. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bbfDfU

With all the debate around young people and social media, AI, mobile phones etc etc there has never been a more important time to use research evidence that is rigorous and - most importantly - child and youth centred. Register for our 1-day event to learn how leading researchers from around the world are using child and youth-centred methods to engage young people meaningfully in media and communications research!

Our Community Impact Report highlights CHSS' extensive community impact, as exemplified by our students, faculty, staff and alumni, who are making outstanding contributions across industries and communities. 🔗 Read the full Community Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/euiYZHdX

Good opportunity for a CA professional to learn about peacebuilding.

Earlier this year, CBIA and @CEA organized multiple roundtables about #CTUnspokenCrisis, and how we can better support the 119,000 disconnected and at-risk young people in our state. We rarely have so many leaders from different fields participating in one comprehensive discussion, and we wanted to share the highlights with you today. 🙌 Please take a moment to hear some of those different perspectives here - https://lnkd.in/eQ3ZfcUZ