News and Events
All of the latest news and events relating to the Murphy Educational Consulting LLC Team & the field of educational evaluation and research.
March 2009
The 18th Annual AEE Heartland Region Conference, March 27-29, 2009. Education, Economy, Environment, Oh My!: The road to a sustainable Experiential Education future. Hosted by: The School of Experiential Leadership and the Outdoor Wisconsin Leadership Synergies (OWLS) Program at the George Williams College of Aurora University, Williams Bay, WI.
February 2009
Social Justice in an Era of Accountability: The Challenge for Evaluation, February 23-27, Holiday Inn Select Airport, Bloomington, MN. Presenters include many highly regarding experts in the field of education, including Jean King and Michael Quinn Patton, two people who’s work I admire. Click here for more information about the conference and session topics.
Annual Conference 2009 on Domestic Violence and Abuse, February 26-27, 1000 East 80th Street Bloomington, MN 55420, hosted by Cornerstone. The conference features fifteen workshops on topics as varied as juvenile prostitution, intimate partner stalking,
alternative batterer accountability and a systemic treatment model for therapists working with families experiencing domestic abuse. A great resource for community educators or evaluators in the social sciences. Click here for conference information.
January 2009
December 2008
Combating Child Poverty through Place-Based Initiatives, University of Chicago Gleacher Center, Chicago, IL A policy forum to discuss community-based activities aimed at stemming the cycle of concentrated, intergenerational poverty. Chapin Hall research fellow Robert Chaskin will discuss the research agenda needed to strengthen new and continuing efforts. Panelists will also discuss models of initiatives that integrate services for high-need young people and families, and will explore how they can complement comprehensive neighborhood development work. Register to attend the Chicago event in person
November 2008
The American Evaluation Association will be hosting evaluators from around the world at AEA’s annual conference, to be held November 5-8 in Denver, Colorado. Nora Murphy and Greg Welch will be in attendance. Let us know if you will be there!
October 2008
October 23: The real costs of teen motherhood, presented by the Chapin Hall Center for Children and the Urban Institute. Panelists will discuss the effects teen childbearing has on the life trajectories of the mother and child, the costs to government agencies aiding teens’ children, and the increased risks these children face, including maltreatment, being placed into foster care, and incarceration. Private and public programs that reduce teen pregnancy, help teen mothers avoid bearing a second child, and change teen behavior will be explored.
October 2: Chicagoland Evaluation Association’s annual business meeting. Come learn more about the Chicagoland Evaluation Association.
The 2008 Midwest ECO Conference. This year’s conference will be held on the afternoon of Friday October 10th through Saturday October 11th in Battle Creek, MI. MidwestECO2008@gmail.com. Click here for more information.
September 2008
20th Annual Teachers as Leaders and Learners workshop hosted by the Chicago Foundation for Education. Each year, CFE hosts a teacher symposium with over 60 grant-winning teachers presenting workshop sessions, showcasing the projects they’ve completed in their classroom and the impact they achieved on student learning. Attendees learn tips and methods to help incorporate these innovative teaching strategies and curricular projects into hundreds of classrooms across Chicago. Click here for more information.
August 2008
Welcome the newest member of the Murphy Educational Consulting Team, Jill Young! Jill will be working as a part-time program assistant. To learn more about Jill, watch the ‘Team’ page for an update.
July 2008
Michael Quinn Patton, the ‘father’ of evaluation, will be addressing the Chicagoland Evaluation Association on Thursday, July 31st from 6-9PM at the Shedd Aquarium. There is still time to join CEA and participate in this exciting event!
June 2008
Murphy Educational Consulting becomes Murphy Educational Consulting LLC. That’s right, we’re official!
May 2008
Nora Murphy, Founder and Owner of Murphy Educational Consulting LLC earns a Network Award from Perspectives Charter School. She was nominated by her peers for outstanding quality of work, dedication, and innovation.
Greg Welch has accepted a position as a research assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools and will begin this August
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