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The field and practice of evaluation seem to be in a growth phase as of late. Data suggest that the formal and informal systems that prepare evaluators for services have been expanding, as evidenced by a rise in the number of advanced degrees offered that specialize in evaluation, growth in the number of national and international professional evaluation societies and affiliated membership, and substantial demand for evaluation services (LaVelle & Donaldson, 2015). Concurrent with this growth, more universities are offering certificates of advanced study in evaluation than ever before, and both universities and other groups (e.g., American Evaluation Association [AEA], The Evaluators Institute, Minnesota Evaluation Studies Institute, among others) offer short trainings related to evaluation skills, practice, and theory. The demand for evaluation knowledge and skills at the individual level and for the capacity to make quality evaluation and its uses routine at the organizational level create an exciting opportunity for teachers of evaluation to ply their craft in a range of settings. An ongoing challenge for teachers of evaluation, however, is the relative lack of compiled and vetted resources to help deliver high-quality, engaging, and memorable learning experiences. The second edition of Building Evaluation Capacity: Activities for Teaching and Training, by Preskill and Russ-Eft (2016), is a welcome resource in the domain of evaluation teaching and training.