Isaac Castillo
@isaac-outcomes.bsky.social
Senior Advisor - Learning and #Evaluation at KABOOM!
Past President of Eastern Evaluation and Research Society (EERS).
Lives in Hyattsville, MD. Born in El Paso, TX. Syracuse alumni.
Past President of Eastern Evaluation and Research Society (EERS).
Lives in Hyattsville, MD. Born in El Paso, TX. Syracuse alumni.
This past week I was part of a 12 person team of @kaboom-play.bsky.social staff that worked across the state of Minnesota to identify playgrounds in need of replacement on or near tribal and indigenous lands.
Saw amazing playgrounds and ones that were probably older than me.
Saw amazing playgrounds and ones that were probably older than me.
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This past week I was part of a 12 person team of @kaboom-play.bsky.social staff that worked across the state of Minnesota to identify playgrounds in need of replacement on or near tribal and indigenous lands.
Saw amazing playgrounds and ones that were probably older than me.
Saw amazing playgrounds and ones that were probably older than me.
And where you build the playground matters.
Parks in high need neighborhoods with playgrounds (as defined by the KABOOM! Playground Inequity Prioritization Index) get over 9,000 more visitors per year when compared to parks in typical neighborhoods.
#data #evaluation #play
Parks in high need neighborhoods with playgrounds (as defined by the KABOOM! Playground Inequity Prioritization Index) get over 9,000 more visitors per year when compared to parks in typical neighborhoods.
#data #evaluation #play
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
And where you build the playground matters.
Parks in high need neighborhoods with playgrounds (as defined by the KABOOM! Playground Inequity Prioritization Index) get over 9,000 more visitors per year when compared to parks in typical neighborhoods.
#data #evaluation #play
Parks in high need neighborhoods with playgrounds (as defined by the KABOOM! Playground Inequity Prioritization Index) get over 9,000 more visitors per year when compared to parks in typical neighborhoods.
#data #evaluation #play
Who builds the playground matters - playgrounds built in partnership with KABOOM! get 25,000 more visitors per year.
@kaboom-play.bsky.social
#data #evaluation #play
@kaboom-play.bsky.social
#data #evaluation #play
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Who builds the playground matters - playgrounds built in partnership with KABOOM! get 25,000 more visitors per year.
@kaboom-play.bsky.social
#data #evaluation #play
@kaboom-play.bsky.social
#data #evaluation #play
The age of the game playground matters. As you would expect, newer playgrounds get more visitors to parks than older playgrounds.
Every year of playground age results in about 600 visitors a year.
#data #evaluation #play
Every year of playground age results in about 600 visitors a year.
#data #evaluation #play
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The age of the game playground matters. As you would expect, newer playgrounds get more visitors to parks than older playgrounds.
Every year of playground age results in about 600 visitors a year.
#data #evaluation #play
Every year of playground age results in about 600 visitors a year.
#data #evaluation #play
July 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
We recently bought a dill plant for the garden, and before planting it noticed a large caterpillar. We kept the plant in a pot so as to not disturb our new friend, and yesterday it made a grand appearance.
#butterfly #nature
#butterfly #nature
July 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We recently bought a dill plant for the garden, and before planting it noticed a large caterpillar. We kept the plant in a pot so as to not disturb our new friend, and yesterday it made a grand appearance.
#butterfly #nature
#butterfly #nature
Good morning #stateofthemapus !
I hope you join me at 11 am today so we can talk about playgrounds, equity, and #maps.
@kaboom-play.bsky.social
@osmus.bsky.social
I hope you join me at 11 am today so we can talk about playgrounds, equity, and #maps.
@kaboom-play.bsky.social
@osmus.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Good morning #stateofthemapus !
I hope you join me at 11 am today so we can talk about playgrounds, equity, and #maps.
@kaboom-play.bsky.social
@osmus.bsky.social
I hope you join me at 11 am today so we can talk about playgrounds, equity, and #maps.
@kaboom-play.bsky.social
@osmus.bsky.social
Here is the primary finding from the analysis.
Building any playground leads to increased use of the public space / park. But building a playground with @kaboom-play.bsky.social leads to a much larger increase in use of the space.
Building any playground leads to increased use of the public space / park. But building a playground with @kaboom-play.bsky.social leads to a much larger increase in use of the space.
May 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Here is the primary finding from the analysis.
Building any playground leads to increased use of the public space / park. But building a playground with @kaboom-play.bsky.social leads to a much larger increase in use of the space.
Building any playground leads to increased use of the public space / park. But building a playground with @kaboom-play.bsky.social leads to a much larger increase in use of the space.
Name a comfort food that you eat today that you did NOT eat when you were younger.
For whatever reason: your tastes are different now, you did not have access to it as a kid. Etc.
I grew up in Texas, and moved to Maryland after grad school, so mine is Bergers Cookies.
For whatever reason: your tastes are different now, you did not have access to it as a kid. Etc.
I grew up in Texas, and moved to Maryland after grad school, so mine is Bergers Cookies.
May 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Name a comfort food that you eat today that you did NOT eat when you were younger.
For whatever reason: your tastes are different now, you did not have access to it as a kid. Etc.
I grew up in Texas, and moved to Maryland after grad school, so mine is Bergers Cookies.
For whatever reason: your tastes are different now, you did not have access to it as a kid. Etc.
I grew up in Texas, and moved to Maryland after grad school, so mine is Bergers Cookies.
Given what has happened in the #evaluation and #research professional space during the past few weeks, @easterneval.bsky.social has dropped the registration fee for our annual virtual conference to $10 for everyone this year.
More information here:
www.eers.org/conference-r...
More information here:
www.eers.org/conference-r...
March 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Given what has happened in the #evaluation and #research professional space during the past few weeks, @easterneval.bsky.social has dropped the registration fee for our annual virtual conference to $10 for everyone this year.
More information here:
www.eers.org/conference-r...
More information here:
www.eers.org/conference-r...
Me: Dear cat Echo - look at this tribute we built for you!
Echo the cat: Who let this foul abomination into my home?!?!
Echo the cat: Who let this foul abomination into my home?!?!
March 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Me: Dear cat Echo - look at this tribute we built for you!
Echo the cat: Who let this foul abomination into my home?!?!
Echo the cat: Who let this foul abomination into my home?!?!
Good news everybody.
After nearly 15 years of dialogue, I finally convinced my mother in law that the most honorable way to eat half a bagel is on the left, and NOT the right.
She had insisted on eating top half only and leaving the bottom for others.
After nearly 15 years of dialogue, I finally convinced my mother in law that the most honorable way to eat half a bagel is on the left, and NOT the right.
She had insisted on eating top half only and leaving the bottom for others.
February 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Good news everybody.
After nearly 15 years of dialogue, I finally convinced my mother in law that the most honorable way to eat half a bagel is on the left, and NOT the right.
She had insisted on eating top half only and leaving the bottom for others.
After nearly 15 years of dialogue, I finally convinced my mother in law that the most honorable way to eat half a bagel is on the left, and NOT the right.
She had insisted on eating top half only and leaving the bottom for others.
Apologies to those that do not celebrate today’s holiday. But for those that do…..Go Birds.
February 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Apologies to those that do not celebrate today’s holiday. But for those that do…..Go Birds.
Odds for Syracuse are too good, so going with where I grew up:
January 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Odds for Syracuse are too good, so going with where I grew up:
This guy right here is a play / fren type. And he delays my vacuum related tasks every time.
January 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This guy right here is a play / fren type. And he delays my vacuum related tasks every time.
You: what fun stuff did you do on the last day of 2024?
Me: I read old #evaluation documents from the 70s to find some foundational thinking that led to modern logic model theory. That’s fun right?
Me: I read old #evaluation documents from the 70s to find some foundational thinking that led to modern logic model theory. That’s fun right?
December 31, 2024 at 8:35 PM
You: what fun stuff did you do on the last day of 2024?
Me: I read old #evaluation documents from the 70s to find some foundational thinking that led to modern logic model theory. That’s fun right?
Me: I read old #evaluation documents from the 70s to find some foundational thinking that led to modern logic model theory. That’s fun right?
I had dinner from a different sort of long time local institution.
December 22, 2024 at 2:18 AM
I had dinner from a different sort of long time local institution.
I went to a signing both of them did. In 2000. At a Borders. I came straight there form a work event, so I was the only person in a suit.
They got a kick out of how overdressed I was, and they asked me to sit with them as they signed stuff. I got several things from each of them. Super fun night.
They got a kick out of how overdressed I was, and they asked me to sit with them as they signed stuff. I got several things from each of them. Super fun night.
December 7, 2024 at 12:37 AM
I went to a signing both of them did. In 2000. At a Borders. I came straight there form a work event, so I was the only person in a suit.
They got a kick out of how overdressed I was, and they asked me to sit with them as they signed stuff. I got several things from each of them. Super fun night.
They got a kick out of how overdressed I was, and they asked me to sit with them as they signed stuff. I got several things from each of them. Super fun night.
Watching the #NWSL championship, and my son is INSISTING that we all wear Spirit gear to watch the game.
#ThatsTheSpirit
#ThatsTheSpirit
November 24, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Watching the #NWSL championship, and my son is INSISTING that we all wear Spirit gear to watch the game.
#ThatsTheSpirit
#ThatsTheSpirit
Want to see PIPI #maps and what PIPI scores look like in your community?
Here is a map with PIPI scores for every census tract in the USA along with KABOOM! playground builds from 2023:
kaboom.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
Here is a map with PIPI scores for every census tract in the USA along with KABOOM! playground builds from 2023:
kaboom.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
November 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Want to see PIPI #maps and what PIPI scores look like in your community?
Here is a map with PIPI scores for every census tract in the USA along with KABOOM! playground builds from 2023:
kaboom.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
Here is a map with PIPI scores for every census tract in the USA along with KABOOM! playground builds from 2023:
kaboom.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
Lots of fun at the #WashSpirit game today. #RiseUp. @nwslbot.bsky.social
Here is the final save and celebration!
Here is the final save and celebration!
November 16, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Lots of fun at the #WashSpirit game today. #RiseUp. @nwslbot.bsky.social
Here is the final save and celebration!
Here is the final save and celebration!
Using crowdsourced GPS data (primarily from cell phones) we were able to determine that KABOOM! playgrounds led to increased use of public spaces.
kaboom.org/wp-content/u...
kaboom.org/wp-content/u...
November 14, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Using crowdsourced GPS data (primarily from cell phones) we were able to determine that KABOOM! playgrounds led to increased use of public spaces.
kaboom.org/wp-content/u...
kaboom.org/wp-content/u...