DMAD orchestrates trainings for adults and teens

1. DMAD Logic Modelof Activities for Teen Teacher Change Key Activities and processes relating to teen trainings Activities and processes relating to teaching curriculum Outcomes DMAD orchestrates trainings for adults and teens Identify and prepare schools for participation: School has high level of commitment likely to sustain program Identify, recruit and train adults and teen trainers Administrate trainings Strategy:Male/female parity and good mix of personalities Adult Participation Adults orchestrate presentation to students Adults secure classrooms for presentations Adults continue to train teens Teen Participation • Teen teachers participate in curriculum: • Important role of fathers in the lives of children • Legal, financial and emotional responsibilities of parenting • Risks young people will face on path to adulthood • Utilize assets-based educational strategy • Strategy:Teen teachers are involved with mentors / role models • DMAD trainers • Teen trainers • Adults in participating • school / agency • Asset- and resiliency- based strategy Strategy: Adults are involved with teen teachers Teen teachers present to students Outcome / teaching feedback loop Modeling to students motivates teen teachers to increase desired behavior Teaching to students reinforces teen teachers’ decision-making skills, attitudes and value OUTCOMES

2. DMAD Logic Model of Teen Teacher Outcomes Teen teachers teach middle school students Teen teachers participate in training Teen teachers participate in training Teen teachers improve decision-making skills Teen teachers change knowledge, attitudes and values in desired direction Teen teachers more fully understand and appreciate their relationships with their fathers Teen teachers make more responsible /informed choices • Increase in sexual abstinence • Increase in contraception • Increase in established legal paternity • Increase in father’s involvement in child’s life • Increase compliance with child support order Decrease in early parenting Improved life outcomes for mother, father and child

3. Students improve decision-making skills Students change knowledge, attitudes and values in desired direction DMAD Logic Model for Student Change Key Activities or processes relating to presenting curriculum Outcomes Teen teachers teach students • Students participate in curriculum • Important role of fathers in lives of children • Legal, financial and emotional responsibilities of parenting • Risks young people will face on path to adulthood Strategy: Students are involved with older teen (cross-age teaching) Students make more responsible / informed choices Decrease in risk behaviors • Increase in established paternity • Increase in father’s involvement in child’s life • Increased compliance with child support orders Decrease in too early parenting Improved life outcomes for mother, father and child