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How to plan and manage an environmental education program – AND evaluate its success Philip Cox,

How to plan and manage an environmental education program – AND evaluate its success Philip Cox, Plan:Net Limited ( www.plannet.ca ). Alberta Council for Environmental Education (ACEE) February 2nd Webinar “open discussion”. Evaluation practice - five “must do’s”.

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How to plan and manage an environmental education program – AND evaluate its success Philip Cox,

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  1. How to plan and manage an environmental education program –AND evaluate its successPhilip Cox, Plan:Net Limited (www.plannet.ca) Alberta Council for Environmental Education (ACEE) February 2nd Webinar “open discussion”

  2. Evaluation practice - five “must do’s” • For…field visits, group discussion, situational analysis, role playing, environmental games, field surveys, project work, debates & panels… Anchor evaluation to theory of change, to the extent that you have one… • Logic model - pre-supposed • Experimental - emergent • http://www.education.nic.in/cd50years/q/6j/AY/6JAY0301.htm • http://www.mcconnellfoundation.ca/assets/Media%20Library/Publications/A%20Developmental%20Evaluation%20Primer%20-%20EN.pdf • http://www.plannet.ca/page4/page4.html

  3. Evaluation practice - five “must do’s” • Engage stakeholders in evaluation design (purpose, approach, etc.) • Who needs to know? • What do they need to learn? • How will they use the insight? • http://web.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/10905198311Utilization_Focused_Evaluation.pdf

  4. Evaluation practice - five “must do’s” • Used mixed methods of data collection • Online surveys (>35 choices) • http://forum.researchinfo.com/showthread.php?870-Online-Survey-Sites • Rubrics, Assessment Tools • http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html • http://meera.snre.umich.edu/ • https://projecteugene.org/cgi-bin/eugene • http://www.peecworks.org/PEEC/PEEC_Inst/S01795CC4-017A8614 • http://www.sas2.net/ • http://www.cclexplorer.org/ • Progress Markers (embedded in indicators) • See Phil’s OM slides from October • Evaluation Café’s • http://www.weitzenegger.de/cafe/index.htm • http://www.conversationcafe.org/

  5. Evaluation practice - five “must do’s” • Validate findings before drawing conclusions • Stakeholder meetings to provide feedback. “Focused Conversation” • http://www.plannersconference.com/pdf/sessions/Top%20Participatory%20Facilitation%20LabExploring%20Focused%20Conversation115.pdf

  6. Evaluation practice - five “must do’s” • Prepare evaluation presentation/report with user in mind • Delineating: • Intent • Observation • Analysis • Conclusion • Recommendation • http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/cee/career-carriere/workshops-ateliers/aawer-amrre-eng.asp

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