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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”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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”
1. 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
Evaluation practice - five “must do’s”
2. 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
Evaluation practice - five “must do’s”
3. 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/
Evaluation practice - five “must do’s”
4. 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
Evaluation practice - five “must do’s”
5. 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