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WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well INTRODUCTIONS Mike Janet Tim Lori Miranda Wingate Lesiecki Pinhorn Suchomski Lee www.evalu ‐ ate.org 1

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number 1204683. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF. MATE RIALS Slides Handout Recording www.evalu ‐ ate.org/webinars/2016 ‐ aug/ www.evalu ‐ ate.org 2

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well ADVANCE D TE CHNOLOGICAL E DUCATION (ATE ) www.nsf.gov/ate National Regional Planning Centers Centers Exploratory Research Support CE NTE RS RE SE ARCH Centers Full ‐ Scale Planning Research Grants ATE PROGRAM Program Dev. & Small Grants for Improvement Institutions New to ATE PROJE CTS Educational Materials Conferences & Dev. Workshops Professional Dev. for ATE Coordination Educators Networks Leadership Capacity Teacher Preparation Building Business & Entrepreneurial Skills Development www.evalu ‐ ate.org 3

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well ATE Proposal Development and E valuation Planning 6 17 Today External evaluator Proposals due should be lined up 1 CRE ATING A LOGIC MODE L Question Break INTE GRATING A LOGIC MODE L INTO A 2 FUNDING PROPOSAL Question Break www.evalu ‐ ate.org 4

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well CRE ATING A LOGIC MODE L Lori Wingate WHAT IS A LOGIC MODE L AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE www.evalu ‐ ate.org 5

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well E XAMPLE : LOGIC MODE L OF THIS WE BINAR SHORT-TE RM MID-TE RM LONG-TE RM INPUTS ACTIVITIE S OUTPUTS OUTCOME S OUTCOME S OUTCOME S NSF funding Advertise Webinar Participants Participants Participants’ webinar recording know how to develop good projects are MATEC’s create a logic logic models funded hosting Develop, Presentation model and include services and rehearse, and slides them in their ATE’s mission Participants technical revise proposals is advanced Resource expertise webinar know how to handout integrate Existing Deliver logic models resources on webinar into funding logic models proposals Community College Liaison Panel member feedback INPUTS INPUTS NSF funding resources and assets that MATEC’s hosting will be utilized by the project services and technical  Focus on special, important assets expertise  Be specific Existing resources on logic models Community College Liaison Panel member feedback www.evalu ‐ ate.org 6

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well ACTIVITIE S ACTIVITIE S Advertise what a project does webinar Develop,  Focus on delivery and development rehearse, and of services and products revise  webinar Omit project management/ administrative activities Deliver  webinar Be specific  If there are several activities, group related ones together to illustrate structure OUTPUTS OUTPUTS Webinar tangible products of recording Presentation activities slides  Highlight tangible evidence of Resource service delivery handout  Include numbers only if known or certain thresholds are necessary to bring about outcomes www.evalu ‐ ate.org 7

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well SHORT-TE RM SHORT-TE RM OUTCOME S Participants know how to OUTCOME S create a logic model Immediate changes Participants know how to brought about by project integrate activities and outputs logic models into funding proposals  Focus on changes in individual ‐ level knowledge, skills, attitudes, or behaviors MID-TE RM MID-TE RM OUTCOME S Participants develop good OUTCOME S logic models and include them in their Changes that occur due to proposals short ‐ term outcomes  Articulate link between immediate, individual outcomes to improve ‐ ments in broader context (long ‐ term outcomes)  Focus on target audience, not project www.evalu ‐ ate.org 8

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well LONG-TE RM LONG-TE RM OUTCOME S OUTCOME S Participants’ Changes in problematic situation projects are funded that led to creation of project ATE’s mission  Focus on improvements in broader is advanced contexts — beyond immediate service recipients  Frame in terms of addressing the original need for the project SHORT-TE RM MID-TE RM LONG-TE RM OUTCOME S OUTCOME S OUTCOME S OUTCOME S Participants Participants Participants’  Represent important know how to develop good projects are changes or improvements create a logic logic models funded model and include  Realistic them in their ATE’s mission  Logically linked Participants proposals is advanced know how to  Appropriately sequenced integrate  logic models Are not about the project into funding itself proposals www.evalu ‐ ate.org 9

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well LOGIC MODE L USE S Include in funding proposal Evaluation planning Project management Communication to stakeholders Building a Logic Model for the Bio-Inspired Solutions to Human Challenges Project www.evalu ‐ ate.org 10

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well Engineering technicians: High demand, low supply SCI 152: Bio ‐ Inspired Solutions to Human Challenges Biology | Design | Economics | Engineering | Materials Science www.evalu ‐ ate.org 11

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well Project Goal: Attract students with undeclared majors to the course and motivate them to pursue degrees in engineering technology or preengineering Complete course curriculum Develop promotional video Make presentations to Outreach to students with undeclared majors college personnel www.evalu ‐ ate.org 12

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well Simulation Expert Panel Videography Software Internship Program Bio ‐ Inspired Solutions to The main activities include (a) Human Challenges completion of the course curriculum; Project Abstract (b) creation of a short video about bio ‐ inspired engineering; (c) presentations In spite of growing demand for to admissions counselors, advisors, and technicians among local faculty about the focus and purpose of manufacturers, Chameleon the course; and (d) outreach to Community College is experiencing students with undeclared majors. under ‐ enrollment in engineering technology and pre ‐ engineering The project will leverage existing programs. resources, including simulation soft ‐ ware developed with funding from a To address this problem, the college prior NSF award, an advisory panel of is developing a general education industry experts, and the college’s science course about bio ‐ inspired videography internship program. engineering and design that will attract students with undeclared majors to these and other STEM programs. www.evalu ‐ ate.org 13

WEBINAR 8/17/2016 Logic Models: Getting Them Right and Using Them Well Bio ‐ Inspired Solutions to The main activities include (a) Human Challenges completion of the course curriculum; (b) creation of a short video about bio ‐ Project Abstract inspired engineering; (c) presentations In spite of growing demand for to admissions counselors, advisors, and technicians among local faculty about the focus and purpose of manufacturers, Chameleon the course; and (d) outreach to Community College is experiencing students with undeclared majors. under ‐ enrollment in engineering technology and pre ‐ engineering The project will leverage existing programs. resources, including simulation soft ‐ ware developed with funding from a To address this problem, the college prior NSF award, an advisory panel of is developing a general education industry experts, and the college’s science course about bio ‐ inspired videography internship program. engineering and design that will attract students with undeclared majors to these and other STEM programs. What are the project’s main INPUTS? SHORT-TE RM MID-TE RM LONG-TE RM INPUTS ACTIVITIE S OUTPUTS OUTCOME S OUTCOME S OUTCOME S NSF Funding Industry advisory board Simulation software Videography internship program www.evalu ‐ ate.org 14