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As you work on your particular topic or area of concern, you find that you need to provide information or skills, encourage a change of behavior, raise awareness, or encourage participation in solving a problem. How do you get from the situation you have identified to the outcomes you hope for? The Logic Model (PDF, 1 pp., 10KB) worksheet provides a simple way to begin. Print out the worksheet and jot down notes about your situation and what you plan to do. Once you've completed your notes, look across categories to see if the outputs you chose will lead to the outcomes you are hoping for. In Design Program, you will find more information and ideas about each of the parts of the Logic Model. For more background about the principles that underlie planning, see Education Planning and related topics in BEP Research. Defining Successful Water Programs offers a discussion of the importance of good planning in Cooperative Extenson programs and suggests parameters of success. |
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A number of resources are available to help natural resource professionals plan their outreach or training initiatives:
- Best Practices Workbook for Boating, Fishing, and Aquatic Resources Stewardship Education - available from the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, www.rbff.org
- Getting In Step, A
Guide for Conducting Watershed Campaigns - available from
U.S. EPA:
- Getting in Step: A Guide to Effective Outreach in Your Watershed http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/gettinginstep/
- Other "Getting In Step" Outreach Guides and Documents http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/outreach/documents/
- Nonformal Environmental Education Programs: Guidelines for Excellence - available from the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), http://naaee.org/npeee/nonformal.php
- Environmental Education on the Internet (NAAEE), www.eelink.net
- Educating Young People About Water - A Guide to Program Planning and Evaluation - available from the University of Wisconsin, http://www.uwex.edu/erc/eypaw/guides.html