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Project IEP CittEugene- Hatmaker- Johnston <br /> 6.0 Design and Conduct Project and Program Evaluation and Dissemination <br /> 6.1 Design process and outcome evaluations. Prepare draft protocol. <br /> 6.2 Involve architects, interpretive specialists and educators in the evaluation process. Finalize protocol. <br /> 6.3 Conduct program evaluation and analyze data. Inform partners in the evaluation process. <br /> 6.3.1 Examine the process (Did we do what we said we would do? Did we produce what we said we would <br /> produce ?). <br /> 6.3.2 Examine outcomes. Evaluate effectiveness of program (How well did we do the tasks we set out to <br /> accomplish? How effective are the products we produced ?). <br /> 6.4 Conduct project evaluation and analyze data. Inform City of Eugene administrators of preliminary results. <br /> 6.4.1 Determine overall project effectiveness. <br /> 6.4.2 Determine lessons learned. <br /> 6.5 Orient project staff and partnership committee to evaluation results. <br /> 6.6 Utilize evaluation results for project management and program improvement. <br /> 6.7 Assist in final preparation and dissemination of products related to interpretive theme unification and docent <br /> training materials. <br /> 6.8 Prepare and submit final reports to the funding agency and to all involved administrators. <br /> 6.9 Participate in workshops and conferences, as available. Conduct local presentations. <br /> 6.10 Prepare article/s for publication in professional journal/s. <br /> Methods (Note: This is a planning project that does not require Protection of Human Subjects.). <br /> Used in the Development of the Interpretive Plan: Group processes are used to collaboratively design a <br /> comprehensive Interpretive Plan that promotes public education about the wetlands. This planning process involves <br /> members of the partnering agencies and other community professionals. Interpretive Specialists, Architects, Landscape <br /> Architects, a Botanist and a Recreational Specialist will work with the City of Eugene Wetlands Manager, BLM Wetlands <br /> Project Manager, and other project staff to develop and refine the Interpretive Plan. In addition to the planning/group <br /> processes, team members' individual contributions are essential components used to develop the overall Interpretive Plan. <br /> All contributions are occupation- specific (e.g., architectural drawings, interpretative templates, business plan). <br /> Used in the Development of Educational Materials: Text, lesson plans and sample activities are developed, <br /> formatted and placed in a 3 -ring binder to make it easier to add, subtract or revise portions without incurring increased <br /> production costs. Photographs are taken of wetland plants, animals and wildlife habitats and included in the final docent <br /> training manual. Artists' renderings will also be created and included. As sections of the docent training manual are <br /> developed, they are printed and pilot tested. (Public school teachers with interest and /or experience in environmental <br /> education make up the pool of individuals selected to participate in this pilot testing process. Human Subjects protection <br /> is not required for evaluation.) Following feedback, the materials are refined and a second draft is printed for <br /> distribution to selected adult readers, some of whom may have been involved in the initial pilot testing process. Again, <br /> 5 <br />