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Outcome Funding Workshops

Pre-register for one of the workshops no later than November 30 by contacting the NCR-SARE office at 402-472-7081 or Paula Ford, Regional PDP Coordinator, at 785-532-5328 or pford@oznet.ksu.edu.

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Workshop Agenda

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Workshop Materials

Workshop Agenda

9:30 a.m. -- Introduction to SARE and Outcome Funding

10:00 -- What is an Outcome? Using an Outcome Framework for the development of your SARE Project. (Paula Ford, SARE Staff)

10:20 -- Outcome Chain Exercise

10:30 -- Coffee Break

10:45 -- Planning your Outcome-Based Proposal - Program Logic Models (Ford, SARE Staff)

11:15 -- Program Performance Level Exercise - identifying inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact

11:30 -- Logic Modeling Exercise - Individuals and Groups develop logic/outcome- focused proposal models

12:00 -- Lunch

After lunch the group will split into two groups -- one group will focus on the development of Outcome-Based Research proposals, the other group will focus on the development of Outcome-Based Education and Professional Development Proposals. Tracks for each of these groups are listed below:

1:00-2:30 p.m. -- (Research Group) Identifying outcomes and indicators (SARE staff)

1:00-2:30 -- (PDP and Education Group) Developing an Evaluation Plan with your Program Logic Model (Ford) - Evaluation Crosswalk group exercise

2:45-3:15 -- (Both Groups) SARE REVIEW PANEL - Panel discussion of review committee and Administrative Council members discussing the review process and review criteria

3:15 -- Wrap-Up and Questions

3:45 -- Adjourn

Presenters and SARE staff will be available to answer specific proposal questions after the workshop.

 

Expected Educational Outcome

Overall Workshop Outcome

North Central SARE program participants (AC, TC and staff) and proposal authors (Research and Education and Professional Development) understand outcome-based program approaches, use outcome framework approaches for proposal development and evaluation, and implement projects using outcome framework for continuous program improvement and outcome reporting.

 

Workshop Materials

The Workshop Notebook includes:

 

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