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Partnerships, Alliances, and Coordination Techniques (PACT): Building Capacity to Evaluate Partnership Initiatives
The materials in this Partnerships, Alliances, and Coordination Techniques (PACT) Building Capacity to Evaluate Partnership Initiatives module are available to Child Care Bureau Technical Assistance Network staff as they deliver training and technical assistance related to partnerships. The PACT modules are intended to be used by experienced training and technical assistance providers who can adapt these materials to various partnership situations. National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) PACT team members are available to help develop and facilitate presentations for specific audiences. For more information, call NCCIC at 800-616-2242.
The Introduction to PACT module has information about PACT and suggestions about how to use the PACT materials.
The matrix describes the main sections of this PACT module, which are organized by objectives. The matrix shows the PowerPoint slides and related handouts/tools and activities for each objective. Additional information about suggestions for presenters, related activities, additional materials, and related resources is included in the notes field of the PowerPoint slides.
Building Capacity to Evaluate Partnership Initiatives Matrix (PDF)
Building Capacity to Evaluate Partnership Initiatives PowerPoint (PPT)
These are the related handouts/tools and activities:
Objective 1:
Participants will be able to understand the basics of evaluation: approaches, data collection, and analysis.
- Activity: Opening Activity (PDF)
- Handout: Assessment and Evaluation: Becoming an Educated Consumer: Part I: Child Assessment (PDF)
- Handout: Using Results to Improve the Lives of Children and Families: Child Care Partnership Project (PDF)
- Activity: Evaluation Terminology (PDF)
- Activity: Sharing Initiatives (PDF)
Objective 2:
Participants will be able to conduct an assessment of current capacity for evaluating partnerships initiatives.
- Activity: Assessing Capacity for Evaluation (PDF)
- Activity: Building Capacity for Evaluation (PDF)
- Handout: Elements to Build Capacity for Evaluation and Accountability: Discussion Guide (PDF)
- Activity: Checklist to Determine Resources (PDF)
- Activity: Early Care and Education Strategic Planning (PDF)
- Handout: Early Care and Education (ECE) Strategic Planning Tool (PDF)
- Handout: Evaluation Cost Considerations (PDF)
- Handout: Assessment and Evaluation: Becoming an Educated Consumer: Part II: Program Evaluation (PDF)
Objective 3:
Participants will be able to determine the purpose and scope of their evaluation.
- Handout: Tips for Using the Five Steps Tool and Logic Model Diagram (PDF)
- Handout: Assessment and Evaluation: Becoming an Educated Consumer: Part II: Program Evaluation (PDF)
- Handout: Using Results to Improve the Lives of Children and Families: Child Care Partnership Project (PDF)
- Handout: Assessment and Evaluation: Becoming an Educated Consumer: Part III: Accountability systems (PDF)
- Activity: Theory of Change Logic Model (PDF)
- Handout: Five Steps to Creating a Theory of Change Logic Model (PDF)
Objective 4:
Participants will be able to understand approaches to data collection and analysis and the role of partners in comprehending and communicating results.
Other Materials
- Closing Activity: Continuous Improvement (PDF)
- Closing Activity: Session Evaluation (PDF)
- Handout: Building Capacity to Evaluate Partnership Initiatives: Session Evaluation (PDF)
- Closing Activity: Personal Learning Plan (PDF)
- Handout: Personal Learning Plan (PDF)
- Closing Activity: Personal Reflections (PDF)
- Handout: Personal Reflections (PDF)
- Handout: Resources: Building Capacity to Evaluate Partnership Initiatives (PDF)
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