GNYC Academy – Spring 2012 – Table of Contents

KEY: (D) = Data Management (P) = Program Management (R) = Resource or Reference

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 1 – Data, data, everywhere – Now what?

• Agenda
• Presentation Slides
• About Us
• Data & Evaluation Glossary (D)
• Program Logic Model (P)
• Lumina Foundation Results and Reflections (October 2009) Making the numbers all add up: A guide for using data in college access and success programs  (D) (R)
• Larson, Reed W., and Walker, Katherin C. Dilemmas of Practice: Challenges to Program Quality Encountered by Youth Program Leaders, American Journal of Community Psychology (2010) 45:338-349  (P) (R)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 2 – Asking the Right Questions

• Agenda
• Presentation Slides
• A College Transition Program – Case Study (P)
• Quality Data Culture Concept Map (D)
• Data Types Chart Template (D)
• Levels of Data Quality (D)
• Microsoft Excel Tips & Tricks (D) (R)
• Microsoft Excel vs. Access  (D) (R)
• FERPA (D) (R)
• National Forum on Education Statistics (July 2006) Forum Guide to Privacy and Student Information (R)
• National Forum on Education Statistics (February 2010) Forum Guide to Data Ethics (R)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 3 – Building a Culture of Evidence

• Agenda
• Presentation Slides – Surveys and Focus Groups
• Presentation Slides – Publically Available Data Sets
• Presentation Slides – Colin Chellman, CUNY Office of Institutional Research
• KWL Chart – Template and Example from Case Study (P)
• Survey Design (D)
• Survey Tips (D) (R)
• Dillman’s Principals for Conducting Surveys (D) (R)
• Anonymity vs. Confidentiality (R)
• Survey Sampling Methods (R)
• Survey Writing Activity (D)
• Tips for Conducting Interviews (D) (R)
• Tips for Conducting Focus Groups (D) (R)
• Examples of Publically Available Data (D) (R)
• The Health Communication Unit at the Center for Health Promotion, University of Toronto (March 1999) Conducting Survey Research (R)

 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 4 – Data Analysis & Interpretation – Now what?

• Agenda
• Presentation Slides
• Guest Speakers (short bios)
• Tips for Summarizing Focus Group Results (D) (R)
• Statistical vs. Practical Significance (D) (R)
• National Research Center, Inc. (2003) Excel for Data Analysis (R)
• Program Logic Model – Case Study (P)
• Action Plan Template (P)
• Action Plan Rubric (P)
• Panel Presentation Handouts (available upon request) (P) (R)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 5 – Implementation – Taking Plans to Action       

• Agenda
• Presentation Slides
• Action Plan Template (P)
• Action Plan Rubric (P)
• SERVE Center (2007) Making Informed Decisions About Programs, Policies, Practices, Strategies, & Interventions (R)