Cultural Connections Presents... Program Evaluation: What, Why, and How Wednesday, October 9, 2002, 2:30-5:00 PM Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose Museums and informal learning settings are increasingly interested in measuring program impact and effectiveness. Additionally, foundations, government agencies, and other groups are likely to require evaluation and more accountability now and in the future. We have invited a group of experienced evaluation professionals, including a museum education director, foundation representative, professional evaluator, and nonprofit program manager to speak about their evaluation experience and expertise. The panelists include: Jenni Martin, Education Director, Children's Discovery Museum Terri Lind, Director of Programs, Community Foundation of Silicon Valley Fay Twersky, Principal, Informing Change, Berkeley Therese Martin, Program Manager, Artspan The panel will address assessment issues including: … Information on what it means to evaluate program effectiveness and outcomes … The challenges of measuring program impact … Evaluation methods and tools After the panel, participants will break out into small roundtable discussion groups led by the panelists. This is an opportunity to hear from experienced evaluators and get answers to your questions about planning and conducting an evaluation, or working with outside consultants. Program 2:00-2:30 Arrival/Check-in 2:30-2:45 Welcome and Announcements 2:45-3:45 Panel Discussion and Q&A 3:45-4:30 Roundtable discussions - Talk about what is meaningful to your program with our panelists 4:30-5:00 Networking and refreshments Program Fee Free for Cultural Connections members and $10 for non-members Inquiries 415/430-2169, ext. 5733 Location Children's Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose, CA www.cdm.org To RSVP for this program, learn more about Cultural Connections, or to see our upcoming programs, please visit our website at www.cultural-connections.org. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chelsea Pickslay ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).