03.25 - Intro to Logic Models

In today's class we began to look at logic models. We began class with everyone looking at an example of a logic model in their writing journal and making observations about what a logic model seems to be and what it seems to do based on the example.

Example Logic Model (Click Image to Enlarge)

When everyone had time to write on this we stopped to discuss people's observations. Next, I handed some reading questions to guide our process of familiarization with logic models (see handouts).

Everyone completed the two pre-reading questions which we then discussed as a class. For the challenges that would be faced in making lasting change, people indicated that some challenges could include:

People's attitudes/stubbornness
Wider context/attitudes
Unintended results
Problems in the application
Individual drive/motivation
Maintaining the change
Finding Balance
Maintaining Motivation


Logic models are designed to help groups work through these challenges in various ways.

Everyone then received a reading which introduces and explains logic models. Working with a partner, everyone had the rest of the period to begin reading the chapter and using the reading questions to help them describe in their own words (paraphrase) what a logic model is and the steps that it involves. People did not need to respond to the post-reading questions yet (see below for the distinction).

Reading questions in green, post-reading questions in red (for now).
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Handouts:
Reading questions for logic models
Logic Models: Introduction and Explanation

Submitted Today:
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Homework:

Complete your sixth reading log for Into the Wild (choosing from prompts 7,8, and 9) for Thursday.

Into the Wild Reading Logs

Revisions:

Marijuana Legalization Debate Research and Discussion (due Friday, 3/27)

Into the Wild Reading Logs 1, 2, 3, & 4 (due Friday, 3/27)