Logic Model - Blog One

In our last class, we were introduced to the Logic Model graphic organizer. The Logic Model is a long term plan that achieves one goal, with specific strategies that an organization puts in place to achieve certain objectives that all lead to one final goal. For example, our overall goal was to improve student learning. The object, I suppose, was to work backward from the end goal to the objectives. Some of our objectives included: increasing student literacy, increasing circulation, and increasing student knowledge base. From there we thought of specifiic strategies to achive each of these objectives, which all work toward or final goal. Our group had a brainstorming session for strategies. Some of the things we discussed were: implementing a DEAR program, a Reading Pals program, a competitive reading program called Road Runner Readers, and beginning a library helpers program. Vern volunteered to put the graphic organizer together in Word, because she said she wanted practice with the software. We will meet later in October to discuss which strategies with achieve which objectives, and decide which ones to implement for our action learning project.