Growing Together: Open Forum

Hi! Reminder to everyone that we have a Community Chat tomorrow (4/17). All are welcome and we have some great topic specialists who will be joining to help answer questions and share ideas. 

Next Up: Participatory Evaluation and Storytelling
Date: Thursday, April 17th 3:00-4:00PM ET

Join this Community Chat to ask your questions and share ideas about all things related to evaluation and data storytelling! We can chat about how you're engaging your participants in evaluating the progress and/or impact of your garden, explore strategies for data storytelling and ways to learn about how your garden program is reaching its intended audience, and anything else you'd like to discuss. From those new to gardening to seasoned educators, everyone is welcome!

Register

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
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Hi! We had a phenomenal Community Chat last week on Participatory Evaluation and Storytelling. Big thanks to everyone who joined and shared ideas. I definitely learned about some new resources and filed away a ton of nuggets of really great info. If you have a chance to watch the recording, I highly recommend it! 

Recording is attached and a list of resources that were shared is below. You can also check out last year's Community Chat on this topic for additional resources and other topics that we didn't cover this time. 

Resources

Framing questions:
What are we trying to learn? What do we want to know? And who is this for?

 

• eeEvaluation Resources – lots of resources from CAEE (Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education) on assessment of program impact in relation to attitudes about the environment

• Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) Hub –  a great resource to explore if you are interested in youth-led research projects

• Youth Participatory Action Research: A Guidebook and Curriculum (for high school educators who want to implement a course dedicated to student inquiry and leadership)

• Resources for measuring impact and sharing results from the School Garden Support Organization Network (includes survey examples, webinars, and more)

• Flourish – a tool for creating interactive visuals using your data

• NotebookLM – shared as a potential tool for creating audio versions of written stories

• Creative Evaluation and Engagement (book)

• Art-Based Methods – courses, webinars, and free resources related to using art in evaluation

• PhotoVoice – a participatory method of storytelling and understanding through photography

Time Stamps

10:05 - Understanding what is important to pay attention to and where to get started with evaluation/ how to choose questions that are important

21:10 - How teacher surveys and assessments can help you understand garden impact

32:10 - Methods for assessment with young children

38:30 - Tips and ideas for telling storytelling about impact

46:00 - Using data and impact in grant writing and outreach

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
she/her
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2025 09:04:21 AM
From: Amelia Dupuis (she/her)
Subject: Community Chat 4/17 – Participatory Evaluation and Storytelling

Hi! Reminder to everyone that we have a Community Chat tomorrow (4/17). All are welcome and we have some great topic specialists who will be joining to help answer questions and share ideas. 

Next Up: Participatory Evaluation and Storytelling
Date: Thursday, April 17th 3:00-4:00PM ET

Join this Community Chat to ask your questions and share ideas about all things related to evaluation and data storytelling! We can chat about how you're engaging your participants in evaluating the progress and/or impact of your garden, explore strategies for data storytelling and ways to learn about how your garden program is reaching its intended audience, and anything else you'd like to discuss. From those new to gardening to seasoned educators, everyone is welcome!

Register

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
she/her
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