The EIC
Model™
Environment as an Integrating Context for improving
student learning
Description of SEER's Professional
Services and Fees
The following summarizes
the professional services offered by the State
Education and Environment Roundtable (SEER) and
associated fees. SEER’s team of education
professionals includes specialists in program
planning, professional development, and program
evaluation. This highly experienced team is
available to work with your team of educators and
planners to develop an implementation strategy that
is unique to your needs.
SEER is nationally recognized as the developer of the EIC Model™ (using the Environment as an Integrating Context for learning). SEER has provided professional development and technical support toward implementation of the EIC Model™ to more than 700 schools in 14 states.
SEER's team offers the following types of support:
• Program design and implementation planning for the EIC Model™ and other Environment-Based
Education (EBE) programs;
• Professional development through SEER’s EIC Model™ Implementation Institutes;
• Keynote presentations, seminars, and webinars about the EIC Model™ and other topics associated with
creating and supporting standards-based EBE programs;
• Technical support in the implementation of the EIC Model™ and other EBE programs; and
• Program evaluation related to the EIC Model™ and other EBE programs.
SEER is nationally recognized as the developer of the EIC Model™ (using the Environment as an Integrating Context for learning). SEER has provided professional development and technical support toward implementation of the EIC Model™ to more than 700 schools in 14 states.
SEER's team offers the following types of support:
• Program design and implementation planning for the EIC Model™ and other Environment-Based
Education (EBE) programs;
• Professional development through SEER’s EIC Model™ Implementation Institutes;
• Keynote presentations, seminars, and webinars about the EIC Model™ and other topics associated with
creating and supporting standards-based EBE programs;
• Technical support in the implementation of the EIC Model™ and other EBE programs; and
• Program evaluation related to the EIC Model™ and other EBE programs.
Program
Design and Implementation Planning
A
SEER consultant will meet with your program’s team to
define a strategic plan for creating an
Environment-Based Education (EBE) program for your
school. SEER’s consultant will help your team:• Identify an education program design that meets site-specific needs;
• Determine your professional development needs and design an appropriate strategy;
• Decide about and engage the stakeholders who can support the implementation of the school's program;
• Identify technical resources and sources of community support; and,
• Develop a program evaluation strategy and design appropriate evaluation instruments and student
assessment strategies.
Costs: Hourly rate of $125 for SEER's professional staff, plus associated travel expenses
Professional
Development
SEER's EIC Model™ Implementation Institutes are designed
for teams of teachers and administrators of grade levels
K-12. The institutes provide educational teams with
minds-on, collaborative activities that are the tools
for developing and implementing an EIC Model™ program in
their schools. Generally, these institutes involve teams
from multiple schools. SEER has also designed and
conducted specialized EIC Model™ Implementation
Institutes for individual schools and school districts.Costs: 4-day EIC Model™ Implementation Institutes for:
30 or fewer participants: $9,000 (including materials) plus associated travel expenses
31-50 participants: $12,000 (including materials) plus associated travel expenses
51-70 participants: $15,000 (including materials) plus associated travel expenses
71-100 participants: $18,000 (including materials) plus associated travel expenses
Keynote
Presentations, Seminars, and Webinars
SEER’s Director, Dr. Gerald A. Lieberman, is available
on a limited basis to make keynote presentations about
Environment-Based Education and his new book, Education
and the Environment: Creating
Standards-Based Programs for Schools and
Districts.
He is also available to speak about SEER’s research into
the educational efficacy of the EIC Model™ and
implementation of the State of California’s Education
and the Environment Initiative (EEI). [SEER served as
the principal consultant to the State of California and
led the development of the EEI curriculum.]Dr. Lieberman has provided keynote addresses to hundreds of educational organizations over the past 20 years. A brief biography is available at: Dr. Gerald A. Lieberman biography.
Costs: $2,000 plus travel
Technical
Support
SEER’s
experience indicates that it is most effective if
schools
receive technical support for a minimumof three years
following the EIC Model™ Implementation Institute. This
support takes the form of multiple site visits and
ongoing communication during the initial years of
implementing the EIC Model™.These recommended support visits are typically organized as follows:
• Year One: site visit by SEER staff every two-three months.
• Year Two: site visit by SEER staff every three-four months.
• Year Three: site visit by SEER staff twice during the school year.
Costs: Hourly rate of $125 for SEER's professional staff, plus associated travel expenses
Program
Evaluation
SEER’s evaluators work with the local education team to
construct a program evaluation plan. This evaluation
process typically involves collecting and analyzing
measures of progress toward fully implementing the EIC Model™.
SEER's team also advises participating schools on
which student achievement and
behavioral data they might want to collect.SEER has also developed a framework for monitoring and assessing implementation of the EIC Model™. SEER’s instruments are used for both formative and summative evaluations of progress toward implementing the EIC Model™. These tools subsequently become part of the schools’ improvement plans for evaluating the success of the EIC Model™ implementation process and student achievement results.
SEER’s EIC Model™ evaluation approach includes three key components:
• Self-evaluation rubrics;
• Stages of Concern questionnaire (SoC); and,
• Innovation Configuration instrument (IC).
Self-evaluation Rubric—The rubrics are organized around each of the educational components of an EIC Model™ program as well as considering leadership and community involvement processes. These rubrics establish standards for implementing the EIC Model™ allowing educators to: understand what is expected of them; outline implementation strategies; define performance; and, provide for ongoing program evaluation.
Stages of Concern—The Stages of Concern (SoC) instrument is a diagnostic tool created to explain the lack of teacher buy-in and to propose ways to monitor and increase implementation of education innovations. The SoC instrument is used to measure how people feel about the innovation that they are expected to implement.
Innovation Configuration—The Innovation Configuration (IC) is a diagnostic methodology created to look at the way teachers actually implement innovations in educational practice. SEER worked with a staff consultant from the Southwest Regional Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) to develop an EIC Model™-specific Innovation Configuration instrument. This instrument helps SEER evaluate the qualities of various instructional practices as schools work to fully implement the EIC Model™.
SEER can also design specialized program evaluation instruments to meet the individual needs of your organization or education program. For example, SEER has designed evaluation strategies and instruments, as well as conducting program evaluations for First Hand Learning and Adopt A Watershed.
Costs: Hourly rate of $125 for SEER's professional staff, plus associated travel expenses
State Education and Environment
Roundtable
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Poway, California 92064
Telephone: (858) 676-0272
Fax: (508) 462-8331
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