Tiger Woods Learning Center

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Tiger Woods Learning Center

• Program Evaluation
• Kathy Bihr, Executive Director

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Tiger Woods Foundation
TWF PROGRAMS
Learning Center
Scholars Grants
Character Development
Mission Statement We empower young people to
reach their highest potential by initiating and
supporting community based programs that promote
the health, education, and welfare of all of
Americas children.
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Tiger Woods Learning Center

• Mission Statement
• The Tiger Woods Learning Center will involve
  youth from diverse backgrounds in an interactive
  asset-driven learning environment that will
  enable them to broaden their perspective of the
  world, explore their interests, and investigate
  new possibilities for the future.
• What we do
• Provide educational enrichment for junior- and
  senior high school students focused on career
  exploration and college preparation.
• Offer one-week career orientation experience for
  fifth grade students. Concurrently professional
  development for classroom teachers is provided
  with a focus on positive youth development,
  science instruction, and technology integration.
• Outreach programs for families related to
  college preparation.

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Technology, Out of School Learning, and Human
Development

• Purpose of the study (conducted by UC, Irvine)
• Gather demographic information about students,
  staff, and families being served
• Document current practice
• Document student experiences
• Report on impact of program on student behaviors
• Funding provided by C.S. Mott Foundation

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Thoughts on Evaluation

• What is provided?
• Inform current practice continuous improvement
• Gather data points to share with constituents
• Create a replication plan
• What tools are used?
• Student, staff, parent surveys
• Observation
• Interviews, document review
• Focus groups

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Questions and Comments
Executive Director Dr. Katherine Bihr
kbihr_at_twlc.org Tiger Woods Learning Center One
Tiger Woods Way Anaheim, CA. 92801 714.765.8000