Environmental Exhibit Collaborative (EEC) Final Evaluation

This report, prepared by Randi Korn & Associates, Inc. (RK&A) presents evaluation findings for the final year of the Environmental Exhibit Collaborative (EEC)—made up of the EcoTarium, The Discovery Museum (TDM), ECHO, and the Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine (CMTM). Evaluation in the final year was comprised of periodic journal entries by individual participants, environmental scans completed by each institution, and a Learning Circle facilitated by Randi Korn & Associates. Journal entries reflect a select number of participants’ responses to specific aspects of the EEC, like workshops (a complete summary of the journal entries is in the appendix of this report). Environmental scans are comprehensive self-assessments conducted internally at each institution and included more staff than those directly involved in the EEC (instructions for the scans are in the appendix). The Learning Circle was a group conversation facilitated by RK&A in March 2014, designed to help EEC participants reflect on their experiences by collectively processing their achievements and challenges.