Theory of Change @ L4L


Theory of Change at Learning 4 Life

After reading this article, I found it helpful and insightful. I enjoyed the worksheet that was provided. The organizational chart was helpful to visually see how someone would set these goals and then plan steps to achieve them. When you plan long term and have a larger picture in mind, you must plan for things to go wrong or have multiple avenues. When your plan does not go the way you thought it would, then it is important to not get discouraged. Making a stronger plan or collaborating with others may help achieve a goal. Or maybe thinking about a completely new goal if that one is not achievable yet!  
“The Theory of Change tool not only helps to clearly articulate and connect your work to your bigger goal, it also allows you to spot potential risks in your plan by sharing the underlying assumptions in each step”

For my student organization, the honor society, one step towards induction is to write out SMART goals. We use this model in the education field all the time. I think this model can help outline academic, personal, and professional goal setting.  Here are just some examples that we use.


    















At my internship, Learning 4 life, we have a large amount of resources because of all the collaborations on and off campus.  Some examples are

·       Finish Strong​



·       A. L. L. I. E. D.- the Advanced Learning and Leadership Initiative for Educational Diversity

We have may networks and dedicated individuals that are tightly connected to each other. I believe that their Theory of Change is moving towards breaking down barriers to help students achieve academic and personal achievements. We try to reduce students food insecurity, transportation issues, financial aid counseling, and housing opportunities.  
The Advisory Board is organized to support the project as it strives for institutional change, community awareness, and connection. The Advisory Board meets quarterly to learn about project progress, as well as to provide guidance and insight into new collaborative opportunities.

The Project Team works together through the struggles and successes that come with proposing, developing and implementing a new model for providing support for access and retention for students at Rhode Island College.

Guiding Principles For L4L

·       Empowering peer-peer support
·       Catalyzing new initiatives, seeding them throughout campus and fostering sustainability
·       Grounding all work in evidence-based practice and current research


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