CURRICULUMTrain-the-Trainer Seminar

August 4-6, 2008

SMART About WaterTrain-the-Trainer Seminar

August 4-6, 2008

The SMART About Water Program is funded bythe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Grant No. X6-83379201-0

SMART About Water Project PrincipalsGerald Iwan, Ph.D., National Environmental Services Center

Robert Stewart, Rural Community Assistance Partnership

SMART About Water Project Manager for TrainingSandra Fallon, National Environmental Services Center

SMART About Water Project Manager for Technical Services

Dave Clark, Rural Community Assistance Partnership

Smart About Water Federal Project OfficerSteven Y. Ainsworth

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Drinking Water Protection Division

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Acknowledgements

The National Environmental Services Center would like to thank themany contributors who provided information, input, and supporttoward the development of this training curriculum.

Trainers, August 4-6, 2008 SMART Train-the-Trainer SessionDeb Martin, Great Lakes RCAP(Rural Community Assistance Partnership)Julie Ward, Great Lakes RCAPCandace Balmer, RCAP Solutions, Inc.Dave Clark, Rural Community Assistance Partnership, National OfficeChristine Brittle, Ph.D., The Baldwin GroupCharles Kanetsky, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3William Toomey, West Virginia Bureau for Public HealthGerald Iwan, Ph.D., National Environmental Services CenterSandra Fallon, National Environmental Services CenterKeith Weber, Ph.D., West Virginia University, Communication Studies

Authors and ContributorsSandra Fallon, National Environmental Services CenterGerald Iwan, Ph.D., National Environmental Services CenterDeb Martin, Great Lakes RCAP(Rural Community Assistance Partnership)Julie Ward, Great Lakes RCAPCandace Balmer, RCAP Solutions, Inc.Christine Brittle, Ph.D., The Baldwin GroupScott Stafford, The Baldwin GroupDave Clark, Rural Community Assistance Partnership, National OfficeRobert Stewart, Rural Community Assistance Partnership, NationalOfficeCharles Kanetsky, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3William Toomey, West Virginia Bureau for Public HealthKeith Weber, Ph.D., West Virginia University, Communication Studies

Special ThanksTrina Wafle, National Research Center for Coal and EnergyRichard Bajura, Ph.D., National Research Center for Coal and EnergyFrank Saus, Ph.D., National Research Center for Coal and EnergyNational Environmental Services Center staff membersSMART About Water National Design Committee (see “Nat’l DesignCommittee” tab) and our partnering agency, The Rural Community Assistance Partnership

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9SMART About Water “Train-the-Trainer Seminar”

Table of Contents Front Cover Page: SMART About Water Training Curriculum

Acknowledgements

SMART About Water Flyer

NESC Flyer

Table of Contents

Section 1:Using the SMART About Water Curriculum

Section 2:Background Information: SMART About Water

NESC Brief: The SMART About Water ProgramSMART About Water ProposalSMART About Water Goal, Objectives, Outputs, and OutcomesSMART About Water: RCAP Statement of WorkASDWA Letter to State Source Water Coordinators

Section 3:SMART Evaluation Forms

Summary Sheet Identifying All Evaluation FormsSMART Registration Form and Pre-Assessment for Community Training Session -

pdf or editable Word versionSMART Post-Assessment for Community Training Session -

pdf or editable Word versionTrainer Evaluation -

pdf or editable Word versionDelayed Six-month Follow-up Evaluation/Community Training Session -

pdf or editable Word versionTrailblazer Pre-Evaluation - pdf or editable Word versionTrailblazer Post-Evaluation - pdf or editable Word versionSMART Call/Contact Record - pdf or editable Word versionApplying Stages-of-Change Model to Evaluation of SMARTPowerPoint Presentation: Stages-of-Change Model

Section 4:Module 1: Introduction to SMART About Water

Lesson Plan - pdf or editable Word versionPowerPoint Presentation: SMART About Water Goal,

Program Concepts, and Outcomes

Section 5:Module 2: Source Water Assessments: Federal and State Perspectives

Lesson Plan - pdf or editable Word versionPowerPoint Presentation: Protecting Sources of Drinking Water, Federal PerspectivePowerPoint Presentation: Review of West Virginia’s Source Water Assessment

and Protection Program: A State Perspective

Section 6:Module 3: Source Water Protection Planning

Lesson Plan - pdf or editable Word versionPowerPoint Presentation for Train-the-Trainer: Source Water Protection Plans: Components and ProcessPowerPoint Presentation for Community Audiences:

Source Water Protection Plans: Components and Process

Section 7:Module 4: Protecting Source Water through Wastewater Management

Lesson Plan - pdf or editable Word versionPowerPoint Presentations:#1 Introduction to Wastewater Management#2 Protecting Drinking Water From Wastewater Contamination#3 Introduction to Wastewater Treatment#4 Onsite Wastewater Treatment Overview#5 Advanced Treatment#6 Problem Characterization and Moving to Action#7 Maintenance and Management#8 Classroom Exercises

Section 8:Module 5: Social Marketing

Lesson Plan - pdf or editable Word versionPowerPoint Presentation for Train-the-Trainer: Using Social Marketing to Achieve SMART About Water GoalsPowerPoint Presentation for Community Audiences: Using Social Marketing to Achieve SMART About Water Goals

Section 9: Tracking and Reporting RCAP Deliverables and ActivitiesPowerPoint Presentation

Section 10: SMART Audience Reference Sheets

Section 11: SMART “Toolkit Resource List” and “Additional Resource List”

Back Cover Page: SMART About Water Training Curriculum

Graphics Files and LogosCurriculum CoversNESC LogosRCAP LogoSMART LogosEPA Logo