K-12 Academic Service-Learning Institute

November 5, 2013

K-12 Academic Service-Learning Institute

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Academic Service-Learning (AS-L) at St. John’s University is a classroom/experiential site based program that involves students in some form of required community service activity and uses that activity as a means of understanding course concepts.

Areas of Service: • Hunger/Homelessness• Healthcare• Education/Youth Services• Civic Engagement• **Environmental stewardship

As defined by St. John’s University

What is academic service-learning (AS-L) at SJU?

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• 4,790 students

• 260 faculty

• 123 community sites

• Freshmen through graduate courses

• Across all disciplines and colleges

• Range of service hours from 3 to 100 or more

• Serving down the street and around the world

• 198 faculty certified in AS-L

Scope of Program

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• To explore or deepen your understanding of as-l

• To design and integrate as-l into the curriculum using the Common Core State Standards

• To identify and build appropriate as-l projects

• To understand and incorporate sustainability issues and perspectives into your as-l projects

Program Objectives:

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• Equipped with the knowledge and skills to link service to the Common Core State Standards

• AS-L Certificate

• Professional Credit

• Opportunity to apply for $500 start up grant

Program Outcomes:

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•Name

•School

•Grade level

•Subject area and topic you’d like to focus on for integrating service learning.

Introductions

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A donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions. It may be done for a variety of reasons:

• Governments may require it as part of citizenship requirements, typically in lieu of military service;

• Courts may demand it in lieu of or in addition to other criminal justice sanctions;

• School may mandate it to meet the requirements of a class or graduation

• People may do it to help others and

make a difference in the community

Based on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

What is community service?

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

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Method of teaching that uses classroom instruction as a lens for engaging in meaningful community service. This form of learning emphasizes the use of curriculum to develop critical thinking and personal reflection about the service work and on encouraging a heightened sense of community, civic engagement and personal responsibility.

Based on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

What is service-learning?

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Q: How do we create a BETTER world/nation/neighborhood while being concerned about the HEALTH of that world?

A: Anything that SUPPORTS the needs of a community and of its members NOW without compromising those of FUTURE generations

A: Anything that addresses LOCAL needs and asks what’s best for local good

A: By adding EQUITY and JUSTICE dimensions to any project

What is Sustainability?

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•Projects that SUPPORT the needs of the community and of its members NOW without compromising those of FUTURE generations •Projects that address LOCAL needs and worry about what’s best for local good

(Place Based projects)•Projects that have EQUITY, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL dimensions (Triple Bottom Line projects)

What is Service Learning for Sustainability?

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SOCIAL

quality of life, equal opportunity, education,

community, spirituality

ECONOMIC

income, work, housing, growth

ENVIRONMENTAL

air, water, land, health

3 Spheres of Sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY

Green spacesLocal healthBeing a good global citizen (carbon footprint?)

Buying local, access to education and job skills, equal pay, re-valuing “traditional” knowledge, elders

Local food, waste, recycling, composting,Environmental justiceGreen business

Model adapted from Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching 2013

School Gardens

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Where does this cup go when I’m done with it? (social/environ)

Who benefits the most from my purchase of the coffee? Who should? (social/economic)

Where was this coffee from and how was it grown? (environmental)

How much were workers paid to harvest, process, ship and sell this coffee relative to their needs for money? (social/economic)

An empty Starbucks™ cup

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We have a bag of objects that could connect to many sustainability questions. Your job is to CREATE QUESTIONS about your object FOR EACH OF THE DIMENSIONS of sustainability (remember these will likely not belong to just one dimension).

Game – How is this about sustainability?

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EFS (for us) is a service learning project that meets the 3 criteria (economic, social, & environmental). Such projects should be:• mutually beneficial to both school and community/agency• tied to your curriculum directly, including assessments• focused on specific problems and specific solutions• “place based”• be truly “triple bottom line”

What is Education for Sustainability (EFS)?

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Community Service Service Learning Service Learning

for Sustainability


WHAT IS IT?You have on your table an envelope with several service projects. Your job is place the project on the continuum from Community Service to Service Learning for Sustainability (EFS).

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Tom Goldsmith:

• Recycling

• Food Waste

Case Study: SJU and Sustainability Projects


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Common Core ELA Standards

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy

Common Core Social Studies Standards

http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/ss-framework-k-8.pdf

(refer to Julie’s CCSS PPT)

Connecting EFS to the Common Core Curriculum


http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy



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1. Choose School Recycling Project as your “imagined” project

2. Choose one (or two if time) standard(s) from the Common Core of your choice (random is fine)

3. Create a single goal (SWBAT) that connects the standard and the project.

4. Report out

Common Core Standards Activity

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Ms. Krista Walker

Example of Curriculum Design

Case Study: Newton High School


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Walk through of Curriculum Design Sheet

20 mins - Work in your teams or alone to design the major elements of the project

1. Curriculum Goals tied to CC

2. Service Project

3. Service Goals

15 mins - “Critical Friends”

Small Group Curriculum Design


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Lynn

• Reflection Assignments

Role of Reflection


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Students:• Increase motivation and desire to learn;• Develop responsibility, think critically, make

decisions, and solve problems;• Improve academic knowledge and performance,

including writing and communication skills

From The Complete Guide to Service Learning

Benefits

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Teachers:• Increase the relevancy of education for students;• Improve communication and understanding among

students;• Participate in professional development and become

mentors for other teachers.


Benefits

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Schools: • Combine academic development with civic and social

responsibility;• Publicize educational opportunities available for

students;• Involve more parents.


Benefits

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Communities: • Increase resources to address problems and

concerns;• Participate in student learning;• Publicly acknowledge the contributions of young

people.


Benefits

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Q & A


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ABCD Books:

www.abcdbooks.org

Community Works Journal

www.communityworksinstitute.org

GenerationOn

www.generationon.org

Learn and Serve America:

http://www.learnandserve.gov/

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse:

http://www.servicelearning.org/

National Youth Leadership Council:

http://www.nylc.org/k-12-service-learning-standards-quality-practice

Resources

http://www.abcdbooks.org/

http://www.communityworksinstitute.org/

http://www.generationon.org/

http://www.learnandserve.gov/

http://www.servicelearning.org/



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Presentation of Certificates

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Videos

http://www.servicelearning.org/lsa/bring_learning/fullvideo.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI3GpEuXtIE



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI3GpEuXtIE

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