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Service Learning in the K-12 School

Service Learning in the K-12 School. Spring 2012. Studies show:. Half of all High Schools have service learning projects Several million students participate in service learning each year. Students who participate in Service Learning show improved. A cademic achievement Career preparation

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Service Learning in the K-12 School

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  1. Service Learning in the K-12 School Spring 2012

  2. Studies show: • Half of all High Schools have service learning projects • Several million students participate in service learning each year

  3. Students who participate in Service Learning show improved • Academic achievement • Career preparation • Feelings of self-efficacy • Behavior • Attendance • Civic Engagement

  4. Federal and State Governments • Support and encourage service learning projects • Invest millions of dollars each year

  5. Soft skills of Service Learning • Brings head and heart together • Youth are yearning to do good things • Allows youth to have a voice • Youth get to use their skills to help others

  6. Service Learning in Schools • Provides meaningful ways to communicate • Benefits students academically, socially and emotionally • Makes school and education more relevant • Improves morale of staff and students • Allows community partners

  7. The value of service… • “By encouraging and supporting thoughtful civic involvement and participation by young people, the entire community benefits” (Kaye, 2004, p. 2).

  8. Defining Service Learning (Kaye, p. 6) • Apply academic, social, and personal skills to improve the community • Make decisions that have real, not hypothetical, results • Grow as individuals, gain respect for peers, and increase civic participation • Experience success no matter what their ability level • Gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their community, and society • Develop as leaders who take initiative, solve problems, work as a team, and demonstrate their abilities while and through helping others.

  9. Categories of Service • Direct Service • Indirect Service • Advocacy • Research

  10. The Process of Service Learning • Preparation • Action • Reflection • Demonstration

  11. Preparation • “I cannot predict the wing but I can have my sail ready” E.F. Schumacher

  12. What makes Service Learning Successful? • Integrated Learning • Genuine Needs • Youth voice and Choice • Collaborative Efforts • Reciprocity • Civic Responsibility

  13. An overview of Service Learning • Points of Entry – what are you teaching? • Map out your plans (be very detailed) • Clarify partnerships – who can help? • Review Plans and Gather Resources – • Begin the Process of Service Learning in Action • Assess the Service Learning Experience

  14. Common Questions • How do I come up with ideas for service learning projects that have storng curricular connections? • How do I ensure that service learning advances students learning? • How can I plan ahead while leaving room for youth voice and choice? • How can I encourage students to develop a sense of civic responsibility? • How do I establish partnerships in school and in the community?

  15. Task • Using the tools from The complete guide to service learning by Cathryn Kaye (2004), brainstorm a service learning focus for your team.

  16. Action • “If you need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of your arm” Yiddish Proverb

  17. Reflection • “To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it more fit for its prime function of looking forward” Margaret Fairless Barber

  18. Demonstration • “The job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves” Joseph Campbell

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