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Reflecting on Service

Reflecting on Service. National Service Resource Center National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. A few words to reflect on. Experience is not what happens to people; it is what people do with what happened to them. - Aldous Huxley (with liberties)

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Reflecting on Service

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  1. Reflecting on Service National Service Resource Center National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

  2. A few words to reflect on • Experience is not what happens to people; it is what people do with what happened to them. - Aldous Huxley(with liberties) • We do not learn from doing, we learn from thinking about what we do. - Northwest Service Academy

  3. Why reflect? • Gives meaning to the experience • Relieves tension and re-energizes participants • Sense of accomplishment • Integrates service into one's life • Reality Check • Acknowledges gained skills

  4. Research shows • Reflection has some positive impact on the attitudes of the volunteers regarding service • The lack of reflection has a STRONG NEGATIVE impact

  5. Three stages of reflection • pre-service: examine own beliefs, assumptions and attitudes • during service: learn from peers, share observations; ask for and receive feedback; ask questions; and solve problems • post-service: evaluate impact of service; acknowledge personal growth

  6. Reflection may include • Reactions • Feelings • Observations • Ideas

  7. Writing Speaking Listening Reading Drawing Acting Reflection can happen through

  8. Reflection should: • Have an outcome in mind • Be appropriate for the group • Happen before, during, and soon after service • Be directly linked to the project experience • Dispel stereotypes • Address negative experiences

  9. Reflection should: • Increase appreciation for community needs • Increase commitment to service • Be varied for different learning styles • Actively involve the service recipients • Be facilitated well for maximum participation, creativity, and learning

  10. Resources • Service Reflection Toolkit Northwest Service Academy http://www.studentsinservicetoamerica.org/tools_resources/docs/ nwtoolkit.pdf(490Kb PDF) • Connecting Thinking and Action: Ideas for Service-Learning Reflection RMC Research Corporationhttp://servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/132 (1.1Mb PDF)

  11. Feedback Share your ideas with us! • National Service-Learning Clearinghouse E-mail: info@servicelearning.org Phone: 1-866-245-SERV (7378) Website: www.servicelearning.org • National Service Resource Center E-mail: epicenter@etr.org Phone: 1-800-860-2684 x100 Website: http://nationalserviceresources.org

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