Introduction to Service-Learning Whitney McKinley, Lana Peterson, and Dorli Oriol

1. Introduction to Service-Learning Whitney McKinley, Lana Peterson, and Dorli Oriol

2. Welcome and introductions Name Home country Favorite part of the day

3. Icebreaker – Tallest structure Your team’s challenge is to create the tallest spaghetti structure possible. You will have 3 minutes to plan with your group and 2 minutes to build. Get ready….. GO!

4. Icebreaker – Tallest structure STOP! And the winner is… Debrief – What changed the second time you built the structure?

5. Goals By the end of today’s training you will be able to… • explain the difference between service and service-learning. • describe the service learning cycle. • understand how to use the k-12 service-learning standards for quality practice.

6. Creating group norms Use the notecards in your binder to write down 5 things that will help us work together as a team. Meet with three other people and try to group the norms you created into 3 or 4 categories.

7. Break time

8. What is service-learning? Take a moment to think about how you define service learning. On the graphic organizer in the front pocket of your binder record your personal definition of service learning. Feel free to write or draw your response.

9. Use one box of this graphic organizer record your personal definition of service-learning. You will be adding thoughts and new understandings as you continue through the week.

10. NYLC’s defines service-learning as… a teaching and learning strategy that combines academic learning with meaningful service. The way we approach service-learning is through the service-learning cycle.

14. Energizer - Snowball Fight! On a blank sheet of paper from your binder write the following: • your project idea • the thing you’re most excited about this week • the thing you are most nervous about Then crumple your paper into a ball and use it to have a snowball fight!

15. The K-12 service-learning standards for quality practice The 8 service-learning standards are what we use to create a high-quality service-learning project.

16. Your task… In your group look up your assigned standard. Create a poster that describes the standard using words and pictures. Be ready to present your poster to the group and share why you think this standard is important to service-learning.

17. Listen and record… As each group presents their standard use the graphic organizer in your binder to record notes.

18. Reflect and share… Take a moment to review the standards. Which do you think will be the easiest to implement? The most difficult? Share your thoughts with the person next to you.

19. Break

20. Interest/Affinity groups Find your name on the posters around the room and meet up with your affinity group. Once everyone arrives go around the circle and introduce yourself and your project idea.

21. Your task… Think about the commonalities of your proposals. Use this information to come up with a group name and logo and create a poster for your team. Be ready to share!

22. Daily reflection On a piece of blank paper reflect on what you’ve experienced today. Think about the following questions: • What did you learn today? • Has what you experienced today changed how you think about service-learning? • Where there parts of the day that you enjoyed/disliked? Why? • Do you have any unanswered questions?

23. Norms feedback As we review our norms please share how well you think we accomplished our community goals by showing a fist (0) to 5 fingers. Example – 0 means we did not meet our norm, 3 means we were fairly successful, 5 means we fully met our goal.

24. Wow/wonder Think of one ‘wow’ item from today’s workshop. This can be something you learned or really enjoyed. Then think about a ‘wonder.’ This could be something that you still have questions about, a concern, or a worry.

25. Evaluations Please take a few moments to fill out the evaluations and place them in the center of your table when you’ve finished.