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8/9/2019 GYSD Webinar: The Reflection Connection & Twice the Impact - How Service Changes Youth and Community
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U.S. Presenting Sponsor:
The Reflection ConnectionThe Reflection Connection& Twice the Impact:& Twice the Impact:
How Service ChangesHow Service Changes
Youth and CommunityYouth and Community
Susan A. AbravanelSusan A. AbravanelMarch 3, 2010 WebinarMarch 3, 2010 Webinar
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IIInvestigationInvestigation
PPPreparation&Preparation&
PlanningPlanning
AAActionAction
RRReflectionReflection
D/CD/CDemonstration/Demonstration/
CelebrationCelebration
5 Stages of Service / Service5 Stages of Service / Service--Learning:Learning:
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KK--12 Service12 Service--LearningLearningStandards for Quality Practice:Standards for Quality Practice:
Reflection Standard:Reflection Standard:
ServiceService--learning incorporates multiplelearning incorporates multiple
challenging reflection activities that arechallenging reflection activities that are
ongoing and that prompt deep thinkingongoing and that prompt deep thinking
and analysis about oneself and onesand analysis about oneself and ones
relationship to society.relationship to society.
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KK--12 Service12 Service--LearningLearningStandards for Quality Practice:Standards for Quality Practice:
IndicatorsIndicators::
1. . . . reflection includes a variety of verbal,
written, artistic, and nonverbal
activities to demonstrate understanding
and changes in participants knowledge,
skills, and/or attitudes.
National Youth Leadership Council, 2008
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KK--12 Service12 Service--LearningLearningStandards for Quality Practice:Standards for Quality Practice:
IndicatorsIndicators::
3. . . . reflection prompts participants to
think deeply about complex community
problems and alternative solutions.
National Youth Leadership Council, 2008
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You grasp the stick, but do you grasp the concept?
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KK--12 Service12 Service--LearningLearningStandards for Quality Practice:Standards for Quality Practice:
IndicatorsIndicators::
4. . . . reflection encourages participants to
examine their preconceptions and
assumptions in order to explore and
understand their roles and
responsibilities as citizens.
National Youth Leadership Council, 2008
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KK--12 Service12 Service--LearningLearningStandards for Quality Practice:Standards for Quality Practice:
IndicatorsIndicators::
5. . . . reflection encourages participants to
examine a variety of social and civic
issues related to their service-learning
experience so that participants understand
connections to public policy and civic life.
National Youth Leadership Council, 2008
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Understanding context . . .Understanding context . . .
Service
Project
Big
Issue
Cross-Age
Tutoring
Achievement
Gap
Meals-On-
Wheels
Hunger in Our
Town
Adopt-A-
Stream
Environmental
Policies
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Frequency of Reflective Activity:Frequency of Reflective Activity:
For every 18
minutes oflearning, it is
crucial to allow for
at least 2 minutes
of down time or
reflection.
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Three Levels of Reflection:Three Levels of Reflection:
1.1. The MirrorThe Mirror
a clear reflection of the selfa clear reflection of the self
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Three Levels of Reflection:Three Levels of Reflection:
2.2. The MicroscopeThe Microscope
makes the smallmakes the small
experience largeexperience large
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Three Levels of Reflection:Three Levels of Reflection:
3.3. The BinocularsThe Binoculars
makes what appears distant, appear closermakes what appears distant, appear closer
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You grasp the stick, but do you grasp the concept?
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Youth Service America goals . . .Youth Service America goals . . .
Improving communitiesby increasing the numberand
the diversity of young people,
ages 5-25, serving in substantive roles.
Student AchievementStudent Achievement
Workforce ReadinessWorkforce Readiness
Stronger CommunitiesStronger Communities
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ScaleScale
DiversityDiversity
ImpactImpact
onon
Youth/Youth/
StudentStudent
ImpactImpacton theon the
CommunityCommunity
Measuring Impact Towards Goals:Measuring Impact Towards Goals:
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Measuring Impact Towards Goals:Measuring Impact Towards Goals:
NUMBERSNUMBERS of youth engaged (scale)
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An estimated 15.5 million youth or55 percent ofyouth ages 12 to 18 participate in volunteer
activities; the teen volunteering rate is nearly
twice the adult volunteering rate of 29 percent.
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The typical youth volunteer contributes 29 hours peryear, while adult volunteers typically serve 52 hours per
year.
Youthcontribute
more than
1.3 billion
hours of
communityservice each
year.
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Measuring Impact Towards Goals:Measuring Impact Towards Goals:
DIVERSITYDIVERSITY of youth engaged
AgeGender
Ethnicity
Economic Status
Ability
Circumstances
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Measuring Impact Towards Goals:Measuring Impact Towards Goals:
Impact on YOUTHImpact on YOUTH
Academic
achievement and
learning
Acquisition of
applied skills
Career-related
learning andexperience
Connection to
community and
sense of value
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Measuring Impact Towards Goals:Measuring Impact Towards Goals:
Impact on COMMUNITYImpact on COMMUNITY
Project-specific changes and outcomes
Policy introduction and change
Measurable economic contributions through hours served
and work accomplished
Increased awareness of
issue that youth addressed
Added visibility fororganizations where youth
worked
New, committed civic
participants
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Measuring Effective Strategies:Measuring Effective Strategies:
Tracking social issues addressed
Number of media hits
Public officials reached and engaged
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KK--12 Service12 Service--LearningLearningStandards for Quality Practice:Standards for Quality Practice:
Progress Monitoring Standard:Progress Monitoring Standard:
Service-learning engages participants in
an ongoing process to assess the quality
of implementation and progress towardmeeting specified
goals, and uses
results for
improvement and
sustainability.
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ResourcesResources
http://www.ysa.org/2010-sos-guide
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