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PresentedBy

Linda De Vore

Puzzle Developed by Saint Paul Community Education Service Learning Program 2006

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What is Service-Learning?

“…a teaching and learning approach that integrates community service with academic standards to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.”

*National Commission on Service Learning*

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Service-learning— focuses on the real-life needs of the

community

fosters civic responsibility

provides an authentic learning experience

builds knowledge and character


Service Learning- offers a structured time for reflection

Promotes an understanding of diversity

Gives youth voice

Presents partnerships that are collaborative, beneficial, and address community needs


What is “meaningful” service-learning and how do we make it “meaningful”?


According to Learn and Serve America’s National Service-Learning Clearinghouse:

“It actively engages participants in meaningful and personally relevant service activities. Indicators are:

1. Service-learning experiences are appropriate to participant ages and developmental abilities.

2. Service-learning addresses issues that are personally relevant to the participants. 3. Service-learning provides participants with interesting and engaging service activities.

According to Learn and Serve America’s National Service-Learning Clearinghouse:

“It actively engages participants in meaningful and personally relevant service activities. Indicators are:

4. Service-learning encourages participants to understand their service experiences in the context of the underlying societal issues being addressed.

5. Service-learning leads to attainable and visible outcomes that are valued by those being served.”


Which of these are meaningful service projects?

1. 10th graders counting change for the Veteran’s Day penny drive NO

2. US history students conducting interviews to collect, record, and preserve oral histories from elders in their community

YES

3. A 7th grade global studies class going to work at the local community garden that grows for food for a local food bank.

Maybe 4. Elementary students sponsoring a sled dog team at the Iditarod.

NO


Which of these are meaningful service projects?5. Middle school students developing and maintaining relationships through letter writing with community members in a local assisted living facility.

YES

6. Senior citizens coming into class to read to 2nd graders.

MAYBE

7. 8th grade art classes studying, creating and selling ceramic bowls to ear money to be donated to a disaster relief organization.

YES

8. Student council led school-wide can drive before Christmas.

NO


Types of Service:Direct

Indirect

Advocacy


Service-Learning Process or IPARD:

I- Investigation

P- Planning/Preparation

A- Action

R- Reflection

D- Demonstration/Celebration


There are six parts to any service-learning project:

2. Issue/Need3. Participants4. Curriculum/Academic Component5. Service-Learning Facilitator6. Community Partner7. Funding


Use the puzzles pieces in your envelopes to create two service-learning projects!

One which uses technology in the final project and one “normal” service- learning project.


Project Technology ResourcesVisual of Bloom’s Taxonomy Using Web 2.0

http://www.usi.edu/distance/bdt.htm

http://www.usi.edu/distance/bdt.htm


Project ResourcesThe Service-Learning Listserv (K12-SL) is for the Learn and Serve America

community for discussion and information sharing related to high quality service-learning and national service. http://lists.etr.org/read/?forum=k12-sl

Learn and Serve America http://www.learnandserve.gov/

Learn and Serve Arizona http://www.learnandservearizona.com

Youth Service America http://www.ysa.org

National Youth Leadership Council http://www.nylc.org

http://lists.etr.org/read/?forum=k12-sl

http://www.learnandserve.gov/

http://www.learnandservearizona.com/

http://www.ysa.org/

http://www.nylc.org/


Project Resources

101 Ideas for Combining Service & Learning http://www2.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/ideas.html

Learn and Serve America’s National Service-Learning Clearinghousehttp://www.servicelearning.org/service-learning-ideas-and-curricular-examples-slice

Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona http://www.volunteersoaz.org/

Future Problem Solvers of Arizona http://www.fpspi.org/FPSPI/Arizona.html

State Farm Project Ignition http://www.sfprojectignition.com

http://www2.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/ideas.html

http://www.servicelearning.org/service-learning-ideas-and-curricular-examples-slice

http://www.volunteersoaz.org/

http://www.fpspi.org/FPSPI/Arizona.html

http://www.sfprojectignition.com/


Project Resources

Service Learning Project Ideas (Award-winning from Maryland) http://www.mssa.sailorsite.net/ideas.html

Michigan Community Service Commission Service-Learning Project Ideas http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc/0,1607,7-137-8148_11542-63017--,00.html

150 Service-Learning Project Ideas by Content Area http://www.solv.org/programs/tco_project_ideas/150%20Projects%20-%20By%20Content%20Area.pdf

Kids Consortium Service-Learning Project Ideas http://www.kidsconsortium.org/freeresources.php

http://www.mssa.sailorsite.net/ideas.html

http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc/0,1607,7-137-8148_11542-63017--,00.html

http://www.solv.org/programs/tco_project_ideas/150 Projects - By Content Area.pdf

http://www.kidsconsortium.org/freeresources.php


Project Technology ResourcesDigital Storytelling http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory

PowerPoint Video Converter http://www.effectmatrix.com/PowerPoint-Video-Converter/

Story Jumper http://www.storyjumper.com/main/teacher

Big Huge Lab http://bighugelabs.com

Directory of Learning Tools http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Directory

Jeopardy Labs http://jeopardylabs.com/build

http://electronicportfolios.org/digistory

http://www.effectmatrix.com/PowerPoint-Video-Converter/

http://www.storyjumper.com/main/teacher

http://bighugelabs.com/

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Directory

http://jeopardylabs.com/build


Project Technology ResourcesPoducate Me! http://poducateme.com/

Animoto http://animoto.com/education

Zamzar Converter http://zamzar.com

Shwup http://www.shwup.com

Skype http://www.skype.com

Blabberize http://blaberize.com

http://poducateme.com/

http://animoto.com/education

http://zamzar.com/

http://www.shwup.com/

http://www.skype.com/

http://blaberize.com/


Project Technology Resourcesbubbl.us http://bubbl.us/

Glogster http://www.glogster.com

Podomatic http://www.podomatic.com

Screencast-O-Matic http://www.screencast-o-matic.com

Slide Rocket http://sliderocket.com

Voicethread http://voicethread.com

http://bubbl.us/

http://www.glogster.com/

http://www.podomatic.com/

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

http://sliderocket.com/

http://voicethread.com/


Project Technology ResourcesFree Web Site Makers:

Hipero http://www.hipero.com Roxer http://www.roxer.comWeb Node http://www.webnode.com/ Weebly for Educators http://education.weebly.com/Yola http://www.yola.com

Free Wiki SitesGoogle Sites http://sites.google.com PBWiki http://pbworks.com Wetpaint http://www.wetpaint.comWikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com

http://www.hipero.com/

http://www.roxer.com/

http://www.webnode.com/

http://education.weebly.com/

http://www.yola.com/

http://sites.google.com/

http://pbworks.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com/

http://www.wikispaces.com/



Contact Information

Linda DeVoreCasa Grande Middle School

linda.devore@ cgelem.k12.az.us2000rivers@ gmail.com

(520) 836-7310http://librarianscorner.net

12/01/10

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