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Service-Learning Service-Learning Guide Guide

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Created by Dr. John Minkler and Dr. Steve Hart 

AcknowledgmentsCesar E. Chavez After-school Curriculum

Youth Service California and the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation

 Leadership Academy, Fresno County office of

Education 

Points of Light Foundation Youth Leadership Institute

 California Voices Instructor Training Manual

Center for Multicultural Cooperation 

Academy for Civic and Entrepreneurial Leadership

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a teaching strategy that integrates community service with academic learning.

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We know about the LearningFrom Common Core State Standards

and 21st Century Skills

How do we identify meaningful Service?

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Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

Civic Virtues

Community Service Informed Civic Participation

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Creating Effective Citizens NCSS Task Force on Revitalizing Citizenship Education

National Council for the Social Studies believes that a primary goal of public education is to prepare students to be engaged and effective citizens.

Students should have opportunities to apply their civic knowledge, skills, and values as they work to solve real problems in their school, the community, our nation, and the world.

For our democracy to survive in this challenging environment, we must educate our students to understand, respect, and uphold the values enshrined in our founding documents.

They should also be prepared to challenge injustice and to promote the common good.

Full Position Statement: http://www.ncss.org/positions/effectivecitizens

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What Changes are most critical for youth in

our region?

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Lost LakePlant

RestorationProject

Lost LakePlant

RestorationProject

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River Cleanup at Scout Island (scoutisland.org)

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Service-Learning Service-Learning Guide Guide

Goals: Empower students to become change agents in schools and communities.

Provide resources for teachers to implement service learning in K-12 classes.

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ConnectStudents get to know each other and bond as a problem-

solving team. Acknowledge Change Agents

Share stories of global, national and local change agents Identify Needs

Explore the problem(s) to be addressed (needs, causes, options, etc.)

Create a Service PlanDecide on a creative project to make a positive change;

develop a plan. Integrate with Common Core State Standards

Identify academic skills and knowledge to incorporate into the project.

Cooperate and ImplementGuide the class/team to collaborate with key stakeholders

and each otherto implement the plan.

Reflect, Share and Celebrate Assess both the change created by the project and academic

achievement, with reflection by students on what was learned, present the results to stakeholders, then celebrate!

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1. ConnectStudents get to know each other and

bond as a problem-solving team.

Activity 1: EMPTY CHAIR Activity 2: Ice Breaker: The Name Game Activity 3: Exploring MotivationActivity 4: Personal Assets and Teambuilding Activity 5: EXPANDED NAMETAG

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2. Acknowledge Change AgentsShare stories of global, national

and local change agents.

Activity 1: Share StoriesActivity 2: Discuss ValuesActivity 3: Evaluate Service Learning ProjectsActivity 4: Explore Online Resources

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3. Identify NeedsExplore the problem(s) to be

addressed (needs, causes, options, etc.)

Activity 1: Brainstorming Important Community Issues Activity 2: Explore Project Options Activity 3: WAGON WHEEL

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4. Create a Service PlanDecide on a creative project to

make a positive change; develop a plan.

Activity 1: Continuum Activity 2: Issue Mapping Activity 3: Change Agent Action

Plan

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5. Integrate with Common Core State Standards

Identify academic skills and knowledge to incorporate into the

project.

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6. Cooperate and ImplementGuide the class/team to

collaborate with key stakeholders and each other to implement the

plan.

Activity 1: Finding Community Partners

Activity 2: Planning and Preparation

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7. Reflect, Share and Celebrate Assess both the change created by the project and academic

achievement, with reflection by students on what was learned,

present the results to stakeholders, then celebrate!

Activity 1. Evaluation 2-4-8 Activity 2. Academic Evaluation

Activity 3. Share ResultsActivity 4. Celebration

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Valley Change Agents Facebook page(www.facebook.com/pages/Fresno-Urban-Civic-Education/152745584889539)

Write a brief post describing your project and the change created.

The Fresno State Urban Civic Education Minor staff will compile results from Valley Change Agents in our region.

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Academy for Civic and Entrepreneurial LeadershipProject-based and Service Learning

Academic ExcellenceCharacter and Civic EducationTechnology and Performing Arts