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Designing Collaborations Between Community Based Organizations And Schools .To Produce Curriculum Models For Service-Learning Programs (Abraham Lincoln High School), Abraham Lincoln High School
Designing Collaborations Between Community Based Organizations And Schools .To Produce Curriculum Models For Service-Learning Programs (Abraham Lincoln High School), Abraham Lincoln High School
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Abraham Lincoln High School (formally The High School for New Americans) and the Institute for Education and Advocacy used this project as a community awareness and outreach program. The project was created to help immigrant and refugee students introduce themselves to their new community, to foster self-reflection and self-expression in the students, to bring the different academic departments together in a hands-on project, and to help in the healing process of the students in overcoming their recent transition and often traumatic experiences.
A Guide To Service Learning, Richard D. Pertzborn
A Guide To Service Learning, Richard D. Pertzborn
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The purpose of this guide is to facilitate successful and meaningful service learning activities for middle school students at River Bluff Middle School. Middle school students involved in service learning activities are positively impacted and provide a service to the community.
Designing Collaborations Between Community Based Organizations And Schools To Produce Curriculum Models For Service- Learning Programs (Richardson Nature Center), Richardson Nature Center
Designing Collaborations Between Community Based Organizations And Schools To Produce Curriculum Models For Service- Learning Programs (Richardson Nature Center), Richardson Nature Center
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Richardson Nature Center, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, is part of the Hennepin Parks System. Richardson Nature Center is working in collaboration with local fourth and fifth grade classrooms to teach environmental education in a variety of ways. Students in these classrooms learn about the environment through classroom lessons and experiences at Richardson. Teachers and Richardson naturalists team teach the lessons. The main goal of this program is to impart knowledge, awareness and positive values about the environment to students. Another goal is to familiarize students with Richardson Nature Center, in hopes that they will visit the center after having an …
Designing Collaborations Ijetween Community Based Organizations And Schools To Produce Curriculum Models For Service-Learning Programs (University Of Minnesota), University Of Minnesota Extension Service
Designing Collaborations Ijetween Community Based Organizations And Schools To Produce Curriculum Models For Service-Learning Programs (University Of Minnesota), University Of Minnesota Extension Service
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Dads Make a Difference is a statewide paternity education project where senior high teens, male and female, are trained to teach a 4-lesson school curriculum about the importance of fathers in children's lives to youth in grades 6-8. Designed to help prevent too-early parenting, the curriculum helps older teens discuss the legal, financial, and emotional responsibilities of parenting with younger youth. The Dads Make a Difference middle school curriculum covers these topics: risks and risky behavior; the legal issues of fatherhood; how involved fathers make a difference in the well-being being of children; and the importance of making responsible decisions.
Service Learning As A Teaching Strategy, Vermont Community Works
Service Learning As A Teaching Strategy, Vermont Community Works
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Included in this resource packet: An Overview of Vermont Community Works; Articulating Social Education at Guilford School; Reflections on Community Building in the Classroom; Professional Development; and Reflections on Service Learning.
Faculty Handbook For Service Learning, Commuter Affairs And Community Service
Faculty Handbook For Service Learning, Commuter Affairs And Community Service
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Be Part Of The Equation: A User's Guide On Arts In Community Service, Sam Quan Krueger
Be Part Of The Equation: A User's Guide On Arts In Community Service, Sam Quan Krueger
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In making art or doing community service, there are common elements such as examining a subject and its context; responding and taking action because of that examination; and involving others in the same experience of examining and responding. Of course, there are differences, as well. Not all artistic endeavors intend for obvious community benefits, nor do all community service activities include artistic qualities or pursuits. However, for those who are working in the overlapping areas between art and community service, there is a need to learn more. The AC3=∞ (IN SHORT, AC3) PROJECT attempts to address this need.
Creating A Balanced Program, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time
Creating A Balanced Program, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time
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This resource contains: Assessment of needs/interests in the room; Introduction to the Agenda; Defining Aspects of a Quality Program; Defining "Program" and "Components"; Designing an Appropriate Environment; Designing Appropriate Routines/Schedules; Ideas for Themes; Integrating Service-Learning; Keys and Summary; Program Design Tools; and Resource list.
Starting Or Expanding An Out-Of-School Program: Five Steps To Starting Something New, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time
Starting Or Expanding An Out-Of-School Program: Five Steps To Starting Something New, National Institute On Out-Of-School Time
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Step 1: Perceive the Need; Step II: Connect with Others; Step Ill: Conduct a Needs Assessment; Step IV: Utilize Information Gathered to Design a Program or Component; and Step V: Formulate an Action Plan.
Service-Learning In Out-Of-School Programs, Saren Lossli
Service-Learning In Out-Of-School Programs, Saren Lossli
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This resource contains: Needs/Interests/Resources Assessment; Memory Exercise; What kinds of "learning" opportunities can "servicelearning" offer in out-of-school time programs?; What is service-learning? What is the difference between "service" and "service-learning"?; Why is service-learning important?; Benefits of Service-Learning; Eight Keys to Effective Project Planning; Sample Project Ideas; and Brainstorming Activity.
I Support National Service! A Guide To Promote Reauthorization Of The National And Community Service Trust Act, Youth Service America
I Support National Service! A Guide To Promote Reauthorization Of The National And Community Service Trust Act, Youth Service America
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The purpose of the national service reauthorization proposals is to extend longstanding national service legislation -- the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1990 and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973. The extension authorizes support for programs that encourage Americans to engage in full- time or part-time service in their communities in order to meet unmet needs in the areas of education, public safety, the environment, and other human needs such as health and housing.
Designing Collaborations Between Community Based Organizations And Schools To Produce Curriculum Models For Service- Learning Programs (Cambridge-Isanti High School), Cambridge-Isanti High School
Designing Collaborations Between Community Based Organizations And Schools To Produce Curriculum Models For Service- Learning Programs (Cambridge-Isanti High School), Cambridge-Isanti High School
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This curriculum is designed to give students the opportunity to experience and discover the arts. It is a collaborative service-learning project between the local artistic community and a ninth grade English/Social Studies class poetry unit at Cambridge-Isanti High School.