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+Building from the Ground Out: Capitalizing on Service Networksto Create Community Service LearningProjects
Deborah McMakin, Ed.D., M.S.W, LICSWAssistant Professor, Psychology & Philosophy
Emily Abel, M.Ed.Academic Advisor & Coordinator, Program Leading to UndergraduateSuccess (PLUS)
+Agenda
Introductions
Service Learning Project Case Example
Project Planning & Development Case example Individual & Group Brainstorming
+Session objectives
Identify ways to strengthen and utilize existing relationships with campus personnel and community partners to reach service learning goals
Identify strategies for collaborative goal setting within the community and higher education
+Introductions
Name
Where you work/what you do
Favorite childhood television show
What do you hope to get out of today’s session?
+Service Learning: Working Definition
“Service learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities” (Learn and Serve America National Service Learning Clearinghouse).
Service connected to coursework
Learning comes from reflection
+The Project: An Overview
6 Rec students middle/high school students visited two FSU undergraduate classes for pre-service teachers
Mini lecture & small group discussions “What makes a good teacher?” “Typical” Day Q & A
+Project Development Framework
PreparationProject IdentificationPlanning
Action
Reflection
Evaluation
+Project Identification (Needs assessment)
• Pre-Service teachers
• Limited community experiences
College students
• Child development
• “What makes a good teacher?”
Course Content
• FSU- Mentoring• Metrowest
Recreation Center
Communities
+Our Project Networks
Alumni (Jessica)
University Career Office (FSU Career Services & Employer Relations)
Colleagues & Existing Programs (Emily & FSU Mentor Program )
+Capitalizing on Existing Networks and Planning: Build Relationships
Meetings and visits
Emily had existing social capital with which to understand rec center organizational culture (roles, power, perspectives and expectations)
Emily as cultural broker
Informed relationship building necessary for needs assessment & collaborative planning
+Planning: Bridging Needs & Objectives
Exposure to college environment
Experience in a college classroom
Challenge preconceived notions about college & students
• Exposure to middle & high school students
• Experience talking with students about teaching
• Challenge preconceived notions about students, their likes/dislikes
Rec Center Psych of Dev
+Challenges & Lessons“Best laid plans of mice and men often go awry”
Attendance barriers
Limited resources for: preparation action reflection evaluation
Learn about the Rec Center
+Who is in Your Network?
Individually, take 3-4 minutes to brainstorm who is in your current and potential networks with which to cultivate a service learning partnership
Share your ideas with your group; there is always the potential to create new partnerships
+Needs Assessment
Individually, take 3-4 minutes to brainstorm the needs of the community, students/and or organization, as well as limitations and barriers
Share your ideas with your group and learn from one another
+References and Resources
Bringle, R.G., & Hatcher, J.A. (1995). A Service Learning Curriculum for Faculty. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, fall, pp. 112-122.
Campus Compact: http://masscampuscompact.org/
Database: http://www.idealist.org/
Geiger, Elke. Service-Learning Toolbox. http://www.nwrel.org/ruraled/learnserve/resources/SL_Toolbox.pdf
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