World CafésWorld Cafés

A process for A process for conversationsconversations

Café EtiquetteCafé Etiquette

Focus on what mattersFocus on what matters

Contribute your/our thinkingContribute your/our thinking

Speak your mind and heartSpeak your mind and heart

Listen to understandListen to understand

Link and connect ideasLink and connect ideas

Play, write, doodle on the Play, write, doodle on the ““tableclothstablecloths””

Harvest collective wisdomHarvest collective wisdom

Have Fun!Have Fun!

Round OneRound One

Six café groups –6 to 7 people per tableSix café groups –6 to 7 people per table

At your café tableAt your café table Introduce yourselvesIntroduce yourselves Select—Elect a Table HostSelect—Elect a Table Host Discuss the first question:Discuss the first question:

ROUND ONEROUND ONE

Explain to your café Explain to your café buddies what you buddies what you gained from your gained from your engagement engagement experience this experience this semestersemester

CAFÉ ETIQUETTECAFÉ ETIQUETTE Focus on what mattersFocus on what matters Contribute your/our Contribute your/our

thinkingthinking Speak your mind and Speak your mind and

heartheart Listen to understandListen to understand Link and connect ideasLink and connect ideas Play, write, doodle on Play, write, doodle on

the the ““tableclothstablecloths”” Harvest collective Harvest collective

wisdomwisdom Have Fun!Have Fun!

ROUND TWOROUND TWO

Table hosts stay at tableTable hosts stay at table

Others…pollinate knowledge…Others…pollinate knowledge…

Keep same question:Keep same question:

Share what was gained from Share what was gained from your engagement experience your engagement experience this semester (community this semester (community level)level)

ROUND THREEROUND THREE

What makes What makes for a quality for a quality community community engagemenengagement project?t project?

CAFÉ ETIQUETTECAFÉ ETIQUETTE Focus on what mattersFocus on what matters Contribute your/our Contribute your/our

thinkingthinking Speak your mind and Speak your mind and

heartheart Listen to understandListen to understand Link and connect ideasLink and connect ideas Play, write, doodle on the Play, write, doodle on the

““tableclothstablecloths”” Harvest collective wisdomHarvest collective wisdom Have Fun!Have Fun!

ROUND FOURROUND FOUR

How has your engagement How has your engagement experience helped you to experience helped you to become a betterbecome a better

……student,student,

……citizen,citizen,

……teacher?teacher?

Sharing…Questions…Sharing…Questions…CommentsComments

GBNP, White Pine County

Why Why Community Community EngagementEngagement

A Civically Engaged Person…A Civically Engaged Person…

Recognizes him or herself as a member of a Recognizes him or herself as a member of a larger social fabriclarger social fabric

Considers social problems to be part of his Considers social problems to be part of his or her own problemor her own problem

Is skilled, willing and able to take action Is skilled, willing and able to take action when neededwhen needed

Has the confidence to know that their Has the confidence to know that their participation will make a differenceparticipation will make a difference

Why All The Fuss…?Why All The Fuss…?

Last 30 years… rising Last 30 years… rising DISENGAGEMENTDISENGAGEMENT

25% less likely to vote25% less likely to vote 35% less likely to attend 35% less likely to attend

public meetingspublic meetings

Disparity of engagement Disparity of engagement wider among wider among disadvantaged youth…disadvantaged youth…and the gap continues to and the gap continues to widen…widen…

Schools appear to be Schools appear to be exacerbating inequality…exacerbating inequality…not providing equal civic not providing equal civic preparation to students preparation to students in most need.in most need.

Why focus efforts on Why focus efforts on youth?youth?

Disconnecting at Disconnecting at larger rate.larger rate.

Less trusting of Less trusting of fellow citizens.fellow citizens.

Less likely to feel Less likely to feel sense of sense of responsibility with responsibility with citizenship.citizenship.

Less knowledgeable Less knowledgeable about process of about process of politics.politics.

Less likely to vote.Less likely to vote. Less likely to be Less likely to be

aware of current aware of current events.events.

Less likely to Less likely to participate in participate in community community organizations.organizations.

Less likely to work Less likely to work collectively with collectively with others to address others to address community problems.community problems.

(Galston 2001, DelliCarpini 2000, Levine 2007)

Good News about Good News about Youth…Youth…

They are more They are more tolerant; tolerant; culturally, culturally, racially and racially and politically than politically than previous previous generations.generations.

PatrioticPatriotic

IdealisticIdealistic

Inventing and Inventing and using novel using novel forms of forms of social/digital social/digital media for civic media for civic engagement.engagement.

How Does Nevada How Does Nevada Compare?Compare?

National Rate

Nevada Rate

US Ranking

Teenagers (16-19yrs) 26.4% 12.4% 51st

Millennials (b. 1982) 21.2% 11.9% 51st

College Students 26.3% 19.95 47th

Young Adults (16-24 yrs)

26.4% 11.3% 51st

Baby Boomers 30.0% 19.6% 51st

Older Adults 26.4% 13.7% 51st

Volunteering in America Report (2008 & 2007), Corporation for National and Community Service

Developing capable Developing capable citizenscitizens

Teachers have a tremendous impact on youth Teachers have a tremendous impact on youth civic skill ability (Torney-Purta and Amadeo civic skill ability (Torney-Purta and Amadeo 2003).2003).

Civic habits are formed from the early teens Civic habits are formed from the early teens through early twenties (DelliCarpini 2000).through early twenties (DelliCarpini 2000).

Teacher confidence and attitude has a significant Teacher confidence and attitude has a significant influence on studentinfluence on student’’s engagement and aptitudes engagement and aptitude

Work to bridge the civic engagement gap in your Work to bridge the civic engagement gap in your school, community and out-of-school program.school, community and out-of-school program.

Apply Best Practices Apply Best Practices

Discuss Current EventsDiscuss Current Events

Discuss issues in an open classroom environmentDiscuss issues in an open classroom environment

Interact with civic role modelsInteract with civic role models

Learn about the community and options for Learn about the community and options for responseresponse

Engage in simulationsEngage in simulations

Service LearningService Learning

Build student confidence one-step-at-a-timeBuild student confidence one-step-at-a-time