SERVICE

LEARNING

WHAT? WHY? HOW?

Ashley Cooper

Education 601

Fall 2012

ESSEN

TAIL

Q

UESTIO

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What is Service Learning? How does

service learning impact students? How

does a teacher implement service learning into their curriculum successfully?”

UN

DER

STA

ND

ING

Service Learning is

essential to the

development of well-

rounded Students and

Citizens”

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO

UNDERSTAND THAT…

TRA

NSFE

R

GO

AL

Integration and

Planning are

fundamental to

learning and

understanding.”

Students will

know…

• Definition of

Service Learning

• Different types of

service learning

opportunities-

Direct or Indirect

• Benefits of

Service Learning

• Guidelines for

creating service

learning lesson

plans

Students will

be able to…

• Implement

Service

Learning into

Pedagogy

• Develop a

successful

service

learning

lesson plan

What

is S

erv

ice

Learn

ing?

Service Learning is a form

of experiential education

where learning occurs

through cycles of action

and reflection as students

work with others in applying their knowledge

to solve a community

problem and, at the same

time, reflect upon their

experience to gain a

deeper understanding of

complex issues for themselves.”

Felicia Wilczenski and Susan Coomey, A Practical Guide to Service Learning (New York: Springer Science and Business Media,LLC, 2010),4.

UNDERSTANDINGREFLECTIONACTIONKNOWLEDGE ACTION

KNOWLEDGELEARNINGREFLECTIONMEANINGBACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

What

is S

erv

ice

Learn

ing?

Service Learning is an

educational methodology that incorporates student

preparation, service to

the community, and

reflection, with links to

the academic curriculum.”

Marjori Krebs, “What Makes K-12 Teachers to Initiate Service-Learning Projects?”, Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue (2008):135-149

What is S

ervice

Learn

ing?

Positive,

Meaningful,

and Real

Cooperative

Complex in

Problems and

Setting

Promotes

Deeper

Learning

Creates

situations for

problem solving

Requires

Critical

Thinking

Broadens

Perspective

Challenges

Values

Address real-

life needs

Creates hands-

on experiences

Invokes

Reflection

Felicia Wilczenski and Susan Coomey, A Practical Guide to Service Learning (New York: Springer Science and Business Media,LLC, 2010),xiv

Serv

ice L

earn

ing

is N

OT…

• Volunteer Programs without a reason• Competitive

• Only for High School or College Students

• Beneficial to just one party• Unplanned

SERV

ICE

LEA

RN

ING

DIRECT

Students engage

in face to face

interactions with

people being

served in the

community.

• Tutoring

• Visiting the

Elderly

• Volunteering at

a Food Pantry

INDIRECT

Experiences that

address community

needs but that are

physically distant

from one another.

• Raising Money for

a Family in Need

• Writing Letters to

people in the

Military

• Political Advocacy

• Community

Beautification

Projects

WH

AT A

RE T

HE

BEN

EFIT

S O

F SERV

ICE

LEA

RN

ING

?• Cooperativ

e Learning

• Civic

Responsibility

• Critical

Thinking

• Personal

Development

• Social

Development

• Responsibility

• Career

Exploration

• Reduces

Risk Taking

Behavior

• Higher

Academic

Scores

• Pride for

School and

Community

Felicia Wilczenski and Susan Coomey, A Practical Guide to Service Learning (New York: Springer Science and Business Media,LLC, 2010),xv

“When I incorporate service-learning in

my teaching, I know that I am changing

the lives of children and I make a

difference in their lives and it

empowers them. That empowerment

and self-confidence, especially for the

child who isn’t strong academically, but

has other gifts and talents, and seeing

that they had not been in the service

learning project, they wouldn’t have

encountered that self-confidence… I

think, if you just taught your normal

day and your normal subjects and did

your normal things, you wouldn’t be

giving these kids the opportunity to

really shine in ways that some of them

can’t typically shine. “

Marjori Krebs, “What Makes K-12 Teachers to Initiate Service-Learning Projects?”, Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue (2008):135-149

Service

Learn

ing

Makin

g a

puzzle

com

ple

te

Social, Emotional, Academic and Career

Why S

ervice

Learn

ing?

Service Learning aims to

connect the personal and

intellectual, to help students

acquire knowledge that is useful

in understanding the world,

build critical thinking capacities

and perhaps lead to

fundamental questions about

learning and about society and

to a commitment to improve

both”

*Janet Eyler and Dwight Giles, Where’s the Learning in Service Learning?(San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons,

1999),12..

Service Learning serves as a bridge between knowledge and understanding.

Why S

ervice

Learn

ing?

Experience enhances

understanding,

understanding leads to

more effective action. Both

Learning and Service gain

value and are transformed

when combined in the

specific types of activities

we call Service Learning”

*Janet Eyler and Dwight Giles, Where’s the Learning in Service Learning?(San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons,

1999),7.

HO

W????

INTEGRATE

INTEGRATE

INTEGRATE

INTEGRATE

INTEGRATE

INTEGRATE

The best way to add service

learning to curriculum is to plan

in advance and integrate!

Lesson Plan using Service Learning

Understa

ndin

gOur nation is

guarded by a group

of elite men and

women who

dedicated their lives

to protecting our

freedoms.”

The student will understand

that…

Esse

ntia

l

Questio

ns

What are the

characteristics of a

solider? What are

the sacrifices that

soldiers make in

order to protect

America and its

people?”

TRANSFER GOAL

It is important to give thanks to people in the community, country and

world.”

Students will

know…

• Differences

between civil war

soldiers and

soldiers in present

time

• Characteristics of a

soldier

• The Different types

of Military Branches

of the United States

• Synonyms of Brave

• Guidelines for

Writing a letter

• Proper use of

Grammar within a

Letter

Students will be

able to…

• Write a letter

• Analyze the

Differences

between

different military

personnel

• Incorporate new

vocabulary

words into their

repertoire

• Identify what

makes a soldier

brave

Less

on A

ctiv

itie

s

o What are the similarities between

soldiers in the Civil War and soldiers

in the Military now? What are the

differences?o How does it feel to be away from

home and your family for an

extended period of time?

o What are ways we can give thanks to

people who do nice things for us?

o What are characteristics of a soldier?

o Brainstorm New Adjectives to

describe Soldiers. Use dictionary

and thesaurus.o Watch Brain Pop- Civil War & United

States Militaryo Discuss proper ways to write a letter.

Show Examples of Historic Letters.

o Get CREATIVE!o Write Two Letters for the Troops

overseas to Receive on

Thanksgiving.

ACTION!!!

REFLE

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CONCLUSION

Service

Learn

ing

Classroom Beautification

Organic Garden

Reading Pals

Disaster Relief Pen Pals

Lunchroom Recycle

Playground Restoration

Veterans Day Play

Animal Shelter Snacks

IDEAS TO REMEMBER

Questions???

CH

ALLE

NG

EWILL YOU

INCOOPERATE

SERVICE

LEARNING IN

YOUR

PEDAGOGY?”

PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY…