Service Learning...
good teaching & deeper learning
Service learning provides a meaningful way to engage students through hands-on, real-world experiences, and this can lead to engaged global citizenship.
Awareness of power, privilege and systems that surround us: yes.
Increased digital literacy: yes.
Community connections and meaningful relationships: yes.
Increased ability to empathize with others: yes.
Reciprocal relationships to benefit all participants: yes.
Greater self-awareness and cultivation of personal skills, talents and interests: yes.
These can all be outcomes of mindfully embedding the service learning cycle into your curriculum.
In addition, this is what our world needs. We need to be able to listen to each other. We need to be able to share our stories in authentic ways so we're heard and understood. We need hope. We need more people, young and old, who want to understand our complex world and make things better, more fair and just and equitable.
What does a service learning cycle/experience look like?
Awareness of power, privilege and systems that surround us: yes.
Increased digital literacy: yes.
Community connections and meaningful relationships: yes.
Increased ability to empathize with others: yes.
Reciprocal relationships to benefit all participants: yes.
Greater self-awareness and cultivation of personal skills, talents and interests: yes.
These can all be outcomes of mindfully embedding the service learning cycle into your curriculum.
In addition, this is what our world needs. We need to be able to listen to each other. We need to be able to share our stories in authentic ways so we're heard and understood. We need hope. We need more people, young and old, who want to understand our complex world and make things better, more fair and just and equitable.
What does a service learning cycle/experience look like?
(from Cathy Berger Kaye's The Complete Guide to Service Learning)
There are five stages in a complete service learning cycle. Teachers can embed a full cycle into a unit of study, or use parts of the cycle across several units of study. The cycle is flexible and dynamic, allowing you and your students to develop active research skills, communication skills and planning skills throughout.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (also known as the Global Goals) can provide an excellent foundation/entry point for service learning conversations and experiences.
There are five stages in a complete service learning cycle. Teachers can embed a full cycle into a unit of study, or use parts of the cycle across several units of study. The cycle is flexible and dynamic, allowing you and your students to develop active research skills, communication skills and planning skills throughout.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (also known as the Global Goals) can provide an excellent foundation/entry point for service learning conversations and experiences.
