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Service-LearningasaPathtoCommonPurpose

Place as the Context, Service-Learning as the Strategy,

Sustainable Communities as the Goal

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SummerInstitutesforEducatorsforK-16andcommunitybasededucators

Site-basedProfessionalDevelopmentandSupport

inservices,workshops,andon-siteinstitutes

PrintPublicationsandWeb-basedResources

Curriculum&ProgramExemplarsReflectionsbyEducators

DialogueandSharing PlanningandEvaluationTools

CWIOnlineNetwork

CommunityWorksJournalOnlineMagazine

areflectivejournalforeducatorssince1995www.communityworksjournal.org

ANetworkofSupportforEngagedEducators

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www.cwinstitute.ning.com

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AFrameworkforCurriculumDesign

about Service-Learning and Community Engagement

Place-BasedEducation

AstheContext

SustainableCommunities

AstheGoalService-Learning

AstheStrategy

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EDUCATIONFORSUSTAINABILITY(EFS):learningthatlinksknowledge,inquiry,andaction tohelpstudentsbuildahealthyfuturefortheir

communitiesandtheplanet.

PLACE-BASEDCURRICULUM:acurriculumthatutilizesacommunitysresources,history,andlocaluniquenesstoteachessentialskillsandconcepts.

SERVICE-LEARNING:ateachingstrategythatcombinesacademicandsocialeducationgoalstomeetrealcommunityneeds.Itrequirestheapplicationofknowledge,andskills,andsystematicreflection.

Place-Based SustainableEducationService-LearningCommmunities

CONTEXTSTRATEGY GOAL

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UnderstandingtheInterconnectednessof

theWorld

KnowledgeofPlacehuman

andnaturalcommunities

Awarenessofonesownability

tomakeadifference

Students

engagedinbuildingsustainable

communities

Service-LearningastheStrategy

BestPracticeBasedService-Learning

2005SustainableSchools Project

adapted by Community Works Institute (CWI)

withSustainableCommunitiesastheGoal

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OurCorePrinciples

CompellingSenseofPurposeTheworkresonatesstronglywithbotheducatorsandstudents,personally,and

hasclearlyunderstoodvaluetothecommunity.

AcademicIntegrityLearningobjectivesarewelldefined,

understoodbyall,andconnectedtostandards,curriculumplans,andschoolorprogramgoals.

StudentEngagementEmphasisisplacedoninvestingstudentsasrealpartnersand

collaboratorsintheexperience.

MeaningfulandIntegratedReflection

Theexperienceisintentionallydeepened,andlearningisreinforced,throughcreativeandregularopportunitiesforreflection.

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CollaborationFor

CommonPurpose

ACompellingSenseofPurpose

Academic

Integrity

StudentEngagement

Meaningful

andIntegratedReflection

Service-LearningasPathtoCollaboration

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SERVICE-LEARNINGis

ateachingstrategythatcombines

academicandsocialeducationgoalstomeet

realcommunityneeds

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...requirestheapplication

ofknowledge,andskills,

andsystematicreflection

abouttheexperience.

SERVICELEARNING

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Workcollaboratively

Thinkoutsidethebox

Imaginepossibilities

(re)Invigorateonesteachingpractice

EducateforLargerPurpose

Transformeducation?

Service-LearningOffersanOpportunityto

FortheEducator

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GettingStartedwithaService-LearningProjectBorrow an idea from an existing curriculum/program

and refine it to work for you.

Examine your curriculum or program for a connecting

point to a known need.

Find anexisting project and become involved.

Do a simple needs assessment with your students to identify

needs that you might work together to meet.

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Dialogue Collaboration InspirationBest Practice Based Curriculum Design

Strategic Program Planning

Peer Support and Critique

Join with colleagues from across North America and beyond

working to embrace service-learning and sustainability

in their teaching practice.

CWIsSummerEASTJuly15-19,2013

atShelburneFarms,Vermont

CWIsSummerWESTJuly29-Aug2,2013LosAngeles,CaliforniaAtLoyolaMarymountUniversity

CWIsAnnualSummerInstitutesonService-Learning

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The Power of Collaboration

MovingtheWorktoaPublicSpace

-ProcessExamplesProfessionalDiscourse

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WORKBOOKHIGHLIGHTSService-LearningasaTeachingStrategy

Service-LearningandEducationforSustainability

BestPracticesforService-Learning

[sitelevelandinstructional]BestPracticesforEducationforSustainability

CurriculumExemplarsandAssessmentStrategies

InstructionalPlanning&EvaluationGuide

SiteLevelPlanning&EvaluationGuideCompletedExamplesofBothGuides

ActivityCollection&SharingForm

Connecting Service Learning to the Curriculum

A Workbook for Teachers and Administrators

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INSTRUCTIONALBestPracticesforService-Learning

BESTPRACTICE1:CurricularGoals

BESTPRACTICE2:Assessment

BESTPRACTICE3:ServiceGoals

BESTPRACTICE4:EvaluationBESTPRACTICE5:Challenges

BESTPRACTICE6:Participation

BESTPRACTICE7:Diversity

BESTPRACTICE8:CommunityConnections

BESTPRACTICE9:ParticipantPreparation

BESTPRACTICE10:ReflectionBESTPRACTICE11:Celebration