ysa america's promise featured communities webinar
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YSA America's Promise Featured Communities WebinarTRANSCRIPT
Webinar #1 Agenda Welcome and Introductions Overview of Next Steps Funding Resources gotoservicelearning.org Summer of Service
Stage One: CEC will conduct a needs assessments of participants in the 12 Featured Communities professional development to identify the challenges they face as they integrate and sustain quality service-learning in their schools and communities. We will also determine the criteria for participants to be selected to engage in the National Forum.Stage Two: Three webinars will be held during April and May to respond to participants’ needs and increase their understanding of school climate, effective leadership to support and sustain quality service-learning. These webinars will engage SEANet members and will be open to participants from each of the 12 Featured Community trainings, including teachers and administrators who are working to advance service-learning in their school.
America’s Promise Alliance Professional Development Plan
Stage Three: Participants will be encouraged to join a professional learning community associated with the Go To Service-Learning.Com web site and infrastructure that provides a space for participants in the webinars to share the implementation experiences, reflect on lessons learned and create a collaborative environment in which new ideas are nurtured.
Following participation in each webinar, participants will be asked to submit a written reflection activity which will guide planning and capacity building at the local level. Successful completion of the webinar series and subsequent reflection will be required in order to be eligible to attend the National Forum.
America’s Promise Alliance Professional Development Plan
Stage Four: The National Forum, June 23 – 25 in Washington, DC, will further develop local leadership by building upon the skill set developed over the course of the past year through the in-person trainings, online webinars, and professional learning community interactions. Participants will engage in a series of activities that will meet the identified needs related to the critical elements for sustainability: vision and leadership, curriculum and assessment, professional development, school-community collaborations, and continuous improvement. In addition they will have access to national and local service-learning leaders and organizations.
America’s Promise Alliance Professional Development Plan
Youth Service America:
Resources and Opportunities for Service-Learning
Susan AbravanelYouth Service America
YSA’s Goals
Student Achievement
Workforce Readiness
Stronger Communities
"Together we can - and we will - prepare children and youth for college, work and life."
Gen. Colin Powell
Global Youth Service Day
Semester of Service
semester-long service-learning experience
launches on MLK Day
culminates on Global Youth Service Day
Semester of Service Goals
a semester of service-learning that includes at least 70 hours of youth engagement with:
authentic, sustainable, and long-term service goals designed to make a significant community impact;
related, intentional academic or curricular goals designed to help young people learn.
Semester of Service Resources
STEMester of Service
ArkansasArizonaColorado Delaware Georgia Illinois Louisiana Nevada New Mexico New York North CarolinaWashington
Other YSA Tools and Resources
GYSD Planning Toolkit Semester of Service Strategy Guide new Semester of Service Poster new SemesterofService.org Strategic Service-Learning Issue Modules (e.g.
First Responders, Malaria: Prevention, Awareness and Fundraising through Youth Service)
. . .and more!
Service-Learning Issue Modules
YSA Tip Sheets
Go To Service-Learning
To help the novice teacher identify, understand and implement best practice service-learning lesson
plans
www.gotoservicelearning.org
For full site access…
Ongoing opportunities, special events
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Enter your parameter…
…or view all plans…
Download our template in Word to create your
own…
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Story Purpose / Essential Questions S-L Theme Place Community Need Community Partners Grade Level, Target Population Setting, Duration Link to curriculum, state standards Five Stages (IPARD/C) Public Relations Assessment, Evaluation, Lessons Learned About the Teacher, About the School
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Submit your plan in Word, or online
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For more information . . .
www.GYSD.org
www.SemesterofService.org
www.GoToServiceLearning.org
www.ysa.org
A New American Rite of Passage
Background Information
• ICP’s report – “Summer of Service: A New American Rite of Passage” at www.icicp.org/sosreport
• ICP proposed “Summer of Service” as a new American rite of passage for middle school students to engage in high quality, intensive service-learning activities during summer months.
A New American Rite of Passage
The SOS Resource Center
a comprehensive site for
resources and
information about Summer of Service (SOS)
www.icicp.org/sosrc
A New American Rite of Passage
The Resource Center is…comprehensive
– Searchable Resource Center Database– News Updates In The Field– SOS Program Locator– Program Insights– Program Design Toolkit– Evaluation Toolkit– SOS College Access Materials
www.icicp.org/sosrc
A New American Rite of Passage
– At-Risk Youth– Curriculum Design– Engaging Youth– Events– Funding– Middle School– Monitoring & Evaluation
Searchable Database15 different search query categories:
– Policy & Legislation– Project Management– Research and Reports– Service Learning– SOS Background– Toolkits– Websites
www.icicp.org/sosrc
A New American Rite of Passage
News Updates
—Updated periodically with the most up to date information concerning Summer of Service
www.icicp.org/sosrc
A New American Rite of Passage
SOS Program Locator
• Searchable database
• SOS (and SOS like) programs by state
www.icicp.org/sosrc
A New American Rite of Passage
Program Insights
• Featured on the Resource Center• Narrative and multimedia presentations of on
successful SOS programs• Pilot versions coming soon• More from Summer 2010
www.icicp.org/sosrc
A New American Rite of Passage
Program Design and Evaluation Toolkits
• Program Design Toolkit - will assist practitioners in the field with designing and implementing SOS programs
• Evaluation Toolkit - will provide local programs with a basic understanding of evaluation methods and reliable tools for generating assessment data and better evidence of program effectiveness
• SOS Emerging Perspectives – Logic model and Quality Elements for SOS Programming - COMING SOON!
www.icicp.org/sosrc
A New American Rite of Passage
SOS and College Access
• Partnership with KnowHow2Go through the Lumina Foundation for Education
• http://www.knowhow2go.org/
