Transcript Slide 1

Mina Hogsett
English Language Fellow
Service-learning:
Can we actually make a difference?
What’s our focus?
“Volunteer – you can put it on your cv!”
“Volunteer – so you can graduate!”
“Volunteer – you’ll get an award!”
or…
Every class should have…
…a visual representation of before, during, and
after the service learning project.
Lesson Ideas - What’s best for your students?
• A World Without: Have students describe (in
detail!) a home/community/world in which no
people ever helped each other. What are the impacts
of doing NOTHING? Eventually have students answer the
question of why community service is important for us to
participate in (don’t answer it for them!). Class should also
form a definition of service learning.
• Picture Gallery: (I’ll email to you) After students
examine many pictures depicting different types of
community service, make a solid definition of
service learning together as a class.
“Pay it Forward” Movie
• Watch a short clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TghkityJ4u8
(to save video, go to keepvid.com and paste the
address above into the box. Download the mp4
onto your computer/USB).
• Download the entire movie (with English
subtitles!!):
http://udhexz.blogspot.com/2009/04/pay-itforward-2000.html
• Tower Activity
Give small (3-4 students) groups a
limited amount of time to build
the tallest tower using only given
supplies.
*English only! For an added challenge, tell teams that no one can pick up any
materials from the table unless they ask a teammate for them first (to practice
oral language).
• Yarn Web Activity
Make a web of yarn with the
involvement of each member
of the class.
…How does the tower or
yarn web activity represent
service learning?
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Problem solving
Critical Thinking
Everyone’s doing something!
Working toward a goal
Teamwork
More?
Quotes (Appendix 1)
• What do you think the quote means?
• Do you agree with it or not? Why?
• Connect the quote to your service learning
project.
• Write a letter to the author of the quote OR
• Write a letter to your future son/daughter
teaching them the quote and how to apply it to
their lives.
Going beyond
• Mentoring
• Pledge partners – pick up any trash within 2
meters of you. Report back to partner.
• Write a letter as a representative of your
community asking for volunteers to come help.
• Plan an “Active citizen” award. First, students
identify core values. How can they practice these
in their everyday lives? Through volunteering?
Make a checklist?
• Writing to mothers who have lost their children.
• Making a service calendar
• Designating responsibilities to students (“litter
students”) etc
Um Batin High School Schedule
Access Community Service for Sunday March 25 (9am-12:45pm)
Overcoming Challenges
7th Grade (9:00 - 10:50)
Time
9:00-9:20
9:20-9:30
9:30-9:45
9:45-10:00
10:0010:15
10:1510:30
10:3010:50
Activity
Welcome and student introduction activity.
What is a challenge?
The Blind Experience
Extreme Sports Stories/Videos
Music in Common (Story, Lyrics, and Song/Video)
Session Leaders (High School Students)
12th Graders
Sarah, Balkees
Fatma, Ayat
Esraa, Nereman, Reham, Rodaina, Hanin, Hadil
Conflict Resolution
Sabaah, Nasreen, Doha, Esraa
Teenage/High school/personal challenges
Small groups (Yusif with the middle school boys)
Make peace/challenges posters for the middle school
Saha, Bora, Tagreed
8th Grade (11:00 - 12:50)
Time
11:0011:20
11:2011:30
11:3011:45
11:4512:00
12:0012:15
12:1512:30
12:3012:50
Activity
Welcome and student introduction activity.
What is a challenge?
Session Leaders (High School Students)
12th Graders
The Blind Experience
Yasmin, Mariam, Rosan
Extreme Sports Stories/Videos
Nabila, Manal
Music in Common (Story, Lyrics, and Song/Video)
Esraa, Nereman, Reham, Rodaina, Hanin, Hadil
Conflict Resolution
Sabaah, Nasreen, Doha, Esraa
Teenage/School/personal challenges
Small groups (Yusif with the middle school boys)
Make peace/challenges posters for the middle school
Sousan, Jasia, Somah, Yasmin
Host a visitor to speak to
students about volunteering
Shatil
Rina Okby 054-3465419
Ariel
Office
Nisped
054-7919340
Ajeec
972-8-6405432
Alnhoud
Keren Or 050-7294956
(…continued)
Bedouin Volunteer Tent
Wafaa 054-3387210
American Embassy Speaker
Risa Levy [email protected]
Soroka Hospital Volunteer Coordinator
Tammy Lomenfield 6403030
Additional Resources
• Video of people who have volunteered
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSmAz34NA
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• 366 Community Service Ideas
http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/serviceideas.shtml
Share Your Experience!
• Share your volunteer experience with Access students
from around the world:
http://accessnetwork.ning.com/main/authorization/signIn?target=http%3A
%2F%2Faccessnetwork.ning.com%2F
• Share your volunteer experience with anyone from
around the world:
http://nonprofit.about.com/u/ua/volunteers/favoritevolunteerop.htm?#lisk
=wjnfpwbns%3E20021%3b3621333|hfz%3E50b162e024g5%3b%3b11646f
75%607%3b16%3b06%60g|%60la%3Emlmsqlejw|ajqwkgbwf%3E23%2c14
%2c2%3a%3b6|%60m%3EJpqbfoFOE|dfmgfq%3Ee|djufmmbnf%3Eejqpw\
mbnf|nbjo%3Enkldpfww%3bCdnbjo%60ln|slpwbo%60lgf%3E|pm%3Eobpw\mbnf
Username: IsraelElf
Password: Bedouin
Planning for the project
(I’ll email this page to you)
Identifying Community Problems We Can Help to Solve
Directions: Work with a partner and write down your ideas about problems or needs you have
observed. Addressing one of these needs could become a volunteer project for the class.
Needs of students at our school:
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
Things that need to be done around school:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
Things that need to be done in our village:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
Things that need to be done in the Negev or Israel:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
Incorporating English Text into
the Classroom
• Starfish story (Appendix 2)
• Articles/stories of volunteerism around the
world (Appendix 3)
In groups: Create common Bagrut questions
• International Volunteer Day Packet (Appendix
4)
Feel free to email me for help!
[email protected]