PPT-Riverwest Co-op Service Learning Project

Candiss Shumate Eric Engelbart William Chaussee Located on 733 E Clarke Street in the heart of the Riverwest community Our Service Learning Organization photo taken by Eric Engelbart. Susan A. Hildebrandt, Ph.D.. shildeb@ilstu.edu. . Funding for this project has been provided by the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on Civic Engagement/Service . Learning Small Grant Program, FY12.. Naveed. , Ben, Lori, Laurie, Peggy. The Leading Question. You’ve heard about Project Based Learning (PBL), but now you’re wondering….. Sure, it sounds good, but:. Is it right for me and my students?. Who are we? . FOR the city. Eli Ritchie. Service at WP . Liberal Arts. Urban. Christ-Centered. Diverse. “In the City, For the City”. Why Serve Portland?. In Portland's class of 2011 alone, 1,300 students -- 35 percent of the class -- failed to earn a diploma in four . What is Service as Action?. “IB learners strive to be caring members of the community who demonstrate a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment”. Sheila Cordner. Service-Learning Project Goals. To gain a new perspective on. your . study of literature.. To bring literature in some way to a group of people in our city outside of Boston University.. Kristy Swann. Nursing . 450. Ferris State . University. Introduction. According . to Ferris State University's (2011) website “the purpose of academic service-learning is to enhance traditional classroom study by supplementing it with community service that is relevant to the subject material and meaningful to the community. Service-learning also has a civic learning element, offering students the knowledge, skills, and values they will need for well-rounded civic engagement”. . From Definitions, History, Theory, Principles, Practice, and Partnerships to Social Justice, . C. ritical Engagement and Collaboration, and Uneasy Institutionalization. Definitions. 1. . Service-learning. Service learning integrates community service into academic coursework, whereby students engage in classroom activities and reflection related to the performance of local service projects within the course. Service-learning: Learning through doing. What exactly is “service-learning. ”. It is a structured learning experience within an academic course.. Service work is directed toward achieving course learning objective/s and toward making meaning contributions.. November 12, 2015. Rachelle Franz, . Ed.D. .---SL Faculty Liaison and . Asst. Professor in KHS . Dept. . Patrick . Tadlock, M.Ed. .--- . Director, Volunteer and . Service . Learning Center . Objectives. Service-Learning Project. Presentation developed by Kelly . Hamshaw,CDAE. ; . b. ased upon . Hamshaw. . & Baker, forthcoming. Kelly.Hamshaw@uvm.edu. CUPS Office. MISSION. To connect the university and community as partners in addressing real-world challenges through engaged scholarship and transformative learning experiences.. Using Project Based Learning to Teach Social Studies in the Fifth Grade Classroom Proposed by the Integrators: Jessica Clark, Jessica Hewell , Joy Renfro, Barry Thibault , Herb Washington, and Debbie A credit-bearing, educational. experience in which students. participate in an organized. service activity that meets. identified . COMMUNITY NEEDS. .. Students also reflect on the. service activity to gain a deeper. The Benefits of Reading Books,Most people read to read and the benefits of reading are surplus. But what are the benefits of reading. Keep reading to find out how reading will help you and may even add years to your life!.The Benefits of Reading Books,What are the benefits of reading you ask? Down below we have listed some of the most common benefits and ones that you will definitely enjoy along with the new adventures provided by the novel you choose to read.,Exercise the Brain by Reading .When you read, your brain gets a workout. You have to remember the various characters, settings, plots and retain that information throughout the book. Your brain is doing a lot of work and you don’t even realize it. Which makes it the perfect exercise!