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Individual Teacher Action Plan
This page will help you, as the teacher, prepare to guide the students through the service-learning process. Remember: Service-Learning should be STUDENT DRIVEN. This is merely a way ensure that you are prepared to facilitate an effective project.
GENERAL IDEAS:
In which ways will you try to combine service and learning in your classroom?
VISION/RATIONALE:
How will this enrich your instructional program?
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES:
What specific learner outcomes in your subject area will students learn through service work?
PLANNING/ORGANIZATION FOR PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS:
What kind of pre-planning and organization will be necessary to make student service work a success?
STUDENT PREPARATION:
How will you prepare students so they have the skills and information they need to provide a valued service?
STUDENT OWNERSHIP:
How will you involve students in planning and implementation so that students have a strong commitment to the project and so that the service is meaningful?
REFLECTION:
How will you encourage individual and group reflection so that participants learn from their experience?
PRODUCT:
What kind of product or synthesis would enable students to integrate significant learning?
CELEBRATION/RENEWAL:
How will you celebrate your success? How will you provide for program and professional renewal?
EVALUATION:
How will you assess whether you have accomplished your program outcomes?
Things to Think About When Preparing for your Service-Learning Experience
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Materials
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How many people are needed?
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What skills are needed?
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Liability
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Transportation
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Time span/time line
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Length of project
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History of need
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Supervision
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How to tie it to the curriculum
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Where will the service take place?
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What kind of service? Indirect, direct, advocacy
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Administrative support
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Cost
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How will you tell the service has been successful?
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Assessment
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What will happen after your service is complete?
Beth Nickle, Bailey Alternative High School, 501 West Central, Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 831-0979 Missouri Learn and Serve