Title: Roots and Wings of Civic Engagement: Linking the Pieces of the Puzzle
1Roots and Wings of Civic Engagement Linking the
Pieces of the Puzzle
2The Puzzle Making service-learning fitThe
Pieces Past, Present, Future
- The roots Historical foundations
- The wings Present future attitudes,
activities and events
3- Service-learning is
- Service to community
- Links to learning objectives
- Reciprocal
- Self-reflection
- Service-learning is NOT
- Logging hours
- One-sided
- Compensatory
- An add-on to class
4Historical Time Line
PAST
- 1903University of Cincinnati
- 1905intellectual foundations identified
- 1930sCCC and WPA
- 1944GI Bill
- 1960sfederal service, name used
- 1970sstates and local agencies
- 1990sfederal support to schools
- 1992Maryland requires for graduation
- 2003Presidents Council on Service and Civic
Participation
5Current Trends
- 1999-2000 academic year
- 700,000 plus students
- 12 of faculty
- 6,272 courses
- 9 require for graduation
- 2000-2001 academic year
- 13 million students
- 1984-1997
- 900,000 to over 12.6 million
- 2 to 25
- 2008
6Benefits of Service-Learning
- Personal, social, academic, cognitive development
- Improved grades, attendance, increased personal,
social responsibility - Cooperative rather than competitive
- Problem solving (higher order objectives)
- Deeper learning
- Personally meaningful (affective domain)
7Service, before service-learning was popular
PAST
8Early Home Economics students prepared and served
meals in the cafeteria
9Sigma Delta Omicron (the Home Ec club) catered
the grand opening of the new State Bank of
Southern Utah in 1971. After that it became a
yearly tradition to cater the banks annual
birthday party for the community.
1977
10Each year students were able to participate in
catering projects benefiting the campus
community. Early leaders and advisors paved the
way for those yet to come.
1981
1996
2001
11The kitchen crew of another Catering project in
2006
Presentation on Healthy Holiday Eating for
the employees of SUU
12Other projects also benefited the community
Quilt tying 1986
13Of the many examples,without reservation, this
one needs to be shared
PRESENT
- Inspiration of Todd Thorley
- Cedar High School
- Cabinet Making Wood Shop
- In collaboration with
- Danna Esplin
- Cedar High School
- English
- Mary Christensen
- Cedar High School
- Family Consumer Sciences
14In response to tragedy. . .
Inspiration
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16Linked closely to the Present,Future
service-learning is in the hands of current
educators
- We provide examples of service
- Our attitudes and dispositions speak louder than
our words - Our expectations of student performance imply
what we value
FUTURE
17Typical Project Requirements (in my courses)
- Project must ---
- be selected and designed by students
- identify a need take action to meet that need!
- be related to course content
- Parenting Course must benefit parents and/or
children - Child Care Administration Course must benefit
child care administrator - Include plan for self evaluation and reflection
- Reflection paper
- Evaluation of member contributions
- Integration of recipient response
18Success Stories
- Online Parenting Course
- Sample Projects
- Create and publish information website
- Haunted House Contest
19The Parenting PlaceA Website By Korinne Roberts
20Objective and Execution
- My objective was to create a website informing
parents about important topics regarding
childhood development
- To accomplish this objective I organized a
web-site that discusses important development
topics in 5 different stages of development - Infancy, Early Childhood, Elementary Age, Early
Adolescence, and Late Adolescence
21Site Organization
22Home and Infancy Pages
23Early Childhood and Elementary Age
24Early Adolescence and Late Adolescence
25Thanks
- I really enjoyed the process of making this site.
I hope that it will be helpful to many. Please
visit the site at www.theparentingplace.net to
view the full pages. Please contact me if you
have any problems getting to the site. Thanks!
26Mini Haunted House Contest
- Kim Christensen
- FLHD 3700
- Parenting Advocacy Project
27Making the Display
Finished Project
28The Contest Poster and Flyer
Mini Haunted House Contest Attention PARENTS,
grab your child and have some fun! Create a mini
haunted house out of cardboard and anything else
you can think of. Make it as ghoulish and
frightening as possible. And check out some
scary Halloween books while youre at it. For a
comprehensive list of terrifying Halloween books
available here at the library check out
experiencebooks.blogspot.com Contest
Guidelines -For Children ages 2-5 and their
parents! -Houses must be no larger than 2 ½ ft
tall, 2 ft wide, and 2 ft long -Submit entries
along with the bottom portion of this paper to
the Front Desk of the Library between Oct. 23 and
Oct. 25. You will be given an entry number, and
instructions regarding where to place your house.
Attach your number to your house and write the
number on the entry form in the space provided.
Leave your entry form in the entry box at the
front desk. -Houses will be judged according to
originality, creativity, and scariness! Winners
will be announced during story time on Oct. 30 at
1000 a.m. Prizes 1st Place 30 Gift
Certificate to Local Bookstore 2nd and 3rd
Places Scary Story Book -Houses must be taken
down by Nov. 1 or they will be thrown away. Good
luck and Have Fun! --------------------------
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ENTRY
FORM Parent Name _____________ Child Name
and Age ______________ Phone Number
___________________ Entry Number
__________ Please briefly describe how your
child contributed to the haunted
house ___________________________________________
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29Display Set Up At Public Library
Link to Website www.experiencebooks.blogspot.com
30ENTRIES
31 TheWinners!
- Left Erin and Sam Shakespear
- Right Noelle and Drew Reynolds
It was really hard to judge the houses! Everyone
did such a good job. I was impressed with the
creativity. All the librarians and volunteers
(16 total) voted on the three they thought were
the best. And they are
321st Place Sam and Erin Shakespear
332nd Place Matt, Laurel, and Haley Dodgion
343rd Place Noelle and Drew Reynolds
35Everyone who participated got to choose a book as
well as received a coupon for a free mini Papa
Murphys pizza and a coupon for a free ice cream
from Arctic Circle.
36Child Care Administration
- Instructional slide presentation on food safety
- (Designed for Child Care Directors to give or
present to parents)
37Solving theHome-Packed Problem
- Presented by Corinne Judd
38- As parents, you naturally want to make sure that
you are making the best choices for your
children. However, too often by simply being
uninformed we make decisions that may not be
ideal for our children.
39- One example of this, of which this presentation
would like to focus on, is what is called
sometimes called the paper bag lunches problem.
Now, let me first off explain that there is
nothing wrong with sending our kids to school
with a lunch packed from home. Home-packed
lunches can be a good way to save money and meet
other needs of your child. The problem occurs
when we dont put much thought or effort into
what is going into those lunch pails or brown
paper bags. Often brown paper bag lunches are
less nutritious than lunches that are bought in
the schools cafeteria.
40- This fact is generally because the cafeteria
must meet certain nutritious guidelines, where
what is brought in the lunches from home could
have very innutritious foods found in them.
41- This is often due to things such as
- Parents catering to childs likes and dislikes
- The smaller options of food that travel well
- The large variety of quick, easy, unhealthy foods
that can be purchased at the store.
42- The goal of this presentation is to help parents
realize how they can make their childs meals
healthier, but still have the child eat at a home
packed lunch at school.
43- The quality of meal children eat in the middle
part of the day can have a marked effect on their
learning, and unfortunately many are not getting
the proper nourishment for the task. This is
largely thanks to hidden sugars and an increasing
array of additives in the kinds of 'quick to toss
in the box' snack foods that find their way into
young ones' lunches on frantic mornings. - -Jonni Sharland in her article, Healthy
Childrens Packed Lunches
44- As you look at the nutritional choices in your
childs lunchbox, keep in mind the following
pointers
451. Get your children involved and let them make
their own menu for the week.
- This helps with pickiness and autonomy. If all
their friends are eating chocolate bars, it will
be difficult for them to watch and eat a
healthier choice, but it will help for them to
have something they picked out themselves and
know that they like.
462. Include something sweet yet still relatively
nutritious in the meal.
- Sweets wont be awful for your child to have,
and actually if you avoid the sweets too much
they can become a sort of forbidden fruit and
become even more desirable when they get the
opportunity to eat them.
473. Look for the possibilities.
- Most schools dont have facilities available to
kids to use for heating food, but check with your
childs school. This could broaden the variety
of choices your child can take to school.
484. Make children's lunchboxes fun and enjoyable.
- Put different things in every day so children
look forward to finding out what's in there
lunchbox and don't get bored.
495. Include a main dish, a side, and a sweet.
- In most homes, meals consist of a main dish, a
side, and a sweet. Keep the same rule with meals
for your childrens packed lunches.
50Main Dish Ideas
- Peanut butter and jelly is great, just make
sure your using whole grain breads or tortillas,
and all natural peanut butter. Skippy makes a
good creamy all-natural peanut butter if your
child doesn't like the graininess of most
all-naturals. - Turkey(or other lean meat) and low fat cheese
wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla. Pizza is a
great option, especially if your child doesn't
mind eating cold pizza. Use leftover pizza, or
make your own with whole wheat English muffins or
bagels. - Tuna or chicken salad in an whole wheat pita.
For an added nutritional bonus use grapes,
apples, or nuts in your salad.
51Side Dish Ideas
- Whole wheat pretzels, bagel or pita chips, or
baked chips are a great alternative to fatty
crackers or regular potato chips. - Dried fruit is an easy option as there is no
cutting required. They provide about the same
nutritional value, and they are less messy. Try
raisins, cranberries, bananas, and apricots. - Nuts and seeds are a good source of iron and
protein, but make sure you know the school rules
where nuts are concerned. Some schools do no nuts
at all, some do none as classroom snacks, and
some only ban peanuts. Cashews, almonds, and
sunflower seeds(no shell) can give children that
crunchy saltiness they like so much. - Fruits and veggies with dip. Apples and peanut
butter, carrots and low-fat ranch, and
strawberries and yogurt dip are all good options.
- String cheese or cut up low fat cheese with
whole wheat crackers is one of my kid's staples.
52Something Sweet
- Whole grain muffins or breads are a great sweet
treat for the kids. Try pumpkin, cranberry, or
banana nut muffins. - Parfait it up with some yogurt and fresh fruit
and top with a little granola or whole grain
cereal. - Unsweetened or sugar free applesauce, jello, or
pudding are great sweet treats that come in
individual containers for easy packing. - Splurge a little every once in awhile with
homemade cookies for a special treat.
53Dont Forget the Drink
- Nothing is better for young teeth than milk.
Most schools offer milk cheaper than you could
buy it individually. Other good options are
water or 100 fruit juice.
54- No parent wants to pack a lunch that they doubt
will be eaten. However this desire should not
compromise the necessity to provide a nutritious
meal for the children we love. Hopefully with
these ideas and tips your children can be eating
healthier, fun lunches and from that have the
energy to conquer the remainder of their busy
day! -
- The End
55Connecting the pieces of the puzzlePast,
Present, and FutureYOU can be the missing link!
56The preface of this book begins Look again at
the books cover. The hand is holding something
that is going to grow. Even though it is small
right now, its roots will go deep and its
branches will spread. It will provide strength
or shade or beauty to its surroundings. It could
grow in a yard or a forest, but it will grow
because that is what it is meant to do. And, as
it grows, it will change the world around
it.Your students are the seedlings,You hold
them in your hand.You can give them roots and
wings!
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59FUTURE
- So many RIESENS
- to engage in service-learning!
Give your students Roots Wings
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