GYSD Webinar: The Reflection Connection & Twice the Impact - How Service Changes Youth and Community

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U.S. Presenting Sponsor:

The Reflection ConnectionThe Reflection Connection& Twice the Impact:& Twice the Impact:

How Service ChangesHow Service Changes

Youth and CommunityYouth and Community

Susan A. AbravanelSusan A. AbravanelMarch 3, 2010 WebinarMarch 3, 2010 Webinar


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IIInvestigationInvestigation

PPPreparation&Preparation&

PlanningPlanning

AAActionAction

RRReflectionReflection

D/CD/CDemonstration/Demonstration/

CelebrationCelebration

5 Stages of Service / Service5 Stages of Service / Service--Learning:Learning:


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KK--12 Service12 Service--LearningLearningStandards for Quality Practice:Standards for Quality Practice:

Reflection Standard:Reflection Standard:

ServiceService--learning incorporates multiplelearning incorporates multiple

challenging reflection activities that arechallenging reflection activities that are

ongoing and that prompt deep thinkingongoing and that prompt deep thinking

and analysis about oneself and onesand analysis about oneself and ones

relationship to society.relationship to society.


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IndicatorsIndicators::

1. . . . reflection includes a variety of verbal,

written, artistic, and nonverbal

activities to demonstrate understanding

and changes in participants knowledge,

skills, and/or attitudes.

National Youth Leadership Council, 2008


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3. . . . reflection prompts participants to

think deeply about complex community

problems and alternative solutions.



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You grasp the stick, but do you grasp the concept?


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4. . . . reflection encourages participants to

examine their preconceptions and

assumptions in order to explore and

understand their roles and

responsibilities as citizens.



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5. . . . reflection encourages participants to

examine a variety of social and civic

issues related to their service-learning

experience so that participants understand

connections to public policy and civic life.



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Understanding context . . .Understanding context . . .

Service

Project

Big

Issue

Cross-Age

Tutoring

Achievement

Gap

Meals-On-

Wheels

Hunger in Our

Town

Adopt-A-

Stream

Environmental

Policies


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Frequency of Reflective Activity:Frequency of Reflective Activity:

For every 18

minutes oflearning, it is

crucial to allow for

at least 2 minutes

of down time or

reflection.


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Three Levels of Reflection:Three Levels of Reflection:

1.1. The MirrorThe Mirror

a clear reflection of the selfa clear reflection of the self


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2.2. The MicroscopeThe Microscope

makes the smallmakes the small

experience largeexperience large


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3.3. The BinocularsThe Binoculars

makes what appears distant, appear closermakes what appears distant, appear closer


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You grasp the stick, but do you grasp the concept?


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Youth Service America goals . . .Youth Service America goals . . .

Improving communitiesby increasing the numberand

the diversity of young people,

ages 5-25, serving in substantive roles.

Student AchievementStudent Achievement

Workforce ReadinessWorkforce Readiness

Stronger CommunitiesStronger Communities


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ScaleScale

DiversityDiversity

ImpactImpact

onon

Youth/Youth/

StudentStudent

ImpactImpacton theon the

CommunityCommunity

Measuring Impact Towards Goals:Measuring Impact Towards Goals:


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NUMBERSNUMBERS of youth engaged (scale)


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An estimated 15.5 million youth or55 percent ofyouth ages 12 to 18 participate in volunteer

activities; the teen volunteering rate is nearly

twice the adult volunteering rate of 29 percent.


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The typical youth volunteer contributes 29 hours peryear, while adult volunteers typically serve 52 hours per

year.

Youthcontribute

more than

1.3 billion

hours of

communityservice each

year.


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DIVERSITYDIVERSITY of youth engaged

AgeGender

Ethnicity

Economic Status

Ability

Circumstances


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Impact on YOUTHImpact on YOUTH

Academic

achievement and

learning

Acquisition of

applied skills

Career-related

learning andexperience

Connection to

community and

sense of value


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Impact on COMMUNITYImpact on COMMUNITY

Project-specific changes and outcomes

Policy introduction and change

Measurable economic contributions through hours served

and work accomplished

Increased awareness of

issue that youth addressed

Added visibility fororganizations where youth

worked

New, committed civic

participants


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Measuring Effective Strategies:Measuring Effective Strategies:

Tracking social issues addressed

Number of media hits

Public officials reached and engaged


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Progress Monitoring Standard:Progress Monitoring Standard:

Service-learning engages participants in

an ongoing process to assess the quality

of implementation and progress towardmeeting specified

goals, and uses

results for

improvement and

sustainability.


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ResourcesResources

http://www.ysa.org/2010-sos-guide

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