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//**In Preparation:**// As the service-learning process begins, find out what students know: What beliefs and assumptions are already in place? Where and how were they learned? What do students expect to happen? What do they expect to learn, and how do they expect to feel? Depending on the situation, you may give students a thought or question to take with them into the service experience. This may encourage them to be more observant or heighten their awareness of a particular need or action being taken.
 * Reflection from Kathryn Berger Kaye's //Complete Guide to Service-Learning//**
 * //During Action://** Be observant. What are the students paying attention to? What comments do you overhear? What behaviors do you see? You may make notes and refer to them later, during the reflection that follows the service. During on-the-spot reflection, students sometimes have insights or make recommendations that improve their experience and the impact of their contributions.
 * //Following Service://** Vary the reflection methods. As students become more adept, ask them to design a reflection process for themselves and their classmates. Before discussing the service, ask students to first write their responses to discussion prompts. This can protect the integrity of each student's experience and assure everyone has something to contribute. Have students draw upon their reflections during demonstration of their service-learning.

//**Learning**//
 * Student Self-Evaluation Questions**
 * What information did you learn in preparing to do service?
 * What skills did you develop through the activities?
 * How did this project help you to better understand ideas or subjects we have been studying?
 * Through this service-learning project, what did you learn about:
 * yourself?
 * working with others, including people in your class?
 * your community?
 * How will you use what you learned in this experience?
 * //Service//**
 * What was the need for your service effort?
 * What contribution did you make?
 * What overal contribution was made by your class?
 * How did your service affect the community?
 * //Process//**
 * How did you and other students help with project planning?
 * In what ways did you make decisions and solve problems?
 * Were there any differences between initial project plans and what you actually did?
 * What ideas do you have for improving any part of the project?

21st Century Skills Resources

Following up on the Census lesson plan idea that Lisa mentioned the U.S. Government has a great site [] you can check out if you are interested. Wondering if anyone needs any lesson plans or facts on the Census? 2010 is a census year, and it can be a nice social studies/civics lesson... let me know! Lisa
 * Census**

This service wire link posts a number of CSL grants, along with a description, deadline, and any applicable links to the pages. Let me know if you see anything you like and might need some help! Lisa[|​http://www.servicewire.org/nsb/Grants-and-Awards]

Here is a great site from Scholastic that provides lessons and resources divided by grade. [|http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752202#united-states]


 * 11/6/09** I added a page to begin discussing the MLK day of service and a districtwide project- I've spoken to several schools now, and they've had some ideas that I added to the page to get us started! Lisa


 * 11/4/09** Hi Everyone! There's been some conversation around reusable bags, for fundraising and use in projects. I've found some inexpensive ones through a few websites that can be ordered in bulk, and as long as your kids decorate these bags with recycling facts, environmental information, etc. we can purchase them with instructional supply money. Could you let me know if your school would be interested in bags, and how many? I have Conley for about 150 and Indian Head for 50. Thanks, Lisa

Yikes.. Here goes. Here are the books that I have available at Duval for Homelessness and Poverty. Here is my list for Recycling and Earth Day -Jean Jean- thanks so much! I moved them to the homelessness and green pages so they'll be a lasting resource! Nice job managing the Wiki! Lisa


 * 10/16/09** Thanks, everyone, for your enthusiasm and support yesterday! Looking forward to our successful year together! Lisa

=​10/15/09= Just a few rules and lessons to keep us on track! Thanks!
 * To help others follow the conversation, please write the date when you post!
 * Also, let's all post new items at the top of the page.
 * If you need to draw a line, it's the blue line icon next to the bullet when you click edit at the top right.
 * To upload a picture or file, click on the image in the middle. You can also do this with a link or table through icons.
 * Please keep your projects posted to the calendar!

=10/14/09= =Welcome to the WHRSD CSL Advisory Board Wiki= I've developed this space for the members of the advisory board and CSL projects to be able to share resources, ask questions, and get the help and support necessary to run successful CSL programs in your buildings. Sometimes, our e-mail just doesn't allow us to see the full picture from multiple people, and the Wiki allows for all of us to have a centralized location that can be viewed as a continuous "conversation"- just a digital one!

Using the Wiki is like having a webpage that runs like a Word document, and allows everyone to see and edit the work that's posted to it. Files can uploaded and shared, links to resources can be posted, and general conversations surrounding our work can be seen together, rather than in pieces. I hope that as the year progresses, and everyone becomes comfortable with the Wiki, it will become a great resource and support for all of us.

In addition, the Wiki is a new technology, and it's sometimes nice to use something before it becomes so familiar to everyone else that we're behind and trying to learn and catch up! I hope your use of the Wiki might become a technological success and example of teacher collaboration and digital sharing-- both concepts we will be facing as we approach NEASC! On a basic level, it's a great way to view what others are doing, have conversations, and get the help you need!

Happy Wiki-ing! Lisa