1. Service-Learning GuideService-Learning Guide

2. Created by Dr. John Minkler and Dr. Steve Hart
Acknowledgments
Cesar E. Chavez After-school Curriculum
Youth Service California and the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation
Leadership Academy, Fresno County office of Education
Points of Light Foundation Youth Leadership Institute
California Voices Instructor Training Manual
Center for Multicultural Cooperation
Academy for Civic and Entrepreneurial Leadership

3. a teaching strategy
that integrates
community service
with academic
learning.

4. We know about the Learning
From Common Core State Standards
and 21st
Century Skills
How do we identify meaningful Service?

5.  Rights and Responsibilities of
Citizenship
 Civic Virtues
 Community Service
 Informed Civic Participation

6. Creating Effective Citizens
NCSS Task Force on Revitalizing Citizenship Education
 National Council for the Social Studies believes that a primary goal of
public education is to prepare students to be engaged and effective
citizens.
 Students should have opportunities to apply their civic knowledge, skills,
and values as they work to solve real problems in their school, the
community, our nation, and the world.
 For our democracy to survive in this challenging environment, we must
educate our students to understand, respect, and uphold the values
enshrined in our founding documents.
 They should also be prepared to challenge injustice and to promote the
common good.
Full Position Statement: http://www.ncss.org/positions/effectivecitizens

8. What Changes are most
critical for youth in our
region?

13. Lost Lake
Plant Restoration
Project
Lost Lake
Plant Restoration
Project

14. River Cleanup at Scout Island (scoutisland.org)

21. Service-Learning GuideService-Learning Guide
Goals:
 Empower students to become change agents
in schools and communities.
 Provide resources for teachers to implement
service learning in K-12 classes.

22.  Connect
Students get to know each other and bond as a problem-solving team.
 Acknowledge Change Agents
Share stories of global, national and local change agents
 Identify Needs
Explore the problem(s) to be addressed (needs, causes, options, etc.)
 Create a Service Plan
Decide on a creative project to make a positive change; develop a plan.
 Integrate with Common Core State Standards
Identify academic skills and knowledge to incorporate into the project.
 Cooperate and Implement
Guide the class/team to collaborate with key stakeholders and each
other
to implement the plan.
 Reflect, Share and Celebrate
Assess both the change created by the project and academic
achievement, with reflection by students on what was learned, present the

23. 1. Connect
Students get to know each other and bond
as a problem-solving team.
Activity 1: EMPTY CHAIR
Activity 2: Ice Breaker: The Name Game
Activity 3: Exploring Motivation
Activity 4: Personal Assets and Teambuilding
Activity 5: EXPANDED NAMETAG

24. 2. Acknowledge Change Agents
Share stories of global, national
and local change agents.
Activity 1: Share Stories
Activity 2: Discuss Values
Activity 3: Evaluate Service Learning Projects
Activity 4: Explore Online Resources

25. 3. Identify Needs
Explore the problem(s) to be addressed
(needs, causes, options, etc.)
Activity 1: Brainstorming Important Community
Issues
Activity 2: Explore Project Options
Activity 3: WAGON WHEEL

26. 4. Create a Service Plan
Decide on a creative project to make a positive
change; develop a plan.
Activity 1: Continuum
Activity 2: Issue Mapping
Activity 3: Change Agent Action Plan

27. 5. Integrate with Common Core State Standards
Identify academic skills and knowledge to
incorporate into the project.

28. 6. Cooperate and Implement
Guide the class/team to collaborate with key
stakeholders and each other to implement the plan.
Activity 1: Finding Community Partners
Activity 2: Planning and Preparation

29. 7. Reflect, Share and Celebrate
Assess both the change created by the project
and academic achievement, with reflection by students
on what was learned, present the results to
stakeholders, then celebrate!
Activity 1. Evaluation 2-4-8
Activity 2. Academic Evaluation
Activity 3. Share Results
Activity 4. Celebration

30. Valley Change Agents Facebook
page(www.facebook.com/pages/Fresno-
Urban-Civic-
Education/152745584889539)
Write a brief post describing your project
and the change created.
The Fresno State Urban Civic Education
Minor staff will compile results from Valley
Change Agents in our region.

31. Academy for Civic and Entrepreneurial Leadership
Project-based and Service Learning
Academic Excellence
Character and Civic Education
Technology and Performing Arts