-Service+Learning+and+Project+Based+Learning

research and define service learning /project based learning, give examples of it and ways it enhances student long-term development || **Group Members:** Toni Herrin Jansen Smith Lizz Klammer - Recorder Peggy Cormary Linda King Diana Schuler- Facilitator Jennifer Barrow ||  || · Articulate the mission and essential questions related to your topic and post on your wiki page. · Determine the scope of research and responsibility of each member of the group. · Create an estimated timeline for your project. · Report your progress after each meeting on the wiki page.
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Suggested Model for proceeding:  1. State the Mission of your Focus Group  2. Develop Essential Questions to guide your research  3. Collect, organize and validate data about your topic. This may take many forms such as notes from other schools, student responses, testing, implementation and application of ideas.  4. Analyze information collected.  5. Reflect on findings and the relationship to the mission of your focus group.  6. Present findings to the full faculty. This may take the form of a proposal or a sharing. //Support and resources are available as requested.// || Essential Questions:

1.What is service learning?

2.What is project-based learning?

3.Where can research data be found to conform or deny the effectivness of project based and service learning?

4.How can educators use projects to assess mastery of curriculum?

5.How are service learning and project-based learning related?

6.How can educators use service learning in the curriculum?

7.How can St. John's educators transform current service projects into service learning? || What is service/project learning? Read Wikipedia definition. [|www.servicelearning.org] is a helpful site. The definition is there. Service-learning is teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teacher civic reponsiblility and strengthenb communities.
 * Oct. 7th Notes: Mission Statement- To research the use, determine the efficiency and evaluate the relevance of both service and project-based learning for the St. John's community.

Project based learned- a systemic teaching method that activities answer a question or solve a question. Projects can be both service based and project based...combined.

Example: if students collect trash from a urban stream, that is community service project..then analyze the results then it is service based learning.

Service learning combines service to the community with student learning in a way that improves both the student and the community. As they participate they develop practical skill and service responsiblity. ||
 * Dec. 2nd notes: Discussion on project base learning versus service base learning. Group decided to "focus" on service base learning. We sent an email request to the faculty to see what service base learning projects are being done at St. John's. Focus group sees that St. John's has many project based learning experiences and would like to see how we can turn those experiences into service project based.

Jan 6, 2010 notes: Caught up new group member Jenifer Barrow on Project based learning and service learning. Due to the lack of email responses we decided to conduct personal interviews with faculty from each grade level to determine what community service projects and service learning projects are currently a part of the curriculum. Before we begin interviews we will take a careful look at each grades curriculam mapping. Each member has been assigned a specific grade level. The goal is to find ways to tie community service projects into service based learning. Also discussed researching organizations in DFW that focus on school oriented community service projects and service learning.

Feb 17, 2010 notes: Discussed our May 5th presentation; divided up responsibiliteis for presentation. We are extremely excited about it; however, we will not disclose details in order to keep it a surprise because we are creative. Also called Hexter Elementary to investigate their service learning projects, awaiting response. Does anyone else around here do curling? ||
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