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The Curricular Connection Integrating Service Learning within Academics

Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. CBK Associates

Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela, Statesman and Former President of South Africa

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Select pages excerpted or adapted from: The Complete Guide to Service Learning Second Edition by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. ©2010 Used with permission from Free Spirit Publishing, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; 1-800-703-7322; www.freespirit.com All Rights Reserved

Documents also excerpted from Dynamics for Success: A Learning Curriculum that Servesby Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. © 2015 CBK Associates, Los Angeles All Rights Reserved;Strategies for Success with 21st Century Skills: A Learning Curriculum that Serves by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. © 2012 ABCD Books, Los Angeles. All Rights Reserved Advisory: A Dynamic Process by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. and Barbara Cervone, Ed.D, © 2016 CBK Associates, Los Angeles. All Rights Reserved

Materials can be duplicated for your school’s use. To duplicate all or select pages of these materials for additional uses or for information about Strategies for Success with 21st Century Skills Curriculum please contact: Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. [email protected] 310/397-0070 Visit www.cbkassociates.com and www.abcdbooks.org for articles to download, resources, free curriculum, to order books, and for additional service learning resources, plus Cathryn’s World Wide Consulting and Conference Schedule To sign up for Blog alerts, visit www.cbkassociates.com/blog/feed Follow on Twitter @cbkaye And Linked In, Facebook and Declara at Cathryn Berger Kaye

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Service Learning: A Teacher’s Guide Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. © 2014 CBK Associates www.cbkassociates.com All rights reserved May be copied for educational purposes

The Five Stages of Service Learning: A Dynamic Process

Reflection

Demonstration

In this design, service learning is seen as an engaging dynamic building on the core curriculum.

Investigation: Includes both the inventory or profile of student interest, skills and talents, and the social analysis of the issue being addressed. For this analysis, students gather information about theissue through action research that includes use of varied approaches: media, interviews of experts,surveys of varied populations, and direct observation and personal experiences. The action researchtypically reveals the authentic need that students will address.

Preparation: The service learning process moves the curriculum forward as students continue to acquire content knowledge and raise and resolve questions regarding the authentic need. They identifycommunity partners, organize a plan with clarification of roles, responsibilities and time lines, anddevelop skills needed to successfully carry out the plan.

Action: Students implement their plan through direct service, indirect service, advocacy, and/orresearch. Action is planned with partners based on mutual understandings and perspectives, andaims for reciprocal benefits for all involved.

Reflection: Reflection is ongoing and occurs as a considered summation of thoughts and feelings regarding essential questions and varied experiences to inform content knowledge, increase self-awareness, and assist in ongoing planning. When students have varying modalities for reflection,they grow to identify their preferred ways to reflect and value the reflective process. This leads tostudents becoming reflective by choice.

Demonstration: Student demonstration captures the entire service learning experience, beginning with investigation, and includes what has been learned, the process of learning, and the service orcontribution accomplished. Sharing this with an audience educates and informs others. Studentsdraw upon their skills and talents in the manner of demonstration, often integrating technology.

Investigation

Action Preparation

Curriculum

ReflectionReflection

Reflection

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Strategies for Success with 21st Century Skills Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. © 2012 ABCD Books, Los Angeles, CA; www.abcdbooks.org All rights reserved.

The Five Stages of Service Learning Meet 21st Century Skills

DEMONSTRATION

REFLECTION

Investigation

Action

Reflection

Investigation

ActionReflection

Preparation

Reflection

Preparation

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SERVICE LEARNING always has . . .

• Academic Relevance, Rigor & Application• Social Analysis and High Level Thinking• Youth Initiative, Voice & Choice• Reciprocal Partnerships• Observing Change over Time• Aspects of Social & Emotional Integration• Inquiry Based: Purpose and Process• Emphasis of Intrinsic over Extrinsic• Respect & Understanding of Diversity• Career Ideas• Global Connections• R e f l e c t i o n• Literature• 21st Century Skill Integration

KEY CONCEPTS for SERVICE LEARNING

BIG Ideas

Cathryn Berger Kaye [email protected] CBK Associates © 2015

With 21st Century Skills, students can:• ask questions• listen and retain• be observant• identify similarities and differences• work independently, with partners, and

in groups• identify and apply their skills and talents• develop their interests• show curiosity that leads to innovation• learn from mistakes• distinguish between cognition and affect

(thoughts and feelings)• discern what has value• maintain integrity in thought and action• extend ideas• acquire assistance as needed• exhibit resilience• be resourceful

- gather and manage information- summarize and take notes

• effectively solve problems- test hypotheses- follow-through with reasonable steps

• organize their time and activities• incorporate change as a constructive

process to learning and to life• transfer ideas to new settings and

situations

When done well, Service Learningmoves the curriculum forwardintegrating essential skills withcontent knowledge, advancingcompetencies and confidence.

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Across the Curriculum

English/Language Arts Social Studies/History

Theater, Music & Visual Arts

Languages

Math

Physical EducationComputer Science

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Introducing: Planning for Dynamic Learning An Approach to Integrate Service Learning Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A.

This planner offers flexibility when approaching curriculum development. Several unique elements include: • Integration of the service learning process—the five stages of investigation, preparation, action, reflection,

and demonstration are all featured.• Transdisciplinary opportunities—even for single subject classes, being cognizant of the interdisciplinary

connections assists students with learning and may lead to collaboration with other teachers.• Adaptive to any entry point for development—begin the process with your first idea or impulse and continue

recording the ideas as they evolve.• Easy to use with collaboration—even if the curriculum will be implemented by one teacher, collaboration

when planning opens up the opportunities for more ideas and possibilities.

A Key Tip for Using this Planner This planner is designed for collaboration. When working with the document, have a print copy for each participant single-sided and laid out so all pages are visible. Designate one person to be the scribe; others can fill in their planner as well. The scribe has a definite task: every time any statement or comment is made during the planning process, the scribe makes an entry. Every time. Often in planning meetings, ideas can be missed or lost if not recorded. The aim is to capture all that is said to create a wide variety of options; upon review choices can be made of what is doable, best advances the learning, meets the designated standards and benchmarks, offers students opportunities for making choices, or enhances students’ transferable skills. With each use of the planner it becomes clearer where to put the comments and ideas. Not sure where to place a comment or idea? Write it anywhere, or on a sticky note to place as the process evolves. Most important: capture every comment made.

A Page By Page Review

Page One – The Foundation

Overview of Plan This provides a concise description of the idea being developed to provide a context for the planner.

Organizing Concepts • Teacher Overarching Purpose—setting everything aside (standards, assessments, outcomes), what do you as

a teacher most want your students to gain from this unit or series of lessons? Knowing your overarchingpurpose will influence your essential questions.

• Enduring Understandings—a statement of key concepts or lessons to be learned.• Essential Questions—the recommendation is for three

o A big picture or macro questiono A more concrete or tangible question

Remember: Start anywhere on the three pages, for example, with a book you want to use, a key activity, an essential question, or a community partner. As a professional, you know where to begin to initiate your planning process.

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o A question that places the student in the dynamic, for example, What do my purchases impact theeconomics of poverty? Being in the dynamic can compel students to take action

o An optional fourth question can be developed or contributed by students• Central Idea or Content—key themes that are the centerpiece for deeper understanding• Related Needs—with service learning students investigate their community to find an authentic need related

to the curriculum content; during curriculum development, teachers can articulate what is a likely or relatedneed the students’ investigation may reveal

The Service Learning Process • Investigation—includes the student inventory or profile of interest, skills and talents that will be used

throughout the curriculum; also how students will authenticate a need using action research methods:media, interview, survey, and observation

• Preparation—using the knowledge gained from investigation, students delve deeper into the curriculum togain knowledge and skills that advance their learning and can lead to designing a plan of action to meet theverified need

• Action—can take the form of direct, indirect, advocacy, and/or research• Reflection—is ongoing throughout the learning process and incorporates varied methods• Demonstration—describes how students will capture the story of the learning and the service and

incorporates metacognition as students reveal both how they learned, what they learned and how this canbe transferable to other situations

• Youth Voice & Choice—even though teachers develop plans, the intention is to allow flexibility of studentvoice and choice during the implementation; identify places this will occur knowing this may createopportunities for changes

Skills Placing ideas within the three categories of thinking skills, social skills, and communication skills can indicate what is emphasized and what may require more emphasis.

Page Two – Interdisciplinary Connections

A list of curricular categories are provided. These can be altered or added to as needed.

Sidebars—these categories add to the dimensions of learning and possibilities for service • Vocabulary—key words to be examined and understood• Books and other Resources—when a theme of service is identified, finding nonfiction, fiction, and picture

books all show how the topic has relevance and importance; a well-selected picture book used with upperlevel students can evoke an emotional response and curiosity about the topic that can be further examinedwith higher level text

• Global Connections—by making explicit the global connection to the topic raises awareness even if theproposed action is local; global connections can lead to international mindedness

• Community Partners—every theme of service has the possibility of government, organizational, and businesspartners

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Page Three – Sequence and Assessment • Sequence—ideas for activities are placed in this open page

ideally using sticky notes so they can be reordered as needed;as teachers generate ideas, there is a moment when thequestion arises, Where do I start? What’s the sequence? andthis is what compels this section

• Standards and Assessments—at any time in this processrelevant standards can be identified that will be met throughthe range of learning experiences; once the sequence is determined, key opportunities for assessment can benoted with different colored pens (a sidebar references different modalities for assessment)

Sidebars—these categories add to the dimensions of learning and possibilities for service as well as important dimensions and approaches to teaching and learning

• Leadership Opportunities—in every class when students take on roles and responsibilities, they can beadvancing leadership abilities; these can be identified for the entire class or individuals

• Social, Emotional and Character Development—being aware of the aspects of character and ways tointegrate the whole person recognizing this is part of the learning process benefits students and the cultureof the classroom

• Engaging Teaching Methods—during the planning, ideas often emerge regarding engaging teaching processesand approaches to teaching and learning that when noted become a helpful reminder for the teacher toincorporate strategies for different learning styles

A Lens for Learning As you develop these ideas, pause when appropriate to consider if the experiences for students will likely be:

• Challenging• Significant• Engaging• Real• Purposeful

When this is occurring, you will find that teachers are naturally including opportunities where students will meet and likely exceed the requisite academic standards and benchmarks.

The spark is the idea, activity, or experience that launches the unit, stimulates curiosity and leads to the continued engagement and discovery throughout the learning process.

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Planning for Dynamic Learning

Organizing Concepts Teacher Overarching Purpose

Enduring Understandings

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Ongoing Reflection with Varied Modalities

Thinking Skills Social Skills Communication Skills

OVERVIEW of Plan

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Curricular Connections

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Social Studies

Science

Math

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Community Partners

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Sequencing, with Standards and Assessments

SPARK

Social, Emotional and Character Development

Assessment Protocols o Observationo Performanceo Producto Writteno Discussiono Visual—art, photo, videoo Acting/Role playooooo

Engaging Teaching Methods

Leadership Opportunities

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Personal Inventory

Interests, skills, and talents—we all have them. What are yours?

Interests are what you think about and what you would like to know more about—for example, technology, the arts, social media, or an historical event. Are you interested in animals, movies, mysteries, or travel? Do you collect anything?

Skills and talents have to do with things that you like to do or that you do easily or well. Is there an activity you especially enjoy? Do you have a favorite subject in school? Do you sing, play the saxophone,or study ballet? Do you know more than one language? Can you cook? Do you have any special computer abilities, like to take photographs or play soccer?

Areas for growth refer to abilities or qualities you aim to develop or improve.

Work with a partner and take turns interviewing each other to identify your interests, skills and talents,areas for growth, and to find out how you have helped and been helped by others.

Interests: I like to learn and think about . . . ________________________________________

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Skills and talents: I can . . . ______________________________________________________

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Areas for Growth: What I aim to develop or improve _______________________________

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Being helpful: Describe a time when you helped someone. _________________________

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Receiving help: Describe a time when someone helped you. ________________________

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Adapted from The Complete Guide to Service Learning: Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, & Social Action (Revised & Updated Second Edition) by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., © 2010.

Used with permission of Free Spirit Publishing Inc., Minneapolis, MN: 800-735-7323; www.freespirit.com. All rights reserved.

INVESTIGATION

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Service Learning Teacher Guide: Brooklyn Friends School Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. © 2014 CBK Associates www.cbkassociates.com All rights reserved

What’s News?

Find two articles of interest. For each, complete a box.

Article One HEADLINE _________________________

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Identify the problem:

Circle all that apply: This problem is local, national, global

Who is involved:

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Article One HEADLINE _________________________

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Identify the problem:

Circle all that apply: This problem is local, national, global

Who is involved:

Possible solutions:

Newspapers in theUnited States sometimesuse a motto to describethemselves to readers.

Which one would attract you?

The Oldest Daily Newspaper In The United States–

Founded 1771 / An Independent Newspaper

For All The PeopleThe Philadelphia Inquirer

If You Don't Want It Printed, Don't Let It Happen

The Aspen (Colorado) Daily News

Good Paper, Good Ink, Good Work and Prompt Delivery

Osceola (Arkansas)Times

All The News That's Fit to PrintThe New York Times

Houston's Family NewspaperHouston Chronicle Times

For each article, notewhether your comment is:B: Based on facts in the articleJ: Based on reasonedjudgementE: Based on personal experience

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Finding out about ___________________________________________________

MediaWhat media (newspapers—including school newspapers, TV stations, radio) in your communitymight have helpful information? List ways you can work with different media to learn about issuesand needs in your community.

InterviewsThink of a person who is knowledgeable about this topic in your area—perhaps someone at school, in a local organization, or government office. Write four questions you would ask this person in an interview.

An interview with ________________________________ . Questions:

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Gathering Information about a Community Need

What does your community need? Use the questions in the following four categories as guides for finding out. As a class, you might agree to explore one topic, for example, how kids get along atschool, or hunger and poverty, or an environmental concern. Or you might decide to learn about general needs at school or in the surrounding area.

Form smaller groups, with each group focusing on one category and gathering information in a different way.

ACTION RESEARCH

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Gathering Information about a Community Need continued

SurveyA survey can help you find out what people know or think about a topic and get ideas for helping.Who could you survey—students, family members, neighbors? How many surveys would you want tohave completed? Write sample survey questions.

Who to survey: How many surveys?

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Observation and ExperienceHow can you gather information through your own observation and experience? Where would you go? What would you do there? How would you keep track of what you find out?

Next Steps Share your ideas. Make a plan for gathering information using the four categories. If you are working in small groups, each group may want to involve people in other groups. For example, everyone could help conduct the survey and collect the results.

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ACTION RESEARCH

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Mapping the Community: Assets and Needs

When learning about a community, find out the specific assets and needs.Why this matters:

How this can be accomplished:

MEDIAAll kinds—newspapers to maps

INTERVIEWSCapture diverse voices

SURVEYSCollect diverse ideas and opinions

OBSERVATIONSWiden your vision

Apply the MISO method to discover:

ASSETS NEEDS

Assets can be people, structures, thenatural environment,an existing program, economic means, history, culture, andmore.

USE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS to develop questions, set a timeline, identifypartners, clarify roles and responsibilities, and determine what you will do withthe information you learn.

USE MAPS!Map the Community!

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What’s Your Elevator Speech?

5th Floor (This is the “ask”: Invite the person to be involved.)

4th Floor(Tell what you are doing to help, or what you hope to accomplish.)

3rd Floor(More info! Be descriptive. Caring leads to involvement.)

2nd Floor(Provide important information about your cause, for example, “Did you know...”)

1st Floor(Introductions, and grab the person’s attention with a compelling statement.)

Read this first!Imagine you step into an elevator and the president of your country is there. The President asks, “What’s onyour mind?” As you ride the elevator you have about 10 seconds and 12-15 words before the elevator stopsat the next floor. What message will you say about your Service Learning Plan? That’s your “elevator speech.” Have one ready! Go to the bottom of this page to ride the elevator and prepare your message.

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Literature Circle RolesForm groups of four to discuss a story.Assign each person in the group one of the “connector” roles below. Each connector’s job is to lead a group discus-sion about the story from a specific point of view. He or she asks the questions listed (along with others that come to mind) and encourages group members to respond. Write notes and ideas on the Literature Circle.

To begin, review these tips:

Tips For Effective Group Discussions

• Use active listening skills

• Ask questions

• Take turns speaking

• Welcome all comments

Personal ConnectorAsk questions that connect the story to group members’ experiences, such as:1. Do characters remind you of people you know? How?2. Have you been in situations similar to those described in the book? What happened?3. How have you or people you know resolved similar situations?

Literary ConnectorAsk questions that connect this story to other stories group members have read, such as:1. Which characters remind you of characters from other stories? Why?2. What situations are similar to what happens in other stories? Why?3. What might a character in this story say about these other characters or situations? Why?

Service ConnectorAsk questions that connect this story to ideas for service projects, such as:1. What needs to be fixed in this situation?2. Did any characters in this story participate in service activities?3. What service ideas did you think of when you read this story?

Learning ConnectorAsk questions that connect this story to learning opportunities, such as:1. What would you like to learn more about as a result of this story?2. What topics in this story have you learned about or experienced in school?3. What do you think people your age would learn from reading this story?

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Personal ConnectorAsk questions that connect the content to group members’ experiences, such as:1. What does this information have to do with you or others you know?2. Are you reminded of any situations you have been in or know aboutsimilar to those described in the article? What happened?

3. How have you or people you know resolved similar situations?

Topic Connector Ask questions that connect this content to other information you know aboutthis topic, such as:1. What new ideas did you learn about this topic?2. What situations described are you familiar with from personal experience?3. What additional questions do you have about this topic?

Service ConnectorAsk questions that connect this content to ideas for service plans, such as:1. Did any noteworthy, helpful action take place in what you have read?2. What service ideas did you think of when you read this?3. What resources did you learn about that could be helpful as you create a planfor action?

Learning ConnectorAsk questions that connect this content to learning opportunities, such as: 1. What else would you like to know about this topic or content?2. What related topics have you learned about or experienced in school?3. What do you think people your age would learn from reading this?

Discussion Circle Roles—The Process

Form groups of four for your discussion.

Assign each person in the group one of the four “connector” rolesbelow. Each connector leads a portion of the group discussion regardingthe content. During your time as discussion leader, ask the questionsbelow (along with others that come to mind) and encourage groupmembers to respond. Establish the time allotment, for example, eachperson could lead his or her share of the conversation for four minutes,allowing approximately one minute for each person to answer and oneminute for the connector to answer as well. Write notes and ideas onthe Discussion Circle page.

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Process Notes:

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To begin, review these tips for effective group discussions: • Use active listening skills.• Ask questions.• Take turns speaking.• Welcome all comments.

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THEME BOOK TITLE CONNECTION

Animals in Danger The Tragic Tale of the Great Aux Primates: The Fearless Science of Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas

Extinction - NF Graphic Novel

Elders Our Grandparents: A Global Album Notes from a Midnight Driver Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch Stranger in the Mirror

Global Photos-NF/PB Teen doing Service-novel A MUST HAVE!-PB For Many Ages-PB

Emergency Readiness

How to Build a House Hurricane Song: A Novel about New Orleans In Darkness The Killing Sea

Teen doing Service-novel YA Novel Haitian Earthquake novel Southeast Asia - Novel

Environment The Boy who Harnessed the Wind (Picture book and Nonfiction)

Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels have Changed the Earth

Chomp (also by Hiaasen: Scat, Flush, Hoot, Skink-No Surrender) The End of the Wild Energy Island (also Pedal Power, Green City Empty Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines Going Blue: A Teens Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands Heroes of the Environment Me and Marvin Gardens Make a Splash!: A Kids Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands On Meadowview Street One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and Recycling Women of Gambia

The Wartville Wizard Where’s the Elephant?

True-Picture book Informative - NF Eco-Humor - Novels Fracking, poverty + - N Based on true events - PB Eco-Novel Current and Urgent-NF Info & Taking Action NF Current Stories-NF Pollution+friendship - N Info/Kids in Action NF Our Backyards - PB True Story - NF/PB A MUST HAVE! - PB Eco-Search - PB

Gardening The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough

Potatoes on Rooftops Seedfolks The Summer My Father was Ten Wanda’s Roses

Honduras - PB+ Gardens Everywhere!-NF A MUST HAVE!- novel A MUST HAVE! - PB A MUST HAVE! - PB

Healthy Lives, Healthy Choices

Chew On This: Everything You Wanted to Know about Fast Food Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie Eating Animals How to Train with a T Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals Last Night I Sang to the Monster Lily and Dunkin Made You Look: How Advertising Works and Why You Should Know

Mimi’s Village and How Basic Health Care Transformed It

Nonfiction, Food Politics Teen Service - Novel Food Politics - NF Be Healthy! - PB Drug Rehab - Novel Challenges - Novel Media Literacy–NF Global Citizenry - PB+

Hunger, Homelessness & Poverty

Last Stop on Market Street Maddi’s Fridge What the World Eats

Going to Food Bank PB Friend Needs Help - PB International - NF

Immigrants Any Small Goodness Breaking Through, The Circuit, Reaching Out No Safe Place Refugees Journey from Syria Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey

A MUST HAVE! - Novel Memoirs Teen refugees - Novel Syrian refugees - NF

Syrian refugee in English and Arabic - PB

Literacy Extra Credit My Life as a Book In Our Village A School Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World My Librarian is a Camel

Afghanistan - Novel Tween Read - Funny novel

Global - NF A MUST Global - NF Global - NF 24

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Safe & Strong Communities

10 Things I Can Do to Help My World 14 Cows for America The Bitter Side of Sweet The Bully Blockers Club Children of War; Voices of Iraqi Refugees Enemy Pie Eyes of the Emperor George Hey, Little Ant (a book AND a song!) The Misfits (Totally Joe, Addie on the Inside, Also Known as Elvis) The Port Chicago 50 - Disaster, Mutiny and Fight for Civil Rights

Same, Same but Different Shooting Kabul Six Million Paper Clips (also the film Paper Clips) Toestomper and the Caterpillars Towers Falling We Want You to Know

For the Youngest - PB September 11 - PB Child Slavery - Novel Self Advocacy - PB War in Iraq - NF Friendship - PB World War II - Novel Transgender child - novel A MUST HAVE! - PB Stop Name-Calling! N WWII Racism - NF Cultural Connections PB Afghan immigrants novel Holocaust - NF Bullying - PB (so funny) September 11 - Novel Bullying - NF

Social Change- Issues & Action

After Ghandi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance A Woman for President: Victoria Woodhull Beatrice’s Goat Bone by Bone by Bone Chanda’s Wars Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice Close Encounters of a Third World Kind A Faith Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World Girl Rising-Changing the World One Girl at a Time The Gospel According to Larry Healing Our World: Inside Doctors without Borders I Am A Taxi Jakeman Kids who are Changing the World A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World Lillian’s Right to Vote My Mother, the Cheerleader My Name is Parvana One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference On Our Way to Oyster Bay: Mother Jones/Children’s Rights Rad Women Worldwide Real Lives: Unsung Heroes Sold (also a movie) The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle

Vote for Larry We Were There Too: The Role of Young People in U.S. History

Well Made, Fair Trade—My Chocolate Bar and Other Foods Who’s in Charge? Why Does Democracy Matter?

Human Rights - NF Election - NF/PB Heifer International- PB Civil Rights, Novel Child Soldiers, Novel Civil Rights, Non-Fic. Drs. w/out Borders, NF Global Girl power! NF Teen Consumerism, N. Global Nonfiction Drug Traffic, Novel Foster Children, Novel Activism Global Civil Rights Voting - PB Civil Rights, Novel Global Girls - Novel Microfinance - PB+ Change! PB+ Global Women – NF Men and Women - NF Teen Slavery, Novel Global - PB+ Election - Novel A MUST HAVE! – NF Fair Trade – NF Government – NF Government - NF

Special Needs The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Yeboah Owning It: Stories about Teens with Disabilities Rules

Autism - Novel Global - PB Short Stories Autism - Novel

And more titles:

Many titles from The Complete Guide to Service Learning: Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, & Social Action, Revised & Updated Second Edition by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. (Free Spirit Publishing, 2010) For more information visit www.cbkassociates.com or contact [email protected] 25

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Who Do I Trust?

SOURCEThen determine:

What is the date of the source, for example, publication or film? ________________________If an older source, has new information been discovered on this topic? Y / NHave you compared older findings with newer findings? Y / N Explain:

Who authored this information? __________________________________________________What makes this author an expert on this topic? Describe.

Who published this information? __________________________________________________Is the producer/publisher biased in any way? Y / N Explain either position.

If biased, have you compared the point of view of this source with another source? Y / NExplain:

Strengthen an argument with information from trustworthy sources. Apply this idea of trustworthy sources to the Action Research MISO method—media, interview,survey, and observation.

MEDIA SOURCESMedia can include internet, newspapers, books, maps, journals—a variety of print and mixed media. To determine if a media source is trustworthy, select a

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Who Do I Trust? continued

INTERVIEWEE:

How is the interviewee an expert on this topic?

Is the interviewee biased in any way? Explain your response.

INTERVIEWEE:

How is the interviewee an expert on this topic?

Is the interviewee biased in any way? Explain your response.

INTERVIEW SOURCESWhat makes a person a reliable source to interview? Select two people to interview.

Remember, you do not need to have a degree or work for a specific company to be an expert. Experience also builds expertise. For instance, you may be an expert in a sport because of all the time and effort you have dedicated.

It is acceptable to interview a person with a strong opinion or stance. Just be sure to recognize that this islikely not the only point of view!

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Who Do I Trust? continued

Group selected to survey:

What makes this group an important source of information on this topic?

Demographics of participants.Remember that the more participants you have, the more reliable the data, however, stay true to the demographics that you decided on above.

Target number of participants:

Survey questions:

Survey process:

How many people surveyed ______ Why this number?

SURVEYHow can you ensure that survey evidence is reliableand appropriately connected with your topic? Select atopic worthy of a survey. Consider the following: Survey Vocabulary

Participants: people you survey

Demographics: participant descriptors,i.e., age, income, race, gender

Sample size: number of participants.

Reliability: the likelihood your surveywill have similar results if given to asimilar group of participants.

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Who Do I Trust? continued

What did you observe?

What questions do you have about what you observed?

How might you investigate answers to these questions?

In what ways might another observer interpret things differently?

How did observation add insights or information that may have been missed through media, interview, and survey?

Note that these observation questions can be applied to experiments also.

OBSERVATIONHow can focused observations add to research? Select a topic to observe. Consider the following:

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