World Cafés World Cafés A process for A process for conversations conversations
Jan 21, 2016
World CafésWorld Cafés
A process for A process for conversationsconversations
Café EtiquetteCafé Etiquette
Focus on what mattersFocus on what matters
Contribute your/our thinkingContribute your/our thinking
Speak your mind and heartSpeak your mind and heart
Listen to understandListen to understand
Link and connect ideasLink and connect ideas
Play, write, doodle on the Play, write, doodle on the ““tableclothstablecloths””
Harvest collective wisdomHarvest collective wisdom
Have Fun!Have Fun!
Round OneRound One
Six café groups –6 to 7 people per tableSix café groups –6 to 7 people per table
At your café tableAt your café table Introduce yourselvesIntroduce yourselves Select—Elect a Table HostSelect—Elect a Table Host Discuss the first question:Discuss the first question:
ROUND ONEROUND ONE
Explain to your café Explain to your café buddies what you buddies what you gained from your gained from your engagement engagement experience this experience this semestersemester
CAFÉ ETIQUETTECAFÉ ETIQUETTE Focus on what mattersFocus on what matters Contribute your/our Contribute your/our
thinkingthinking Speak your mind and Speak your mind and
heartheart Listen to understandListen to understand Link and connect ideasLink and connect ideas Play, write, doodle on Play, write, doodle on
the the ““tableclothstablecloths”” Harvest collective Harvest collective
wisdomwisdom Have Fun!Have Fun!
ROUND TWOROUND TWO
Table hosts stay at tableTable hosts stay at table
Others…pollinate knowledge…Others…pollinate knowledge…
Keep same question:Keep same question:
Share what was gained from Share what was gained from your engagement experience your engagement experience this semester (community this semester (community level)level)
ROUND THREEROUND THREE
What makes What makes for a quality for a quality community community engagemenengagement project?t project?
CAFÉ ETIQUETTECAFÉ ETIQUETTE Focus on what mattersFocus on what matters Contribute your/our Contribute your/our
thinkingthinking Speak your mind and Speak your mind and
heartheart Listen to understandListen to understand Link and connect ideasLink and connect ideas Play, write, doodle on the Play, write, doodle on the
““tableclothstablecloths”” Harvest collective wisdomHarvest collective wisdom Have Fun!Have Fun!
ROUND FOURROUND FOUR
How has your engagement How has your engagement experience helped you to experience helped you to become a betterbecome a better
……student,student,
……citizen,citizen,
……teacher?teacher?
Sharing…Questions…Sharing…Questions…CommentsComments
GBNP, White Pine County
Why Why Community Community EngagementEngagement
A Civically Engaged Person…A Civically Engaged Person…
Recognizes him or herself as a member of a Recognizes him or herself as a member of a larger social fabriclarger social fabric
Considers social problems to be part of his Considers social problems to be part of his or her own problemor her own problem
Is skilled, willing and able to take action Is skilled, willing and able to take action when neededwhen needed
Has the confidence to know that their Has the confidence to know that their participation will make a differenceparticipation will make a difference
Why All The Fuss…?Why All The Fuss…?
Last 30 years… rising Last 30 years… rising DISENGAGEMENTDISENGAGEMENT
25% less likely to vote25% less likely to vote 35% less likely to attend 35% less likely to attend
public meetingspublic meetings
Disparity of engagement Disparity of engagement wider among wider among disadvantaged youth…disadvantaged youth…and the gap continues to and the gap continues to widen…widen…
Schools appear to be Schools appear to be exacerbating inequality…exacerbating inequality…not providing equal civic not providing equal civic preparation to students preparation to students in most need.in most need.
Why focus efforts on Why focus efforts on youth?youth?
Disconnecting at Disconnecting at larger rate.larger rate.
Less trusting of Less trusting of fellow citizens.fellow citizens.
Less likely to feel Less likely to feel sense of sense of responsibility with responsibility with citizenship.citizenship.
Less knowledgeable Less knowledgeable about process of about process of politics.politics.
Less likely to vote.Less likely to vote. Less likely to be Less likely to be
aware of current aware of current events.events.
Less likely to Less likely to participate in participate in community community organizations.organizations.
Less likely to work Less likely to work collectively with collectively with others to address others to address community problems.community problems.
(Galston 2001, DelliCarpini 2000, Levine 2007)
Good News about Good News about Youth…Youth…
They are more They are more tolerant; tolerant; culturally, culturally, racially and racially and politically than politically than previous previous generations.generations.
PatrioticPatriotic
IdealisticIdealistic
Inventing and Inventing and using novel using novel forms of forms of social/digital social/digital media for civic media for civic engagement.engagement.
How Does Nevada How Does Nevada Compare?Compare?
National Rate
Nevada Rate
US Ranking
Teenagers (16-19yrs) 26.4% 12.4% 51st
Millennials (b. 1982) 21.2% 11.9% 51st
College Students 26.3% 19.95 47th
Young Adults (16-24 yrs)
26.4% 11.3% 51st
Baby Boomers 30.0% 19.6% 51st
Older Adults 26.4% 13.7% 51st
Volunteering in America Report (2008 & 2007), Corporation for National and Community Service
Developing capable Developing capable citizenscitizens
Teachers have a tremendous impact on youth Teachers have a tremendous impact on youth civic skill ability (Torney-Purta and Amadeo civic skill ability (Torney-Purta and Amadeo 2003).2003).
Civic habits are formed from the early teens Civic habits are formed from the early teens through early twenties (DelliCarpini 2000).through early twenties (DelliCarpini 2000).
Teacher confidence and attitude has a significant Teacher confidence and attitude has a significant influence on studentinfluence on student’’s engagement and aptitudes engagement and aptitude
Work to bridge the civic engagement gap in your Work to bridge the civic engagement gap in your school, community and out-of-school program.school, community and out-of-school program.
Apply Best Practices Apply Best Practices
Discuss Current EventsDiscuss Current Events
Discuss issues in an open classroom environmentDiscuss issues in an open classroom environment
Interact with civic role modelsInteract with civic role models
Learn about the community and options for Learn about the community and options for responseresponse
Engage in simulationsEngage in simulations
Service LearningService Learning
Build student confidence one-step-at-a-timeBuild student confidence one-step-at-a-time