| Tara Perry encourages her students to use
their communication skills in the real world through community
service projects which they present to the class at the end
of the quarter. She describes her focus on the community as
a more exciting way to extend learning beyond the classroom. |
Angie Harwood connects her secondary education
social studies students with local middle school teachers, their
students, and community partners, to acquire practical experience
using service-learning in their future classrooms. Some graduates
of this program have gone on to use service-learning projects
in their own classrooms.
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| Carol Janson wanted her art history senior seminar
to serve as a bridge to her students' futures by leading them
from their traditional course readings and writings into a community-based
senior project. This opportunity created an authentic experience
for them to draw upon in the class, and it prepared them to
develop critical thinking and problem-solving strategies useful
beyond their education. |
Deborah Greer wished to have her Drama in Education
students interact and collaborate to create performances for
local elementary school students, working together to have
a positive impact on the community. The more her students
became involved in the project, the more excited they became
about everything they were learning. |
