| Spring 2005 |
Volume 11 No.1
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| CRF Service-Learning
Resources |
| Spring 2005 |
Volume 11 No.1
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| CRF Service-Learning
Resources |
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The River This two-part lesson demonstrates natural and human impact on an environment by examining changes in a hypothetical river system over time. Students discuss environmental issues in their own community and consider options for addressing them. Suggestions for service projects are included. Excerpted from CityYouth: Education and Community Action (7th Grade). The Problems and Promise of the Nile This lesson examines the benefits and challenges the Nile brought to the people of ancient Egypt. Students role play advisors to the mayor of an ancient Egyptian who must analyze a hypothetical problem on the Nile, brainstorm options, and make recommendations to the mayor. Then, students examine a current school problem, brainstorm options, and decide on a course of action. Excerpted from CityYouth: Ancient History (6th Grade). Police and the Use of Force Part of a larger service-learning program designed to improve police-community relations, this lesson focuses on the issue of police use of force in field situations. First, students read and discuss a short article that describes laws and rules affecting use of force, including deadly force. Then, in a paired activity, students take the role of police officers who must apply use-of-force guidelines to hypothetical cases. Excerpted from Youth and the Police (Grades 6–12). CRF S-L Curricular Materials Active Citizenship Today (ACT) A newly-revised interactive, service-learning program designed to foster civic responsibility by teaching young people how to participate effectively in a democracy. ACT does this by linking an in-depth study of civics linked to active community involvement and service. CityWorks: Engaging Students in Local Government A standards-based, local-government curriculum featuring interactive lessons that place students in the fictional city of Central Heights. Through readings, guided discussions, and role plays, Central Heights’ student-citizens learn about issues of state and local government and practice critical-thinking and other citizenship skills. CityWorks independent evaluation CityYouth: Ancient History Travel with your students on an exciting, standards-based journey to ancient Egypt, China, Greece, and Rome. CityYouth: Ancient History integrates civic participation and service learning into the regular curriculum and can culminate in a service project. CityYouth: Today’s Communities Thirty-two developmental lessons organized around Crime & Safety, Harmony, Health & Wellbeing, and the Environment. Lessons include readings, role plays, and simulations that help students identify and analyze issues in their own school and community. In addition, CityYouth helps students apply citizenship concepts and skills they learn while they plan, complete, and evaluate service-learning projects. CityYouth: U.S. History A standards-based, four-unit curriculum designed to support any U.S. history course of study. Each of the four units contains lessons that introduce a historical theme and guide students toward applying what they learn through service-learning projects. Take Charge: A Youth Guide to Community Change A step-by-step manual for teaching citizenship and creating community change. Designed for school or community use, this straightforward guide shows young people how to explore their community, identify community problems, evaluate public policy, explore options to deal with community problems, and plan a service-learning project. Youth and Police Interactive curriculm designed to educate about the law, improve police-community relations, and involve middle-school youth in service-learning activities to improve public safety. CRF's General S-L Resources Service-Learning NETWORK Online CRF's free service-learning e-zine designed to provide educators, policy makers, and school administrators provide educators with resources to connect classroom work to the community. Read the Service-Learning NETWORK evaluation summary. Visit the NETWORK archives. Receive NETWORK free of charge. Robinson Mini-Grant Program Mini-grants of up to $500 for K–12 service-learning projects designed to address serious community issues (poverty, hunger, the environment, mentoring children and youth, crime and safety issues, aging, and more). Robinson Mini-Grant) Projects Profiles of Robinson Mini-grant recipients Cal Campaign for the Civic Mission Of Schools Part of a nationwide initiative, the California Campaign seeks to strengthen civic education in California's public schools consistent with the recommendations in the Civic Mission of Schools report. |
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