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Block II - Internship I Service Learning Assignment

Block II – Internship I

Service Learning Assignment

Description:

A key field component of Internship I is the Service Learning Project.  This project will be planned, and if possible, implemented and assessed during your internship.  The specifics for this project are:

  1. The focus of this project is on an environmental concern/issue – physical or human – that is of real concern to your local community – school, immediate area, or even on a broader scale.
  2. You, working in cooperation with your mentor teacher and students, are to select the focus area for this project.  (In some instances, you may be given the project focus by your mentor teacher.)  Ideally, your project focus area should be decided during the first week of internship.  If not then, it should be done a.s.a.p.
  3. Dr. Wakefield needs to approve all projects prior to them being conducted.
  4. Your project needs to be implemented soon after you return to your school for the remaining five weeks.
  5. You will submit the following:
  • One lesson plan – TaskStream format
  • Brief description of sequenced activities that would over at east 5 days:  Be sure DAY ONE deals with gaining an understanding of the prior knowledge your students have regarding the Service Learning Project.
  • A brief reflection for each day’s activities (that were taught).
  • The evaluation from your mentor teacher – (See Appendix – Service Learning Mentor Teacher Evaluation).
  • Answers to each of the seven reflection questions (See Appendix - Service Learning Project). 

*** The scoring instruments for the lesson plan (checklist) and the seven questions (rubric) – are on the following pages.

*** Scoring:    Lesson Plan:            18 points
                         Seven Questions:    42 points
                         Total   :                       60 points

                        Passing grade = minimum of 42 points = 70%

***You will need to pass this project in order to pass ELED 494***

Standards

National (AECI)

STANDARDS

National (AECI)

            Development, Learning, and Motivation:

                        Candidates, know, understand, and use the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to development of children and young adolescents to construct learning opportunities that support individuals’ development, acquisition of knowledge, and motivation.

            Instruction:

                        3.1 – Integrating and applying knowledge for instruction

                        3.2 – Adaptation to diverse students

                        3.3 – Development of critical thinking, problem-solving, performance skills

                        3.4 – Active engagement in learning

                        3.5 – Communication to foster collaboration

FSU Conceptual Framework

            Collaborative Bridge-Builder

                        1:         Promotes cooperative learning opportunities

                        2:         Links subject matter within and across disciplines and grade/school levels

                        3:         Builds effective school/home/community partnerships

                        4:         Creates powerful learning communities within and beyond the classrooms and school

                        5:         Treats students and members of the educational community equitably and respectfully

Block II - Internship I

Service Learning

Block II – Internship I

Service Learning

Reflections Questions 

After completing your Service Learning Project, answer each of the following questions and place them on TaskStream.

  1. What knowledge and/or skills, that arise from the content standard(s), does your service project address?
  2. What actual environmental need/issue does your project address?  How do you know it is age/grade appropriate?
  3. Which partners were utilized in collaboration for this project?
  4. In what way(s) did students (not other interns) participate in this project?
  5. In what way(s) does this project promote student responsibility to care for the environment?
  6. What reflection was done before, during, and after the project?
  7. In what way(s) did the various partners participate in the evaluation of the project?

Service Learning Reflection Instrument

Rubric

 

 

Target                         (6)

Acceptable                  (4)

Unacceptable      (2)

Your

Score

1. Integrated  Learning

Project has clearly articulated knowledge and/or skill goals that arise from broader classroom content standards

Knowledge and/or skill goals are indicated and connected to the content standards

No indication of either knowledge or skill goals and connection to content standards is vague or non-existent

 

2.  High Quality Service

The service responds to an actual environmental community need that is recognized by the community and is age-appropriate and well-organized

Service responds to an actual environmental need, is age-appropriate, but the community recognition and/or organization is not clearly indicated

Service is not an actual environmental need, is not age-appropriate, and lacks appropriate organization

 

3.  Collaboration

Service is collaborative among at least five (5) of the following partners – students, parents, teacher(s), intern, community-based organization, administrators, and recipients of the service

Service indicates collaboration among four (4) of the suggested partners

Service indicates collaboration among three (3) or fewer of the suggested partners

 

4.  Student Voice

Students participate actively in the choice, plan, implementation, evaluation and celebration of the service project

Students have a limited role in the choice, plan, implementation, evaluation and celebration of the service project

Students have a vague or non-existent role in one or more of the following: choice, plan, implementation, evaluation and celebration of the service project

 

5.  Civic Responsibility

Service clearly promotes students’ responsibility to care for the environment – physical and/or human

Students’ responsibility to care for the environment – physical and/or human – is not clearly evident

No evidence of the project promoting students’ responsibility to care for the environment

 

6.  Reflection

Reflection, before, during, and after service, establishes a clear connection between the service project and academic curriculum

Evidence of reflection, before, during, and after service that establishes a connection between the service project and academic curriculum is not clear

Reflection, before, during, and after service is not evident and no connection between the service project and academic curriculum is found

 

7.  Evaluation

All partners, especially students, are involved in evaluating the project

Not all of the four (4) partners are involved in evaluating the project

One of the key partners – intern, cooperating teacher,  or students, are not involved in evaluating the project

 

Service Learning: Lesson Plan Checklist

Service Learning:  Lesson Plan Checklist

                                                                                    Intern:                                                           

                                                                                    Score:                       

 

 

Requirement

Met (3 pts)

Not Met (0 pts)

Overview of Service Learning Project provided on Lesson Plan

 

 

Lesson Plan format followed

 

 

 

Activities for 5 Days provided

 

 

 

1st Day – Dealing with Prior Knowledge

 

 

 

Reflection for each day

 

 

 

Mentor Teacher’s Evaluation provided

 

 

 
File Attachments:
  1. Service Learning Lesson Plan Checklist.pdf Service Learning Lesson Plan Checklist.pdf

Intern I: Service Learning

Mentor Teacher Evaluation
File Attachments:
  1. INTERN I Service Learning Mentor Teacher Evaluation.pdf INTERN I Service Learning Mentor Teacher Evaluation.pdf
Author: Rita Thomas
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