Workshop Overview
This workshop is ideal for educators, leaders, curriculum coordinators and coaches who want to explore how service learning can provide strategies and tools for student engagement, deep learning, and active global citizenship.
The aim of this 2-day workshop is to provide an opportunity for all educators (new to service learning or more experienced) to connect, share, and learn. Several themed sessions within the schedule will allow for participants to discover how to deepen and frame their curricular service learning experiences.
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- understand and use deep listening protocols as a tool for authentic community engagement and service learning reflections
- identify where service learning can be embedded into the curriculum in purposeful and impactful ways
- glean ideas and best practices from exemplar experiences
- plan service learning experiences (action and engagement) related to current or upcoming units of study
- apply service learning assessment tools to classroom and school practices to identify how to develop a robust and inclusive program
Workshop Preparations
The facilitator will survey each participant to understand their expectations, assess familiarity with proposed content, and identify case material for all activities and resources. Participants should also prepare for the workshop by listening to this podcast episode from the International School Podcast about service learning and global citizenship.
Program Agenda
This program is divided into eight modules, four modules will be covered per day.
Day 1
Module 1 - Orientation & The Big Picture of Service Learning
- In this module, participants will explore foundational aspects of curricular service learning in addition to connecting and networking.
Module 2 - Critical Mindsets For Service Learning and Active Global Citizenship
- Approaching service learning and global citizenship education with inclusion, equity and reciprocity is key. In this module, we'll explore strategies to ground service learning in a critical and equitable space.
Module 3 - Deep Listening For Empathy And Intercultural Understanding
- Deep listening is essential for connecting with self and others. In service learning, this is also vital in connecting with community partners. In this module, participants will experience deep listening approaches that can be used in a variety of contexts.
Module 4 - Curricular Integration
- To round out day 1, we'll spend our last module exploring entry points for service learning in the curriculum, and approaches for adding service, action and community engagement to existing units of study.
Day 2
Module 1 - Reciprocal Community Partnerships
- Community partnerships and authentic community engagement are at the heart of many impactful service learning experiences. In this module, we'll explore case studies, analyze our own community partnerships, and consider strategic approaches to creating and sustaining reciprocal and equitable partnerships.
Module 2 - Student Leadership in Service Learning (Voice, Choice & Agency)
- As students become more experienced with service learning and how to apply their curricular knowledge and skills to local and global contexts, they will be empowered to lead and act in more independent ways. In this module, we'll investigate best practices for supporting and fuelling student leadership in these areas.
Module 3 - Assessing Service Learning
- Embedding service learning in the curriculum leads to deep engagement and learning, and there are various approaches to assessing what students do, think, say and write in relation to their service learning experiences. In this module, we'll assess some exemplar approaches and ideate about how to assess service learning.
Module 4 - Using AI Tools for Service Learning Planning and Assessment
- AI tools like ChatGPT can be effective and efficient at helping us plan units, lessons and assessments for service learning and active global citizenship. In this module, we'll experiment with prompts and various AI tools, and we'll also spend the last part of our module consolidating our learning from the 2-day workshop.
Two weeks after the workshop:
Two weeks after the workshop, we will facilitate a group check-in and coaching call to deepen application of strategies, ideas and resources from the workshop, and to reflect on progress, share insights, and discuss questions related to the curriculum design of service learning experiences. This call will serve as a valuable platform for ongoing support, collaboration and learning from and with peers who attended the workshop. Participants will also have the opportunity to join an online community of service learning educators to engage in ongoing dialogue and networking.
Recommended Hotel
Arca Hotel
Address: 43 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang
地址: 香叶道43号, 黄竹坑
Contact Person: Simon Cheng (senior sales manager)
Phone Number: +852 3898 8781
Website (网站): www.thearca.com
