Pathways to Sustainable Service-Learning Growth
The 2007 California Service-Learning Leadership Institute
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Tentative Agenda (as of Friday, January 5, 2007), subject to refinement
| Monday, February 5 |
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| 9:00 – 10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome, Institute overview |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | CATALYST (Youth Ambassadors for Service-Learning) Presentation: Who we are, what we have done, how we can be helpful |
| 10:45 – 11:50 | Regional Planning facilitated by Regional Leads. CalServe grantees, CATALYST ambassadors and all other attendees meet together in Regions to share resources and plan for 2007. |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch (provided by the Institute) |
| 1:00 – 2:15 | World Café: Introduction to the Institute Pathways |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 – 3:45 | Workshop Session I |
| Service-Learning 101: an introduction to basic principles | |
| Enhancing the connection between service-learning and the Civic Mission of Education: an introductory overview | |
| Building stronger connections between service-learning and environmental education | |
| Advocating on behalf of service-learning to multiple audiences | |
| A youth perspective on building strong youth voice | |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Reflection on today and preparation for tomorrow Dinner is on your own. Institute staff will provide information about local restaurants. |
| Tuesday, February 6 |
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| 7:00 – 8:30 | Breakfast (provided by the Institute) |
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Regional Lead and Technical Assistance Coordinator Meeting: Focus on Strategic Planning |
| 9:00- 10:15 | Workshop Session II |
| Afterschool Service-Learning Action Planning 1: The five steps to effective service-learning in afterschool |
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| Effective board and district policies | |
| Cesar Chavez service-learning K-12 curriculum | |
| Teacher-friendly ideas for implementing service-learning | |
| Civic education and service-learning paper: analysis and discussion with experienced leaders |
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| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Workshop Session III |
| Afterschool Service-Learning Action Planning 2: The seven elements of high quality service-learning |
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| Research support for service-learning | |
| Building effective community partnerships | |
| California Youth Democracy Alliance: Empowering youth through regional web-based forums |
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| Identifying and accessing funding from traditional and new resources |
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| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch (provided by the Institute) |
| 1:00 – 2:15 | Workshop Session IV |
| Afterschool Service-Learning Action Planning 3: developing a project implementation plan |
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| Applying service-learning to achieve state standards | |
| Building school cultures to support service-learning | |
| Website development for sharing resources | |
| Increasing youth engagement in meaningful reflection | |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:45 | Workshop Session V [Only one workshop] |
| Afterschool Service-Learning Action Planning 3 (continued); making the case for service-learning in afterschool |
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| 2:45 – 4:00 | CalServe meeting with one representative from each CalServe grantee partnership and Regional Leads |
| Resource Fair | Exhibits from vendors and from all grantees who wish to display their projects, programs, and/or resources Dinner is on your own |
| Wednesday, February 7 |
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| 7:00 – 8:30 | Breakfast (provided by Institute) |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Plenary session – Keynote speaker or panel presentation to be determined |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Workshop Session V |
| Applying user-friendly evaluation tools for program improvement |
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| Tapping the power of youth development principles | |
| Using service-learning to promote literacy | |
| Applying service-learning to achieve state standards | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch (provided by Institute) |
| 1:00- 2:15 | Regional Planning gatherings: Making effective use of knowledge, experiences, and connections made at the Institute |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Recognition, Reflection and Evaluation |