Five questions can help you design a service-learning project that is aligned
with a chose class topic or content. ( Questions developed by Jim and Pam Toole)
This project-based approach to teaching and learning can provide students with
authentic tasks through which they can learn and apply core classroom.
Teaching Others:
Could you teach what you have learned ( skills or knowledge) to an audience
beyond the classroom?
Developing a Product or Performance:
Could your efforts be shaped into a product or performance to be given to someone
beyond the teacher?
Problem Solve:
Could you help solve a real concern in the school or the community?
Address Policy:
Could you use what you have learned to advocate for a change in public policy?
Develop Philanthropic Ventures:
Could you write a grant or raise money to fund a project or social entrepreneurial
venture?
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