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Student Leadership & Community Service Curriculum
Overview
The goal of the Student Leadership & Community Service guide is to
provide opportunities for students to become proactive leaders through
extensive use of advanced technology.
- 4 unit comprehensive curriculum
- Learning Contracts
- Flexible - can be run as an intensive semester elective, a full-year
course, or a service club
- Online collaboration network gives students access to other motivated
students for connections, support and collaboration
- Generation YES website provides project planning and reporting tools
Four modules form the basis of the course. These modules are flexible
so that each class can be tailored to the unique situation of the class,
school, and time alloted for the course. The modules are supplemented
by learning advanced technology skills that are used in the community
service project.
A contract is designed by the student and teacher as the guiding document
for the course. As they work through the process of preparing the contract
and then fulfilling it, the student learns valuable "soft" skills including
project management, collaboration, and leadership. These real-world skills
complement the technology skills and create a powerful authentic learning
experience.
Guide
Contents
The Curriculum Guide contains 4 flexible modules with detailed lesson
plans and activities for the teacher. In addition, there are tips, best
practices, and practical advice on facillitating the various aspects of
this class, including partnerships with community organizations. The curriculum
guide also contains teacher planning material to help the teacher most
effectively plan the use of these four modules within the available time.
Module 1: Leadership in the
21st Century
This module looks at leadership in the modern world. The class uses
electronic research techniques to explore leadership qualities and styles
on the Internet. After forming a definition of leadership, students
research the leadership qualities and styles of a specific world leader.
The students expand that research as they investigate the organizational
styles of selected technology companies. This team research allows the
students to model the technology industry's team approach to product
development.
Module 2: Personal Leadership Styles and
Presentation Skills
Moving from global to local, the students begin to personalize their
knowledge of leadership and develop their own unique leadership style.
Students will informally assess themselves to identify their personal
leadership qualities and traits. This module also covers multimedia
presentation and technical design skills necessary to effectively use
presentation software in a group setting.
Module 3: Community Leaders
In this module, the students plan and organize meetings with local leaders
in the fields of Law/Justice, Education, Social/Health Services, Government
and Business/Industry. Students undertake full responsibility for these
meetings - finding and making contacts, preparing the agenda, making
the arrangements to meet with the class, and receive coaching on effective
communication techniques when dealing with business people. The students
participate in the meetings and report the results when the meetings
are over. By participating in these meetings the students will understand
the needs of the local community and be able to identify areas where
they can volunteer to use their advanced technology skills on a community
service project.
Module 4: Community Service
Either as a result of the research, or by working with existing industry
partners, students identify and participate in a community service project
that involves the use of technology skills. Students each partner with
community members to plan and implement their projects. Using the online
reporting and management tools and working with the teacher, each student
completes an on line Project Contract. This contract documents the community
service project plan, technology skills that will be learned, and formalizes
the learning goals of the project.
Online
Resources
The Curriculum Guide comes with a login that allows the teacher
access to online resources that complement and extend the printed curriculum
guide. In addition, the teacher's personal home page allows teachers to
monitor the students use of the online contract and journal tools.
- Online Learning Contracts
- Online Journal
- Teacher management tools
- Resources matched to the curriculum guide
- Online collaboration network gives students access to other motivated
students for connections, support and collaboration
This login does not expire or require renewals. Your purchase of the
Student Leadership & Community Service Guide allows one teacher permanent
access to the online resources.
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