Reading Reflection #8

Prompt
Read " Service Learning Curriculum Cluster Maps" in Kaye, Cathryn Berger. (2004 or 2011). A Complete Guide to Service Learning. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit. List ideas and resources you can use for your service learning and ITU

Ideas for Service Learning
In order to achieve the service learning portion of our ITU the Valley High School team has come up with the following ideas:
- Visit a Local Senior Center: Due to the fact that our team has chosen heroism for our theme we discussed that visiting a senior center will allow students to learn the stories of actual heroes (veterans, people who struggled for Civil Rights, etc.). Furthermore it will allow students to assist these heroes and form connections. Most of the students will learn that the seniors came from similar backgrounds.
- Student Choice on Giving Back to the Local Community: The major focus of our ITU is for students to identity what makes a hero. Through the content students will realize that most heroes were similar to them and gave back to their local community. Therefore it will be beneficial for the class as a whole to decide how to give back and be heroes themselves.

Resources for Service Learning 
The following are beneficial service learning resources moving forward:
- Cathryn Berger Kaye’s Historical Content and the Bookshelf
- www.LearnAndServe.gov
- www.service-learningpartnership.org
- www.servicelearning.org
- www.learningindeed.org/index.html
- www.leaderschools.org/
- www.compact.org/