++Assessment as part of the instructional cycle: Volunteerism and Public Participation: From Trash to Treasure

From Trash to Treasure

Project – got something you want to throw away?

Students transform recyclables into creative craftwork.

Teachers – you can possibly provide students with some recyclable stuff to create with such as:

Cans

Glass Bottles

Paper

Buttons

Plastic bags/bottles

Beads

Caps

Glue

Glitter

Toilet paper tubes

Pens

By crafting something, students use creativity for a real experience recycling. For more ideas click the link here.

Senaki School #1 and Kvemokvaloni students (Samegrelo) crafts from reusable materials.

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The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are. - Johnnetta B. Cole

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. - Anne Frank

მე ყველა გაკვეთილი მომეწონა, თუმცა მათ შორის განსაკუთრებით მომეწონა „მოხალისეობა“,რადგანაც ყოველთვის ვოცნებობდი სხვის დახმარებაზე და მე მინდა, რომ ამ პროფესიას გავყვე. ( I liked everything from the project, but still volunteering was the best for me. I’ve always dreamt about helping others .) - Batumi, 10 years old

მოხალისეობა სიცოცხლის ბოლომდე. ( Volunteering to the end of life). - Batumi, 9 years old

მე მომეწონა გაჭირვებული ხალხის დახმარება. ( I liked the idea of helping poor people) - Batumi, 9 years old

Volunteerism Lesson Plan

A) Why do we volunteer:
To discover new frontiers of knowledge (to learn)
To support and encourage excellence
To enable people to exercise their potential (to help people be what they want to be be)
To relieve human suffering
To preserve and enhance democratic government and institutions
To make communities a better place to live
To nourish the spirit (because we are human)
To create tolerance, understanding, and peace among people
To remember the dead
To have fun and build a community

B) Assessment
Needs of kids at our school:
1. ____________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________
Things that need to be done around school:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
Things that need to be done in our neighborhood:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
Things that need to be done in our community:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________

C) Brainstorm - What ideas can we think of to help?

D) The Plan - How can we put our ideas into action?

Adapted from: Valerie Williams, Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, St. Alphonsus Elementary School, Grand Rapids, MI
Direct link to lesson plan
Volunteerism worksheet

1600 Volunteer and Civil Education Lesson Plans and Education Resources

An incredible amount of online resources and full lesson plans that teach everything from environmentalism, volunteerism to civic engagement. Includes online training and certificates from the Max M. Fisher Online Institute. M. Fisher Institute

All lessons and curriculum match US state-approved directives and guidelines.

1600 lesson plans for grades K-12

Also includes online resource center Resource Center

and Generation ON which encourages kids from around the world to act and includes 65 ways kids can make a difference 65 Ways For Kids to Change the World and for teens Teens Make a Difference

This connects Georgian kids and teens to the global community.

Get a Teaching Volunteer Certificate - Additional Philanthrophic Teacher Training

The Max M. Fisher Online Institute supports 10 philanthropic and civic engagement teaching modules for teachers that grant certificates of completion (mailable to Georgia) when completed. They are a wonderful complement to ELCE/ELTT and are available free of charge.

The Max M. Fisher Online Institute

"The institute focuses on the methods of thoughtful service and civic engagement in order to build character and empower young people to "do good" in their community, the nation, and the world. This institute teaches the benefits of philanthropy education (giving time, talent, and treasure for the common good) and the methodology of service-learning."

Assessment of Young Learner Literacy

The Council of Europe's European Centre for Modern Languages has a useful publication worth looking through if you'd like further information about assessing the literacy of your young learners:

Assessment of young learner literacy linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Also of potential interest is the chapter on assessment in this publication:

Pathways through assessing, learning, and teaching in the CEFR

For both, you'll need the username and password in order to log in and retrieve the information.

username: elceonline
password: cowboy1

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