Resources training & educational resources | readings | websites, blogs, etc.
Regional & National Organizations current or potential partner organizations
- Local elementary schools -Norristown, Pottstown, Perkiomen Valley
- Local early childhood centers
- Local family and parent groups (PTAs)
- School districts and offices of education
- Education schools and teacher training programs
- Big Brothers Big Sisters (regional and national)
- Boys and Girls Clubs (regional and national)
- First Book
PolicyOptions.org Issue Briefs
Summary of Campus Issue Profiles
Service | Academic Work | Education & Training | Capacity Building | Deliberative Democracy
Specific Issue Areas
- Achievement Gaps
- Alternative schooling (charters, home school)
- Digital Divide/Technology Gaps
- ESL
- Family and Parental Involvement
- Literacy and Reading
- Teacher training and methods
Types of Service short-term | ongoing school year | summer
One-time and Short-term Projects
- Book collection and drives
- Holiday projects (Easter Egg Hunts, Christmas Fairs)
- Family/Parental Involvement Fairs
- Kids' Fairs
- Literacy initiatives
- Open Houses
Ongoing School Year and Site-based Teams
- After-school programs (tutoring, mentoring)
- Classroom programs (tutoring, mentoring, support)
- Housing Development educational programs
- Home school programs
- Technology centers for children and youth
- Discipline-based programs (math, science, chemistry, reading, fitness, service learning)
- Civic engagement programs (getting kids involved in service)
Summer and Other Programs
- Camps and educational enrichment internships
- Energy Express (statewide program, WV Wesleyan)
- 21st Century Schools affiliated programs
Academic Work courses | service-learning | CBR and policy research | departments and institutes
Courses and Programs of Study
- Education minor- Certifications in Elementary and Secondary education
- Research in the Psychology department for Early Childhood learning processes GABRIELLE PRINCIPE!
Departments and Institutes
- Anthropology
- Assessment
- Child Development
- Education
- Math
- Music
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Science
- Sociology
CBR and Service-Learning Projects
- Incentive grants for faculty ($1,500) to integrate CBR or SL into courses have generated projects
- Service-learning classes work with enrichment programs for local schools or after-school programs
- Asset mapping projects are integrated into some courses, looking at quality of schooling and performance
- Developmental reading course with a service component (Waynesburg)
Education & Training forums | workshops | reflection activities
- Many school-based programs may offer specialized training to students and other volunteers (curriculum planning and implementation, tutoring, mentoring)
- Some faculty help lead workshops to train students how to to teach young children and youth (child development, classroom management, etc.)
- See the websites and links listed in Resources above
Campus and Organizational Capacity-Building training | fundraising | resource development
- Some campuses have utilized campus organizations to take on international commitment to education (e.g., Greeks as tutors) and this may also involve fundraising and resource development
- Campuses tap into Work Study to engage students in long-term ways in schools and education roles
- Some campuses use enrichment funds to support community-based interns (paying stipends for students and faculty)
- Students, faculty and staff may also participate on Boards for local schools, related non-profits, and other organizations
Research, Policy Analysis, Deliberative Democracy evaluations | policy research | issue forums | advocacy
- Emory & Henry has a service-learning course, part of the Public Policy and Community Service Major, in which site-based team at the after-school program focuses on issues of justice and policy
- Some efforts may involve the state office of national service, for example in working with VISTAs
- Need more specific examples of education-related or school-related evaluation, research and forums
Contacts staff | faculty | students | community partners (local, regional, national)