Service Learning Coordinator 301 Online Course

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Starting Date: 20th and 27th June 2023
4th and 11th of July 2023 Over 4 consecutive weeks, at 19.30 (7.30pm) ASET zone

Description of learning:

To address the need for sustainability of service learning programs, participants will know how effective leadership is applied in learning organizations. Participants will know their skills and traits as leaders and be able to align the strategic plan with the development of a service learning framework in an action plan.

Know:

Why and How to lead service learning and coordinate for success and sustainability in all schools.

Understand:

Why and How Service Learning can be embedded in the strategic plan of your learning organization.
Where your organization is at in developing a sustainable service learning framework and how to move towards sustainability.
Your role and responsibilities in leading organizational change and development of a culture.

Be Able To:

Apply strategic planning to set up a service learning framework.
Self Assess skills and traits as a leader – Knowing one’s abilities, traits/skills.
Apply situational leadership – development of leaders and a support network.
Develop partnerships and collaboratives and leadership and mentorship for service projects.
Create a culture of service learning in your local school context.
Apply change management theory.
Develop sustainability through action planning and alignment with strategic organizational structures.

Participants will explore:

strategic planning to set up the framework with the leadership team.
skills and traits as leaders – Knowing one’s abilities, traits/skills.
situational leadership – development of leaders and a support network.
partnerships and collaboratives and leadership and mentorship development.
culture of learning organizations.
change management.
sustainability through action planning and alignment with strategic organizational structures.

Learning Outcomes:

Development of:

An action plan for change within an organisation (supported by knowledge and understanding of existing leadership structures).
An organisation development chart and a plan for managing change with a change process evaluation plan including how to communicate change (how to manage stakeholders, and understand how leadership will propose change to staff, etc.)

Participants will spend approximately 1.5 hours online (zoom synchronous meetings weekly) and two-four hours of independent study asynchronous application of learning.

Instructor/Facilitator and Feedback:

To receive the Serve Learn Coordination certificate of participation all participants need to complete the Serve Learn Academy learning activities. Feedback will be provided on the performance tasks that form the basis of the course summative assessments at the end of the workshop Week 4.

Required Reading:

Barton, T. (2019). Service Learning Vs Community Service: Why All Schools Need A Service Learning Program Now!
Barton, T. (2019). Building An Inquiry Based Learning Continuum: Checklist Included

Facilitator is Tara Barton

Testimonials for Serve Learn Academy, Facilitation and Service Learning and Sustainability Institute course Feedback:

“This workshop was an amazing use of my time. It provided me with insight on how to implement Service-Learning and adopt that ideology. I enjoyed the mix between synchronous and asynchronous communication. It was also very exciting to meet colleagues from all over the world Literally The workshop is intense (2 online meetings per day), contributing to a workbook and sharing thoughts and ideas on the academy forum, but that is how we learn. All these interactions and collaborations left me inspired and fired to do more at my school. Many take away tools & ideas including the Compass Method, the different approaches of service-learning, Interconnected SDGs, Backward design, and many more concepts. I appreciated the follow-up & encouragement as I felt overwhelmed at some point. Thank you, Tara The online meetings were fun and friendly since we were all meeting virtually in our living rooms, kitchens, etc,. I highly recommend taking this workshop to any teacher, CAS Coordinators, Principals, basically any passionate educator and definitely to Service-Learning Coordinators. Thank you!”

“The course provided me with the momentum, insight and resources I needed to take action on incorporating SL not only into my own courses, but schoolwide. The instructors are very knowledgeable and eager to help. They pushed my thinking and posed great questions to consider as I continue this journey. I walked away with a wealth of ideas, resources and created a full SL unit that's ready to be implemented in the fall! All in all, it was a very worthwhile 5-days if you are trying to improve your personal teaching practice and improve your school's capacity to deliver a 21st-century educational program.”

“Tara was very responsive to questions and provided plenty of personalized feedback. Thank you!” “I am very grateful to Tara for creating such a nice atmosphere during the online learning, she was resourceful and is insightful.” “I truly appreciated the passion of Tara and Laurence. They were also a fun team together, humor is valued especially during a pandemic.”

Ian Slate

“The platform was very well designed, it was clear for me to understand and be able to learn” “I found the platform easy to navigate and it helped me keep track of my asynchronous learning. It provided great flexibility to work around other commitments also.”

“This course was a great way to introduce SL and Sustainability to newcomers who are looking to get something going in their schools. The suggestions for implementation were realistic and manageable for someone new to the role. Good resources were supplied, and participants were told how and where to find further resources.”

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Facilitators:

Tara Barton

Director at Serve Learn Educational Consultants

Tara Barton developed a passion for service learning on her first visit to South Africa as part of an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) Creativity, Activity, Action (CAS) program in 2002. The experience inspired her passion to develop sustainable and meaningful service learning in schools around the world. Tara is the Director of Servelearn.co and provides educational consulting, professional development workshops, coaching, and resources to support schools. The Serve Learn curriculum (K-12 units, assessments, lesson plans, and resources) has been adopted by several schools around the world for meaningful service learning in schools for impact.

Tara is the Association of International Schools of Africa (AISA) Service Learning Programme Coordinator for the region. She has presented many workshops around the world for educators, leaders, partners, parents, and students.

Beyond her Bachelor of Education, Tara has a Masters in Educational Leadership (LeHigh, USA) and her Principals Training Certificate (PTC). She is an Understanding by Design (UbD) Trainer and has a Coaching Certification (UW, USA). Tara’s home is Australia, she has worked as an educational thought leader internationally for 18 years, and lived in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and is currently based in Australia.

Costs:
~~$650USD~~ / $350USD
(Our special discounted introductory rate)

Includes all Workshop materials and Participation/Certification Certificates. Any questions feel free to contact: tbarton@servelearn.co

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