Opportunities that allow students to give back to their community while having specific learning objectives are known as service-learning programs. These programs integrate community service with academic coursework, enabling students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings. This experiential learning approach fosters civic responsibility and enhances students' personal and professional growth.
Opportunities that allow students to give back to their community while also having specific learning objectives are known as service-learning programs. These initiatives integrate community service with academic coursework, encouraging students to apply their knowledge in real-world contexts. By participating, students enhance their understanding of course material while developing civic responsibility and critical thinking skills.
Summer school exists to provide students with additional academic support and opportunities for learning during the summer break. Its main objectives are to help students catch up on missed credits, improve their academic performance, and prevent learning loss over the summer months.
Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities was created in 1976.
Service learning is different from community service because it combines meaningful community engagement with structured opportunities for reflection and learning. While community service focuses primarily on volunteer work to benefit others, service learning integrates academic coursework and personal development, allowing participants to apply classroom knowledge to real-world challenges. This approach fosters a deeper understanding of social issues and encourages critical thinking and civic responsibility.
In my Tips for Teachers posts, I address a specific topic of interest to current or future educators. This post focuses on identifying and articulating learning objectives. Learning objectives are important because they indicate what your students should be able to do after completing a course or lesson. Typically, a course will have learning objectives, and each lesson within the course will have learning objectives that relate to/support the overall course learning objectives. Here are some tips for identifying and expressing them in a clear manner.Ask yourself: What do I want my students to be able to do after completing this lesson/course? Make a list of all of the ideas that come to mind. Next, identify the most important skills/information that students will take away from the lesson/course. These will serve as the basis for your learning objectives. Consult Bloom’s Taxonomy. Many educators use Bloom’s Taxonomy as a way to classify different learning objectives. Ideally, lesson objectives will cover various Bloom’s levels. I have a Bloom’s Taxonomy chart on my wall to remind me of the many ways students learn, retain and express information. I often pull verbs from Bloom’s and use them as I phrase my learning objectives. Phrase your learning objectives so that they focus on the student. Learning objectives should be phrased in such a way that they express what the student will be able to do by the end of a lesson/course. I phrase mine as follows: “After completing the lesson, the student will be able to: -define the term ‘learning objective’ - recognize the levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy -write his/her own learning objectives”
You cannot plan a scheme of learning without first identifying the learning objectives. The scheme of learning is a plan of how you will deliver the course so that each student will meet those objectives. The summative assessment at the end (or over the duration) of the course will test that those objectives have been met so only deserving students will be awarded the appropriate qualification or recognition. It all hinges on knowing and understanding what the learning objectives were in the first place. :)
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru's motto is 'To provide learning opportunities which contribute to individual development and the social and economic advancement of the community.'.
Horizon Community Learning Center's motto is 'Learn. Believe. Dream. Dare.'.
Social regard for learning refers to the value that a society places on education and the importance it assigns to individuals who pursue knowledge and academic achievement. It can influence attitudes towards learning, academic success, and educational opportunities within a community or culture.
You can determine if learning has occured through evaluation. If there is change in behavior or perhaps if the learning objectives have been met, then there is learning.
Newbridge Learning Community was created in 2008-10.
Alameda Community Learning Center was created in 1992.