Term
Spring 2024
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAEd
Facilitator(s)
Trish Harvey
Content Expert
Jennifer Carlson
Abstract
This capstone project is entitled “Service Learning in the Secondary Classroom” and explores the question: How can service learning be integrated into high school units to strengthen the connection between the classroom and the community and to make instruction more relevant? This question is answered through the creation of a six to seven week length unit that integrates service learning into a research and writing unit within an upper-level writing course. Specifically, this project is intended for students taking a concurrent enrollment course at their high school through a local community college partnership. Key influences in the creation of this project were Billig’s (2002) findings that detailed the numerous benefits of service learning such as students “gaining more self-efficacy, resilience, sensitivity to multiple cultures, and ability to avoid ‘risk’ behaviors” (p. 186). Additionally, Kielsmeier’s (2010) article “Build a bridge between service and learning” was a key influence in the creation of this project because it described how schools and communities can be brought together through the implementation of service learning.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
Curriculum, Literacy, Writing
Recommended Citation
Putz, Kristine, "Service Learning in the Secondary Classroom" (2024). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1030.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1030
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects