Prepare for Service Learning

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

"One who facilitates; one who leads team discussion."

• Facilitator

• Timekeeper

• Reporter

• Debriefer

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

"One who encourages team members and leads discussions after presentation and team discussion."

• Orientation

• Debriefer

• Timekeeper

• Service learning

In service learning, what is meant by the term, "field education?"

• To study out-of-doors or in a non-traditional location away from school

• Performing service and training to enhance understanding of the natural world

• Performing service and training to enhance understanding within a field of study

• To study the environment and the natural world

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

Service learning opportunities can use ____________ principles to incorporate scholastic programs with the curriculum.

• training

• field education

• problem-based learning

• exploratory project

Which of the following would NOT be a rule for Executing the Service in a service learning project:

• Ensure that you understand the task or goal at hand. If you are not sure, ask an authority.

• If you are a team leader, make sure your team members are assigned to the easiest tasks.

• If a situation or problem arises that needs an authority's attention, take what actions you can and have someone contact the person in charge.

• Arrive on time and always be courteous.

 

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

In field education, you perform the service as a part of a(n) __________ program designed primarily to enhance understanding of a field of study, while providing substantial emphasis on the service.

• exploratory project

• experiential learning

• training

• field education

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

"One who takes notes for the team and organizes information."

• Community service

• Reporter

• Recorder

• Facilitator

Your service learning team is developing a plan of action for a community-wide recycling drive. As you plan for all of the tasks that need to be completed, you realize that there is no way that you can accomplish a recycling drive for the whole community in the time that you have for the project. What should you do?

• Revise the project goal. Instead of trying to cover the whole community, target a realistic number of neighborhoods.

• Scrap the whole plan and try to come up with a more realistic service learning project.

• Keep going and hope that you can miraculously accomplish it all once you get going.

• Revise the plan of action document from four pages to two by deleting some of the tasks.

Choose the term that best completes the sentence below.

"One who keeps track of time and plans the schedule."

• Reflection

• Timekeeper

• Debriefer

• Orientation

Which of the following is NOT a good example of being prepared for a service learning project?

• Identify alternate group leaders in case there are absences.

• Ensure that you have the correct tools and supplies to complete the service.

• Assign Cadets to work on projects according to their expertise and ability.

• Post a detailed schedule for the project and remind everyone that they must meet the posted deadlines.