Module 5 - Session 8
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Family and Community Engagement Across Learning Environments
GETTING STARTED
OVERVIEW
Welcome to TALE Academy Module 5: Family and Community Engagement Across Learning Environments!
Goal – The goal of this module is to help teachers expand their capacity for effectively engaging families and communities when teaching across learning environments (TALE).
Module Content – This module consists of 8 sessions on family and community engagement across learning environments. Each session contains a variety of content and learning activities.
Session Content – You are beginning Module 5 – Session 8: Family and Community Engagement.
MODULE WORKBOOK
If you have not yet downloaded your personal copy of the TALE Academy Workbook for this module, do so now. See directions below. There is only one workbook for each module which contains activities for all sessions within that module.
Step 1: Create your personal copy of the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook.
Throughout this session, you will complete the session activities and take notes in the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook. You will have many opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills you learn using your digital workbook. When you click on the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook link, you will be prompted to make a copy of the workbook. Once you do so, your notes and your work within your workbook will be visible only to you. Please note that the workbook is fillable using Google Slides. We do not recommend printing a copy due to the length of the workbook.
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Step 2: Get familiar with the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook.
Now that you have your personal copy of the workbook, review pages 1-7 to learn about the workbook’s contents and tips for using the workbook. Don’t forget to add your name to page 1 to personalize your workbook!
Step 3: Review “Key Terms” for Session 8 in the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook.
Your last step is to review the key terms for Session 8. For every TALE Academy session, the key terms are listed at the start of each new session in the workbook. You can return to the key terms page(s) of your workbook throughout this session to add your notes.
GUIDING QUESTIONS & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
GUIDING QUESTIONS
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What are the benefits of engaging with communities?
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How can community engagement align with curricular goals?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, you will be able to do the following:
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Describe the benefits of developing community partnerships to improve student learning outcomes.
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Consider the ways in which community can be experienced and leveraged across learning environments.
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Brainstorm and cultivate strategies for developing partnerships with the wider community and integrating those partnerships into learning opportunities.
ENGAGE: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
LEARN FROM OTHERS:
VOICES FROM THE FIELD
The following video highlights the reflections of New York State educators on family and community engagement.
WORKBOOK
ACTIVITY
To activate your prior knowledge on the topic, please complete the following steps:
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In your copy of the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook, complete Activity 5.8.1 – Community Partners.
If you have not already created your personal copy of the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy by clicking here.
EXPLORE: TOPIC OVERVIEW
READ, WATCH, LISTEN
Select from the learning modalities below to explore an overview of the topic for this session. You may read a magazine-style article, watch a video, or listen to a conversational podcast.
You need to select only one option: read, watch, or listen.
As you read, watch, or listen, consider pausing and reviewing the key terms for this session in your workbook. You can add your own notes, ideas for application, or definitions of the terms in your own words.
READ
Dive into our Module 5 – Session 8 READ, a magazine-style overview of the session topic with infographics and links to resources.
WATCH
Tune into our Module 5 – Session 8 WATCH, a narrated, animated video that provides an overview of the session topic.
LISTEN
Settle in for our Module 5 – Session 8 LISTEN, a conversational, podcast-style discussion among educators about the session topic.
EXPLORE: CHOICE BOARD
Select one option from the choices offered below to learn more.
You need to select only one of the choices, but you are welcome to explore all the resources!
Project Ideas for Service Learning
Synopsis: The School for Ethical Education teaches strategies to put ethics in action for positive student character formation. This resource provides a number of suggestions for different variations of service learning projects.
Format: List
Time: 10 minutes
Synopsis: This resource provides a comprehensive overview of the benefits, challenges, and solutions commonly associated with service learning. It shares state-level policies, best practices, and recommendations for integration across curriculum and content areas.
Format: Article
Time: 20 minutes
Service Learning: Real-Life Applications for Learning
Synopsis: This video from Edutopia shares how Montpelier High School’s service learning program is integrated across the curriculum, utilizing a school greenhouse and gardens to provide food for the school district’s lunch program.
Format: Video
Time: 6 minutes
How Community Schools Can Support Teachers and Families (scroll down to locate this specific episode)
Synopsis: While many schools do not have systems in place to support teachers’ often invisible work, the community school model provides some strategies to lighten the load on schools and their educators. California is investing in the model, and the rest of the country is watching to see how it plays out.
Format: Podcast
Time: 21 minutes
ESTABLISH: REFLECTION FOR ACTION
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY
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Return to your copy of the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 5.8.2 – Leveraging Community Assets Across Learning Environments.
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If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook, you can make a copy by clicking here.
EXTEND: DEEPER LEARNING
Extend your learning by engaging in a longer workbook activity and/or accessing additional resources.
This section is designed to help you begin a journey into deeper learning on the topic area.
WORKBOOK ACTIVITY
Return to your copy of the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook and complete Activity 5.8.3 – Cultivating Community Partnerships. If you have not already made your personal copy of the Module 5 TALE Academy Workbook, you can do so by clicking here.
Time: 20 minutes
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
Challenges and Opportunities of Community-Engaged Teaching
Topic: Community-engaged teaching
Format: Guide
Time: 20 minutes
Best Practices for Community Engagement
Topic: A Regional Education Lab response to a request for resources on the best practices for community engagement
Format: Resource List
Time: 10 minutes
Young Adult Leadership Curriculum
Topic: Curriculum for young adult leadership
Format: Curriculum
Time: 30 minutes
Supporting Community-Engaged Courses Via Remote Learning
Topic: Workshop providing strategies for implementing remote and hybrid forms of community engagement
Format: Video
Time: 64 minutes
Service-Learning and Experiential Education
Topic: Seven episodes on different topics related to service learning and experiential education
Format: Podcast Series
Time: 11 – 36 minutes