1. Using Service for Results After School
National Conference on Volunteering and Service
William Lohr, After-School All-Stars
Teecy Matthews, Barbara Bush Foundation
Alexis Steines, Afterschool Alliance
June 2013

2. Welcome & Introductions
William Lohr,
After-School All-Stars
Teecy Matthews,
Barbara Bush Foundation
Alexis Steines,
Afterschool Alliance

3. Objectives & Agenda
Objectives – Highlight various ways youth in service and service for youth can positively impact academic and 21st century skill development. Provide resources for getting involved and making local connections.
Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
Brainstorming and Conversation
Youth In Service – Service Learning
Youth Serving Youth – Teen Trendsetters
Getting Involved
Q&A

4. Getting Started: Brainstorming
3 groups
5-minute conversations
2 rotations

5. Youth in Service Service Learning Volunteerism Community Service
Leveraging the service-learning model to develop and reinforce academic /life skills
Service Learning
Volunteerism
Community Service
Service Project

6. Service Learning & Project-based Learning
Balance between:
Destination vs. Journey (Process vs. Product)
What am I doing vs. What am I learning
Requires a participatory planning process
Youth voice/choice
Varying degrees, as appropriate
IPARDC?

7. A Service-Learning ModelP A R
D/C
Identify & Investigate
Plan & Prepare
Act
Reflect
Demonstrate/Celebrate

8. Framing the “Act” Identify and Investigate
Fixed project topic vs. Student-generated
Asset mapping
Community resources to leverage
Skills, knowledge, resources found within the group
Keep it fun!
Experiential

9. Framing the “Act” Plan & Prep Reflection Demonstration & Celebration
builds and reinforces positive skills
Planning & Organization
Social
Critical Thinking
Reflection
solidifies understanding
Success vs. challenges
Start to finish, and future projects
Demonstration & Celebration
Reinforces skills learned
generates new energy for the issue/work

10. Chicago Youth Service Day
Morning Service
Some are culminations of a larger service-learning experience
Some are one-off service projects or day of volunteerism
Afternoon Peace Rally
Games, Music, Entertainment, Awards
Call for Peace and continued service

11. Supporting Youth through Service
From youth in service, to service for youth
Supporting Youth through Service

12. Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?

13. Stakeholder Surveys (n = 5,500)
A majority of parents observed the following positive impacts in their children:
Increased reading skills (94%),
Eagerness to read with a family member (84%)
Skills in reading out loud (90%)
The majority of educators responded affirmatively to students’ growth in:
Reading fluency (94%)
Comprehension (96%)
Reading aloud in class (81%)
96% of mentees reported that they liked spending time with their mentors

14. Readers Become Proficient
Success Rate
Readers Become Proficient
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Sources: Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida ; Ann G. Bessell, Ph.D.;Valentina I. Kloosterman, Ph.D.

15. Teen Trendsetters™ Graduation & Scholarship Rates
for Mentors Compared to Florida
20% more of our mentors graduate
42% more our mentors receive scholarships
SOURCES: Annie E. Casey Foundation Study: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation, April 2011; FL DOE Series D; FL DOE Florida High School by Completers ;

16. Framing the “Act” Plan & Prep Reflection Demonstration & Celebration
Builds and reinforces positive skills
Planning & Organization
Social
Critical Thinking
Reflection
Solidifies understanding
Success vs. challenges
Start to finish, and future projects
Demonstration & Celebration
Reinforces skills learned
Generates new energy for the issue/work

17. Get Into Focus:

18. Classroom Activities Read and discuss the selected articles and books
Record journal reflections and reactions to mentoring sessions
Think, pair, share
Review for preparation of BrainStorm™ Resource
Conduct mock sessions/role play
Attend weekly mentoring session
Schedule materials distribution and transportation
Create advertising: flyers, posters , articles
Identify community needs for summer reading camps
Research and present different topics
Develop and publish local programs policies and procedures
Research dropout rates/ reading deficiency correlation

19. Community Activities
Arrange presentation of Teen Trendsetters progress with families of the mentees in a large group setting
Create helpful at-home tips to share at the above presentation
Distribute posters advertising the power of reading throughout school
Write article about Teen Trendsetters for the local newspaper
Assemble book exhibit for the school media center to encourage reading engaging text
Research and compare non profits/volunteer opportunities/mentoring opportunities

20. Career Activities
Invite local leaders to discuss literacy and the community’s approach to serving low performing students
Discuss the impact and importance of a positive role model
Read books on successful role models in teen’s career interest
Invite professionals in the field of education, science and leadership to discuss career

21. BrainStorm™ Resource
Catch up on what has happened since last session . . .
then bring the focus back to BrainStorm.
What to do if you run out of time –
Next week move on to the next lesson
Present and read the supplemental reader.
If you do not finish a book, continue with that book again next session.
Use the strategies you reviewed in the Teaching Guide to lead the way through BrainStorm
Review last week’s article and introduce
the new article
Ideas to use up any extra time you have.

22. Mentoring Focus Before During After Picture Walk
Preview headlines, captions, graphics
Preview vocabulary
Make predictions
During
Assist as needed
Support comprehension
Check comprehension
After
Summarize
Go over new words
Questions and activities
Discuss
Conclude

23. Now what: Getting involved
Supporting youth through service
Now what: Getting involved

24. What You Can Do Link your organization to an afterschool program
Volunteer in an afterschool program

25. Linking Your Organization to Afterschool Programs
Students are eager to participate and support your work!

26. Linking Your Organization to Afterschool Programs
Talk to local programs
School districts or your state afterschool network can link you to your local program
Determine how you can use youth in your organization
Activities?
How does their service relate to their education?

27. Volunteering in Afterschool
Contact programs in your community
Have a special skill? Volunteer to teach it!
Organize fundraising events
Mentor students

28. Thank You! William Lohr, After-School All-Stars
Teecy Matthews,
Barbara Bush Foundation
Alexis Steines,
Afterschool Alliance
June 2013