Week 1 Assignment First Steps
Week 1 Assignment First Steps
Write a two- to three-page analysis of your community and the existing programs for youth within this community using the following guidelines:
1. Using your research from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder (Links to an external site.) , Pew Research Center (Links to an external site.) , and the National Center for Education Statistics (Links to an external site.) , create an info-graphic picture of your community to support your written analysis. Embed the info-graphic picture into your analysis as a chart illustrating the written analysis. Your info-graphic and analysis should illustrate those statistics that have direct bearing on the 40 Developmental Assets identified by the Search Institute which can include, but are not limited to:
· Population demographics, including ethnicity and special populations
· Economic status
· Housing and household demographics
2. Summarize youth-related issues that seem to be at the forefront of your community. Use specific examples to support your observations (newspaper headlines, community meetings, political platforms, etc.) and cite your text when appropriate.
3. In support of your written analysis, create and embed a table that identifies the resources for young people that already exist in your community. Your table should include:
· The name of the program
· A short description of the program’s mission
· An analysis how the program engages with the youth they serve (Are they partners with adults?)
· Summarize which of the 40 Developmental Assets the program focuses on or attempts to meet with their program
Conclude your analysis by brainstorming ideas on how you can plug into one or more of the existing programs using the Asset Building Framework. Focus specifically on where you can make an impact in strengthening relationships within families, among peers, within schools and other institutions, in programs and outside of programs, and across generations. Your analysis must be two to three pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages), double spaced, and be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Two references, charts, and tables should be properly cited. Your info-graphic and analysis will be used in your Final Paper and presentation.
Instructor Guidance
Week 1
Welcome to week 1 of EDU 635. In this week we begin our learning about communities and the youth that live and play in those communities. We will be looking at the communities and the culture of those communities, and looking at data about our communities to try to build a synopsis of what’s going on there. With all that, we are hoping to identify what role youth programs play in our community, and the roles that adults play in providing those programs.
In your introductions for the week, you will of course be telling us a little bit about yourself. I encourage you to use one of the digital tools listed as options. Later this week and in the future, you will be required to use certain digital tools to help present your messages. So, take the time now to experiment with the tools if you have not used them before. Be sure that you respond to at least three of your classmates’ introductions The first discussion for this week is labeled “strength oriented action.” When we think about strengths, of course there is physical strength. But that’s not what we’re talking about here. In this discussion, you will be exploring the concept of a “strength message.” In particular, you will want to identify the strengths you see in your own community and in the adults that are providing programs of some sort to the youth of your community. You will also explore the concept of your community’s culture. There is a handy tip sheet listed in the required reading for the week. That will be really helpful for you. In the second discussion for this week, we’re talking about assets or building blocks for the healthy development of young people in your community. It is really important that you read the required resources for this week to identify those 40 developmental assets. There are also some other resources listed to find information about your particular community, if you don’t already have that. In the discussion posts you should create a table that identifies those eight categories of human development and summarize their importance to the development of youth. This is an important discussion for you because we come back and use this information in a later week. The written assignment for this week asks you to use the information from the two discussion forums. Please be sure you review what you wrote in the discussions, what your classmates wrote, and comments from your instructor. For this paper you are creating an infographic and summarizing issues in your community that are related to the development of youth. You will also include a table that identifies resources for the young people in your community. At the end of the assignment you will see where you are asked to brainstorm ideas about how you could participate in one or more of the existing programs. For some ideas about how you can get involved, check out this video (approximately 2 minutes): Military Community Getting Kids More Involved (Links to an external site.) . Please be sure you read and follow the outline that is posted. It’s a great week for learning!
Reference
Department of Defense. (2015, February 2). Military Community Getting Kids More Involved (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYvetTd869k
Required Resources
1. Read from your text, Assets in action: A handbook for making communities better places to grow up .
· Introduction – The Vision for Asset-Building Communities
· Chapter 1 – Beginning the Process of Change
· Chapter 2 – Getting Started: What Needs to Happen First
2. Read from your text, Quick-start guide to building assets in your prevention program :
· Pages 2-11
3. Glogster (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://www.glogster.com/
· Glogster is a tool for creating introduction activity. Glogster is a free web based postering and presentation tool that allows its users to embed or share their creations in other formats.
4. National Center for Education Statistics (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/
· The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
5. Pew Research Center (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://pewresearch.org/
· This is a public data bank for information regarding trends shaping the global perspective.
6. Prezi (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://prezi.com
· Prezi is a tool for creating introduction activity. This is a free web-based presentation tool that allows its users to embed or share their creations in other formats such as slideshows, web pages, etc.
7. U.S. Census Bureau. (n.d.). American Fact Finder (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
· This is the U.S. Census Department website for demographic, community information, and household information
Recommended Resources
1. CHEVAL99. (2011, December 30). Step-by-Step Tutorial on Prezi Basics Prezi Learn Center (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEc5w9g0pPc
2. FastCompany. (2011). The 5 best free tools for making slick infographics . Retrieved from http://www.fastcompany.com/1749649/5-infographics-tools-for-business
· This is a resource for researching and creating infographics.
3. Google Chart Tools (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://code.google.com/apis/chart/ (Links to an external site.)
· This site contains free graphing and charting tools to use in the development of infographic images.
4. Inspiredtoserve. (2009). AssetReview (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPY67eea5h4&feature=youtu.be
· This is the Asset Video introduction.
1. Newlearninguk. (2009). Glogster in 90 Seconds (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvC47fUANLk&feature=youtu.be
· This video provides support for using Glogster.
6. Search Institute (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://www.search-institute.org/
· The Search Institutes website with includes additional resources.
7. TEDxTalks. (2011). Peter Benson- Sparks: How Youth Thrive (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqzUHcW58Us&feature=youtu.be
· This video is presented at TEDx by the founder of the Search Institute.
8. Visual.ly (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://visual.ly/
9. Yrysdaulet Zhautikov. (2013, April 6). Why the Best Prezis Use Grouping and Layering (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_W4tGUQHoo