Week 2 Discussion 1 Barriers
Week 2 Discussion 1 Barriers
Watch the following videos and read following articles:
· #140edu, 8/2/11; Parents Panel: Parents of SLA (Links to an external site.) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX-RCBV58RA)
· Positive Impact (Links to an external site.) (http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2011/08/positive-impact.html)
· Parents in the Classroom Part One (Links to an external site.) (http://www.stumpteacher.com/2011/09/parents-in-classroom-part-one_29.html)
· Parents in the Classroom 2 (Links to an external site.) (http://www.stumpteacher.com/2011/09/parents-in-classroom-2.html)
· Parents are from Mars, Teachers are from Venus (Links to an external site.) (http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2010/04/parents-are-from-mars-teachers-are-from-venus.html)
· Making Connections Between Home and School: Parents Become Active Participants (Links to an external site.) (http://www.edutopia.org/making-connections-between-home-school)
What were your first impressions after watching and reading the various resources on building relationships and engaging adults? Which ideas really ‘jumped out’ at you? What ideas (if any), that were presented are you currently seeing in your school or community? Identify at least two barriers in your current school or community that might prevent you from incorporating these ideas and include possible solutions for overcoming the barriers.
Instructor Guidance
Week 2
In week two of our class, you should take a few moments and look at the weekly learning outcomes. If you put those together you find that there really are just two things that come through. First, we want to understand those things that exist for programs that are for youth. As part of that, we will analyze community resources and structures for high-quality programs along with barriers to success. Second, we want to understand how youth, teachers, and school administrators can work with the community to build strong programs. The concept of developmental assets will come into play this week as well. With schools, teachers, students, and parents working together, we will find ways to overcome barriers. In the first discussion for the week, we’re talking about barriers to success. Some barriers are obvious because there may be a physical barrier in the way. Other barriers are less obvious because they are the attitudes that some people have about the programs and offering services to the youth in the community. But some barriers are almost imperceptible. In this discussion you are asked to identify barriers in your school or community that would prevent you from incorporating the ideas you found in this week’s readings and video. Please be sure to include solutions that you develop for overcoming the barriers. In the second discussion we want to focus on working with youth in the community. One of the problems or barriers to successful programs is that often, we adults want to do things for the youth. What we need to think about is how we work with them, not for them. In this discussion you are asked to identify a group or individuals that exemplify the themes from the readings and videos of the week. Be sure you have reviewed all of the resources for this week. In the written assignment for this week, we are asked to use what we’ve learned from the two discussion forums by considering this scenario. A student has approached you with a problem in his community or school. You decide to work with the student by providing resources that will empower him to start to solve the problem. It’s not that you’re going to be hands-off; rather, you know that providing assets and resources will allow the problem to be addressed successfully by the youth who see the problem first-hand. Please be sure to incorporate resources from this week’s reading and other resources that you find to create an inspirational yet practical brochure or a handout that is creative and provides the start to get this community initiative going. For one additional resource, I encourage you to consider Ted Talks. Ted Talks are a powerful series of videos, and I have included this one specific to empowering youth in communities: How to Empower Youth and Grow Community | Sean Smith | TEDxYouth@Bunbury (Links to an external site.) . It’s another great week for learning!
Reference
Smith, S. (2015, April 18). How to Empower Youth and Grow Community | Sean Smith | TEDxYouth@Bunbury (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn33cRGiGWM
Required Resources
1. Read from your text, Assets in action: A handbook for making communities better places to grow up .
· Chapter 3 – Engage Adults
· Chapter 4 – Mobilize Young
2. Read from your text, Quick-start guide to building assets in your prevention program :
· Pages 12-15
· Pages 16-20
3. #140edu. (2011). #140edu, 8/2/11; Parents Panel: Parents of SLA (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX-RCBV58RA
· This video is about engaging parents at the Science and Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA.
4. Ferriter, B. (2010). Parents are from mars, teachers are from venus (Links to an external site.) . The Tempered Radical. Retrieved from http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2010/04/parents-are-from-mars-teachers-are-from-venus.html
· This blog is about building relationships with parents.
5. Furger, R.. (2002). Making connections between home and school: Parents become active participants (Links to an external site.) Edutopia. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/making-connections-between-home-school
· This article is about engaging adults and parents in the schools.
6. Sheninger, E. (2011). Positive impact (Links to an external site.) . A Principal’s Reflections. Retrieved from http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2011/08/positive-impact.html
· This blog is about engaging adults using social media.
7. Stumpenhorst, J. (2011). Parents in the classroom part one (Links to an external site.) . Stump the Teacher. Retrieved from http://www.stumpteacher.com/2011/09/parents-in-classroom-part-one_29.html
· This blog is about engaging adults in the classroom.
8. Stumpenhorst, J. (2011). Parents in the classroom 2 (Links to an external site.) . Stump the Teacher. Retrieved from http://www.stumpteacher.com/2011/09/parents-in-classroom-2.html
· This blog is about engaging adults in the classroom
Recommended Resources
1. Ferriter, B. (2011). Introducing microlending to students (Links to an external site.) . The Tempered Radical. Retrieved from http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2011/08/introducing-microlending-to-students.html
· This blog is about merging social responsibility into content and supporting and empowering youth in initiating social change.
2. GeekWire. (2011). TED for Kids: 25 Incredible Speakers on Tap this Weekend (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://www.geekwire.com/2011/ted-teens-25-amazing-speakers-tap-weekend
· This article is about empowered youth.
3. Griffin-Weisner, J. (2001). Step by step: A young person's guide to community change (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://helpingboysbecomehealthymen.wikispaces.com/file/view/Step-by-StepAYoungPersonsGuideto%2BCommunityChange.pdf/264264263/Step-by-StepAYoungPersonsGuideto%2BCommunityChange.pdf
4. Salem Middle School Kiva Club. (2010). Poverty’s Real: Rocker (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://animoto.com/play/aRiBBDU7s1m0iH4IB1lqpA
· This video shows the work of the Salem Middle School Kiva Club on fighting global poverty.
5. Search Institute (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from http://www.search-institute.org/
· The Search Institutes website with includes additional resources.
6. Search Institute. (2011). Lemonade Day at Big Tent Conference Hosted by Search Institute (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZEmbPrZooU&feature=youtu.be
· This video is about empowering youth for social change.