Description of Service Learning Projects for PAW Puppetry Program at Fresno State

1. P.A.W.
Puppeteers At
Work
Service Learning through Puppetry- Drama 136S
Professor Kim V. Morin

2. Drama 136S Puppetry

3. Why Service Learning?
http://youtu.be/u6XAPnuFjJc?t=6s
Connections?
Questions?
Implications?

4. What is Service Learning?

5. Reflection- Word Clouds
http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

7. Resources: Richter
Center!

9. Stone Soup, Fresno
Old School Model

10. New School Model

11. What Have We Been Up
To?

12. Service-Learning Presence in
the Community

13. Noye’s Fludde
Fresno State Community Chorus
First Five of Fresno

14. Making Puppets for Noye’s
Fludde

15. Vintage Days – Kid Zone

16. Young Author’s Faire

17. Bulldog Pantry

18. Wolters

19. Wolters
After School Program

20. Grants, Resources,
Donations

22. Organizing Our Puppet
Materials

23. All Materials Provided – No
Cost

24. Video of After School
Experience
YouTube Link - http://youtu.be/IkWrgcq9hFc

25. Fremont - What We Did
Source: Ludie Olenchalk

26. Key To Learning

27. Be Open To Possibilities
● Hands-On Service
● Students take positive hands-on action that improves
the lives of others
● Advocacy Service
● Students engage in advocacy designed to impact
decision-making concerning public issues
● Second-hand Service
● Students support an existing, established effort
(i.e.,Cancer Society, Meals-on-Wheels, etc.)

28. Service Learning Choices
● After School Groups (Set up by Instructor)
● Elementary after school program during class
● Organization of Materials
● Puppet Workshops with Community Organizations
● Bulldog Pantry, TYA Bully Plays, Earth Day
● Puppet Literacy Projects (Fresno Reads, Reading and Beyond)
● Independent SL Project – Students Design their
own
● Placement must be approved by instructor
● Recommend working in partners

29. Flipped Classroom
● Deliver content on Blackboard, YouTube,
Web resources
● Use class time for planning and carrying
out Service Learning Projects

30. 5 Little Monkeys

31. Inform - Accomplishments
Source: These photos were taken by Kelly Houston in Fall 2014.

32. The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round

33. I’m a Little Teapot, Short and Stout...

34. Give Students Choice and Voice

35. Instill Trust
Civic Engagement means
Civic Responsibility

36. Group Identity/Ownership
● Teach Collaboration Skills
● Use Social Media

37. Reflection
I won’t forget what Professor Morin would
write on journals,
“Research shows that REFLECTION is an
important part of the learning process.”
I will keep that in mind by always giving my
future students an opportunity to reflect.

38. Reflection is the Key To Learning
● Journals
● Multi-media Projects on Pathbrite
(photos, videos, PPT Template)
● Final Reflection Paper on Pathbrite
All groups share at the end of the
semester!

39. Letters of Advice
I learned that it is good to get myself out there
when it comes to volunteering. I really enjoyed it
and it is something I want to continue...
By participating in a service-learning course, you
will become more outgoing and develop
relationships with awesome people you would
never have met before.

40. Additional Web sites
Super examples related to
Geoscience!
Service Learning Resources
http://serc.carleton.edu/images/introgeo/service/zull_regions_cerebral_cortex.pnghttp://serc.
carleton.edu/images/introgeo/service/zull_regions_cerebral_cortex.png
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/servicelearning/resources.htmlhttp://www.servicel
earning.org/
It IS Possible to Teach Creativity and Service-Learning to Gifted Students and Still Address
the Curriculum Standards - NACG 2007
http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~aterry/NAGC07.ppt

41. Resources
Service Learning Resources
Daniel Pink - Drive - What Motivates Us http://youtu.be/u6XAPnuFjJc
Sample Video as Reflection (created by a student) This is the video at the beginning of the PowerPoint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkWrgcq9hFc
What is Service Learning? (Teaching Entry Level GeoScience Web site)
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/service/what.html
http://serc.carleton.edu/images/introgeo/service/key_components_amp_partners.png
http://serc.carleton.edu/images/introgeo/service/furco_distinctions_service_spe.png
Recommended Resources for Service Learning
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/servicelearning/resources.html
http://www.servicelearning.org/
Reflection - http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/service/reflect.html

42. P.A.W. Puppets
Professor Kim V. Morin
kimm@csufresno.edu
5201 N Maple Ave Mail Stop SA 46
Department of Theatre Arts
Fresno State
Fresno, CA 93740-8027