NYCDOE Citizen Science Program LibGuide: Citizen Science Service Learning PD with Cathy Berger Kaye

This is an electronic copy of the packet that all participants received at the Citizen Science Service Learning PD. It includes resources for designing and displaying data from surveys.

These are the slides from Cathy's service-learning session.

This is a copy of the quotes that were used for the introductory quote card activity.

This article discusses a number of teaching styles that can help to engage students and tap into their interests and skills.

This article discusses what meaningful reflection looks like, and the importance of building in time and structures to support reflection.

This tool is designed to help students evaluate MISO information sources for authenticity and objectivity.

A teacher and student-facing document to assist you and your club members in developing a proposal for your service-learning project.

A teacher and student-facing document that will help you and your club members to map out a high-level plan for accomplishing the five stages of service-learning in your project. This is meant to be a living document, that will be edited and amended throughout the course of your project.

A teacher and student-facing document to help you and your club members strategically plan out how you will use the MISO method to gather and synthesize information to help you determine what your community need is. Thoughtfully analyzing your community need will help you to plan a service-learning project that addresses this need.

A teacher-facing document that will allow you and your co-teacher to reflect at the midpoint of your service-learning project, and to map out next steps to support the successful completion and presentation of your project.

This teacher guide is designed to accompany the Going Blue book that all teachers received at our Service Learning PD. Teachers may use the book and guide in their entirety, or may elect to use certain sections of the book and guide.

This action guide focuses on raising awareness of and reducing the amount of environmentally hazardous products that we put down the drain and into our wastewater.

This guide focuses on knowledge about the quality of tap water, and the benefits of using tap water rather than single-use bottled water.

This guide focuses on reducing the amount of stormwater that gets into sewer systems through stormwater audits and green infrastructure initiatives.

This guide focuses on reducing the amount of garbage and debris in our waterways.

This guide focuses on initiatives in energy efficiency that can positively impact water quality.

This checklist can be used by you and your students to document your preparation for the Research Symposium, including collection adn analysis of field data, planning and carrying out of a service-learning project, preparation of boards and presentations, and completion of all logistical elements (e.g. transportation).