Cultivating Personal Competency Skills through Community Service Learning - Melissa Starkey

Join Susan Jobe as she interviews Melissa Starkey, Social Studies Specialist at the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. They will discuss how the G.U.I.D.E. for Life is related to her work in supporting Community Service Learning and what that means for Arkansas students, teachers and their communities. Melissa will also talk about what's new for Social Studies in Arkansas education and how to find resources for teachers on the new DESE website. This is a fascinating journey into what Community Service Learning is doing for students in and out of the classroom and how it shapes their futures in becoming adults within their local communities.

Links:

DESE Social Studies Website and Resources page:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/social-studies-resources

Arkansas Declaration of Learning Program:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/curriculum-support/arkansas-declaration-of-learning-program

Parker’s Chapel High School 2019 Civic Engagement Project Short Film: Forgetting
Ourselves:
https://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/iframe?v=YzZiN2JhMDk2ZWZjOTI5ZTllZTBiMDZjODc5OWQxMjQ

Empathy in Action: Cultivating Social Awareness Through Civic Engagement (Full Podcast):
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/24177502

G.U.I.D.E. for Life website:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life

G.U.I.D.E. for Life video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IkDogvInAGyDubj0e_Ou3qGG9r3yPKo2/view

G.U.I.D.E. for Life In Focus Blog:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/learning-services/guide-for-life/guide-for-life-in-focus-blog

G.U.I.D.E. for Life Manual:
https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/admin/Files/20201229101338_OFFICIAL_GUIDE_for_Life.pdf

Produced by Donnie Lee
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
More information: https://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/communications/dese-podcasts