Day 8

I was required to testify in court today and was unable to attend any of the morning sessions. In the afternoon sessions, we were introduced to Cade Smith who informed us about the alternative Spring break that he leads college students on. The alternative Spring break incorporates service-learning projects in MS Delta for college credit. The next session was led by April Heiselt and she explained what service-learning is and is not. One main component of service-learning is reflection. This is to occur after the project is completed and helps the learner to reach a greater appreciation/understanding of his/her community. The next session was led by Bobbie Shaffett and she informed us of the personal finance program and outreach education that her office does. Finally, we held a conference call with James Wilcox from USM. He explained about service-learning projects that his students are involved with, especially senior fraud protection. We were able to exchange dialogue with him and provide feedback. Even though I missed half of the day, I feel like I learned more about how to incorporate service-learning projects into my classroom.