Future Learning Design Podcast Learning as Service - A Conversation with Cathryn Berger Kaye
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Jun 26, 2021 Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., education consultant and author specializing in service learning and SEL. She talks about weaving service into curriculum so students take meaningful action. She outlines a five-stage, 'do with' approach and different kinds of action. She emphasizes investigation, meaningful reflection, asset-based practices, and flexible curriculum design to deepen student purpose.
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Education Draws Students Out Not Just Instructs
- Education should draw students out by giving voice, choices, imagination and curiosity rather than merely instructing and controlling them.
- Cathryn Berger Kaye explains service learning emerges from everyday best practices that normalize student voice so they can act confidently in community contexts.
Use The Five Stages To Structure Service Learning
- Use a structured framework to turn classroom learning into meaningful community action instead of an add-on activity.
- Kaye's five stages (investigation, preparation, action, reflection, demonstration) guide authentic partnership and avoid doing to others.
Begin Units With Real-World Purpose
- Start units with a real-world purpose that provokes inquiry rather than appending service at the end of a unit.
- Kaye describes asking students up front "How will we make a difference?" and reporting dramatic engagement in a Shanghai school.
