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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

• f South Florida, Inc.

Teacher of the Year Coalition 2017 Spirit of Service Learning Recipients and Finalists

Finalists – Higher Education

u Maria Cendon u Miami-Dade College, Kendall Campus u Oscar Gomez u Miami-Dade College, Interamerican Campus u Wendy Hinshaw u Florida Atlantic University u Kelly Kennedy-Everett u Miami-Dade College, Hialeah Campus

Maria Cendon

Anatomy & Physiology

u Majors: Nursing, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant,

with service in hospitals

u Students identified needs & volunteered to address

that need

u Volunteer experience put a face on academic learning

and the hospital environment, fostering empathy and compassion

u Students became EXTREMELY engaged: 30 hour

volunteer requirement often turned into 100 hours

u Patients benefitted from the emotional support of

students

Oscar Gomez

English Composition

u Uses writing and research to identify and reflect on

problems and propose an action plan to solve them

u Students used “Solutions Story Tracker” to learn about

previous approaches taken on this issue

u They went into the community for local research and

service-learning

u Students gave class presentations on their projects in

addition to a research paper

u Based on a connection with Hands on Miami, students

chose a class project of painting a mural in the Zen Garden

Oscar Gomez

Wendy Hinshaw

Writing for Non-profits

u Students had a choice of 9 different nonprofits to work

with

u They researched the agency and the issues it addressed u They learned the “voice” of the organization u They prepared an agency profile report and identified

needs

u Using the “voice” of the agency, the students assisted

with communication needs such as public exhibits and social media

Kelly Kennedy-Everett

English Composition

u Class uses the Global Citizenship Project model to

enhance global knowledge, skills and abilities

u Student groups chose a societal topic to research and

volunteered at local agencies with ties to that topic

u Ongoing student reflection of the service-learning

experience - journals and group reflection

u Volunteer experience provided foundation for required

research paper

u Students gave campus presentations, produced

informational videos, provided links to petitions for change and brochures for the various community agencies

Finalists – K-12

u Science u Erin Cernuda, Miami Sunset SHS u Carmen Marroquin u Erica Martinez u Brooke Fatima Yubero u Social Studies u Amy Lander-Rolon u Rosa Carvajal Alejandro u Mabel Lopez

Erin Cernuda

u DIG (Dream in Green) Green Schools Challenge

and garden club sponsor

u Led all green activities at Miami Sunset Senior

High School which included student led hands on activities such as:

u designing and installing an edible garden on

campus

u creating a composting initiative in

coordination with the school cafeteria

K-12– Carmen Marroquin Science

Educator: Coral Reef SHS

u Brought the four pillars of Dream in Green to Coral

Reef High School.

u Created a culture of recycling through the water bottle

challenge, where the Green Team collected and recycled over 2,000 plastic water bottles.

u In addition, the Green Team completed a plastic bag

drive and educated students and staff on the importance of using reusable bags when shopping.

K-12– Erica Martinez Science

Educator: Mater Academy Charter H/MS

u Created the recyclable water bin. u The water jug was created from a container that was

going to be thrown away (similar to a trash bin).

u The Green Team cleaned it, sanitized and created a

water jug collector.

u This jug is used to collect rain water and used to water

the plants.

Erica Martinez Accepting Dream in Green Award Science teacher at work - recycling

Going green for transport

K-12– Brooke Fatima Yubero

Science Educator: Key Biscayne Presbyterian School

u Led staff and students by raising environmental

awareness through creative projects focused on water conservation, recycling and waste reduction.

u Encouraged Kindergarten students wanted to create a

reusable canvas shopping bag to help eliminate plastic waste on Key Biscayne and to protect the manatees.

u Children hand painted over 100 canvas bags and sold

them to friends and family to raise awareness.

u The Mayor of Key Biscayne visited Kindergarteners who

also received a special invitation to share their ideas at a Village Council Meeting.

K-12– Amy Lander-Rolon Service

Learning Project : Miami Killian SHS

u This class tackled 2 topics: u Pedestrian and Bike Safety u Student Mental Health education. u In their work with mental health they were able to

develop a budget neutral plan to provide mental health education for Miami-Dade County students.

u They were named M-DCPS 2017 Senior High School

District Winners representing M-DCPS at the Project Citizen State Competition

K-12– Rosa Carvajal Alejandro

Service Learning Project : Norman S. Edelcup Sunny Isles Beach K-8

u These 7th grade students studied child exploitation

and developed a plan to educate their classmates about the danger of human trafficking.

u In the process, they became 2017 Middle School

Florida State Winners, representing the Sate of Florida at the National Project Citizen Competition.

u They were recognized for their Portfolio and Oral

Hearing

K-12– Mabel Lopez Service Learning

Project : Hialeah Gardens Middle School

u These students addressed the needs of veterans. u They visited a homeless shelter, organized a toiletry

drive and delivered donations to the VA hospital.

u In addition, they were 2017 Middle School Florida

State Winners, representing the Sate of Florida at the Project CitizenNational Competition.

u Recognized for Portfolio and Oral Hearing, they won

3rd place.

Finalists – Higher Ed

u Laura Finley – Barry University u Dadilia Garces Mejia – Miami-

Dade College, Medical Campus

u Susan Lichtman– Miami-Dade

College, Homestead Campus

Higher Ed – Laura Finley Service

Perspective Consciousness and Social Justice:

u Study of gender inequality, systemic injustices and

the importance of activism to reduce social inequalities

u Specifically, studied the twin social problems of

domestic abuse and dating violence

u Capstone project was the College Brides Walk, an

event to bring awareness both problems via workshops, performances and a Brides Walk from Barry to Johnson and Wales University

u Service-learning students assisted in planning,

promoting, implementing and evaluating the event.

Higher Ed – Dadilia Garces Mejia

Physician Assistant Program: MDC - Medical

u Classes: Integrated Behavioral and Community

Medicine I and II

u Students are involved in the annual Project S.E.E.D.

health fair (Serving Everyone, Embracing Diversity) serving the migrant and seasonal farmworker population of Homestead

u The health fair provides a variety of screenings and

testing plus health information, awareness and prevention education to the population

u Student participation exceeds 600 hours

Higher Ed – Susan Lichtman

Fundamentals of Speech Communication

u Class undertook a study of communication

behaviors

u Students choose an agency for their service

experience based on personal interest

u They identified a positive “change maker” in

the organization and studied the various aspects

• f this person’s communication behaviors and

how these behaviors contributed to their

u Students gave a speech or wrote an essay based

• n their observations

u 2016-17 academic year, approximately 200

students volunteered 2600 hours at 90 agencies.

Finalists – K-12

u Science – Asia Fernandez u Caribbean K-8 Center u High School Social Studies – Rukayat Adebisi u Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High u Middle School Social Studies– Ingy Cruz u Bob Graham Education Center

K-12 – Asia Fernandez

u Facilitated several environmental sustainability

projects

u Goal was expanding the projects to the community u Led the Green Schools Challenge, monthly green

projects, and the school won 1st place overall.

u Led a group of students who participated in the Eco-

Hub Competition and won 1st place and a $5,000 award for a greenhouse to produce herbs, fruits and vegetables at the school.

u School also won a 2nd place BrandsMart Premio

Verde award and was featured on Univision 23.

K-12 – Rukayat Adebisi

u Students focused on the problem of insufficient

affordable housing in South Florida

u Researched legislation and worked to support

Barbara Jordan’s proposals

u Created awareness of the problem and possible

solutions

u Presented their ideas in Project Citizen’s

competitions

u Became 2017 Florida State Winner in the 2017 High

School Project Citizen Oral Hearing

K-12 – Ingy Cruz

u Students tackled the problem of sunny day flooding

and its impact on poor coastal communities

u Won 1st place, 2017 Middle School Florida State

Winners

u Represented the State of Florida at the Project

Citizen National Competition

u Students were recognized for Best Portfolio and Oral

Hearing