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IN(AS) Standard Standard #3: Learning Environments (*e teac*er +or,- +it* ot*er- to create environ.ent- t*at -upport individual and colla$orative learning% and t*at encourage po-itive -ocial interaction% active engage.ent in learning% and -elf/ .otivation"

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Introduction Sc*ool #01 +a- a--igned a- t*e -ervice learning location" !r-" Sa*. i- t*e -upervi-ing teac*er" S*e teac*e- ,indergarten in roo. #1 0" (*e -tudent- are active learner- and need a lot of attention" (*ey are a -.all -a.ple of t*e -tudent $ody" )li.ate2)ulture 3*en I enter t*e $uilding I a. greeted $y t*e office per-onal" (*e *all- are decorated +it* $rig*t colored .o-aic- and c*ildren4- art +or," It i- $rig*t and c*eerful" (*e -tudent- are led do+n t*e *all +it* -taff" (*ey are re5uired to act in a 5uiet fa-*ion" 3*en e6pectation- are not .et t*e -tudent- are .onitored $y a c*art t*at place- a clip to a lo+er color" 7arent contact +ill re-ult if t*e c*ild receive- too .any in one day" (*e-e can al-o $e rai-ed a- t*e c*ild .odifiet*eir $e*avior" 7arent- are contacted $y a +ee,ly ne+-letter and $y p*one or in per-on every t+o +ee,-" (*ere i- an eig*ty -i6 percent parent turn out at parent teac*er conference-" So.e parent- utili8e regular te6ting to co..unicate +it* t*e teac*er-" 9ending .ac*ine- are only located in adult only location-" Healt*y -nac,- are provided for eac* cla--roo. t*roug* a -c*ool progra." Sc*ool # 01 i- a $ridge- to -ucce-- -c*ool +*ic* i- part of a United 3ay progra." (*ey *ave a -trong connection +it* )ity !o-aic- t*at i- an interfait* organi8ation +it* t*e La+ to+n-*ip -c*ool-" (*ey are al-o connected +it* t*e art .u-eu.% Good S*epard and :onner )o..unity center"

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RUNNINGHEAD Service Learning Reflective Report # 1 Forey 1 (*e $uilding i- $rig*tly lit and colorfully decorated" 3all- are filled +it* -tudent +or, and art" (*e $uilding i- in great repair and appear- to $e ne+ and .odern" )la--roo.- are filled +it* .any location- t*at teac*er- *ave di-played -tudent- +or,"

7rogra.- #ffered Since ESL i- not offered t*e -tudent- are clu-tered +it* -i6 -pecial inclu-ion teac*er- and t+o full ti.e -pecial education teac*er-" (*ere are fifteen full ti.e 7E% Art and .u-ic teac*er-" 7arent liai-on- organi8e parent group-" (*ere i- a co..unity liai-on +*o organi8e- all co..unity group-" (*ere i- a non/co.petitive -port- progra." (*e after -c*ool progra. include- art le--on-% tutoring and $a-,et$all clu$" (*e univer-al food progra. plu- ; < i- u-ed for free $rea,fa-t for +*oever +ant- it" (*ey pic, up t*e .eal and eat in t*e cla--roo.-" Student- are a+arded on ac*ieve.ent on t*e 7:IS $e*avior -y-te. and t*ey are given $uc,et filler- .odeled after t*e fill your $uc,et" (*e filler recognition i- $a-ed loo-ely on t*e +ord- of t*e +ee," (*ere are value- -uc* a- leader-*ip% per-everance and attitude" Student- are al-o -creened in ,indergarten% if t*ey pa-- t*ey +ill t*en $e a--e--ed +it* t*e )#NGA( te-t in t*e -econd ter." (*ey +ill t*en $e grouped into t*e -a.e roo.- $a-ed on -core- until t*ird grade" :a-ed on *ig*er -core- t*o-e -tudent- +ill $e invited to go to a progra. at Snider Sc*ool in Glendale" (*e full ti.e nur-e i- .ainly $u-y di-pen-ing t*e daily .edication- of -tudent-" S*e .ultita-,- +it* ill -tudent- and t*o-e =u-t needing a :and/Aid" S*e i- very ,ind and c*ildren are *appy to -ee *er"

)onclu-ion2Su..ary #ver all t*i- -c*ool i- very +ell .aintained" (*e -tudent- are .anaged in a profe--ional .anner" (eac*er- are on ta-, and interact +ell +it* parent- and -tudent-" (*e office -taff iefficient and not too $u-y to greet people entering t*e $uilding" (*e -c*ool *a- .any co..unity outreac* progra.- t*at aide in t*e -c*ool- -ucce--" For a -c*ool t*at *a- very lo+ fund- -tudentappear to t*rive in t*i- environ.ent"

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