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BCC Partners with Pittsfield Promise to Kick Off Civic Engagement focus
Berkshire Community College’s Service Learning Office, as part of Vision-supported initiatives for 2012-13, has begun a Civic Education project focused on Asset Based Community Development. This project will partner a group of BCC faculty with volunteers from the United Way/Berkshire … Continue reading
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Massachusetts Dept of Ed Releases Vision Project Report: “Time to Lead”
“Today, more than ever, Massachusetts’ knowledge economy depends on a highly educated workforce and on research that drives innovation….Progress has been made, but in too many areas we are not yet national leaders. This first Vision Project Report offers a … Continue reading
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Dr. George Kuh at GCC on Sep 20
The kickoff for the year for GCC Vision-related events will be Thursday, September 20th, from 2:00 – 4:00 pm with a presentation by Dr George Kuh on the topic of high impact educational practices and faculty and staff collaboration. There … Continue reading
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More on Asset Mapping
In this Best Practices Brief from Michigan State University, you can learn more about asset mapping and some of the variations and applications of the concept: http://outreach.msu.edu/bpbriefs/issues/brief4.pdf
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Asset Mapping as a Civic Engagement Strategy
In the LEAP Civic Engagement rubric, we find wording in the framing language as follows: (http://leap.aacu.org/toolkit/learning-outcomes-assessment/2010/value-rubrics-for-assessing-learning) The student creates and manages a service program that engages others (such as youth or members of a neighborhood) in learning about and taking … Continue reading
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