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1. Define the “community”
• What definitions of community
connect with your curriculum?
• What are the assets in the
community you are familiar with?
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2. Assess community needs
• How can you collect evidence to
help determine community needs?
• How do you know if it is real or
perceived?
• What community needs connect
deeply with what you’re trying to
teach?
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3. Select issue to address
• Who selects the need? How can
you determine what issues matter to
your students?
• What strategies can you use to help
students make a group decision?
• Are any issues off limits?
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4. Research and explore alternative solutions
• How does your students’ investigation
parallel good research practice?
• What strategies have you found that
work?
• How can you move students past the
solutions they see around them?
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