A University/School District Partnership for Global Awareness

and Youth Empowerment

Presenters:Sarah Kubetz and Doug Savage

The Challenge:Infusing global content into the high school curriculum in an under-resourced urban district in the face of unprecedented educational de-funding.

Once Upon a Time in Milwaukee…

- Richard Florida Senior Editor, The Atlantic

“The large metros where the poor are most segregated are in the Midwest and the Northeast. Milwaukee has the highest level, followed by Hartford, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, New York, Buffalo, Denver, Baltimore, and Memphis. Many of these are Rustbelt metros with large minority populations that have been hit hard by deindustrialization.”

Societal Context

Milwaukee Public Schools

77,391 students (2014-2015)

82.4% Free or Reduced Lunch eligible

• One of two doctoral research campuses in UW System

• Only UW institution in an urban setting

• Historical twin mission of research and access

The Org Chart• The UWM Center for International Education

• Administratively housed in Academic Affairs• Umbrella unit for globally focused functions campus-wide:

• Academic programs• Study Abroad• International Student and Scholar Services• Global Education Outreach

• The Institute of World Affairs

• Established in 1960• The outreach arm of CIE

Service-LearningA way to teach and learn that encourages students to

use knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom

to meet real community needs –

both locally and globally.

What’s the Difference?

Students collect trash out of an urban streambed.

Community Service:

What’s the Difference?Students... Investigate the problem of pollution in class Decide together to collect trash from an urban streambed Analyze their findings to determine possible sources of pollution Share their results with residents of the neighborhoodReflect on how the project is connected to what they are learning in class

Service-Learning:

IPARD/C – 5 step process

Investigation

Planning & Preparation

ActionReflection

Demonstration& Celebration

Investigation

• Identify Sparks and Fires

• Get smart about the issue and potential solutions

• Propose a project witha measureable outcome

Planning & Preparation

• Consult issue expertsand partners

•Map out a plan

• Gather resources

Action

• Awareness

• Service (direct)

• Advocacy

• Philanthropy

Reflection•What? So what?

Now what?

• Connect service to

learning

• Multi-sensory

Demonstration/ Celebration

• Demonstrate learning

• Celebrate accomplishments

The Partnership:Teacher Workshops and Consultations

The Partnership:Youth Workshops

The Partnership:Encounters with Global Change-makers

Youth Service America’s Equation

Spark

Fire

ASAP

Impact

IWA-MPS Collaboration:Underlying Beliefs & Values•Global issues impact everyone

•Milwaukee’s youth recognize global issues in their own lives

•Their experience gives them valuable insights

Questions

Sarah Kubetz

kubetzsr@Milwaukee.k12.wi.us

Doug Savage

dbsavage@uwm.edu