Afterschool Programs for Students
Attending Schools in Community School District 5
A WebQuest for 8th Grade (Physical
Education)
Designed by Ms. Shavon Glover
E-mail: sglover@uafutureleaders.com
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits
The Problem: Impact of Crime on Afterschool
Programs for Middle School Students
Introduction
There are multiple
categories of students who do/do not participate in afterschool programming. There
is one group who of students who do not participate because they are perceived
as introverts and that they do not like to interact with people outside of
their circles. Then there is the group that find afterschool programs utterly
boring and pointless. There is the group that participates in afterschool
programming and enjoy it. Lastly, there is the group that would like to
participate in afterschool programs, but their location may not allow them too.
However, research strongly suggest that participating in afterschool
programming can increase students’ academic performance.
The
Task:
As the President of your school’s student council, you and your council have
been asked to participate in the Participatory Budgeting process in your school
District. Participatory Budgeting requires projects to be created and voted on
for financial support as part of a $1 million distribution among other projects
in your school community. Your project, however, must address how to increase
the creation of afterschool programming that would impact the decrease in youth
crime in your respective school community. The key component of your project
must include increasing movement.
NECESSARY
INFORMATION:
Your group will use the public policy
analyst (PPA) tool to help guide your research in your project. In using the PPA
to guide your research, keep in mind how you will apply your findings to create
your final outcome. The elements of the public policy analyst are listed below
in detail.
Identify the nature of a
problem:
Students
will work in teams. Each group will use Worksheet #1: Define the Problem to identify contributing factor of the increase of youth crime in
your school District.
Gather evidence to support your problem.
Your team Worksheet
#2: Gather Evidence to gather evidence that will support your
research.
§ Your team will gather research on youth crime in your school
District.
§ Some members on your team will work on gathering research on the Participatory
Budgeting process.
§ Some members on your team will work on gathering research on the governing
body of afterschool programs.
§ Once your team has identified their findings, they will work
together to create an informational source for distribution in the form of a video
and brochure detailing their findings on how afterschool programs can impact
youth crimes in their respective school District.
·
Presentation of findings.
Determine the causes and factors contributing to the problem.
Your team will use Worksheet
#3: Identify Causes to help identify the causes of youth crime in
your school community.
Your team partner
will Use Worksheet #3 identify the causes youth crime in your school
community as it relates to students'
participation in afterschool programs in the middle
schools in your District.
Evaluate the existing policy
Use Worksheet
#4: Evaluating Policy to evaluate the current policy on afterschool
programming and youth crime in your school District.
Develop public policy alternatives
Use Worksheet
#5: Public Policy Alternatives to create additional public policy
alternatives based on the evaluation of research your team will have conducted
on current policies on afterschool programming and crime
intervention/prevention.
Determine the best public policy solution to the problem.
Use Worksheet
#6: Best Policy Solution to identify the best public policy
solution to your team’s problem and explain why your team have chosen this particular
solution and how this solution can be implemented.
RESOURCES:
·
http://publicpolicylab.org/our-work/
·
https://flippedtips.com/plegal/ppa/intro.html
·
https://www.courtinnovation.org/sites/default/files/documents/Juvenile_Gangs_Needs_Assessment.pdf
·
https://www.courtinnovation.org/programs/harlem-community-justice-center
·
https://www.cases.org/neighborhood-based/
·
https://www.participatorybudgeting.org/
·
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/policyaction.cfm
·
https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/state-and-federal-investments-in-afterschool-programs.aspx
Evaluation:
The rubric below will be used to develop a score for your WebQuest. Describe to
the learners how their performance will be evaluated. Specify whether there
will be a common grade for group work vs. individual grades.
Category: |
Beginning |
Developing |
Accomplished |
Exemplary |
Score and Notes |
Organization |
Content is well
organized using headings. |
Uses headings or
bulleted lists to organize, but overall organization of topics appears
flawed. |
Content is logically
organized for the most part. |
There was no
clear or logical organizational structure. |
|
Content |
Covers topic
in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. |
Includes
essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good. |
Includes
essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors. |
Content is
minimal OR there are several factual errors. |
|
Sources |
Source
information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in
desired format. |
Source
information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in
desired format. |
Source
information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in
desired format. |
Very little or no
source information was collected. |
|
Presentation |
Well-rehearsed
with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. |
Rehearsed with
fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time. |
Delivery not
smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. |
Delivery not
smooth and audience attention often lost. |
Conclusion:
For this project, your team will define “youth crime” as:
·
Juvenile
delinquency is known as “juvenile offending” is the act of participating in an
unlawful behavior as a minor or individual younger than the statutory age of
majority.
·
Juvenile
delinquency refers to the antisocial or criminal activity of a child below 16
years of age (males) and 18 years of age (females) which violates the law.
You have worked hard in using the PPA
model in solving the problem of the impact
of crime on afterschool programs for middle school students, as well as
educating us on the importance of teamwork is creating a project that all
schools can benefit from while utilizing the Participatory Budgeting process. Because of your hard work and informative materials, your school
District and community has become aware of the importance of giving youth a
voice in the Participatory Budgeting process and how they can advocate for
funding that will benefit all middle school students in your school community.