School and Community Partnership Plan
Compile a list of social agencies that are available to help and support the students, faculty, and administration. The list of agencies and their major services provided. Please include the name of the agency, complete address, and phone number. Also include a link to the agency website if available with the complete URL.
Gather information on the resources available to the schools from community and business. Analyze the extent of utilization, make recommendations for improved cooperation and mutual benefit.
Sample Solution
The ICT resource will create a different environment for the students in comparison to what they are used to which can enhance interaction, in turn developing student’s ability to socialise (Garn et al, 2011). Students being able to socialise and discuss each other’s performances will provide students the opportunity to become owners of their learning through social situations (Kelly and Melograno, 2015). Not only can the students become owners of their learning, but the development of these social skills can be significant as they can be considered to be a key aspect in a student’s intelligence as well as influencing later life (Merrell and Gimpel, 2013). Disruptions to the development of these social skills can contribute to psychological distress, social isolation and reduced self-esteem (Beauchamp and Anderson, 2010) which will affect students’ progress, hence why it is so important to attend to social skills through collaborative and constructive learning. In this case, using ICT as a facilitator to socialise and improve learning outcomes as it provides the opportunity to engage in different behaviours such as comparing and contrasting ideas (Lam and Muldner, 2017) and becoming owners of their learning (Kelly and Melograno, 2015). In addition to this, students are empowered to take more responsibility for their own and their peers learning, especially when trained and taught to use ICT (Chow et al, 2014) as students can utilise the iPad to the highest level as it is appealing for them, encouraging active problem-based learning (Pellett et al, 2009) and higher -order thinking skills (Fu>
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