I am a mother, educator, trainer, coach, motivational speaker, activist and advocate. My mission is to help educators help students help their communities by collaborating with individuals, groups, and institutions to develop strategies for implementing community-based learning activities into the curriculum.
Community-Based Learning (CBL)
CBL refers to a variety of instructional practices used to connect what is being taught in schools to students' surrounding communities.
Benefits of CBL include:
✓ helping students understand academic content in "real world" context
✓ increasing students' excitement about learning
✓ strengthening students' higher order thinking skills
✓ utilizing 21st Century and 3rd Millennium skills™
✓ improving students retention of academic knowledge
✓ expanding students' college and career-readiness
✓ developing stronger relationships between schools and their communities
✓ increasing the community’s investment in, understanding of, and support for the school
CBL is a viable solution to closing the opportunity gap that many marginalized students experience because it is a culturally responsive and relevant approach to education that allows students to use standards-based skills to better understand and improve their communities.
If you are interested in learning more about my services, please contact me.
My vision is to see the classroom extend into the community through a Community-Based Learning approach. If you are interested in learning more about how to raise the child and the village, please visit www.ifedamon.com
Details about my focus and vision for education to move toward a CBL model
What is Community-Based Learning and why is it important/necessary? 3rd Millennium Skills™ - mention under the importance of CBL as well as CBL being culturally responsive and relevant,
opportunity gap, this will help ALL students
Services (collaborate with organizations and individuals to help develop CBL curricula)
Blog
Social media
Doctoral findings
Slideshow at top or bottom or home page???