Ed Cafe :

Engage Your Community to Create Thrilling and Authentic Learning

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Community of Practice

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Moneka Stevens, CRP Community Engagement Director Future Focused Education October 19, 2021

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Ed Cafe :

Engage Your Community to Create Thrilling and Authentic Learning�

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• Ed Cafe Submission Form
• Example Agenda
• Project Brainstorming Discussion Template
• Ed Cafe Facilitators Guide
• Community Engagement Action Plan

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Three Pillar Model

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Three Domains

Determinants: What are the underlying conditions of healthy communities? What are the environmental contributors to healthy communities? What are the social and economic policies that can promote healthier communities?

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Clients: What is the science of care for patients? How do we work with sensitivity toward patients? What are the methods for mental health work? How does the built environment of a hospital or clinic affect health care?

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Delivery Systems: What are the systems of the future? How can we create systems that include comprehensive preventative care? What is an efficient system? How can we build systems that reward providers for healthy outcomes?

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Ed Café�The Ed Cafe is a collaborative innovative space where community and industry leaders as well as educators co-design hands on projects that strive to engage students as change agents to transform communities.

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Ed Café�Curriculum planning with

Community and Industry Partners

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Ed Café�The Ed Cafe is a collaborative innovative space where community and industry leaders as well as educators co-design hands on projects that strive to engage students as change agents to transform communities.

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Home Visiting: Child’s Play�

Driving Question: How do parents create low cost learning opportunities for children under 3?

Project Description: This project will work with Dr. Sara Gonzalez, MD, and the Home Visiting Program to create starter boxes to help children 0-3 years old work on developmental skills.

Project Outcomes/Credits: Our students learned about the important milestones of this age group and develop prototypes of toys and other learning tools to help new parents work with their children. These tools and student lead research will be packaged in English and Spanish being that majority of the families in the Home Visiting Program are Spanish speakers.

Home Visiting: Child’s Play�

Home Visiting: Child’s Play�

The Importance of a real client in authentic project: Students were involved as change agents addressing an important issue. Students were able to interact with pediatricians and home visitors on a monthly basis.

Experiences & Community Partners/Guest Speakers: Learning about home visiting and UNM CHC, St. Joseph’s Community Health and UNM Child Development and Disability.

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Home Visiting: Child’s Play�

Student Voice and Choice: Students researched and learned about the developmental needs of children ages 0-3 and selected one age group to develop products.

Products: Toys and parental learning guides. Students tested toys with children in the community or their family.

Exhibitions: Final presentations at UNM CHC with Pediatricians, Home Visitors and organizations that work in early childhood development.

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Exploring Opportunities for Community Engagement and Partnership

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1. Teachers writing down their networks/relationships in the community, invite community/organization to the school to explore working on a project in a class.

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• Invite an organization to pitch a project they are working on that can engage students and it can be implemented in one class.

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• Students sharing issues “burning wall of issues” they care about impacting their community and identify organizations in the community working to address issues identified. Students select 1-2 organizations to invite and work in partnership with community on solutions.

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