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Conducting a Penny Harvest!Creating a Connected Learning Experience

What Is a Penny Harvest?Watch this video below to learn a little bit about how this concept came to be…

Laying the GroundworkWho will be participating? 5th grade students representing the 10 homerooms in the North Pocono Intermediate BuildingWhat is the duration of the project? The Penny Harvest will begin to take form in the fall and continue to raise funding for non-profit organizations throughout the year in community and school functionsHow To Get Started: In order to get the ball rolling, each homeroom will select/vote for their 2 classroom representatives who will speak on their behalves during council meetingsWhen Will the “Common Cents Council” Meet? At least 1x per week

Phase 1: September-OctoberThe first task assigned to each homeroom representative would be to have a discussion with their classmates on issues they feel to be of the utmost importance and/or areas in need of helpPossibilities: animals, veterans/troops, food pantry, elderly, homelessness, disaster relief, children, families, the environment, illness…The members of the Common Cents Council (CCC) will bring these areas of concern to the table in order to establish at least 10 possible topics that will could be the potential focus areas for raising funds After holding discussions and narrowing down 10 possible causes, the council will work in pairs researching each individual cause, narrowing in on statistics and facts, and create a tri-fold board which includes their findings and will be accompanied with a presentation that will take place in an open-public setting

Connected Learning Principle: Interest DrivenAccording to Connected Learning Research Network, by establishing connected learning experiences that are built based on interest of the students, the interest itself “fosters a drive to gain knowledge and expertise…” and thereby fostering the ability to create the desire for lifelong-learning. Additionally, the CLRS states “Research as repeatedly shown that when a topic is personally interesting and relevant, learners achieve much higher-order learning outcomes.”

Phase 2: November LET’S KICK START THE PENNY DRIVE!Now that the CCC has completed the 10 main displays for the causes discussed and selected by the student body, the council will hold an penny drive open to the community.Part of this project will include promotion of this event including making posters, advertising, blogging, announcements, etc. Present to PeersOpen to all 4th and 5th grade students in the building: The students will be informed beforehand to bring as many pennies as they can gather to this day-time event. They will walk through, listening to presenters, and will use the pennies to vote for the causes they find to be the most important Collecting Pennies (buckets will be stationed with each presenter showcase) (They may vote for as many as they want, but should put in the most pennies for the cause that calls to their hearts)

Connected Learning Principle: Openly-NetworkedThroughout the Penny Harvest, the council may use various mediums of technology, blogs, websites, twitter, etc., to promote students and members of the community or neighboring school districts to attend, support, and donate during the penny drive in order to kick start the program. According to Connected Learning Research Network, “…connected learning environments link learning in school, home, and community because learners achieve best when their learning is reinforced and supported in multiple settings.”

Phase 2 (cont’d.): NovemberPresent to Community The council will host an evening where community members may also come and listen to the students discuss the research they have found on these issues, and those members of the community, children and adults, can use pennies to also vote for their chosen causes At the end of the event, the “cause” that collected the most pennies in its bucket will become the cause that the Common Cents Council will pursueand donate funds to throughout the year.

Connected Learning Principle: Shared Purpose After the main cause has been selected by the amount of pennies donated by children and adult members of the community, the Common Cents council now have established a shared purpose to find the best possible local non-profit organizations who will best support these causes. According to Connected Learning Research Network, these opportunities “…provide unprecedented opportunities for caring adults, teachers, parents, and learners, and their peers to share interests and contribute to a common purpose.”

Phase 3: December-JanuaryThe Common Cents Council will now be focused on selected the best local NPO who will support the cause that has been selected as the recipients for the funds received as a result of the Penny Harvest.Throughout this phase, the council have a chance to interview members of select local organizations and ask pertinent questions, recording their responses, as to how funds are spent, what percentages go to what, a list of statistical data which proves effectiveness, etc.

Active Learning and Shared PurposeThis video was shared by the organization, See Kids Dream. This is a real-life sampling of an interview that takes place through a penny harvest to select an NPO...

Connected Learning Principle: Production CenteredOnce the Common Cents council makes their final decisions on the NPO to support this cause, they must now find a way to harvest pennies and host events and fundraisers to achieve their goals. According to Connected Learning Research Network, connected learning, “…comes from actively producing, creating, experimenting, and designing, because it promotes skills and dispositions for lifelong learning, and for making meaningful contributions to today’s rapidly changing work and social conditions.

Phase 4: February-MayWith a NPO selected, the Common Cents council will now join together to come up with ideas for how to create opportunities to collect pennies for the cause:1. Designing Drop boxes around the community2. Collecting funds at local events, basketball games, etc. 3. Promotions in the school: posters, public service videos to be watched by homerooms, etc.4. Using social media outlets5. School Fundraisers: “Pie the Teacher!” In order to get a chance to pie the teacher of their choice, students must donate enough pennies to win a chance to have their name pulled. When all is said and done, all pennies collected will go to fund the NPO for the selected cause and students will leave happily knowing they supported good deeds while also getting the joy of pie-ing their favorite teachers in the face!

Final Phase: Reaching a GoalWhen the Penny Harvest comes to a close, the total cash amount raised will be shared with the school, students, and members of the community.Thereafter, the Common Cents Council will proudly present the funds to the chosen NPO who will then put the money to good use for a worthy cause.

References:“The Today Show” NBC News Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoaYN5Iaw1IConnected Learning Research Network http://connectedlearning.tv/infographic#cclicenseMeiklejohn Elementary Penny Harvesthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIjZlVvVTi0