Money Guide,

Lesson 1. Explore Your Community

This lesson will help you discover what socio-economic conditions are negatively impacting your community and map the local resources that are available to help you address, reduce and/or eliminate them

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Dana Jewel Harris · Friday, Feb 08 2019 3:02PM

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LESSON 1
EXPLORE YOUR COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEMS

ACTIVITY AT A GLANCE
Game Strategy Overview
This lesson will help you discover what socio-economic conditions are negatively impacting your community and map the local resources that are available to help you address, reduce and/or eliminate them.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
Service Goals & Activities
In this lesson, you will learn how to:

Develop an impact solution that addresses a socio-economic condition within your community.
Research and identify the organizations that can help address socio-economic conditions within your community.
Use digital and social media to map your community’s ecosystem.
Demonstrate your ability to identify opportunities for growth, success & sustainability that exist within your community.

WHAT CAN I EARN?

Skill Card/Digital Badge Collection
Using your Community On Demand card deck, Skills Self-Assessment Worksheet and/or Game Board, you will be able to build upon the Community Ecosystem digital badge and create a skill card/digital badge collection that reflects the skills you need and use to implement this strategy.

Micro-Credential
By completing this lesson, you will receive a micro-certification that confirms you have demonstrated competencies and gained experiences in exploring the socio-economic indicators that define the health of your community’s ecosystem.

Game Pieces (optional):

Textbook & Worksheets: