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| Across America , service-learning is helping students perform better in school while improving their communities through service. By connecting classroom lessons with community service projects, service-learning engages students and brings learning to life! | ||
| Learn and Serve America has created a new set of tools – available for free – to help you spread the word about the benefits of service-learning and grow the movement of service-learning from 30 percent of K-12 schools to more than 50 percent of schools in the next five years. | ||
| Orders for these materials are being processed by Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. To request these materials, click on the 'order' links below, send an email to , or call 1-866-245-7378, extension 130. | ||
 | Bring Learning to Life (program video) | |
| This eight-minute video offers insights from teachers, principals, and students who have experienced the benefits of service-learning, and provides an introduction to service-learning as an effective strategy to improve academic achievement, increase student engagement, improve social behavior, build civic skills, and strengthen community partnerships. The video, available in VHS, CD-Rom, DVD formats, also includes two television public service announcements titled School (60 seconds and 30 seconds in length). | ||
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| 60-second and 30-second television PSAs | ||
| These 60-second and 30-second television PSAs, which can be found on the VHS, CD-Rom, and DVD, introduce service-learning to parents and students, and encourage them to learn more about service-learning in order to get their school involved with service-learning. | ||
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 | Customizable Program Brochure | |
| This eight-panel color brochure introduces the concept of service-learning, provides testimonials from teachers, students, and administrators about the benefits of service-learning, and uses research-based explanations of why service-learning works. The back of the brochure can be customized with your logo and program information. | ||
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What is Service-Learning? A Guide for Parents (Written by Cathryn Berger Kaye) |
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| Parental involvement is one of the most important factors in student success. A companion piece to Learn and Serve America’s popular service-learning public service announcement, Bring Learning to Life, this 6-page guide provides information on the definition and benefits of service-learning as well as practical steps that parents can take to ensure service-learning is a part of their child’s education. | ||
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¿En que consiste el aprendizaje-servicio? Guía para los padres (Spanish Version of What is Service-Learning? A Guide for Parents)
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 | Service-Learning: In Action Guide | |
| This guide to the basics of service-learning for K-12 practitioners is a companion piece to the Bring Learning to Life video. Teachers can use this guide to help integrate service-learning into their classrooms to strengthen and enhance academic development. This guide may also be helpful for the application of service-learning in less formal educational environments such as after-school programs and youth groups. | ||
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 (High School version) | Service-Learning Poster | |
| Service-Learning Poster Use these 17x22 color posters to carry the “Bring Learning to Life” theme into your school or organization. There are three versions of this poster, each featuring students in the community and the classroom. | ||
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 | Three-Panel Exhibit Display | |
| Have a conference or training coming up? Borrow our three-panel service-learning display to use for your session or exhibit space. The three-panel display is lightweight and easy to set up, and comes in a sturdy carrying case with wheels. It can be used as a tabletop exhibit or extended as a full-length display. The panels feature a variety of service-learning photos so that you can choose the ones that are most compelling for your audience. The displays will be shipped to you free of charge in time for your event. Once your event is over, attach the enclosed shipping slip to the display case and send it back by the agreed-upon due date. | ||
| Tips for Spreading the Word about Service-Learning | ||
| Below are some tips and ideas for how to use these materials in your local efforts to educate others about the power of service-learning and the benefits of your program. | ||
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| PSA Distributed Nationally to Thousands of Broadcast and Cable Television Stations | ||
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late December, Learn and Serve America's first-ever television public
service announcement was distributed to thousands of broadcast and
cable stations nationwide. In just one month, 78 stations have
broadcast the PSA more than 1,000 times, reaching an estimated audience
of more than 15 million viewers. Imagine how many more stations are likely to air the spots after being contacted by a service-learning program in their state or community urging them to spread this important message to parents, students, and teachers. Learn how you can make a difference and encourage local stations to play the PSA. If you have any additional questions, please contact Jacqueline Aker (jaker@cns.gov) or Shannon Maynard (smaynard@cns.gov) in our Office of Public Affairs. | ||
