Resources tagged with term(s) "Service-learning"

Advancing Civic Learning and Engagement in Democracy: A Road Map and Call to Action

This report highlights nine steps the U.S. Department of Education will take to advance civic learning and democratic engagement, including adding civic indicators to national student surveys,...
Service-Learning Blog

The online voice of the service-learning community.
The Foundation for California Community Colleges - AmeriCorps Subgrantee Info

See their General Program Forms for an example of the types of forms that can be helpful for AmeriCorps grantees and subgrantees.
"Other" Participants: Dilemmas Faced by Middle School Service-Learning Teachers

This qualitative case study of one urban middle school investigated what dilemmas service-learning teachers face and how they manage the dilemmas they encounter. Through an analysis of interview,...
Youth Helping America

This brief is the second in the Youth Helping America Series, a series of reports based on data from the Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement Survey, a national survey of 3,178 American youth...
SLICE (Service-Learning Ideas and Curricular Examples)

This is a tool from the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. It's an easy-to-search database with hundreds of high quality service-learning lesson plans, syllabi, and project ideas. Access...
Reflection Journal

This document is intended for AmeriCorps supervisors or team leaders and their members and gives ideas about types of journals, their intended purposes, and possible writing topics. Submitted by...
Sample Forms and Templates from NSLC

Sample forms and templates related to service-learning at the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC).
Issue Brief: Volunteering and Civic Engagement Among Youth from Disadvantaged Circumstances

Offers the results of a survey which collected information on teen volunteering habits, experiences with school-based service-learning, and other forms of civic engagement.
Strategic Initiatives: Engaging Students in Communities

This page of the website explains the Corporation’s strategic initiative: Engaging Students in Communities, and provides a link to the strategic plan in its entirety.
Learning That Lasts: How Service-Learning Can Become an Integral Part of Schools, States and Communities

Includes a general introduction to service-learning, information on why teachers should practice service-learning, and information on institutionalization of service-learning in the school,...
Youth Voice: A Guide for Engaging Youth in Leadership and Decision-Making in Service-Learning Programs

Provides service-learning practitioners with basic information on youth voice - how to engage youth in leadership and decision-making in programs. Highlights what youth voice is, why it is...
Collaborating between service-learning and institutional research offices on a college campus

The Department of Institutional Research can be a useful resource for those in the service-learning office. Shannon Zoet, an AmeriCorps*VISTA with the Michigan Campus Compact at Jackson Community...
Implementing a community-based work fair on a college campus

One way to communicate the importance of service-learning and volunteering on campus is by demonstrating the work of those involved in service. A fair highlighting the challenges and achievements of...
Establishing a service-learning office on a college campus

Bringing together disparate elements of service-learning under the auspices of a centralized office helps to direct and focus the energy of students and faculty on a college campus. Shannon Zoet, an...
V2 Volunteerism Action Guide: Multiplying the Power of Service

This guide was developed to help Peace Corps volunteers inspire and support volunteerism by integrating elements of service learning into community development work. It contains detailed, step-by-...
Effective Practices Related to Seniors and Youth Engaged in Service

Offering a watershed learning event for elementary school students at a nature center Developing intergenerational curriculum for a nursing home visit Dispelling age stereotypes with a senior-senior...
Service-Learning Resources

An effective service-learning project provides a meaningful experience for students, volunteers, or national service participants; includes opportunities for reflection on service; fosters positive...
Resources for Schools and Educational Institutions

We have resources for higher education institutions, elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools; for veterans of national and community service and for those who are new to the field. Start...
Resources for Learn and Serve America Programs

Start here to access resources to assist you in running your Learn and Serve America program.
Service-Learning

An effective service-learning project provides a meaningful experience for students, volunteers, or national service participants; includes opportunities for reflection on service; fosters positive...
Pocket Guide to Service Learning

Defines service-learning, describes benefits to students, provides the standards necessary to create the best in service-learning, and shows the connection with dropout prevention. Includes...
Pulling It Together: A Method for Developing Service-Learning and Community Partnerships Based in Critical Pedagogy

A guide to creating service-learning programs and activities that are developed through sustained collaboration among educators, students, and community organizations. Includes a theoretical...
K-12 Service-Learning: A Strategy for Rural Community Renewal and Revitalization

Provides results of a study that examined cases where K-12 service-learning has been used by rural schools as a strategy for community renewal and revitalization. Includes a summary of survey...
To Serve the People: Service-Learning in Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities

Provides the results of a study designed to document the forms that service-learning takes in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Goals of the project were to understand the impact of...