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Getting Started


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September 2004 (Updated June 2007)
  
General Information
  • What is Service-Learning?
  • History Of Service-Learning
  • Service-Learning Glossary
  • Sign up for a Service-Learning Email Discussion List
  • Effective Practices: Service-Learning
NSLC Site Resources
  • Lesson Plans and Project Ideas
  • Resources for Parents: How to Get Your Child Started in Service-Learning
  • Service-Learning At A Glance
  • What is Service-Learning? (104K PowerPoint presentation) Used at the NSLC "What is Service-Learning?" session held during the 2004 National Conference on Community Volunteering and National Service in Kansas City, June 6-8. If you have problems opening the file, simply click to download and save the file to your computer, then view with Power Point.
  • Why Districts, Schools, and Classrooms Should Practice Service-Learning (Fact Sheet)
Relevant Links
  • NSLC Links to Information on Getting Started
  • NSLC Links to Training and Technical Assistance Providers (T/TA)
  • Students in Service to America (SISTA)
Recommended NSLC Library Items* (How to Borrow)
  • K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice (2008) Full Text PDF
  • Getting Started in Service-Learning: An Elementary Through High School Handbook (2005)
  • Learning Through Serving (2005)
  • Service-Learning Adventures Lesson Plan Kit (2005)
  • Service-Learning Integration Guidebook Curriculum (2005)
  • Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit: Readings and Resources for Faculty (Second Edition) (2003)
  • Developing and Implementing Service-Learning Programs (2001)
  • Service-Learning: The Essence of the Pedagogy (2001)
  • Introduction to Service-Learning Toolkit: Readings and Resources for Faculty (2000)
  • Perceptions: Understanding and Responding to What People Think About Service-Learning (1999) Full Text PDF
Publications Available for Order
  • A Practitioner's Guide to Reflection in Service-Learning: Student Voices and Reflections
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  • Funding
Featured Books
 
Kids As Planners: A Guide To Strenthening Students, Schools, And Communities Through Service-Learning (Second Edition) (2005)
 
 
The Complete Guide to Service-Learning (2004)
 
 
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