| Getting Started Links (NSLC) | ||
| A continuously updated collection of links to resources including websites and other online documents. | ||
| Partner Power and Service-Learning: Manual for Community-Based Organizations to Work with Schools (740K pdf) | ||
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This 25-page guide offers CBOs practical first steps for partnerships with schools. Includes project ideas, "Service-Learning 101 for CBOs," and best practices to ensure quality. Also has forms to aid planning, matching students with projects, and assessing the value of student service. Cairn, Rich. Partner Power and Service-Learning: Manual for Community-Based Organizations to Work with Schools. Minneapolis: ServeMinnesota, 2003. |
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| Service-Learning as an Integrated Experience in K-5 Education: An Introduction to Resources and Information | ||
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This resource provides a general framework for elementary teachers
who want to integrate service-learning into their school program.
Citation: Laplante, L.J. and Kinsley, C. (1994). Service-Learning as an Integrated Experience in K-5 Education: An Introduction to Resources and Information. Springfield, MA: Community Service-Learning Center. |
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| Service-Learning as an Integrated Experience in Middle School Education: An Introduction to Resources and Information | ||
| Provides an overview of service-learning for middle school
students. Citation: Wegter, D. (n.d.). Service Learning as an Integrated Experience in Middle School Education:An Introduction to Resources and Information. Vancouver, WA: Project Service Leadership. |
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| The Power of Service Learning | ||
This article explains the basics of service-learning - what it is and is not - as well as outlining the components of a quality service-learning program. Also included are highlights of the research on service-learning and it's effect on students, and career awareness. |
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| What is Service-Learning? (104K PowerPoint) | ||
This 104K PowerPoint presentation was 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.
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This article explains the basics of service-learning - what it is and is not - as well as outlining the components of a quality service-learning program. Also included are highlights of the research on service-learning and it's effect on students, and career awareness.