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Service learning offers students opportunities to benefit from real world applications of academic learning while still in school. This one-page article, by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., CBK Associates, author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning, explains the service learning framework and process that is key for students to deepen understanding and transfer knowledge and skills. For more information on developing service learning programs, explore the resources shared on Cathryn’s site, CBK Associates.
When students understand the five stages of service learning, they become more adept at the process. They can also apply this framework to diverse situations. With this learning experience, Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., CBK Associates, author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning, provides teaching tools to guide your students in understanding each of the five stages. You will find this adaptable to different grades and ages. For more information on developing service learning programs, explore the resources shared on Cathryn’s site, CBK Associates.
Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots is a global youth-led community action program comprised of thousands of young people dedicated to making the world a better place. Roots & Shoots provides educators with tools that develop students’ 21st Century learning skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, and a spirit of collaboration. This guide to community mapping outlines how to adequately research communities before developing service learning projects and was created by Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots youth service program.
Roots & Shoots offers educators many other resources on their website, including a free curriculum-based service-learning program and the opportunity to win a $200 Mini-Grant to support their service learning projects.
Explore their website or click here to join a campaign and form a Roots & Shoots team. Contact rootsandshoots@janegoodall.org for more information.
Roots & Shoots' 1-click campaigns share ideas for students to engage in a service-learning project. Students can engage in one of the projects already outlined or create their own.
EarthEcho International’s free service-learning resources range from EarthEcho Expeditions videos that explore global environmental challenges to service-learning action guides that equip young people with the tools to develop and implement solutions. Action guides, co-written with service-learning expert Cathryn Berger Kaye, are available on a variety of topics including storm water, waste stream, water quality and complement EarthEcho’s citizen science program, the World Water Monitoring Challenge (WWMC).
generationOn provides programs, tools and resources to engage kids and teens in service and volunteering. generationOn has a wealth of lesson plans, toolkits, webinars and other resources to help K-12 educators implement service learning in their school. Discover how you can advance your teaching practice and enhance your students' learning with generationOn resources on our website today!
Youth Service America (YSA) supports a global culture of engaged children and youth committed to a lifetime of meaningful service, learning, and leadership. Their website shares free tools and guides to enhance service and service-learning in schools, including “Youth Changing the World,” “Classrooms with a Cause," and "Semester of Service."
Generation Citizen strives to teach students that a truly democratic society is one in which every citizen, no matter their race, gender, or socio-economic status, has a voice and the potential to make positive, systemic change. Generation Citizen partners experienced educators with trained college volunteers, called Democracy Coaches, who lead semester-long action civics courses in schools. Students choose an issue, develop a strategic plan to address the issue, take real action, and reflect on their successes and challenges. Each semester culminates with Civics Day, at which student representatives present their classes’ action projects to other students, community members, and public officials, to celebrate their work and gain feedback to further their advocacy efforts.
Explore their website to learn more. Click here for more information on becoming a Generation Citizen teacher. Contact Carolyn O'Neil: coneil@generationcitizen.org.Lead2Feed is a student leadership program teaching middle and high school students to become passionate, service-minded leaders for life. Lead2Feed offers free teacher and student lesson plans, resources to make integration into any subject area easy, and alignment guides for subjects such as literacy and CTE. As a bonus, student teams can enter their work in the Lead2Feed Challenge by April 6, 2018. Fifty teams will win up to $10,000 for their chosen charity and tech products for their school. Explore their website to learn more and register. Contact Debby Dodge at debby@liftalifefoundation.org for more information.
Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots is a global youth-led community action program comprised of thousands of young people dedicated to making the world a better place. Roots & Shoots provides educators with tools that develop students’ 21st Century learning skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, and a spirit of collaboration. Roots & Shoots offers educators many resources on their website, including a free curriculum-based service-learning program and the opportunity to win a $200 Mini-Grant to support their service-learning projects.
Explore their website or click here to join a campaign and form a Roots & Shoots team. Contact: rootsandshoots@janegoodall.org
The WE Schools program provides educators and students with curriculum, educational resources, professional development, and a full calendar of action campaign ideas for service-learning. WE Schools is free for teachers and school staff – simply register here. Once registered, educators can search the WE Schools’ library of resources by topic, class subject, and grade level to find resources for grades K-12 on a wide variety of local and global issues. Educators can also take advantage of pre-packaged service campaigns or sign up for AP with WE Service, a collaboration between WE and The College Board that incorporates service-based learning modules into existing AP classes. Registered schools will also be able to attend WE Day! WE Day unites world-renowned speakers and award-winning performers, such as Malala Yousafzai, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with local youth who have engaged in service.
Through the free WE Schools program, students gain an understanding of the root causes of pressing issues including hunger, poverty, and lack of education and explore what they can do to help. Click here to register for the program or contact Christopher Parrucci at christopher.parrucci@we.org for more information.
Learning to Give provides educators with K-12 service-learning lesson plans and teaching resources on a variety of issues, searchable by Common Core State Standards, New York State standards, classroom subject, and keywords.
CBK Associates: Service + learning = service learning
When students understand the five stages of service learning, they become more adept at the process. They can also apply this framework to diverse situations. With this learning experience, Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., CBK Associates, author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning, provides teaching tools to guide your students in understanding each of the five stages. You will find this adaptable to different grades and ages. For more information on developing service learning programs, explore the resources shared on Cathryn’s site, CBK Associates.
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