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What isService-Learning?
Learn and Serve America¶s National Service-Learning Clearinghousewww.servicelearning.org
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N ational Commission onService-Learning
³« a teaching and learning approach thatintegrates community service with academicstudy to enrich learning, teach civicresponsibility, and strengthen communities.´
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Adapted from the National and Community Service Act of 1990
Corporation for N ational andCommunity Service
P romotes learning through active participation
P rovides structured time for students to reflectP rovides an opportunity to use skills andknowledge in real-life situations
Extends learning beyond the classroomFosters a sense of caring for others
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What·s in a name?V olunteerism
Service-LearningYouth ServiceCommunity ServiceP eer HelpingExperiential EducationCommunity-Based Learning
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Community service example
I f students remove trash from a streambed:
they are providing a service to the communityas volunteers
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Service-learning exampleW hen students remove trash from a streambed,
analyze what they found,share the results and offer suggestions for theneighborhood to reduce pollution,and then reflect on their experience
THAT is service-learning !
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N ot just academic
Service-learning can also be organized and
offered by community organizations withlearning objectives or structured reflection
activities for their participants
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M any roads to service-learning
Combination of service objectiveswith intentionallearning objectives
Changes in both therecipient and theprovider of theservice
D ifferent
I nterpretations
Objectives
Contexts
All seek
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Service-learning is not:An episodic volunteer program
An add-on to an existing school or college curriculum
Completing minimum service hours in order tograduate
Service assigned as a form of punishment
Only for high school or college students
One-sided: benefiting only students or only thecommunity
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Common characteristics of authentic service-learning
positive, meaningful and real to the participants
cooperative rather than competitive experiences; promotes teamwork and citizenship
addresses complex problems in complex settingsrather than simplified problems in isolation
engages problem-solving in the specific context of service activities and community challenges, rather than generalized or abstract concepts from a textbook
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Common characteristics of authentic service-learning
students are able to identify the most important issueswithin a real-world situation through critical thinking
promotes deeper learning; there are no "right answers"in the back of the book
generates emotional consequences, which challengevalues and ideas
supports social, emotional and cognitive learning anddevelopment
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A dded benefits of service-learning
National studies suggest that students in effectiveservice-learning programs:
improve academic grades
increase attendance in school
develop personal and social responsibility
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Learn more about service-learning
www.servicelearning.org
K -12
Higher Ed
Community-based
Tribal nations
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N SLC resourceswww.servicelearning.org
W ebsiteSite-wide search to find resources on your topic
Hot Topics, Fact Sheets & Quick Guides
Service-Learning Lesson Plans, Syllabi & Curricula
1600+ service-learning examples from LSA
granteesService-learning links to related Web sites
Publications offered for purchase
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N SLC resourceswww.servicelearning.org
LibraryB ooks, journals, videos for LS A grantees
Online library catalog available to anyone for identifying service-learning publications
Research & reference serviceDownloadable documents & bibliographies
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