Service-Learning Resources for Teachers

Welcome to the land of service-learning! Let this map be your guide to the many places you can visit on the internet for ideas, information and resources on service-learning. (Please note: There are lots of helpful resources out there, this is just a start and is limited to organizations that have a presence on the web.)

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What is Service-Learning?
Good question! Service-learning is a teaching strategy that links service to the community with classroom instruction. To learn more, visit Learning In Deed at www.learningindeed.org/tools/glance. Other good places to visit include National Service Learning Clearinghouse and Close Up Foundation

Service-Learning Research
Need research to see the positive effects of engaging your students in service-learning? Get your own copy of The Impacts of Service-Learning on Youth, Schools and Communities: Research on K-12 School-Based Service-Learning, 1990–1999 at www.learningindeed.org/research/slresearch. The Clearinghouse is also a great source for research.

Getting Assistance
Want to talk to a live person who knows all about service-learning? The Learn and Serve America Exchange can hook you up with a contact or peer mentor in your state or a nearby state.

Finding Funds to Support Service-Learning
The Corporation for National Service (CNS) gives out grants for service-learning via your state education agency. Find your state’s CNS profile. The Constitutional Rights Foundation offers annual Maurice G. Robinson Awards for school-based service-learning projects. And, don’t overlook other sources of education funding to support your service-learning curriculum. Check out SchoolGrants website for more ideas.

Upcoming Events

March 2002
Association for Supervision and Development, Annual Conference
March 2002
National Youth Leadership Council, National Service-Learning Conference
March 2002
New! "Especially for Superintendents" Day at NYLC Conference

Network With Peers
For a list of listservs, check out The National Service Resource Center. Join the popular K-12 service-learning listserv while you are there! District and State Education Leaders network through the Compact for Learning and Citzenship and SEANet.

Service-Learning In Action
The five Learning In Deed Practice and Policy Demonstration States offer great examples of class projects, whole schools and statewide service-learning initiatives. Visit Maryland for some more great projects in action. Other states have websites with project examples as well, check out Wisconsin’s site for a good list.

Resources and Curriculum
Check out the Learning In Deed's K-12 Service-Learning Curriculum on the Net. The Compact for Learning and Citizenship also offers great resources on service-learning issues and promising practices including a newly released Service-Learning and Standards Toolkit. Many service-learning resources are available the old-fashioned way (i.e. through the mail!). Start with the Clearinghouse's database of resource guides, “how to” materials, planning materials, and videos.