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Service Learning in the Middle
How is creative writing embedded in service learning? |
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Websites that will aid in service learning projects in your classroom
Service Learning: An Integrated Experience in Middle School Education Tips on Keeping a Reflective Journal What is service learning: State Farm Among other wonderful gems on this site be sure to take a look at the Bronx SAT Youth Venture is a social entrepreneurship program for young people. They are working on going global but I don’t know if they have reached Canada yet. Youth can apply with different projects for a $1000 start up grant This is a resource for helping teachers to develop moral values in their students These are done by the Council of Europe and they are AMAZING! This is the group that does a lot of the organizing around the S-L movement in the States http://www.nationalservice.org/ Research and tools http://www.servicelearning.org/ College based program National Service-Learning Conference (this actually has become international now) Youth Service America has a weekly newsletter with grants, events, conferences and inspiring stories that you can subscribe to by e-mail Michael Minks at nsbinfo@ysa.org This is a wonderful bookstore that I could spend hours in and millions of dollars if I ever win the lottery – they are also an education non-profit http://www.teachingforchange.org/ This one is a new one – I haven’t looked at it much but it looks great! http://www.nationalservice.gov/resources This is also one that I am relatively new to but very excited about Beyond Borders is personal stories from a small planet is a creative burst of defiance and hope by teenagers overcoming huge obstacles and ignorance that define their lives. Is a compilation of 11 short films driven, shot and edited by teenagers who lead documentary film making, animation and archival footage to tell personal stories about what they most fear and how they build security to overcome those fears. These films are inherintly thought provoking, at times startling, but always inspiring. State Farm funded safe driving initiative Peace jam is a standards based curriculum that explores the child hood stories of 12 NOBEL peace laureates and the ways they overcame problems in their communities |
