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The Complete Guide to Service Learning
By Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., National Service Learning Consultant
A wealth of activities, ideas, resources, and more to encourage service learning in K-12 and higher education, including teacher ed and youth organizations. Drawing on years as a classroom teacher and service learning program developer and trainer—on local, state, and national levels—Cathryn tells you everything you want and need to know about service learning. 
"Putting these ideas into action .... will forever change the lives of your students and just might help change the world."
James Howe, author of Bunicula and The Misfits

Make it easier to integrate service learning into your curriculum and your classroom. Use this CD-ROM to customize forms from THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SERVICE LEARNING for your projects and classes. Or use the bonus material and 60 additional forms and lesson plan designs to introduce and foster service learning at your school or organization. Plus: more new author interviews and additional annotated book listings. Applicable for all grades. Easy to customize or print using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0.

Choose to Make a Difference Poster A wealth of ways to serve.
Adapted from The Complete Guide to Service Learning. Laminated.
18" X 24"

 

NEW! By author Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A. The Free Spirit Service Learning for Kids Series   Put service learning into students' hands with these exciting, inspiring, get involved workbooks. Click Here to find out more.

STRATEGIES for SUCCESS with LITERACY a Learning Curriculum that Serves  
By Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A.

Click here to find out more about this innovative research-based approach to engaging students in literacy, character education, and civic engagement through service learning.

For a summary of a study on this program conducted by RMC Research, click here.

Free curriculum materials are available to download and use in your programs or classrooms. New Features: Get a copy of the Cathryn Kaye’s Teacher Guide for A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull. Download literature Election Connections. And enjoy many Quotable Quotes. More will be added on a regular basis, so visit often!

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An Invitation to join In Our Global Village. Click here for more information.

NEW PUBLICATION What is Service Learning? A Guide for Parents available through the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, as part of the Bringing Learning to Life Series. Written by Cathryn Berger Kaye, this 6-page guide provides information on the definition and benefits of service-learning as well as practical steps that parents can take to ensure service-learning is a part of their child’s education. Copies may be ordered or downloaded through the Clearinghouse website. Other resources also available, including the Service Learning In Action Guide, also authored by Cathryn Kaye.

ARTICLES! You can access the following articles written by Cathryn Berger Kaye by clicking below.
Service Learning: An Ideal Strategy to Reach, Teach, and Engage Adolescents on the National Association of Secondary School Principals website, September 2007.
 Spotlight on Service Learning: Service Learning and Literature–Creating a Dynamic, Engaging School Culture, printed in Middle Ground Magazine, October 2006. Many thanks to the National Middle School Association for making this available.
 At MindOh.com read the article Service Learning: Strategies for Developing Character by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., featured in the September 2005 e-zine.
 In Woman's Day – You know volunteering is important, but where, and how? An Interview with Cathryn Berger Kaye on Family Service

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Visit the National Service-Learning Partnership and read "Cathy's Corner" - an advice column on high quality service-learning practice by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A.

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