THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SERVICE LEARNING
Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, & Social Action
By Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A.

A wealth of activities, ideas, resources, and more to encourage service learning in K-12 and higher education.

Service learning is good for the individual and the community. Students who are active in service learning are more successful in school and life, build and strengthen important skills, gain and apply academic knowledge, and feel better about themselves. Communities benefit when youth are active, engaged, and contributing members. Service learning brings head and heart together and develops both at the same time. It’s win-win all around.

This comprehensive guide is for anyone who cares about service learning: teachers who teach it, officials who mandate it, youth leaders who facilitate it, and youth who practice it. In universities for teacher education, faculty use this book as a class text to prepare students for the classroom. Open anywhere to find motivation, supporting facts or examples, or useful resources. Or start at the beginning to get the big picture. 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.

Inside The Complete Guide to Service Learning:

• Why service learning matters
• A blueprint for service learning, from getting started through assessing the experience
• Time-tested, field-tested projects and tips
• Inspiring quotations and background information
• A general resource list to explore service learning further
• Interviews with authors including James Howe, Eve Bunting, and Francisco Jiménez

At the core of the book are eleven thematic chapters—“Animals in Danger,” “Community Safety,” “Hunger and Homelessness,” “Special Needs and Disabilities,” and more. Each features ideas for action, a curriculum web, theme-specific resources, project examples, and annotated bookshelf of related nonfiction and fiction titles. These themes are commonly selected for service learning activities, so you can explore and use them with confidence.

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