/service-learning Service Learning en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:09 GMT /sponsor/national-youth-leadership-council/gillespie-high-school-students-champion-safe-driving During Distracted Driving Awareness Month this April, students at Gillespie High School are taking proactive steps to raise awareness and cultivate safe driving practices within their community. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:09 GMT /sponsor/national-youth-leadership-council/gillespie-high-school-students-champion-safe-driving /leadership/opinion-where-does-social-emotional-learning-go-next/2021/05 Teachers, students, and parents all want more social-emotional and service learning in schools. The pandemic has only heightened that need. Tue, 11 May 2021 21:16:02 GMT /leadership/opinion-where-does-social-emotional-learning-go-next/2021/05 /leadership/opinion-students-making-an-impact-global-scholar-programs-in-the-midwest/2019/02 Students can earn a "global distinction" on their high school diploma by completing a capstone project. Annette Cowart explains what this means for districts. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:47:01 GMT /leadership/opinion-students-making-an-impact-global-scholar-programs-in-the-midwest/2019/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-developing-student-mindsets-through-service-learning/2018/10 How to engage in meaningful service learning and volunteer activities with students. Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:18:25 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-developing-student-mindsets-through-service-learning/2018/10 /teaching-learning/opinion-makerspaces-building-community-and-21st-century-skills-in-detroit/2018/04 How maker spaces can promote 21st century skills, social-emotional learning, and a sense of community. Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:08:36 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-makerspaces-building-community-and-21st-century-skills-in-detroit/2018/04 /teaching-learning/opinion-empowering-young-activists-through-harry-potter-fandom/2017/05 How can being a fan inspire young activists? Here are examples from the Harry Potter Alliance. Mon, 08 May 2017 21:53:41 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-empowering-young-activists-through-harry-potter-fandom/2017/05 /teaching-learning/opinion-how-design-thinking-helps-students-take-action/2017/03 Design thinking is a classroom strategy that can facilitate 21st century skills while allowing students to take action through projects they are passionate about. Mon, 20 Mar 2017 16:36:44 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-design-thinking-helps-students-take-action/2017/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-student-centered-global-service-learning/2016/11 A unique service learning programs helps students become empathetic activists. Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:09:24 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-student-centered-global-service-learning/2016/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-the-case-for-universal-national-service/2016/09 Service commitments could be "transformative" for education, offering youths training and a sense of purpose, writes James M. Stone. Wed, 14 Sep 2016 01:04:46 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-the-case-for-universal-national-service/2016/09 /leadership/volunteer-group-restores-art-lessons-in-schools/2016/04 Art in Action trains parents in 19 states to teach art in schools that have cut the subject from the curriculum. Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:01:04 GMT /leadership/volunteer-group-restores-art-lessons-in-schools/2016/04 /teaching-learning/group-aims-to-boost-advocacy-skills-for-parents-of-students-with-disabilities/2016/02 In a Pennsylvania town roiled by controversy after a superintendent's resignation, a volunteer group's efforts seek to rebuild trust between the community and school district. Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:39:54 GMT /teaching-learning/group-aims-to-boost-advocacy-skills-for-parents-of-students-with-disabilities/2016/02 /leadership/opinion-college-admission-2-0-service-over-self/2016/01 In a new report, Ivy League admissions deans and others rethink what matters in prospective students, writes Richard Weissbourd. Wed, 20 Jan 2016 02:55:06 GMT /leadership/opinion-college-admission-2-0-service-over-self/2016/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-millennials-want-to-serve-lets-help-them-do-it/2015/10 Contrary to popular narratives, today's youths are eager to serve their country and communities, insists Tufts Dean Alan D. Solomont. Tue, 20 Oct 2015 19:23:33 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-millennials-want-to-serve-lets-help-them-do-it/2015/10 /teaching-learning/calif-school-taps-community-to-engage-students/2014/06 With a curriculum based on service and local cultural resources, San Isidro High School strives to make learning relevant for students in its border community. Mon, 02 Jun 2014 22:32:34 GMT /teaching-learning/calif-school-taps-community-to-engage-students/2014/06 /teaching-learning/community-service-requirements-seen-to-reduce-volunteering/2013/08 A study found that requiring students to participate in community service to graduate led to significant boosts in 8th grade volunteering, but actually decreased volunteering among older students. Wed, 21 Aug 2013 03:09:49 GMT /teaching-learning/community-service-requirements-seen-to-reduce-volunteering/2013/08 /teaching-learning/internship-pairs-detroit-students-with-gm-retirees/2013/08 For 10 weeks, teams of high school students from the city's disadvantaged neighborhoods hold down 9-to-5 jobs with life skills and other lessons mixed in. Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:44:45 GMT /teaching-learning/internship-pairs-detroit-students-with-gm-retirees/2013/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-five-stages-of-service-learning/2013/06 Global issues often play out locally. Service learning is a way students can engage in real-world issues while building the knowledge, skills, and experiences that will serve them throughout their lives. I've asked Cathryn Berger Kaye, author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning: Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, & Social Action, to share her expertise in developing a service learning program. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:27:31 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-five-stages-of-service-learning/2013/06 /leadership/opinion-channel-students-energy-to-social-justice-projects/2013/01 Xian Barret suggests schools encourage students to focus their energy on improving their communities and affecting social change. Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:14:40 GMT /leadership/opinion-channel-students-energy-to-social-justice-projects/2013/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-a-celebration-of-student-service/2012/06 NASSP's Bob Farrace celebrates student service, reminding us that even as communities discuss how much they have to invest in public schools, they also derive great benefits from them. Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:55:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-a-celebration-of-student-service/2012/06 /education/participation-in-youth-service/2011/04 This Friday, April 15, marks the annual Global Youth Service Day, the largest service event in the world and the only service day just for young people. The event, sponsored by Youth Service America, will go through the weekend, as millions of youths participate in more than 3,000 projects in 100 countries and all 50 states. Later this week, I'll bring you more about the event, but first I'm going to delve into some background and context on youth participation in service and service-learning today. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:59:58 GMT /education/participation-in-youth-service/2011/04 /leadership/opinion-community-engagement-has-its-time-finally-come/2011/03 Achievement mandates make parent and community involvement in schools more important than ever, David S. Seeley writes. Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:31:09 GMT /leadership/opinion-community-engagement-has-its-time-finally-come/2011/03 /leadership/opinion-volunteers-are-ready-all-schools-need-to-do-is-ask/2010/12 Political columnist Matthew Tully explains why policies alone won’t save American schools. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:26:37 GMT /leadership/opinion-volunteers-are-ready-all-schools-need-to-do-is-ask/2010/12 /education/message-to-youths-learn-while-you-serve/2009/10 The Corporation for National and Community Service and a number of nonprofit organizations launched this week the third annual national "learn and serve challenge," a 9-month effort aimed to support youths to learn academics at the same time that they are serving other people. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:23:41 GMT /education/message-to-youths-learn-while-you-serve/2009/10 /policy-politics/community-service-opportunities-expanded/2009/04 A new law includes service programs aimed at school-age children, but some worry that genuine service learning will take a back seat. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:59:04 GMT /policy-politics/community-service-opportunities-expanded/2009/04 /policy-politics/youths-civic-engagement-seen-to-rise/2009/04 Scholars say school experiences shape participation in civic life, and that disadvantaged students face a civics "opportunity gap." Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:46:49 GMT /policy-politics/youths-civic-engagement-seen-to-rise/2009/04 /policy-politics/volunteer-tutors-found-to-help-poor-readers/2009/04 A program that uses senior citizens as tutors boosts the reading skills of low-performing pupils in the early grades, a study finds. Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:28:54 GMT /policy-politics/volunteer-tutors-found-to-help-poor-readers/2009/04 /education/service-learning-on-9-11/2008/09 Both candidates touted their plans to bolster community service. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:23:13 GMT /education/service-learning-on-9-11/2008/09 /teaching-learning/opinion-service-learning-an-on-ramp-to-national-service/2008/09 The education sector has a major role to play in new national initiatives to promote service learning, say James C. Kielsmeier and Jim Scheibel. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:24:11 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-service-learning-an-on-ramp-to-national-service/2008/09 /leadership/service-learning/2008/04 Students involved in service-learning programs report being more interested in their coursework and better motivated to do well in school, a report says. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:11:47 GMT /leadership/service-learning/2008/04 /teaching-learning/national-service-programs/2007/09 National-service programs are an effective way to solve the problems facing today’s society, says a study by the Center for American Progress. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:38:37 GMT /teaching-learning/national-service-programs/2007/09