Service Learning Instructor's Manual : From Classroom to Community to Career

This is the instructor's manual for Service-Learning (1-55864-150-5).Service-learning has become a powerful way to engage today's teens in education; it builds their skills and character as they meet real needs in their communities. The Corporation for National and Community Service says the federal grant program Learn and Serve America has more than 750,000 youth participants nationwide. In fact, educators in California believe so strongly in service-learning that they set a goal that by this year (2005) 50% of all districts will offer service-learning as part of their regular instructional practice, engaging students in at least one service-learning experience at each grade span (K?5, 6?8, and 9?12). The goal of this workbook is to help students enrich their service-learning experience. It informs students of the purpose of service-learning, prepares them to make effective contributions, inspires them to give their best, and encourages them to use reflections on their experiences for personal growth.Additionally, both authors have studied over 200 reflective papers written by students who have successfully completed service-learning projects. This book shares the students? perceptions of the best practices in service-learning; fears and anxieties about the service-learning experience; honesty about situations they experienced for which they wish they had been better prepared; and tremendous personal and professional growth through service-learning.Watkins, Marie is the author of 'Service Learning Instructor's Manual : From Classroom to Community to Career', published 2005 under ISBN 9781558641518 and ISBN 1558641513.