Community Engagment and Volunteerism Resources for K-12 Schools
Service Learning Resources

• Texas Service Learning Initiatives and Resources
  http://www.utdanacenter.org/servlrn/
  Includes an overview of what is and the benefits of service-learning, information on the Texas Initiative to Advance Service-Learning, Texas PK-12 Learn and Serve America Demonstration Projects | Minigrant Projects, and Professional Development in Service-Learning

   
  

• Pennsylvania Campus Compact
  http://www.paccompact.org/
  A coalition of college and university presidents committed to fostering an ethic of service on campuses and in communities. It supports the growth and establishment of community service and service learning programs on members' campuses. Acts as a catalyst for action on campuses, helps to develop support for campuses to become involved in service, informs members of events and issues occuring at the state and national levels, and organizes workshops for faculty, students, and administrators at member institutions.

   
  

• Big Dummy's Guide to Service Learning
  http://www.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/bigdummy.html
  27 Simple Answers to Good Questions on: Faculty, Programmatic, Student, Administrative, & Non-Profit Issues

   
  

• How to Make Service into Service Learning
  http://www.energizeinc.com/art/jser.html
  from the Journal of Volunteer Administration

   
  

• Indiana Department of Education Service Learning Homepage
  http://doe.state.in.us/opd/srvlrn/
  This site was developed by members of the Office of Program Development (a division of the Indiana Department of Education). It has information and resources about the elements of Service Learning, partnerships, Service Learning programs, funding, and more.

   
  

• National Service-Learning Cooperative Clearinghouse
  http://www.nicsl.coled.umn.edu/
  A central repository of information about service-learning for K-12 aged youth; includes a database of programs, organizations, people, events, and literature

   
  

• Welcome to Service Learning - by University of Colorado at Boulder
  http://csf.colorado.edu/sl/index.html
  Links to programs, organizations, networks, and resources, discussion groups, and more

   
  

• International Partnership for Service-Learning
  http://www.ipsl.org/
  Has originated, designed and implemented international/intercultural service-learning since 1982.

   
  

• National School-To-Work Learning & Information Center
  http://stw.ed.gov/
  Includes forms for service learning programs (SC), principles of good practice for combining service and learning, the relationship of School-to-Work and Service-Learning, and many other service learning resources.

   
  

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Last updated 24 July 2000