Service learning
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Comment by Elizabeth Koenig on May 7th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
n 2008, the service-learning field released evidence-based standards and accompanying indicators that K-12 practitioners can use to ensure high-quality service-learning practice.
For decades, those involved in service-learning have known that quality matters if service-learning is to live up to its promise of helping young people grow in academics and civic engagement. Now educators have a set of standards and indicators to guide them in improving their practices.
K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice
Meaningful Service: Service-learning actively engages participants in meaningful and personally relevant service activities.
Link to Curriculum: Service-learning is intentionally used as an instructional strategy to meet learning goals and/or content standards.
Reflection: Service-learning incorporates multiple challenging reflection activities that are ongoing and that prompt deep thinking and analysis about oneself and one’s relationship to society.
Diversity: Service-learning promotes understanding of diversity and mutual respect among all participants.
Youth Voice: Service-learning provides youth with a strong voice in planning, implementing, and evaluating service-learning experiences with guidance from adults.
Partnerships: Service-learning partnerships are collaborative, mutually beneficial, and address community needs.
Progress Monitoring: Service-learning engages participants in an ongoing process to assess the quality of implementation and progress toward meeting specified goals, and uses results for improvement and sustainability.
Duration and Intensity: Service-learning has sufficient duration and intensity to address community needs and meet specified outcomes.
Comment by Jennifer Tanabe on May 7th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Thank you for that information. I have added some information about your organization and links to this material to the article.
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