Category Archives: Service Learning
Assessing Youth Service Through the Lens of Teaching Citizenship
by Laura Rog Everywhere I turn these days, assessing service-learning seems to be on everyone’s agenda. Whether it’s linking the methodology to common core standards or developing a way to measure the social and emotional growth of youth involved in … Continue reading
News Flash: Civic Education Is Not a Half Credit Class that Meets Seventh Period for Forty Minutes
by Matt Robinson On January 10 in Washington D.C. an event, “For Democracy’s Future: Education Reclaims Our Civic Mission,” kicked-off a national conversation on the importance of informed and engaged citizens. It was streamed on the White House website. This … Continue reading
Taking Holiday Collection Drives to the Next Level
by Laura Rog The holiday season often kicks off significant service experiences for the year. As I posted last month, this is a time of year with great opportunities for personal and societal reflection. It is also an opportunity to … Continue reading
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Tagged collection drives, generationOn, service-learning
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Youth Service Experiences During the Holiday Season
by Laura Rog The holiday season is a great time for reflection about the world, the service that we do, and our role as agents of change in the community. It is a time when many of us are reminded … Continue reading
Youth Voice in Service-Learning Projects
by Laura Rog As a professional who provides training to teachers for service-learning, and as someone who oversees a team working on project implementation in schools across the country, I often see a disconnect with how youth voice is spoken … Continue reading
Taking Service From Nice to Smart – Using Service-Learning Techniques to Build Your Service Experiences with Youth
by Laura Rog As a service-learning trainer with generationOn, I meet regularly with inspiring educators from around the country. I get to hear amazing stories of how these educators work to help youth make their mark on the world, and … Continue reading
What Can You Do to Support STEM and Service-Learning?
by Matt Robinson “As Maine goes, so goes…” well, you know the rest. That old chestnut is coming true again with the development of the Next Generation Science Standards. At last month’s gathering of science educators in Orono, Education Commissioner … Continue reading
Service-Learning in Out-of-School Time: Capitalizing on the Perfect Opportunity
by: Shammara Wright Studies show that three to six pm is the most dangerous time for youth. It is during these hours children become most likely to commit crime (juvenile crime triples during these hours), be the victims of crime, … Continue reading
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Service Learning as a Strategy
By Michael Ashmore What if you had a strategy that you could use in your organization that would benefit the recipients of the services your organization provides, provide you with an opportunity to expand the reach of your organization without … Continue reading
Labors and Their Fruit
By Matt Robinson For gardeners in Maine we are heading into that time of the year when we start to enjoy some of the fruits of our labors. Sure, lettuce and peas came up weeks ago; but now we can … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental, gardening, service, service-learning, students
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