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American Association for Higher Education (AAHE)
Service Learning Project
http://www.aahe.org/service/
The AAHE Service Learning Project consists of a
two-part initiative dedicated to the integration of service-learning
across the disciplines. The project is anchored by a multi-volume series
of books designed to provide resources to faculty wishing to explore
community-based learning in and through the individual academic
disciplines.
American Association of Community Colleges Service Learning Clearinghouse
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/servicelearning
Information on
service-learning provided by the American Association of Community
Colleges (AACC). In the American system of higher education,
community colleges are local two-year colleges for those already holding
a high school diploma .The site provides links to general information on
service learning, upcoming workshops, links to organizations related to
service learning and higher education, and a link to AACC’s Service
Learning Project.
Break Away: the Alternative Break Connection
http://www.alternativebreaks.com
Break Away promotes service on the local, regional,
national and international level through programs which immerse
students in different cultures, heighten social awareness and advocate
life-long social action. An alternative
break program places teams of college or high school students in
communities to engage in community service and experiential learning
during their summer, fall, winter or spring breaks.
Campus Compact
http://www.compact.org
Campus Compact is a coalition of close to 850
college and university presidents committed to the civic purposes of
higher education. To support this civic mission, Campus Compact promotes
community service that develops students' citizenship skills and values,
encourages partnerships between campuses and communities, and assists
faculty who seek to integrate public and community engagement into their
teaching and research.
Campus Outreach Opportunity League
(COOL)
http://www.cool2serve.org
The mission of COOL (Campus Outreach
Opportunity League) is to educate, connect and mobilize college students
and their campuses to strengthen communities through service and action.
Since 1984 the national non-profit organization has spurred the
development of campus infrastructure, resources and support for
effective student engagement and campus-community partnerships.
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
(CCPH)
http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph.html
Community-Campus
Partnerships for Health (CCPH) is a nonprofit organization that
promotes health through partnerships between communities and higher
educational institutions. CCPH has members throughout the United States
and abroad who are collaborating to promote health through
service-learning, community-based research, community service and other
partnership strategies.
Educators for
Community Engagement
http://www.e4ce.org/
Educators for Community
Engagement (formerly Invisible College) is a national organization
dedicated to service-learning. It is made up of faculty and
staff, community partners, and students working toward a common goal ¾
increasing the practice of service-learning across the United States. It
holds a National Gathering every year. National Gatherings differ from
the usual academic conference in that instead of day after countless day
of 15 minute presentations by 'experts', participants join in a learning
circle of their choice and remain there for the duration of the
gathering (usually two days).
International Partnership for Service-Learning
http://www.ipsl.org/
The International Partnership for Service-Learning
is an incorporated not-for-profit organization serving colleges,
universities, service agencies and related organizations around the
world by fostering programs that link community service and academic
study. IPS-L also organizes conferences on the development of
service-learning, promotes
the principles and practice of service-learning by encouraging
partnership relationships, and publishes materials related to
service-learning.
LinkResearch
http://www.LINKResearch.org
LINK allows community-based
organizations to post research and enables researchers to find
meaningful research topics. Organizations benefit from student
work and university-based resources, while researchers apply academic
learning to real-world topics and projects. Meanwhile, campuses and
communities build productive relationships with each other.
National Dropout Prevention Center
http://www.dropoutprevention.org
The National Dropout
Prevention Center serves as a research center and resource network for
practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to reshape school and
community environments to meet the needs of youth in at-risk situations
so these students receive the quality education and services necessary
to succeed academically and graduate from secondary school. Their
section on Effective Strategies provides important information on 15
strategies (including Service-Learning and Community Collaboration) that
have the most positive impact on the dropout rate at all education
levels and environments throughout the US.
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
http://www.servicelearning.org/
The Learn and Serve America
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) supports the
service-learning community in higher education, kindergarten through
grade twelve, community-based initiatives and tribal programs, as well
as all others interested in strengthening schools and communities using
service-learning techniques and methodologies. The Clearinghouse stands
ready to assist with materials, references, referrals, and information.
National Youth Leadership Council
http://www.nylc.org
The National Youth Leadership Council's mission is
to build vital, just communities with young people through
service-learning, a way of teaching and learning that builds academic
and citizenship skills while renewing communities.. As one of
America's most prominent advocates of service-learning and national
service, NYLC is at the forefront of efforts to reform education and
guide youth-oriented public policy. NYLC organizes the annual
National Service-Learning Conference.
National Society for Experiential Education
http://www.nsee.org
The National Society for
Experiential Education (NSEE) is a membership association committed to
all forms of experiential learning — whether they happen in the
classroom, workplace, or community. NSEE is a strong advocate of
partnerships that contribute to more dynamic classrooms, a stronger
workforce, and thriving communities. NSEE
works with educators, businesses, and community leaders in the shared
belief that students' full learning potential can most effectively be
tapped through experience-based education programs.
Partners in
Education: Volunteers in Schools
http://vip.lps.org/stories/storyReader$4
Partners in Education is a model program
in Lincoln, Nebraska, involving the community in public education. A
Partners in Education relationship is a collaborative effort between a
school or school district and community organizations or individuals
with the purpose of improving the academic and personal growth of
America's youth. Volunteers in Schools is a Ventures in Partnership
program where individuals may volunteer at any level in the public
schools. A VIS facilitator in each school serves as the manager of
volunteers, matching the needs of the school with the talents, skills
and interests of the volunteer.
ProLiteracy
http://www.proliteracy.org/
ProLiteracy Worldwide sponsors
educational programs and services to empower adults and their families
by assisting them to acquire the literacy practices and skills they need
to function more effectively in their daily lives and participate in the
transformation of their societies. ProLiteracy is represented in
45 developing countries as well as in the U.S. and serves more than
350,000 adult new learners around the world each year.
Random Acts of KindnessTM
Foundation
http://www.actsofkindness.org
This website is a great source of information about how to establish
a kind and caring environment in schools. It includes a wide variety of
materials for free download, including activities, lesson plans, and
project ideas for the elementary, secondary, and college levels, project
plans, a teacher's guide, a project planning guide, a publicity guide,
and other kindness-promoting materials.
Service-Learning
(Colorado)
http://csf.Colorado.EDU/sl/
The purpose of this site,
based at at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is to serve as a
virtual guide to, and library of, service-learning. Its primary focus is
service-learning in higher education.
You can sign up for the Service Learning discussion group
here. In addition, the site includes the Guide to College and
University Service-Learning Programs, Courses and Syllabi; the
Service-Learning Discussion Group archives; the Guide to
Service-Learning Organizations, Networks, Venues and Resources; and the
online library of Service-Learning Syllabi (by discipline). Includes:
Robin's
Guide To: College and University Service-Learning Programs
http://csf.colorado.edu/sl/academic.html
Provides
links to on-line course listings and syllabi.
Service-Learning
Syllabi By Discipline
http://csf.colorado.edu/sl/syllabi/index.html
Service-Learning Internet Community
(SLIC)
http://www.slic.calstate.edu
The Service-Learning Internet Community (SLIC) is a
user-friendly, interactive tool on the web for sharing information among
service-learning practitioners. California State University developed this site to promote and
facilitate the exchange of resources, questions, answers, and ideas
among faculty, administrators, community partners, and students. You may
sign up as a member of this on-line community (not
limited to members of the California State University system).
Virtual Volunteering Project
http://www.serviceleader.org/vv/
This site provides the most comprehensive list
available of online mentoring and tutoring programs involving
volunteers. This list
is a good way to see the many different models for online mentoring --
some concentrate on elementary school students, while others focus on
teens; some are centered around career-development activities, while
others are based in classroom work; some are part of specific
partnerships with corporations, while others involve online volunteers
from all over the U.S. (and beyond!).
Youth Service California:
Service-Learning Support
http://www.yscal.org/services/youthcan.html
Youth Service California’s (YSCal) mission is to make service a part
of every young person’s life in California. It is committed to
fostering the growth and effectiveness of youth service and service
learning programs in California and provides information and other
resources to policymakers, community-based organizations, press and
educators.
101 Ideas For Combining Service
& Learning
http://www.fiu.edu/~time4chg/Library/ideas.html
This web site contains a list of ideas for
combining service and learning within various disciplines (academic
disciplines listed in
alphabetical order).
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