Change the World with Service Learning is clear, direct and easy to use, and was designed for busy teachers integrating Service Learning into their existing curriculum. This book guides teachers from all content areas and grade levels to create outstanding Service Learning projects with students like no other book does. Change the World with Service Learning is a no-fluff, step-by-step, teacher-to-teacher description of how to create, plan, teach, and celebrate Service Learning projects that meet and exceed local, district, and national curricular expectations.
Autorentext
Katy Farber is a fifth and sixth grade teacher from Vermont. Her first book, Why Great Teachers Quit and How We Might Stop the Exodus, was published by Corwin Press in July 2010, and she writes a popular parenting blog about green living called Non-Toxic Kids (www.non-toxickids.net).
Inhalt
Chapter 1 Chapter One: What is Service Learning?
Chapter 2 Chapter Two: Why do Service Learning with Your Students?
Chapter 3 Chapter Three: Gathering Ideas
Chapter 4 Chapter Four: Planning Considerations, Step by Step
Chapter 5 Chapter Five: Partnering with the Community
Chapter 6 Chapter Six: Working in Teams
Chapter 7 Chapter Seven: Authentic Assessment
Chapter 8 Chapter Eight: Powerful Reflection
Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: Securing Funding
Chapter 10 Chapter Ten: Voices from the Field: Inspiration, Advice and Guidance from Teachers Currently Leading Service Learning Projects