Service-Learning in Teacher Education "Putting Thought Into Action" Workshop

Welcome to the home page for the Service-Learning in Teacher Education "Putting Thought Into Action" Workshop presented at the Southeast Wisconsin Service Learning Consortium's Service-Learning Institute for Teachers and Teacher Educators, June 23-24, 2005. This site contains documents and other files presented at that workshop. Click on the underlined hyperlinks to view or download the desired items.

I. Integrating Service-Learning into Teacher Education: Overview

II. Service-Learning 101: Definitions and Best Practices, Including Reflection/Assessment

Background Articles: Learning In Deed: Service-Learning and Preservice Teacher Education, (Anderson, 2000); Integrating Service-Learning into Teacher Education, (Erickson and Bayless, 1995)
Kolb/Lewin Experiential Learning Cycle
Reflective Journal Writing Resources: Instruction Sheet, Rubric, and Model Journal

III. Background Research on S-L in Teacher Education: The Results of the AACTE-NSLTEP National Study on Service-Learning and Teacher Education Integration

IV. Work Sessions/Consultation with Faculty/Staff

a. Defining Mission Around S-L
b. Work Tasks
c. Responsibilities/Timeline

V. Service-Learning: A Pre-Service Teacher's Guide. This site contains documents and other files needed for planning and implementing a service-based lesson in a K-12 classroom. It can be used as a tool with student teachers. It also contains a list of service-learning related websites.