Diversity Across the Standards
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:19:00-05:00This teacher tool helps educators think critically about the role of diversity in all aspects of a service-learning project.
Research on the K12 Standards of Service-Learning
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:55-05:00In this document, you will find an annotated bibliography of the background research that supports the K12 Standards which are: meaningful service, link to curriculum, reflection, diversity, youth voice, partnerships, progress monitoring, and duration and intensity.
Reflection Question Ideas
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:48-05:00High-quality reflection challenges students to think deeply about their service-learning experiences. Use this tool to help you thnk through some reflection questions.
IPARD Framework
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:47-05:00The IPARD framework represents the student-centered inquiry model in a service-learning project. Learn more about the IPARD framework!
A Service-Learning Project Example
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:47-05:00Use the IPARD Framework to complete a service-learning project simulation with your group.
Stage 3: Reflection – Reflection Walkthrough
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:46-05:00Reflecting on what you brought to a service-learning project can be helpful as you begin to think about designing future projects.
IPARD Learning Experiences Cycle
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:46-05:00Detailed instructions for how to plan the activities of a service-learning experience, by using the IPARD cycle framework.
Stage 3: Reflection – Overview
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:45-05:00What strategies will you use to incorporate challenging reflection opportunities throughout the service-learning experience? Check out some of these example questions for conducting reflection sessions before, during, and after a project.
Peace-Building A Service-Learning Handbook for Afterschool Programs
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:26-05:00Written to complement our Engage handbooks, NYLC presents a series of resources guides topically focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.This first of eight guides has peace-building writ large as its focus. Middle and high school students move through an exploration of how they cultivate inner peace, to how they foster peace within a group through team-building activities, to exploring peace-building needs in their communities, and discovering resources before taking action. The session plans are designed to take approximately an hour each, and the guide spans 14 sessions, by which point young people will have not only taken action but also shared their experiences with others.
No Poverty: A Service-Learning Handbook for Afterschool Programs
ameuersnylcorg2023-03-28T15:18:25-05:00Rooted in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this handbook is focused on reducing poverty. Middle and high school students move through an exploration of the topic, strengthen group dynamics through team-building activities, explore needs in their communities, and discover resources before taking action. The session plans are designed to take approximately an hour and span 14 sessions, by which point young people will have not only taken action, but also shared their experiences with others.