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SUMMARY:Spotlight: Ignite Change - A Guide to Purposeful Action
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a journey of learning\, collaboration\, and community engagement by delving into an array of captivating topics designed to ignite your passion for service-learning and social impact. Join us for an enriching series of free 30 minute webinars that promise to illuminate the intersection of education and community\, all while embracing the spirit of giving back. Best of all\, it’s completely FREE—our way of making knowledge and inspiration accessible to all. \n\n\n\nAre you ready to make a difference and ignite positive change in your community? Join us for this session to learn how to tackle community needs through awareness\, service\, advocacy\, and more. Expand your service-learning toolkit in just half an hour. \n\n\n\nRegister below! \n\n\n\nCheck out our other upcoming free Spotlight series webinars on the events calendar! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://nylc.org/event/spotlight-ignite-change-a-guide-to-purposeful-action/
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SUMMARY:Spotlight: Investigation Demystified - Discover the Art of Exploration!
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a journey of learning\, collaboration\, and community engagement by delving into an array of captivating topics designed to ignite your passion for service-learning and social impact. Join us for an enriching series of free 30 minute webinars that promise to illuminate the intersection of education and community\, all while embracing the spirit of giving back. Best of all\, it’s completely FREE—our way of making knowledge and inspiration accessible to all. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a deep dive into investigation\, an essential step in the service-learning process. Discover how to encourage young people to ask questions\, gather essential data\, and uncover root causes of social challenges swiftly and effectively. Elevate your impact through inquiry in just half an hour. \n\n\n\nRegister below! \n\n\n\nCheck out our other upcoming free Spotlight series webinars on the events calendar! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://nylc.org/event/spotlight-investigation-demystified-discover-the-art-of-exploration/
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SUMMARY:Spotlight: Launching Your Service-Learning Experience - Let's Get Started!
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a journey of learning\, collaboration\, and community engagement by delving into an array of captivating topics designed to ignite your passion for service-learning and social impact. Join us for an enriching series of free 30 minute webinars that promise to illuminate the intersection of education and community\, all while embracing the spirit of giving back. Best of all\, it’s completely FREE—our way of making knowledge and inspiration accessible to all. \n\n\n\nJoin us for this 30 minute webinar as we guide you through launching an impactful service-learning experience. Find out how to seamlessly integrate learning and service to make a difference in your community while achieving learning and growth opportunities for youth. Learn how to identify opportunities\, connect with communities\, and kickstart your journey with confidence. Ignite your passion and embark on a powerful service-learning adventure! \n\n\n\nRegister below! \n\n\n\nCheck out our other upcoming free Spotlight series webinars on the events calendar! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://nylc.org/event/spotlight-launching-your-service-learning-experience-lets-get-started/
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SUMMARY:Jumpstart: Introduction to Service-Learning - Where Education Meets Action
DESCRIPTION:The Jumpstart Service-Learning Series is designed to ignite your passion for service\, empower your learning\, and equip you with the tools to create meaningful impact. Discover techniques\, tools\, and strategies that will equip you with actionable insights to drive transformation in the classroom and beyond.  \n\n\n\nIn this Jumpstart virtual workshop\, discover the art of merging education with real-world impact. Learn how to engage and inspire students by connecting classroom concepts to hands-on learning experiences that drive positive change. Gain practical insights into designing effective service-learning experiences that foster academic growth\, personal development\, and community betterment. Elevate your teaching strategies and make education come alive! \n\n\n\nRegister below for $89. If you want to register for all 3 workshops in the Jumpstart series (Intro to Service-Learning\, The Power and Need for Authentic Youth Voice\, and Service-Learning as a Social Justice Strategy)\, the registration fee is $250. If you’d like to do this option\, contact us for access to this special pricing! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://nylc.org/event/jumpstart-introduction-to-service-learning-where-education-meets-action/
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SUMMARY:Spotlight: Reflection\, Reflection\, Reflection - How Small Moments Create Lasting Impact!
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a journey of learning\, collaboration\, and community engagement by delving into an array of captivating topics designed to ignite your passion for service-learning and social impact. Join us for an enriching series of free 30 minute webinars that promise to illuminate the intersection of education and community\, all while embracing the spirit of giving back. Best of all\, it’s completely FREE—our way of making knowledge and inspiration accessible to all. \n\n\n\nDuring this Spotlight\, we will join Susan Ragdale\, author of “Great Group Reflections\,”  for a free session on the power of reflection in service-learning. Learn how to turn your students’ experiences into valuable insights and personal growth. Uncover quick and effective reflection techniques that will enhance your learning journey and deepen your community engagement.  \nRegister below! \nCheck out our other upcoming free Spotlight series webinars on the events calendar! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://nylc.org/event/spotlight-reflection-reflection-reflection-how-small-moments-create-lasting-impact/
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SUMMARY:Youth as Solutions Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Youth as Solutions is creating a generation of citizens who are passionate about making a positive impact in their schools and communities\, addressing community health\, educational equity\, and environmental justice issues. Leadership teams of young people in grades 6-12\, along with an adult mentor\, apply to be part of Youth as Solutions\, where they will participate in a self-paced\, active learning experience from October through May\, identifying and taking action on an issue in their community. Mini-grants for project implementation are included. Applications open until Sept. 13\, 2024. Ready to learn more? Attend a YAS Q&A Session for a brief overview and answers to individual questions about the program or the application form.   \n\n\n\nTo register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdu2hpjkoH9f-XArv03cbTHiU2xYWRJII
URL:https://nylc.org/event/youth-as-solutions-info-session-2/
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SUMMARY:Youth as Solutions Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Youth as Solutions is creating a generation of citizens who are passionate about making a positive impact in their schools and communities\, addressing community health\, educational equity\, and environmental justice issues. Leadership teams of young people in grades 6-12\, along with an adult mentor\, apply to be part of Youth as Solutions\, where they will participate in a self-paced\, active learning experience from October through May\, identifying and taking action on an issue in their community. Mini-grants for project implementation are included. Applications open until Sept. 13\, 2024. Ready to learn more? Attend a YAS Q&A Session for a brief overview and answers to individual questions about the program or the application form.   \n\n\n\nTo register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckfuGhrDgqH9ejuXrHXaSQRjAF1tP9CpPy 
URL:https://nylc.org/event/youth-as-solutions-info-session/
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SUMMARY:Planning & Designing Service-Learning Courses for Teacher Education Programs
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nJoin us Tuesday\, July 11 and Wednesday\, July 12 from 9 AM – 12 PM CST on Zoom! \n\n\n\nThis course is being offered at no cost by the National Youth Leadership Council in collaboration with Innovageous. Teams of 2-3 of higher education faculty for institutions is highly recommended. \n\n\n\nEffective service-learning implementation and design is the foundation of student engagement\, learning\, and success. Learn from experienced educators and service-learning leaders as you work to refine and improve your courses\, and develop courses that meet service-learning requirements for Teacher Education. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPlanning and Designing Service-Learning Courses for Teacher Education Programs will be facilitated by service-learning experts who introduce the pedagogy\, process\, research\, and planning of service-learning as an instructional strategy through hands-on experiences. The course will focus on using service-learning as an instructional strategy to improve student outcomes and meet genuine community needs in K-12 classrooms. \n\n\n\nAt the conclusion of this course\, participants will leave with an understanding of how to: \n\n\n\n\nTap into service-learning as a high quality instructional practice \n\n\n\nDesign K-12 service-learning experiences to meet academic standards\n\n\n\nDifferentiate service-learning experiences by grade levels\n\n\n\nIncorporate the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice into curriculum planning \n\n\n\nDevelop a Teacher Education course plan to promotes service-learning as an instructional strategy\, and includes topics\, content\, objectives\, and assessments that support quality service-learning in k-12 classrooms\n\n\n\nIntegrate service-learning into higher education coursework to model effective implementation\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFacilitator Bios: \n\n\n\nShira Woolf Cohen is an educator\, community organizer and leader who has been recognized locally and nationally for her work. Shira spent 19 years at a charter school in Philadelphia where she co-lead the growth of the school from a K-8 with 500 students to a K-12 school with 1500 students in her role as Teacher\, Dean\, Vice Principal and Principal. She served as an Adjunct Instructor at multiple universities and a board member and chair for several local and national nonprofit organizations. She currently supervises aspiring leaders during their principal practicum and teaches pre-service teachers in their graduate program at Holy Family University and University of Phoenix\, and is the facilitator for the National Youth Leadership Council’s Instructional Leadership in Service-Learning Certificate Program. She was a recipient of the G. Bernard Gill Award in Service-Learning Urban Leadership and is a Cohort 3 Senior Neubauer Fellow in Educational Leadership. Shira holds a Bachelors of Science in Middle School Education and Mathematics from Lesley University\, and a Masters of Education in Urban Education and Principal Certification from Temple University. She also completed the National Institute for School Leaders preparation program.  \n\n\n\nAmy Meuers is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Leadership Council\, the leading service-learning organization in the country for more than 40 years. Amy has spent 20 years with NYLC leading both national and international service-learning initiatives that expand the capacity of educators to utilize service-learning as an instructional strategy with students of all age-levels. Under her leadership\, NYLC launched Youth as Solutions\, a national service-learning program that supports teams of youth across the country in addressing issues impacting their communities.  She co-founded the Coalition for Service-Learning to support advocacy efforts for service-learning at the federal level\, and published Equity in Service-Learning: Self Assessment Tools for Quality Engagement\, Engage: Service-Learning for Afterschool\, and the revised Getting Starting in Service-Learning: Integrating the Process into K-12 Teaching. Amy co-designed and facilitates NYLC’s Certificate in Service-Learning Instructional Leadership which has graduated more than 50 leaders in K-12 and higher education over the past two years. She is a graduate of the Hubert H. Humphrey Policy Fellows (21-22) and is a  city commissioner in her hometown of Brooklyn Park\, Mn. Amy holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Administration from Globe University\, and a Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership from Regis University. She also completed Northwestern University Certificate of Executive Leadership and ASU Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://nylc.org/event/planning-designing-service-learning-courses-for-teacher-education-programs/
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