Service-Learning Community
The DPI has an e-mail discussion list for Wisconsin educators and others interested in service-learning to provide resources and support.
National K-12 Service-Learning listserv
- Send an e-mail message to join-he-sl@lists.etr.org following these instructions
- Leave the subject line blank.
- Remove any appended signatures.
Service-Learning and Related Resources
- The Wisconsin Campus Compact is a statewide organization committed to encouraging civic responsibility among the students and faculty at Wisconsin's public and private colleges and universities and fostering relationships for civic engagement between member institutions of higher education and the communities they serve.
- National Dropout Prevention Center
- The National Center for Learning and Citizenship is an organization of chief state school officers and district superintendents committed to linking school-based service and service-learning to K-12 curriculum.
- Service-learning resources from AmeriCorps.
- The National Youth Leadership Council is a national organization devoted to engaging young people in service to their communities.
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America's Promise is a collaborative network that facilitates volunteer action for children and youth. Founded after the Presidents' Summit for America's Future in 1997.
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Volunteer Now brings thousands of volunteers and community organizations together online. Youth Service America(YSA)improves communities by increasing the number and the diversity of young people, ages 5-25, serving in substantive roles.
Service-Learning Programs in Other States
National Coalition for Academic Service-Learning
https://www.facebook.com/National-Coalition-for-Academic-Service-Learning-315977658443903/
Arizona Department of Education
http://www.learnandservearizona.com
Colorado Department of Education
https://www.cde.state.co.us/dropoutprevention/studentengagement
https://www.cde.state.co.us/21stcclc/servicelearningtoolkit
Illinois State Board of Education
https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/serve/volunteerism/learning/Pages/default.aspx
Maryland State Department of Education
http://marylandpublicschools.org/programs/pages/service-learning/index.aspx
Youth Activism
- Close Up Foundation
- Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute
- Activism 2000
- Earth Force
- Future Problem Solving Program
Citizenship and Character Education
- Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility)
- Character Education Partnership