Service learning : a guide to planning, implementing, and assessing student projects / / Sally Berman ; cover designer, Anthony Paular

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910479921603321
• Autore: Berman Sally
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-4833-6204-3; 1-4833-6421-6
• Edizione: [Second edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (233 p.)
• Disciplina: 375.001
• Soggetti: Service learning - United States; Project method in teaching; Active learning; Multiple intelligences; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Sidebar Directory""; ""Preface""; ""About This Book""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction""; ""What is Service Learning?""; ""What is the History of Service Learning?""; ""Why Do Service Learning?""; ""How Does Service Learning Work?""; ""Who are the Key Players in a Service Learning Project?""; ""How Do Students Benefit from Service Learning?""; ""Chapter 1 - The Fundamentals of Service Learning as a Curriculum Model""; ""How does Service Learning Work?""; ""Selecting the Need for Service""; ""Assessing Risks: Establishing Protocols for Health and Safety""""Finding a Community Partner""; ""Reciprocity: The Community of Learners""; ""Aligning Service and Educational Goals""; ""Tapping into Multiple Intelligences: Structuring Learning Teams""; ""Managing the Project""; ""Fostering Reflective Learning""; ""Assessment and Evaluation in Service Learning""; ""What about Challenges? How can They be Managed?""; ""Using the Project Ideas in This Book""; ""Tapping into Multiple Intelligences: Managing the Management Plan""; ""Part I - Basic ; Service Learning Projects""; ""Chapter 2 - Clean Streets, Green Streets: A Social Studies and Science Service Learning Project""""Description of the Project""; ""Keeping Records and Building a Portfolio""; ""Assessing Risks: Establishing Protocols for Health and Safety""; ""Selecting the Service Learning Focus: The Community Environment""; ""Tapping into Multiple Intelligences: Mapping Possibilities""; ""Making Connections with the Community""; ""Working with a Community Partner""; ""Aligning Service and Educational Goals""; ""Student Responsibilities and Curricular Areas""; ""Reciprocity: The Community of Learners""; ""Managing the Service Project: Clean Streets, Green Streets""""Fostering Reflective Learning""; ""Assessment and Evaluation""; ""Elementary Reflective Log""; ""Middle School Reflective Log""; ""High School Reflective Log""; ""Chapter 3 - The Lending Locker: A Health and Physical Education Service Learning Project""; ""Description of the Project""; ""Keeping Records and Building a Portfolio""; ""Tapping into Multiple Intelligences: Letâ€?s Get Visible!""; ""Assessing Risks: Establishing Protocols for Health and Safety""; ""Selecting the Service Learning Focus: Sharing Fitness Equipment with the Community""""Making Connections with the Community""; ""Working with a Community Partner""; ""Aligning Service and Educational Goals""; ""Student Responsibilities and Curricular Areas""; ""Reciprocity: The Community of Learners""; ""Managing the Service Project: The Lending Locker""; ""Fostering Reflective Learning""; ""Assessment and Evaluation""; ""Elementary Reflective Log""; ""Middle School Reflective Log""; ""High School Reflective Log""; ""Chapter 4 - The Hygiene Tree: A Consumer Education and Health Service Learning Project""
• Sommario/riassunto: Through nine exciting service learning projects, students gain the unique opportunity for authentic learning experiences both in the classroom and in their surrounding community.