Linking Learning with Life Series
This series is comprised of service-learning guidebooks and videos on a wide variety of topics for youth, educators, administrators, and community leaders.
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A Time of Change: The Civil Rights Movement
Flood, R., & Duckenfield, M.Four veterans of the civil rights movement tell their stories. A companion teacher's guide provides reflection exercises and guidelines for presenting a similar forum in your community. Available in VHS or DVD format. (2004)
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Action Research and Evaluation Guidebook for Teachers: Making the Case for Service-Learning
Smink, J., & Duckenfield, M. (Eds.)This guidebook helps teachers play a significant role in the evaluation of service-learning. (1998)
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Administrator's Guide to Service-Learning
Wright, J. N.A former principal provides you with a wealth of suggestions for meeting the nuts and bolts challenges of service-learning. (1997)
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Athletes Off the Field: A Model for Team Building and Leadership Development Through Service-Learning
Haughey, L. N.Many school sports teams do community service. Turn this into service-learning and develop your students' leadership skills. (1999)
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Bouncing Back: Strengthening Resilience Through Service-Learning
Duckenfield, M., Drew, S., & Flood, R.Service-learning has the potential to strengthen the protective factors that make young people resilient. This guidebook shows how to maximize the service-learning experience to promote positive youth development. (2008)
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Connecting Communities Through Service-Learning
Lyday, J. N., Winecoff, H. L., & Hiott, B. N.Without strong community connections, service-learning will not thrive. Ensure that your program works effectively with all your community partners. (1998)
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Converging Streams: The Power of Collaboration Among Service Groups
Drew, S.Collaborating with other streams of service, such as AmeriCorps and SeniorCorps, can enhance the development of your service-learning efforts. This guidebook teaches you the steps for effective collaboration. (2000)
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Cornerstones: Building Rural America Through Service-Learning
Pace, J.Students from this rural Service-Learning Leader School have become leaders in their community's development. Learn how young people in rural areas can make a difference! (2002)
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Developing Leadership in Faculty and Students: The Power Of Service-Learning In Teacher Education
Swick, K. J., & Winecoff, H. L.Teacher educators have a wonderful opportunity to develop their students' and their own leadership skills through service-learning. (1999)
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Digging for Buried Treasure: Finding Funding for the Future in Service- Learning
Burt, V. N.These grant writing tips will help you become more successful in obtaining funds for your programs. (1999)
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Giving Youth the Power and the Money: A Guide to Establishing Youth Service-Learning Councils
Follman, J. N.Involving young people in grant-making councils is an exciting way to spread service-learning. Learn how to get such a program started. (1997)
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Hooking Out-of-School Youth Through Service-Learning
Carter, K. G.Service-learning is one of the most powerful instructional strategies for at-risk youth. Find out why it is so effective. (1998)
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Igniting the Flame: Establishing a Service-Learning Task Force
A team of teachers shows you how a schoolwide task force can provide the support and energy every service-learning program needs. (1998)
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Landscapes for Learning: Growing Children, Youth, Schools, and Communities
Mey, V. B. N., & McDonald, S. N.This guidebook details ways in which gardening and related activities can be used for educational and community goals and unique service-learning opportunities for all ages. Illustrated with projects in school and community settings. (2001)
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Learning That Matters: Service-Learning At Clemson University
Service-learning in higher education presents new challenges. Experienced faculty from Clemson University share their solutions in this video. (1999)
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Off Their Rockers Into Service: Connecting Generations Through Service-Learning
Brandes, B. N., & Green, R. N.Together youth and older adults can work together to solve community problems. Learn how to implement intergenerational service-learning. (1999)
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Oral History: Let Their Voices Be Heard
Haggerty, P. N.Connecting the generations through oral history projects is an exciting service-leaning project. Learn how from this experienced educator. (2000)
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Parent Involvement in Service-Learning
Kaye, C. B.Prevent "parent dropout." Learn how to involve parents of children of all ages through service-learning. (1998)
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Partners in Prevention: Involving College Students in Dropout Prevention
Duckenfield, M., & Bucy, H. H.College students can play a significant role in meeting the needs of youth at risk. Learn how they can be most effective. (1997)
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Pocket Guide to Service-Learning
Duckenfield, M., & Wright, J. N.Introduce a variety of groups to the concept of service-learning with this booklet. (Revised 2001). Sold in quantities of 25 (Single copies also available). (2001)
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Pondering Learning: Connecting Multiple Intelligences and Service-Learning
Klopp, C. N., Toole, P. N., & Toole, J. N.Research shows that children learn in a variety of ways, and the Multiple Intelligences Theory describes eight kinds of learning. Find out how to enhance student learning by connecting multiple intelligences and service-learning in this guidebook. (2001)
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Powerful Allies: Afterschool Programs, Service-Learning, and Community Education
Peterson, T. N., Carter, K. G., Swick, K. J., Jackson, C. W., Freeman, N. N., & Bailey, L. N.Powerful and practical suggestions are provided for how America's schools and communities can take advantage of all of the available people power and time to elevate our children's and communities' learning assets. (2004)
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Reflection: A Guide to Effective Service-Learning
England, A. N., & Spence, J. N.Learn how to create learning environments and the facilitation skills you need to enhance the reflective experience throughout the service-learning cycle. (1998)
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Route to Success: A Leader School's Youth Consultant Program
Kelley, J. N., Specter, J. N., & Young, J. N.An experienced team of youth consultants from a Leader School share their experiences with establishing a strong youth consultant-led service-learning program at their school. Learn how to both develop and maintain such a program, with youth taking the lead. (2000)
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School To Work To Life: Linking Service-Learning and School-To-Work
Dunlap, N. C.By blending service-learning with school-to-work, your students will maximize the benefits of both educational initiatives. (1998)
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Service-Learning and Character Education: Walking the Talk
Swick, K. J., Winecoff, H. L., Nesbit, B. N., Kemper, R. N., Rowls, M. N., & Freeman, N. N.Creating a comprehensive, youth-driven character education program is an outstanding way to encourage character development. Learn how to integrate character development into all your service-learning experiences. (2000)
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Service-Learning and Teacher Education
Swick, K. J., Winecoff, H. L., Kemper, R. N., Rowls, M. N., Freeman, N. N., & Somerindyke, J.This guidebook shows teacher educators how they can integrate service-learning into their teacher education programs. (1998)
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Service-Learning in Higher Education: A Portrait of Five Institutions
This video tells the story of service-learning at five very different types of higher education institutions: a land-grant university, a state university, a community college, and a historically black college. (2000)
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Service-Learning Passport for Life
With the passport, students' accomplishments will be recognized and celebrated as you help them reflect on how the service activity has affected their learning. Sold only in quantities of 25. (1996)
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Service-Learning: Meeting the Needs of Youth At Risk
Duckenfield, M., & Swanson, L.How to engage at-risk youth through service. (1992)
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Speaking Out: Empowering the Youth Voice
Madden, S. J., & Fellows, K. L.This book provides teachers and their students, from elementary to college, with some excellent guidance on becoming strong communicators. (2003)
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Students Serving Students
Wright, J. N., Smink, J., & Duckenfield, M.There are a variety of ways that young people can help prevent their peers from dropping out of school. (1999)
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Take A Class Outdoors: Environmental Service-Learning
Clifton, L. N., Mauney, T. N., & Faulkner, R. N.A nationally recognized middle school shares its expertise in environmental service-learning. This is an excellent introduction to a very important kind of service-learning. (1998)
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Tales That Teach: Children's Literature and Service-Learning
Weatherford, C. N.Using children's literature with all ages can foster both preparation and reflection in service-learning. This guidebook includes an updated annotated bibliography of outstanding books to enhance the service-learning experience. (2000)
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Teachable Moments: Ethics and Reflection in Service-Learning
Fishman, T., & Swanson, L.Learn how to guide your students' reflections to incorporate ethical decision making, whether it's related to everyday problems or global issues. (2011)
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Tips for Use in Teacher Education
Duckenfield, M.The suggestions in this guidebook will assist teacher educators in using the Linking Learning With Life series to enhance their service-learning instruction for both preservice and active teachers. (2001)
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Upcountry Stories: Students Serve Through Writing
Galati, R. N., & Bailey, B. N.This guidebook presents a multidisciplinary focus, grounded in writing, where students and teachers both preserve and create their communities through service to it. A variety of writing forms which are supported by state and national standards are included. (2001)
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Youth Consultants: Putting It All Together
This book, written by youth for youth, tells students how they can become ambassadors for service-learning. (1997)
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Youth Consultants: Putting It All Together
This video, presented by youth for youth, provides an accompanying piece to the guidebook by the same name. It shows students how they can become ambassadors for service-learning. (1997)
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Youth-Led Evaluation: A Guide
Shumer, R.Young people will learn how to evaluate their service-learning programs with this guidebook, empowering them with the skills for other evaluation opportunities throughout life. (2007)
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