Service-Learning • Professional Development Opportunities

SERVICE-LEARNING SUMMER 2009 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

The following are all highly recommended Service-Learning Professional Development events happening around the country this summer if you are interested in developing service-learning projects, or simply becoming more proficient in service-learning. Learn new skills and tap into radical new ideas for incorporating service-learning in the context of your classroom, school, or community - hurry, some of these have limited spaces!

1.    “Institute on Urban Service-Learning” – FrontRange EarthForce, Denver, CO, June 2-3. More info: http://www.earthforce.org/section/offices/frontrange/2008suminst. Contact Tash Mitchell or Ana Soler at 303-433-0016; tashmesia.mitchell@ef-den.org, ana.soler@ef-den.org.
2.    “Teaching Youth to Change the World” – Texas Center for Service-Learning: Austin, TX, June 18-20. More info: www.txcsl.org/institute/index.php
3.    “Service-Learning: A Strategy for Keeping Youth in School” – National Dropout Prevention Center; Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning: Clemson, SC, June 23-25. More info: http://www.dropoutprevention.org/conferen/conferen.htm#2008_SISL; Contact Marty Duckenfield at ndpc_events-l@clemson.edu.
4.    “Service-Learning Institute for Educators” – KIDS Consortium: Auburn, Maine, June 24-27. More info: http://www.kidsconsortium.org/institute_for_educators.php
5.    “5th Annual Urban Service-Learning Institute” – National Youth Leadership Council: Minneapolis, MN, June 25-27. More info: http://www.nylc.org/happening_event.cfm?oid=5848; Questions, contact: Amy Meuers at ameuers@nylc.org or (800) 366-6952
6.    “Service-Learning: A Strategy for Keeping Youth in School” – Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning (IGESL): Philadelphia, July 21-23. More info: http://www.igesl.org/IGESL_SummerInstitute_PhillyRegistration_2008.pdf
7.    “Summer Institute on Service-Learning” – Community Works Institute: Shelburne Farms, Vermont, July 21-25. More info: www.communityworks.org; contact Joe Brooks at 802-655-5918 or jbrooks@communityworks.org.