Friday, February 11th,
2005
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News and information about Service-Learning and
Teacher Education
Special Study Group meeting at AACTE: The Annual
Meeting of the SSG on Service-Learning in Teacher Education is scheduled for
Monday, February 21, 2005, 12:15-1:45 p.m., Hilton Washington & Towers,
State Room, Terrace Level. We hope you can join us! Bring syllabi and/or ideas
to share from your program.
Don Hill Receives Award: Don Hill, Service Learning 2000 Division Director at Youth Service
California, was selected to receive the prestigious Alec Dickson Servant Leader
award at 2004 National Service-Learning Conference in Orlando, Florida. This award is a tribute to Don's
enormous contributions to the service-learning field in the last ten years. The
nomination – compiled with contributions from colleagues from around the
country – is a testament to Don's impact on people and programs in
different sections throughout the United States. One quote in the nomination is
from Jeffrey Anderson at Seattle University. "Don is a true visionary: he is
5-10 years ahead of the field, and is very patient with the rest of us who are
catching up with his genius."A complete copy of the nomination can be
downloaded from the website at www.yscal.org. (By
Jill Addison-Jacobson)
NYLC's 2005 National Service-Learning Conference, 'Educating
for Change': The National Youth Leadership Council's 16th Annual
National Service-Learning Conference will be held March 16-19, 2005, in Long
Beach, California. Each year, more
than 2,500 participants gather at this conference that offers youth and adult
trainings and technical assistance through the National Service-Learning
Exchange.
On Thursday, March 17, a regular Board Meeting of the
International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education will be held.
The Center, located on the campus of Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. seeks
to promote service-learning integration in teacher education programs by
supporting research and scholarship, and facilitating collaboration among
practioners in the field.
Later on the Thursday the 17th, a session entitled, 'Learn-Plan-Do: Advancing Service-Learning in Teacher Education' will provide
action-focused conversations on research, assessment, undergraduate teacher
education, emotional literacy, fieldwork, and foundation and methods courses. Leading service-learning educators,
including Jeffrey Anderson, Don Hill, Rahima Wade, Dave Donahue, Terri Davis,
Peni Callahan, Cathy Berger Kaye, Joseph Erickson, Amy Strage and Andy Furco
will share curriculum syllabi and facilitate the conversations.
Registration information is available by emailing NSLCreg@nylc.org or calling
800-366-6952.
A Reading Recommendation: Educating Citizens: Preparing America's Undergraduates
for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility By Anne Colby, Thomas Ehrlich, Elizabeth Beaumont, and
Jason Stephens. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.
(The following review of Educating Citizens can be found on the
website of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/publications/educating_citizens.htm ).
Educating Citizens reports on how some American
colleges and universities are preparing thoughtful, committed, and socially
responsible graduates. Many institutions assert these ambitions, but too few
act on them. The authors demonstrate the fundamental importance of moral and
civic education, describe how the historical and contemporary landscapes of
higher education have shaped it, and explain the educational and developmental
goals and processes involved in educating citizens. They examine the challenges
colleges and universities face when they dedicate themselves to this vital task
and present concrete ways to overcome those challenges.
Through a grand tour of American higher education, Educating
Citizens shows how institutions can equip students with the understanding,
motivation, and skills of responsible and effective citizenship. The book includes
rich examples from in-depth studies at twelve institutions and from a wide
range of effective programs and approaches on other campuses. The authors'
guidelines for implementing these programs can be applied in the full range of
higher-education institutions.
Educating Citizens is essential reading for all who
believe that higher education can play a critical role in the health of
American democracy by helping students become responsible citizens of the
nation, the world, and their own communities.
Educating
Citizens is based on the findings of The Higher Education and Development
of Moral and Civic Responsibility Project.
AACTE SSG
on Service-Learning
c/o Teresa Davis, Professor
SSG Chair
California State University--Chico Tehama 407
Chico, CA 95929-0465
in Education
The AACTE 2005 Annual Meeting & Exhibits will be held February
20 - 23, 2005
at the Hilton Washington & Towers,
Washington, D.C.