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The 22nd Annual National Service-Learning Conference

04/06/2011 (All day)
April 6-9, 2011
Atlanta, Ga.

Join us in downtown Atlanta at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for the 22nd Annual National Service-Learning Conference® . The conference is the largest gathering of youth and practitioners involved in the service-learning movement, drawing approximately 2,200 attendees from across the United States and many other countries each year.
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Going Blue: Using Service-Learning to Solve the Water Crisis

04/05/2011 - 3:00pm
April 5, 2011
online

Learn how young people across the globe are responding to the world water crisis by transforming their ideas and energy into action and participating in service-learning.

Catastrophic events such as earthquakes or the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico can have devastating effects on communities and marine wildlife. In many countries, safe drinking water is hard — if not impossible — to find. Yet clean water is vital to life on our planet. The good news? We can do something about it. more »

Self-Assessment for High Quality Service-Learning Projects

03/10/2011 - 3:00pm
March 10, 2011, 3:00 p.m. CST
webinar
for service-learning educators

Educators who use service-learning are continually seeking to improve the classroom experience. This webinar will help you explore ways to enhance the quality of your service-learning projects using a self-assessment based on the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. Join this live webinar for an introduction to The GSN Self-Assessment Guide for Service-Learning Project. Presenters will walk you through the four-step process of observing, interpreting and analyzing, judgment, and planning. more »

Engaging Youth in Addressing the Achievement Gap

03/03/2011 - 4:00pm
March 3, 2011, 4:00 p.m. CST
webinar
for service-learning educators

Here is your chance to bring youth into the conversation on equity and the achievement gap. Members of NYLC’s Youth Advisory Council will lead a discussion and introduce activities to guide thinking for youth-led work focused on the achievement gap. Participants will gain ideas on how to involve young people as stakeholders in the education reform debate.

The webinar will occur at 5:00 p.m. (ET); 4:00 p.m. (CT); 3:00 p.m. (MT); 2:00 p.m. (PT).

To join us in this webinar, please RSVP by March 2 to gsn@nylc.org.

 

NYLC Camp Alumni Reunion

02/26/2011 - 5:00pm
Feb. 26, 2011, 5:00 p.m.-7:00p.m. CST
TIES Building Conference Center, 1667 Snelling Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55108
for NYLC camp alumni

 We invite you to join us and other alumni at the NYLC headquarters in St. Paul on the evening of Saturday, February 26, to reconnect with other young and seasoned leaders who have taken part in this program.

More details will be available in the coming weeks. Please check back.

To join us, please RSVP to nylcalumni@nylc.org or 651-999-7358 by Feb. 18.

Getting Started in the Generator School Network

02/23/2011 - 3:00pm
Feb. 23, 2011, 3:00 p.m. CST
webinar
for service-learning educators
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Exploring the Lift: Reflection

02/22/2011 - 3:00pm
Feb. 22, 2011, 3:00 p.m. CST
webinar
for K-12 teachers and other service-learning professionals
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The Self-Assessment Process for Service-Learning Projects

02/21/2011 (All day)
Feb. 21, 2011-March 28, 2011
online
for K-12 teachers and other service-learning professionals

NYLC, in partnership with the liberal arts college Viterbo University, is offering two online graduate classes for educators during the 2010-11 school year. The courses are offered through the online community of the Generator School Network. Membership in this community of service-learning practitioners is free.
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Graduate Course: Improving K-12 Service-Learning Projects through Self-Assessment

02/21/2011 (All day)
for K-12 teachers and other service-learning professionals

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The Self-Assessment Process for Service-Learning Projects

02/21/2011 (All day)
Feb. 21, 2011-March 28, 2011
online
for K-12 teachers and other service-learning professionals

NYLC, in partnership with the liberal arts college Viterbo University, is offering two online graduate classes for educators during the 2010-11 school year. The courses are offered through the online community of the Generator School Network. Membership in this community of service-learning practitioners is free.
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