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Advanced Practitioners: Earn a Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning from NYLC and two graduate credits from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
NYLC has developed the Certificate of Excellent Practice to promote a consistent level of practice and produce the best results for young people. Using criteria developed by a national panel of service-learning experts, the NYLC evaluation board offers certification of practitioners whose work meets the established criteria for high-quality service-learning. The initiative has also begun the process of establishing nationally recognized standards for service-learning practitioners.
The process is broken up into three units:
- Unit 1 builds a foundation, rationale, and common language in service-learning and includes training in the eight Principles of Effective Practice.
- Unit 2 prepares participants for the evaluation process through online discussions of the eight Principles of Effective Practice and how they apply to case studies and participants’ past work.
- Unit 3 is an evaluation process, where candidates compile portfolios for review by the NYLC evaluation board.
Who should participate?
Advanced service-learning practitioners.
What do participants receive?
- two graduate credits from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (requires successfully passing all class work)
- advanced training in service-learning best practices
- a Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning, providing national recognition of expert service-learning practice (requires successfully passing the NYLC evaluation board review)
What is the application process?
- Complete the pre-application, which will be used to determine whether your experience is appropriate for this program.
- If you are accepted, you will be provided with instructions to register through the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
- Register through the University of Wisconsin-River Falls website. At this point, a yet to be determined fee will be payable to the university. (Books and materials are not included.)
