The 24th Annual National Service-Learning Conference
Join us for the 24th Annual National Service-Learning Conference, held March 13-16, 2013, in Denver, Colo. This event celebrates service-learning as a force that engages students in their education, builds communities, and strengthens young people and schools.
The National Service-Learning Conference is the largest gathering of youth and practitioners involved in service-learning, drawing more than 2,200 attendees from across the United States and many other countries each year. The conference's multiple day, concurrent session format offers a self-directed, facilitated learning environment with education sessions, discussion groups and interactive workshops designed specifically for all levels of attendees engaged in service-learning and focused on current and emerging issues, best practices and the challenges facing us today.
The 2013 conference will feature thought-provoking addresses from internationally recognized education leaders, service-learning professionals, and young people.
Highlights of the 2013 conference include:
- Professional development opportunities for teachers
- Training for youth
- An emphasis on service-learning for STEM education
- An Administrators Academy for school and district leaders seeking to sustain service-learning
- An exhibit hall showcasing schools, businesses, and nonprofit organizations
- The Service-Learning Showcase and College Fair
- The Seventh Annual Service-Learning World Forum
- The Indigenous Service Forum
- Networking Opportunities
Who attends?
The conference focuses on service-learning as a way of teaching and learning that builds academic skills and citizenship while addressing community needs in a genuine way. It convenes teachers and other service-learning practitioners, administrators, researchers, policy-makers, youth leaders, parents, program coordinators, national service members, community-based organization staffs, and corporate and foundation officers.
What your peers say about this event.
“The conference is the number one forum for the service-learning field to meet, greet, and exchange ideas on an annual basis. I love the diversity of topics, presentations, special events, and resources offered. The conference provides a spotlight under which I gage the field's progress and identify the needed areas for future growth.”
James Toole, Ph.D.
Compass Institute and University of Minnesota
“The conference is top notch … It thoroughly meets the needs of teachers, administrators, and most importantly the students.”
Nancy DiNunzio
Director of Operations
LEAD Academy, Nashville, Tenn.
“The National Service-Learning Conference is the most valuable conference for service-learning that I have ever attended. The plenary sessions are wonderful, and the workshops help to keep me updated with what's going on around the country in service-learning. Each year I look forward to attending this conference because it always inspires me to see what youth are doing around the world with their service-learning projects.”
Judy Huynh
Box Team Member
Ionia Intermediate School District Ionia, Mich.
