The Self-Assessment Process for Service-Learning Projects

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.

This one-credit walks participants through a service-learning self-assessment process using the eight K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice as benchmarks. Learn how to evaluate service-learning projects against the service-learning quality standards to improve classroom practice. The course also guides participants through a process that supports the development of a service-learning portfolio that can be used as part of the application for the Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning.

This is the second in a series of two online courses that qualify educators and other service-learning professionals to apply for the Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning. Both courses may be taken individually or in a series. To apply for a Certificate of Excellent Practice, an individual must meet CEP eligibility requirements, complete both courses, and submit a portfolio of their work to a panel of national service-learning experts for review and evaluation. Learn more about CEP eligibility.

To register for these graduate-level courses:
1. Download and fill out the NYLC payment form.
2. Download and fill out the Viterbo registration form. In Part Two of the form, leave blank the course and section numbers.
3. Mail both forms with payment to:

National Youth Leadership Council

Attention: Finance
1667 Snelling Ave. N., Suite D300
St. Paul, MN 55108

Or fax to: (651) 631-2955

Payment form and payment must be received by the first day of the class.

For more information on registration and payment, contact NYLC’s finance department at (651) 631-3672.