Professional Development Opportunity for Advanced Practitioners — Deadline: October 19, 2007

This fall, NYLC is offering advanced service-learning practitioners an opportunity to receive graduate credits, improve their service-learning practice, and earn a Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning — formal recognition of their service-learning expertise.

This program is offered in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and includes three online units of study, culminating in the submission of a portfolio for review by NYLC's evaluation committee.

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)

NYLC developed the Certificate of Excellent Practice in K-12 Service-Learning 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 this certification of practitioners whose work meets the established criteria for high-level service-learning.

As the program is only for advanced practitioners, potential candidates must complete a "pre-application," which will be used to determine whether their experience is appropriate for this program. Those accepted will be provided with registration information.

This cohort starts in October, and all work is completed by March 31, 2008.

Pre-applications must be received by October 19, 2007.