Region 3 Service Learning Network
Serving Alpine, Colusa, ElDorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo
and Yuba Counties
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About Service Learning
Service Learning is a teaching method that enhances academic learning and civic responsibility by integrating the core curriculum with service to the community.
The mission of the Region 3 Service Learning Network is to provide support, training, and technical assistance to build a capacity for school-based service learning among schools, colleges, businesses, and community-based organizations throughout the region.
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Service Learning 101: Creative Strategies to Engage Youth in the Community For after school staff, K-12 classroom teachers and other youth programs Tuesday, October 13, 8:30-3 P.M. Sacramento County Office of Education $25 registration includes continental breakfast, lunch & materials Learn how to develop service learning projects to engage students in youth-led community services projects integrated with academic learning. To register, http://www.ydnetwork.org/Registration#SL%20Workshop 16th Annual Multicultural Education Conference Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:30-3:00 P.M. University Union, Sacramento State Keynote Speaker: Brian D. Schultz, author of Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way, an account of a 5th grade classroom's Project Citizen project to advocate for a new school building and a better learning environment. For more information on the conference http://edweb.csus.edu/BMED/conference/index.html Region 3 Launches STEM Service Learning Initiative Over 50 participants including secondary teachers, higher education faculty and students and community partners attended the first STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Service Learning Summer Institute at CSUS this August. Region 3 is piloting a program to support STEM Services Learning Project Teams are partnerships among secondary teachers and students, higher education faculty and students, community non-profits or government agencies and industry. Teams design and implement solutions to meet community needs in areas including energy, health and environment. For more information and materials from the summer institute, visit http://calstem.org |
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