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This bibliography highlights materials that are intended for K-12 teachers who incorporate (or plan to incorporate) service-learning into their classes.
Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, February 2006.
Bartsch, J. (2001). Community lessons: Promising curriculum practices. Retrieved from http://www.doe.mass.edu/csl/comlesson.pdf
Bonthron, S. & Brooks, J. (2005). Connecting service-learning to the curriculum: A workbook for teachers and administrators. South Burlington, VT: Community Works Press.
Compact for Learning and Citizenship. (2001). Service-learning and standards toolkit. Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States.
Dewsbury-White, K. E. (1998). Service learning seeds. Getting started: Growing a service learning curriculum. Ann Arbor, MI: Michigan K-12 Service-Learning Center.
Falcone, S., Mendelson, A., Law, B. D., & Hayes, E. R. (1995). Spinning interdisciplinary service-learning webs: A secondary education approach. Baltimore, MD: Maryland Student Service Alliance.
Florida Learn and Serve. (2006). 4 Practical Resources for Linking Service-Learning and the Florida Sunshine State Standards. Tallahassee, FL: Author.
Follman, J., Watkins, J., & Wilkes, D. (1994). Learning by serving: 2000 ideas for service-learning projects. Tallahassee, FL: Southeastern Regional Vision for Education.
Gomez, B., & Kinsley, C. (1999). Service learning professional inquiry kit. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Kaye, C. B. (2010). The complete guide to service learning: Proven, practical ways to engage students in civic responsibility, academic curriculum, and social action (2nd ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
Maryland Student Service Alliance. (1995). Maryland's best practices: An improvement guide for school based service learning. Baltimore, MD: Maryland Department of Education.
Master Teacher. (1999). Lesson plans for service learning. Manhattan, KS: Author.
Need In Deed. (2001). My voice: A step-by-step manual for teachers. Philadelphia, PA: Author.
Potter, C., & Grinde, J. (2000). Learning from experience: A collection of service learning projects linking academic standards to curriculum. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Public Education.
Price, V. C. (2005). Service-learning integration guidebook curriculum. USA Network.
Pritchard, F. F., & Whitehead, G. I. (2004). Serve and learn: Implementing and evaluating service-learning in middle and high schools. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
RMC Research (2004). Connecting thinking and action: Ideas for service-learning reflection. Denver, CO: Author.
Shoemaker, A. (1999). Teaching young children through service. St. Paul, MN: National Youth Leadership Council.
Shumer, R. (2000). Shumer's self-assessment for service-learning scale. Retrieved from http://www.servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/3/shumasses.pdf
Stephens, L. S. (1995). The complete guide to learning through community service: Grades k-9. Des Moines, IA: Allyn and Bacon.
Thomsen, K. (2006). Service learning in grades k-8: Experiential learning that builds character and motivation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Publications.
Wade, R. (Ed.). (1997). Community service-learning: A guide to including service in the public school curriculum. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
YMCA. (2004). The YMCA service-learning guide: A tool for enriching the member, the participant, the YMCA, and the community (2nd ed.). Chicago, IL: Author.
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Cesar E. Chavez Foundation: Service Learning Tools
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