September 5, 2003

The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse provides timely resources on topics such as civics and history, evaluation and assessment, partnerships, reflection, and much more. We are always expanding our website and collection and welcome your feedback.

This week, the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse highlights some of our best online documents and links for those of you looking for resources on civics and history. As many of you know, linking history, civics, and service must be part of all Learn and Serve America programs beginning in FY 2003.

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ONLINE RESOURCES

Civics and History Hot Topic

Civics, Service, and History Links
An extensive list of links to great civics and history materialscompiled by the NSLC librarian. Subjects include: CharacterEducation, Civic Engagement, Civics - History - Politics - Law -Government - International, Education - Teaching - Schools,Environmental, Service-Learning, Youth - Development and Voice.

GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from History
A cooperative effort among National History Day, The National Archives and Records Administration, and the USA Freedom Corps that presents 100 milestone documents from history with a teacher sourcebook and other materials.

We The People
An initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities to encourage the teaching, studying, and understanding of American history and culture.

RELATED RESOURCES

NSLC Fact Sheet: Citizenship and Service-Learning in K-12 Schools

Citizenship Hot Topic

Civic Engagement Hot Topic

PROGRAM EXAMPLES

Learn and Serve America Program Directory
Search our database of national Learn and Serve America grantee programs to find other programs in your area or to gather new ideas for your own program. To find programs related to civics or history, simply search for these keywords.

FURTHER READING

*These books are in the library of the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse and can be borrowed by LSA grantees. Please see our circulation policy.

The Civic Mission of Schools. (2003) by CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) and Carnegie Corporation.

Civic Engagement Across the Curriculum: A Resource Book for Service-Learning Faculty in All Disciplines. (2002) by Richard Battistoni.

The Role of Civic Skills in Fostering Civic Engagement: Circle Working Paper 06. (2003) by Mary Kirlin, CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement).

Through Whose Eyes: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement from Culturally Diverse Perspectives. (2002) edited by Elizabeth Larson-Keagy, Campus Compact National Center for Community Colleges.

FOR MORE ASSISTANCE

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