Standards (Curriculum)

Curricular standards are important to service-learning because aligning service-learning with curricular standards contributes to the institutionalization and sustainability of service-learning in schools. To ensure that service-learning becomes part of the K-12 curriculum, it is important to align service-learning with curricular standards. Following are some of our most relevant resources for this topic.

NSLC Library Items 

• Does Participation in Quality Academic Service-Learning, Signature Service-Learning Positively Impact Students' State Achievement Test Scores? (2008) (PDF)
• 4 Practical Resources for Linking Service-Learning and the Florida Sunshine State Standards (2006) (HTML)
• Growing to Greatness: 2005 State of Service-Learning Report (2005)
• Kids As Planners: A Guide to Strengthening Students, Schools, and Communities Through Service-Learning (Second Edition) (2005)
• Connecting Catholic Social Teaching, Service and Standards: Training Guide (2004)
• Learning That Lasts: How Service-Learning Can Become an Integral Part of Schools, States and Communities (2002)
• Connecting Service-Learning to the Curriculum: A Workbook for Teachers and Administrators (2005)
• Service-Learning and Standards Toolkit (2001)
• Succeeding With Standards: Linking Curriculum, Assessment, and Action Planning (2001)
• Learning from Experience: A Collection of Service Learning Projects Linking Academic Standards to Curriculum (2000)
• Service Learning in an Age of Standards (2000)
• Service-Learning and Standards: Are They Compatible? (2000)

Related Websites

• Implementing a service-learning project by satisfying state standards
• Linking Service-Learning and the California Standards
• Linking Service-Learning and the Florida Standards - Four Approaches
• Schools strive to align service learning into academic standards
• Service-Learning and Academic Standards
• Tying service learning to state standards

Related Topics

• Evaluation / Assessment