Quick Hits for Service-Learning

Cooksey,m. A.

ISBN 10: 025322330X / ISBN 13: 9780253223302

Published by Indiana University Press, 2010

About this Item

A handy toolkit for integrating service-learning activities in the classroom Editor(s): Cooksey, Mary A.; Olivares, Kimberly T. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 17. Weight in Grams: 522. . 2011. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quick Hits for Service-Learning
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 025322330X
• ISBN 13: 9780253223302
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Service-learning, the integration of classroom instruction with community service projects, is rapidly gaining momentum as a successful teaching and learning strategy that benefits both students and their communities. Quick Hits for Service-Learning presents more than 80 examples of innovative curricula, developed by educators in a wide range of disciplines, designed to combine community service with instruction and reflection. Seven chapters offer tips for classroom activities that focus on the education of children and youth; civic awareness, engagement, and activism; language, literature, and communication; global studies and local outreach to exceptional populations; the study of history, the social sciences, and the arts; business, industry, and the health sciences; and the teaching of research and other "tools of the trade." Brimming with ideas that busy faculty members can easily adapt to their own classrooms, this book is a valuable reference for faculty new to the field or seasoned practitioners looking for fresh ideas.

About the Author

M. A. Cooksey is Senior Lecturer in Humanities and Director of Service-Learning at Indiana University East, Richmond.

Kimberly T. Olivares is Administrative Manager of the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.