This MSDE developed activity guides students through a purposeful process of selecting a service-learning topic that is meaningful to them and their community. 

This MSDE developed activity guides students through a purposeful process of selecting a service-learning topic that is meaningful to them and their community. 

This document is an extended interactive introduction to service-learning that teachers can use in the classroom. All teacher notes, media, and questions for students are included.  This lesson can take between 60 and 80 minutes, depending on how the teacher elects to present it to students. 

This document is an abridged version of an interactive introduction to service-learning that teachers can use in the classroom. All teacher notes, media, and questions for students are included.  This lesson can take between 20 and 40 minutes, depending on how the teacher elects to present it to students. 

This document provides teachers with an overview of service-learning; its use as an intructional practice; and the standards by which quality service-learning experiences are measured.