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Service Learning
Middle School Resources

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Service-Learning in AACPS Middle Schools is conducted in an interdisciplinary manner. They facilitate opportunities for students to serve their community using the content and skills they learn in their language arts classes, math classes, art classes, and more! This page was designed for teachers, interdisciplinary teams, and school leaders to use in their service-learning assessments and decisions. It provides tools and resources to engage our middle school students in dynamic service-learning experiences. Remember, students must earn 30 hours of service-learning (10 per grade level) during their middle school years. Planning and monitoring of these hours ensures high school initiates with stewardship.
Curricular infusion is critical to the success of service-learning. This collection of websites was designed to help teachers consider service infusion. Bridging connections to other content areas through interdisciplinary projects brings service-learning to life.
UNIT & LESSON PLANNING TOOLS
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IDT Planning and Reporting Form - MS Word Version
This document provides a guide and planning space for IDTs and teachers aiming to design service-learning projects.
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IDT Planning and Reporting Form - PDF Version
This document provides a guide and planning space for IDTs and teachers aiming to design service-learning projects.
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Unit and Lesson Evaluation Tools - MSDE
These LSS Service-Learning Implementation Plans include information on how systems plan to monitor and evaluate the quality of service-learning projects carried out by its students.
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Resources for Building Community Partnerships
Learn how schools can benefit from the support and expertise of local businesses, organizations, and individuals, and discover strategies for fostering successful business and community partnerships.
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Teacher Cheat Sheet - What is Service Learning?
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.
Engaging activities and exemplars
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IDT RESOURCE! Examples & Ideas for Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Projects
Curricular infusion is critical to the success of service-learning. This collection of webs was designed to help teachers infuse service into their content areas so that students may bridge connections to other content areas through interdisciplinary projects.
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8th Grade Appropriate Project: Reducing Heroin Use & Overdoses - MSDE
Students will develop and implement a service-learning experience around the issue of substance/heroin abuse and addiction treatment while increasing awareness of how to reduce deaths caused from heroin overdoses.
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SL Project Ideas and More!
This collection from GoodCharacter includes a wealth of service-learning project ideas (The first half is K-5; the bottom half is grades 6-12). The entire site is comprised of resources for understanding and planning service-learning experiences!
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10 "Ready to Borrow" Project Ideas - Edutopia
Here are ten project ideas that lend themselves to both service-learning and project-based learning!
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Service-Learning Project Ideas - MSDE
Looking for inspiration? Browse for a project idea by reviewing service-learning experiences created by teachers and students in Maryland during the last two decades.
MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES
Contacts
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Lori Fowler
Manager of Service Learning and Mentorships
ldfowler@aacps.org
410-222-5391Mary Tillar
Asst. Superintendent, Advanced Studies and Programs
mtillar@aacps.org
410-222-5390