Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Preconference sessions are intensive participatory sessions that provide materials, strategies, and skills in cutting-edge areas of service-learning. Held prior to the start of the conference, they provide opportunities to explore subject areas in depth.
Preregistration is required and can be done as part of your regular conference registration.
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Full Day | Half Day | Off-Site Projects |
| Adults: | $150 | $75 | $25 |
| Youths: | $75 | $40 | $25 |
All sessions run concurrently and include a box lunch.
If you are attending a preconference session, you will need to pick up a special badge at the registration booth in the convention center. (This is different from your main conference badge.)
If you have already registered for the conference and would like to add a preconference session, please contact us at (800) 366-6952 or nslcreg@nylc.org.
P101 Service-Learning REMIX
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Presented by Julia Sewell, former NYLC Youth Advisory Council and State Farm Youth Advisory Board member, current member of America's Promise Alliance's Youth Partnership Team and Youth Noise's Youth Council.
Full-time student at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN
This workshop introduces the participant to service-learning REMIX style. Participants will dig deep to figure out their talent and passions. They will learn how to implement the service-learning standards with the arts such as spoken-word, hip-hop, visual arts, and dancing to bring about change in their communities. Definitions of service-learning are re-vamped and updated to reflect the next generation. If you are interested in finding your talents, learning more about service-learning, or just want to learn a new way to serve, come attend this one of a kind REMIX!
P102 Inspiring Innovative Service-Learning Trainers
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Presented by Youth Action Council Members, Richland School District 2, Columbia S.C.
Beverly Hiott, Lead Teacher for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, RSD2
Joan Liptrot, Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning, Levittown, Penn.
Facilitated by the nationally recognized Richland 2 Youth Action Council, this session is designed for youth and adults experienced in service-learning. Participants will develop knowledge and skills necessary to provide effective and engaging service-learning training for a variety of audiences in a wide range of settings. Resources will provide practical strategies for creating customized, interactive learning experiences based on the Standards for Quality Service-Learning Practice.
P103 Advancing Service-Learning – A Three Part Event
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Presented by Cathy Berger Kaye, CBK Associates, International Consultant and author, Los Angeles, CA
Service-learning is advancing at the speed of light! New ideas! New books! New possibilities to grow the field! Join other practitioners for a highly interactive experience exploring effective methods and strategies.
Part One: Going Deeper with Service-learning – This experiential process takes us through a Service-learning sequence, like a delicious five-course meal! Using the framework of Climate Change and Global Warming, we will develop essential questions, process and collaborate through an “open space” investigation, take research to new heights, conduct an “interview” with an expert, and plan for action. Take back new and practical ways to work with youth and teachers.
Part Two: Hot Off the Press – This brief segment will provide a preview of twenty new books, fiction and nonfiction, that easily connect learning and literacy to service, and may inspire a new generation of readers.
Part Three: Coaching Colleagues – What strategies and methods capture the attention of teachers (and administrators), spark curiosity, and increase involvement? A blend of tried and true practices with a think-tank and collective sharing to exchange what we know and what works.
Note: Due to her overseas speaking schedule, this is the only workshop Cathryn will be offering at this year's conference.
P104 The Spirituality of Service-Learning: Engaging Students in their Path to Peace
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Presented by Kent Koth, Seattle University, Director, Center for Service and Community Engagement
Marshall Welch, St. Mary's College of California, Director, Catholic Institute for Lasallian Social Action
Linking service-learning to spiritual development offers a powerful educational tool for helping students find their path to peace and to fostering a more just and peaceful world. Yet, this connection can be controversial, messy and challenge personal and institutional boundaries. Through this session practitioner/researchers from two university-based service-learning centers will draw upon research to present a theoretical model for the spirituality of service-learning. Participants will subsequently have an opportunity to explore the opportunities, challenges and practical application of this model through a series of interactive reflective exercises. This highly experiential workshop will offer a chance for k-12 teachers and administrators from public and private schools, community leaders from non-profit organizations and university faculty to explore how service-learning can connect inner peace for the self with outer peace for our world.
P105 Making the Past Work for the Future
Location: Fort Scott - San Francisco
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
A bus will be provided to this site from the San Jose Convention Center
Fort Scott, located at the Presidio in San Francisco is a being considered as a center to support national service. The grounds have been preserved and protected by scores of volunteers, first as a military base and today as a national park. NOW is our chance to make a difference! With a setting of just feet away from the Golden Gate Bridge and surrounded by views of the entire Bay Area, we have been asked to help explore how these facilities could support the NATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING field. Bring your camera, ideas, and be part of this historical transformation!
P106 Service-Learning and the Arts: Celebrating Community and Watershed Renewal
Location: National Steinbeck Center - Salinas
8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
A bus will be provided to this site from the San Jose Convention Center
Enjoy a guided tour of California Agriculture and water issues with a stop at the National Steinbeck Center to view an exhibit of photos and artwork celebrating 14 years of service-learning, "The Creeks of Salinas: The Gabilan Watershed Experience." This exhibit will engage attendees with interactive science and art activities based on thousands of children, classrooms and community member's work of creek restoration. Come witness the great work being done to preserve the world's "salad bowl."
P107 Innovation through Collaboration: The Partners in Learning Network
Free Tools and Resources for Educators from Microsoft
12:30 p.m. - 3:30p.m.
The Partners in Learning Network (www.partnersinlearningnetwork.com) is a free online community building, training and resources site for K-12 teachers and administrators. The Network provides educators with the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues in their local region and around the globe. Members can create communities to support a district/school project, a committee’s communications and planning documents, lesson plan development or any content area that you want to discuss with other educators. In this session we will demonstrate the features of the Partners in Learning Network and several additional free tools and resources available to educators from Microsoft. You will also learn about how you can participate in the 2010 U.S. Innovative Teachers Forum in the summer where the winners will have the opportunity to attend worldwide event in Cape Town, South Africa in the fall.
