[Guidance] Service-Learning Speaker at ESU 10 & UNK

[Graci Gillming]

You are invited! 


Plan to attend some of the  exciting opportunities to hear nationally 
recognized authority on Service-Learning. All sessions are free and
open. 

 Barbara Holland, PhD. 

Director of the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse



Dr. Holland of Portland Oregon, Director of the National
Service-Learning Clearinghouse web site, author, speaker, and workshop
leader in service-learning will be on campus April 10th. She  also holds
appointments as a Senior Scholar in the Center for Service and Learning
at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI), and as
Adjunct Professor at University of Western Sydney and Australian
Catholic University. 

It is exciting to be able to host Dr. Holland on our campus.  She brings
expertise and insights on service-learning issues which hopefully will
interest many of you.  Several appearances are scheduled.  Please
consider taking advantage of any of the following opportunities to meet
and dialogue with her. Service-learning, is growing in momentum
throughout the United States at all levels of education. Dr. Holland
appears at national and international conferences as a key-note speaker,
workshop leader and advocate for service-learning and its potential for
building citizens in our democratic society.   

The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse (NSLC) website supports
service-learning efforts of schools, higher education institutions,
communities, and tribal nations. The site provides information and
thousands of free on-line resources, the nation's largest library of
service-learning materials, national service-learning listserves, and
reference and technical assistance services. The Clearinghouse site
defines service-learning as "a teaching and learning strategy that
integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection
to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and
strengthen communities." 

Dr. Holland's open agenda: 

Date:                April 10, 2006 

9:15-10:30 a.m. 
Where:        Educational Service Unit 10, 76 Plaza Boulevard, Kearney,
Nebraska 
                Use North Conference Room door 
Topic:                "Civic Engagement of Youth" A focus on the
enhancement of student's knowledge and 
                understanding when curriculum is integrated with real
life experiences, which meet 
                identified community needs.  Students, community and
institutions all benefit when 
                youth become civically engaged. 
Target 
Audience:        Excellent opportunity for faculty, school
administrators, interested teachers, 
community service providers, or any individuals interested in learning 
more about service-learning, its benefits to student's learning, effects

on behaviors, and development of positive relationships for schools,
institutions and communities. 

3:00-4:30 p.m. 
Topic:                 Assessment and Service-Learning, presentation and
Q&A session 
Where:        UNK Nebraskan, Ponderosa A 
Target 
Audience:        Everyone welcome 

4:30-5:30 p.m. 
                Casual conversations with Barbara 
Where:        Nebraskan, Sandhills Dining Room         
Target 
Audience:        Everyone welcome 


Help welcome Dr. Holland to Central Nebraska and UNK.    Please plan to
join us.



Events sponsored by the Office for Service-Learning and the Center for
Teaching Excellence. 

For additional information contact:          Geraldine Stirtz, Director 
                                        UNK Office for Service-Learning,
COE 
                                        stirtzg at unk.edu, 308/865-8957 


"A different world cannot be built by indifferent people." Horace Mann


Department of Teacher Education
B 185 College of Education
University of Nebraska Kearney 68849
308/865-8957 Fax 308/865-8097
http://www.unk.edu/service 

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