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Service Learning - Quality Practice

Years of practice and research have resulted in Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice. ODE supports the implementation of these elements in proposed programs and includes these characteristics in professional development activities.

It is a policy of the State Board of Education and a priority of the Oregon Department of Education that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability in any educational programs, activities or employment. Persons having questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310; phone 503-947-5740; or fax 503-378-4772.

Service Learning Project Quality Check-Up Tool 06/11/2012 (89 KB)
Determine how well a service-learning process meets each standard for quality service-learning practice. Use this Check-Up and Planning Tool for assessment, alignment and program improvement.
K-12 Service Learning Effective Instructional Strategies 06/07/2012 (1.69 MB)
Components of Best K-12 Service Learning Practices 06/07/2012 (837.50 KB)
K-12 Service Learning Quality Standards 06/07/2012 (1.48 MB)
Four Types of K-12 Service Learning 06/07/2012 (399.50 KB)
Quality Practice Overview 02/24/2010 (871.55 KB)
K-12 Service-Learning Principles, Definitions, Components and Standards for Quality Practice.
Bring Learning to Life!
K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice 05/13/2008 (563.83 KB)
These eight Standards are based on research and vetted through a national series of "reactor panels" much like best practice content-setting panels in other fields.
K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice -- An Annotated Bibliography 09/21/2009 (207.81 KB)
This document includes an annotated bibliography of the background research supporting the eight Standards for Quality Practice.
It's Their Serve 10/21/2009 (778.16 KB)
Studies over the past several years indicate that service learning is a good choice for schools, particularly if they want to maximize impacts. But not just any service learning will work -- it must have certain features. This April, 2009 study by Shelley Billig, RMC Research Corporation, provides valuable guidance for Service-Learning Best Practice
Service-Learning and Hispanic Students: What Works in the Field 10/20/2009 (974.27 KB)
Forest Grove High School is one of the schools in the nine school national case study. The report uncovered recommendations schools can employ to more successfully engage Hispanic students. (2009) Education Commission of the States in partnership with State Farm Insurance.