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SELNET ASCD Membership Information

Filed under: SELNET-ASCD — Dr. Bob Valiant at 5:30 am on Monday, January 28, 2002
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HOW DO I JOIN THE SERVICE LEARNING/EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING NETWORK?

Provide the following information and mail it to:
Institute for Global Education of the National Service-Learning Exchange; c/o Philadelphia University; Henry Avenue and School House; Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-0345 FAX (215) 951-2128

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Service Learning Featured in ASCD Update

Filed under: SELNET-ASCD — Dr. Bob Valiant at 5:25 am on Saturday, January 19, 2002
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The December 2001 ASCD Update included a message from ASCD Executive Director Gene Carter regarding service learning. In the message entitled “Service Learning: A Powerful Way to Engage Students in Learning” Carter made the point that in a rapidly changing world students need a new kind of education, one that includes “meaningful community work.” He concludes “service learning must become a widespread and permanent feature of the educational landscape.”
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Service-Learning in the New ESEA Legislation

Filed under: SELNET-ASCD — Dr. Bob Valiant at 5:21 am on Wednesday, January 9, 2002
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Subject: Service-Learning in the new ESEA legislation

This recently came from SeaNet, the association for state service-learning
coordinators.
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