Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Rural Students Reap Academic Gains from Community Service

Published in Edutopia Magazine July, 2009

A whole district in California's Central Valley is committed to service learning at every grade level.

http://www.edutopia.org/service-learning-fowler
http://www.edutopia.org/service-learning-fowler-how-to

with an audio slideshow on Edutopia.com about the Chavez Caring Crew, a 6th grade project to collect sunscreen (while learning science and English).
http://www.edutopia.org/fowler-slide-show