Service Learning in Grades K-8: Experiential Learning That Builds Character And Motivation - Couverture rigide

Thomsen, Katherine

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 141291342X ISBN 13 : 9781412913423

Editeur : Corwin Press Inc, 2005

Synopsis

The author examines the beneficial effects of service learning, offers examples of curriculum-based and community-based projects, and explains how to start a successful program.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kate Thomsen is the Supervisor of Special Programs for Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Syracuse, New York. She is also an Adjunct Instructor at Syracuse Univer-sity's Graduate School of Education and Counseling. As part of her responsibilities, she supervises the programs of 40 coun- selors in a school-based drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. She frequently offers workshops on resiliency and related topics. Kate is cofounder and cochair of a local coali-tion, Prevention Partners for Youth Development, which works to integrate youth development principles, especially resiliency and asset development, into all youth services in Onondaga County. A secondary English teacher with a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Syracuse University and a CAS in Educational Administration from State University of New York at Oswego, she has spent her career working in both school and community agency settings. She draws on this experience to offer many ideas and examples for building resiliency in youth.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 141291342X
• ISBN 13: 9781412913423
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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