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Service-learning is a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning.

Students improve their academic skills by applying what they learn in school to the real world; they then reflect on their experience to reinforce the link between their service and their learning.
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View the Current Sherry Unger Award Winner

For great service-learning project ideas, click to view the current and past Sherry Unger Award winners

Maryland is the first state in the nation to require high school students to engage in service-learning activities as a condition of graduation.
Each of the 24 school districts in Maryland implement the service-learning graduation requirement differently, because they tailor the specifics of their program to their local community.
For further details, see our Best Practices.

Quality Review Rubrics for service-learning improvement:

Service-Learning training materials:

Download MSDE's new Maryland Student Service-Learning Guidelines PDF format
Use these presentations in PowerPoint (PPT) or PDF format:
- Service Learning 101: PPT or PDF
- School Improvement Through Service-Learning: PPT or PDF
- Civic Connections: PPT or PDF
Use Maryland's Seven Best Practices evaluation tool to assess the quality of your service-learning projects.

A Recipe for Positive Change:
Essential Ingredients =
Character and Service-Learning Learning
August 18, 2008

PowerPoint

PDF

Events:

Harvest for the Hungry Materials
October 22 - November 9, 2007

The 19th Annual National Service-Learning Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
April 9-12, 2008

Annual Service-Learning Recognition Event

Learn about and view materials distributed at the 10/5/05 Service-Learning Professional Development Institute

Call us at 410-767-0358 or send e-mail to our staff.

Contact Information

Julie Ayers, Service-Learning Specialist

Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone:

410-767-0358

Fax:	410-333-8010

Email:

jayers@msde.state.md.us

Marlo Lemon, Service-Learning Specialist

Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Phone:

410-767-0358

TTY/TDD:

410-333-2183

Email:

mlemon2@msde.state.md.us

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