Integrating Service-Learning into a Standards-Based Teacher Education Program at a Mercy Institution Dr. Sara Alexis Rutledge Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education Mount Aloysius College

Welcome, Introductions, and Relationship to Conference Theme

Literature Review of Current Research in the Field of Service-Learning in Higher Education What is Service-Learning? History of Service-Learning in Higher Education Theoretical Basis for Service-Learning Benefits of Service-Learning Characteristics of Service-Learning Components of Service-Learning Connection Between Service-Learning and Social Justice Rationale for Service-Learning in Teacher Education Impact of Service-Learning on Enhanced Academic Learning and Student Retention Federal Support of Service-Learning

Best Practices for Integrating Quality Service-Learning Projects into Teacher Education Programs Share Experiences Challenges and Rewards (Clearances, Transportation, Museum Thank You Letter From Student) Developing and Maintaining Partnerships

Strategies for Meeting State and National Standards Pennsylvania Department of Education Association for Teacher Educators Middle States Commission on Higher Education Mount Aloysius College Mission Statement and Strategic Plan National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education

Research on Service-Learning in Teacher Preparation Programs There is an extensive amount of research concerning the critical importance of service-learning in teacher preparation programs. Several researchers (e.g., Harwood, Fliss, & Goulding, 2006; Root, Callahan, & Sepanski, 2002; Vickers, 2007) found that when teacher candidates engage in service-learning projects, they are more likely to become sensitive to students’ developmental needs, understand the social-emotional learning that can serve to support academic learning for the students, and develop a more realistic view of the teaching profession, which in turn can help them to adjust and stay within the profession when they become teachers. Other researchers noted that teacher candidates that engage in service-learning become more culturally sensitive (Boyle-Baise, 2005; Brown & Howard, 2005). Taken from: www.servicelearning.org

Service Learning "A good college affirms that service to others is a central part of education." The Carnegie Foundation, College: The Undergraduate Experience in America "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has!" Margaret Mead "No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for someone else." Ben Franklin "The greatest tragedy is not to live and die, as we all must. The greatest tragedy is for a person to live and die without knowing the satisfaction of giving life to others." Cesar E. Chavez

Showcase of Ten Successful Service-Learning Collaborations Dr. Rutledge’s Teaching Load: 4 different Courses Each Semester= 8 Preparations per year plus one summer class This will be my 9th year teaching at Mount Aloysius College and I have implemented 10 service learning projects into all 8 my courses.

ED 320 Applied Learning Strategies for the Exceptional Learner and the Bridge Program from Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8

ED 320 Applied Learning Strategies for the Exceptional Learner and the Pennsylvania Association for Individuals with Disabilities

ED 305 The Art of Effective Teaching and The Lexia Program at the Arc of Blair County

CS 302 Technology in Education and The Ann Harris Smith Child Development Center

CS 302 Technology in Education and NCLB Blue Ribbon School Pocopson Elementary School

ED 119 Aesthetic Experiences for Young Children and the Johnstown Children’s Museum

ED 119 Aesthetic Experiences for Young Children and the “Aesthetic Experiences for Children in Western and Central Pennsylvania Resource Guide”

SO 301 Multicultural Issues in Education and Society and Human Service Agencies in Cambria, Blair, Bedford, Somerset, and Center Counties

ED 414 Creating and Adapting Curriculum and the Greater Johnstown School District Tutoring Program

ED 310 Methods of Teaching Math and Horace Mann Elementary School in the Indiana Area School District

The Annual Mount Aloysius College Service-Learning Exposition

Recommendations, Conclusions, and Discussion

Resources The Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education The International Journal for Research on Service-Learning in Teacher Education Campus Compact and Pennsylvania Campus Compact Learn and Serve America The International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education at Duke University Service-Learning Student Guide and Journal and Service-Learning Higher Education Guide Southern Allegheny Learn and Serve Alliance (SALSA)