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A few teachers are beginning to
link service to academic subjects
but service may still be in the
form of required and
unsupervised hours. Minimal
reflective activities occur or count
as part of the class grade.
Few opportunities for students to
engage in service learning are
available. Model projects,
curricula, or planning guides are
not available. Service may be a
component of an extracurricular
club or program. The district does
not endorse service learning in
any way.
Service learning is not included as
a component of curricular
frameworks. SDE personnel are
not interested in or aware of how
to assist districts in infusing the
pedagogy.
Many teachers make service a
component of some subjects and
school day activities. Assignments
are sometimes interdisciplinary, and
are based on required competencies,
and demonstrate understanding of
content areas.
A service learning course may exist
at the local high school. Some
model projects and curricula exist,
but only a few teachers and schools
are using service learning. Service is
performed by several extracurricular
clubs and certain populations as part
of the curriculum (e.g., special
education or gifted). The district is
quietly supportive of service
learning.
Service learning is considered a part
of the civics or citizenship
dimensions of curricula, and the
SDE may develop suggestions for
how schools and districts can
incorporate service into this subject
area.
STAGES OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION
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Most or all teachers infuse service into
all academic areas in an interdisciplinary
way, and regularly use school time for
activities. Students, teachers, parents,
and administrators all understand how
the service connects to academic
learning, and service is seen as a most
effective pedagogy.
Service learning is available in most or
all academic subjects K-12. Curricular
guides and interdisciplinary curricula are
widely available and utilized. Service is
a teaching method used by faculty to
teach required material to all
populations. The district highlights
service as an important pedagogical
approach to educators, parents, and the
community.
Service learning is officially linked to all
academic areas, and the SDE develops
planning guides, highlights curricula,
and hosts occasions through which
districts can examine the ways in which
service is linked to curricula.