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SCHOOL
DISTRICT
STATE
FUNCTION 2: PROFICIENCY
PEER MENTORING:
Pre-service teachers observe
classroom teachers in their use
of service-learning as an
instructional method.
Districts express interest in
working with colleges of
education to address servicelearning.
Statewide meetings of all
colleges of education are
convened to examine how
service-learning can be
integrated into pre-service
programs.
Teachers share information about
their service-learning activities with
pre-service teachers in methods
courses.
Districts hold meetings with preservice
institutions to develop a
program to connect future teachers
with classes engaged in servicelearning.
Training is offered to college
faculty on service-learning as an
instructional method, and/or
service-learning experts are brought
into methods courses to present a
unit on service-learning.
STAGES OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION
Experienced practitioners serve as sitebased
mentors to pre-service teachers in
developing service-learning activities.
Districts articulate long-term agreements
with pre-service institutions to facilitate
instruction on standards of effective
service-learning practice through
projects and their evaluation.
Service-learning is a specific teaching
methods course offered at all pre-service
institutions in the state. The colleges
conduct research on service-learning and
proactively encourage the state
department of education and district
superintendents to use the pedagogy.
CAPACITY- WIDESPREAD USE SYSTEMIC
BUILDING & SUPPORT INTEGRATION
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