Fitchburg State College
Center for Professional Studies
Spring 2008

Curriculum Connections through Community Service Learning
February 1, 8 & March 7, 13; 4 – 8 p.m.; Fitchburg State CPS Room
February 2, 9 & March 8; 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Computer Lab

Course Description: Curriculum Connections through Community Service Learning is a course designed to present service-learning partnerships as a strategy for teachers to use in order to challenge and guide students in obtaining the knowledge, skills, values and commitment necessary to thrive academically, socially and emotionally in today’s society. Teachers will design and implement a service-learning project that demonstrates rigorous learning in their content area through adherence to the MA Frameworks. Promising practices in service-learning partnerships will be explored, and educators will examine methods of introducing service-learning partnerships into all academic disciplines at all grade levels while maintaining academic rigor. Participants will also engage in a service-learning project in action.