EDU 350 - Service Learning and Civic Engagement in Educational Contexts

3 CR

This course is designed for current pK-12 educators, future educators, and those in related fields interested in providing students opportunities to engage in service learning and civic engagement. Major topics covered will include strategies for embedding opportunities for service learning and civic engagement in a standards-based curriculum and promoting student service and civic engagement in a variety of contexts (school, local community, environment, global community, etc.)

Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 or by permission of instructor. Students planning to complete their service learning project in a pk-12 school must first complete their Maine Department of Education Criminal Records History Check (CRHC).