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Seal of Excellence for nationally recognized service-learning resources

The Council for Service-Learning Excellence

The Council for Service-Learning Excellence awards the Seal of Excellence, an annual award given to one or more service-learning resources recognized nationally by service-learning practitioners as an incredibly effective and valuable contribution to the field.

Nominations will be voted upon by the five centers that make up the Council in mid-January, 2006. Winners must receive a unanimous "yes" vote from all five centers. Winners will be announced prior to the National Conference in Philadelphia in March, 2006.

A strong candidate...

• Has stood the test of time — and has the potential to be useful 2-10 years down the road
• Never gets stuck on a shelf, but is always open on your desk to refer to
• Is something you use in a workshop when you want to make sure it's a winner
• Is one of the first, never-fail resources to which you refer new SL practitioners

Previous winners include...

• Community Lessons: Promising Curriculum Practices, Julie Bartsch
• Curriculum Connections (board game) - National Dropout Prevention Center
• Lessons from Experience: A Collection of Service-Learning Projects Linking Academic Standards to Curriculum, Wisconsin Department of Education
• The Evaluation Handbook: Practical Tools for Evaluating Service-Learning Programs, Mark Batenburg and Denise Clark Pope, Ph.D
• The Complete Guide to Service-Learning, Cathy Berger Kaye

If you have a resource that you would like to nominate, please send the title, author and ordering information to Marissa Ellis Plouin, National Service-Learning Exchange Manager, Pacific Region
Youth Service California, 1222 Preservation Park Way, Oakland, CA 94612; Tel. (510) 302-0561; Toll Free: (877) 572-3924; Fax (510) 302-0551; marissa@yscal.org