CONNECT.
 
OUR MISSION
is to support educators in creating curriculum with place as the context, service-learning as the strategy, and sustainability as the goal. more
OUR PARTNERS
CWI's programs and initiatives are supported by generous donations from individuals and organizations. Financial and in kind support comes from organizations that include: The Bay and Paul Foundation; The Henderson Foundation; the Turrel Fund; The Thompson Trust; Antioch University NE; and our long time partners at Shelburne Farms. more
DON'T MISS
CWI's Annual
Summer EAST and WEST
Institutes on Service-Learning
Join with colleagues from across North America and beyond, working to embrace service-learning and sustainability. A week of support, inspiration, and collaboration. more
“What I got from the Institute was for more than I hoped for. It was too valuable to have missed. I think of the week in Vermont as the first step in a fantastic adventure. Thank You!”
Mary Drexler, Teacher
Hamilton Terrace High School
Shreveport, Louisiana
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Service-Learning and Assessment: A Field Guide for Teachers
A Comprehensive Guide for Assessing Service-Learning Activities.
Developed by The National Service-Learning and Assessment Study Group, October 1999
Edited by Susan Bonthron
This publication is available in Portable Document Format [PDF] and can be downloaded by chapters and printed to provide a partial or complete copy of the Field Guide for Teachers.
Chapters 1-2 : INTRODUCTION to Service-Learning, Assessment, and the National Study Group
> Chapter 2 : RECURRING ISSUES with Assessment of Learning Through Service
Chapter 3 : PLANNING SERVICE-LEARNING CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTS: A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CASE STUDY
Chapter 4 : USING RUBRICS TO ASSESS LEARNING THROUGH SERVICE IN MAINE
Chapter 5 : KWLS AND ANCHOR TASKS: ASSESSING THE DIMENSIONS OF STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH SERVICE
Chapter 6: INVITATION TO LEARN: INVOLVING STUDENTS IN THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Chapter 7: WHAT'S FOR LUNCH? HOW DOES FOOD AFFECT YOU AND THE WORLD?
A Service-Learning Inquiry Model Developed by the Colorado Assessment and Service-Learning Study Group
Chapter 8: IMPROVING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH EFFECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF SERVICE-LEARNING
Chapter 9: REFLECTIONS ON THE STUDY GROUP PROCESS
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DON'T MISS
CWI's Summer EAST and WEST
Institutes on Service-Learning
Join with colleagues from across North America and beyond, working to embrace service-learning and sustainability. A week of support, inspiration, and collaboration. more

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CWI Sponsors and Partners
Community Works Institute
Shelburne Farms
Orion Magazine
The Sustainable Schools Project
Antioch University NE
Johnson State College
CalServe K-12 Initiative
California Department of Education
University of Vermont
Community Garden Network
Overview of CWI Institutes
Participants attending a CWI Institute enhance their practice and thinking around sustainability, service-learning, and place-based education. We encourage educators to see themselves and their students as change agents.
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