Service Learning in
Illinois
2007 Illinois State-Wide K-16 Service-Learning Conference
Service-Learning and the Civic Mission of Schools
Friday, October 19, 2007
Harry D. Jacobs High School
2601 Bunker Hill Road
Algonquin, IL 60102
Registration
Form Presentation Proposal Form
The Illinois State Board of Education’s Division of Curriculum and Instruction and the Office of Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn are co-sponsoring the 2007 Illinois State-Wide K-16 Service- Learning Conference on Friday, October 19, at the Harry D. Jacobs High School in Algonquin, IL. Other sponsors include Illinois Campus Compact, the Illinois Office of the Corporation for National and Community Service and The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning.
Service-learning is an instructional method in which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized community service. This one-day conference will be of interest to teachers, students and community leaders already involved in community-based, school-based, or higher education level service-learning; as well as others who want to learn more about this very effective method for promoting academic learning, social/emotional development and student civic engagement.
Featured speakers will include Dr. James Kielsmeier, President of The National Youth Leadership Council and Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn.
The agenda will include general sessions, breakout sessions and student exhibits designed to celebrate the achievements of students, staff and community partners in service-learning projects across the state and to promote continuing program improvement. A complete conference agenda will be available on line by October 12, 2007.
If you are interested in presenting in one or more of the concurrent sessions, please return the Presentation Proposal Form to Mike Mangan at The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning by October 3, 2007.
To register staff or students from your school, university or community organization, please return the posted Conference Registration Form, together with payment, to the Bedford Park P.O. Box listed on the form, no later than October 12, 2007. The registration fee of $50 for adults and $25 for students includes continental breakfast, lunch and all conference materials. The program is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with check-in and breakfast available at 8:00 a.m.
For hotel accommodations on the night of October 18, please contact the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, 2595 Bunker Hill Road, Algonquin, IL 60102, (847) 458-6000 E-Mail: www.dorabros.com Rooms are available at a conference rate of $ 60 plus tax of 11% for single or double occupancy. Please mention that you are with the “State-Wide Service Learning Conference.” The deadline for the conference room rate at the hotel is September 25, 2007.
For additional conference information, please contact Michael Mangan, (224) 366-8534, mmangan@thecenterweb.org.
For information about the Illinois K-12, School-Based Learn and Serve America Program, please contact Ted Gibbs, Office of the Illinois Lieutenant Governor, (312) 814-6673, Ted.Gibbs@Illinois.gov
