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Kansas State University

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Agenda

Breakout Session Topics

Help students develop 21st Century Skills through service learning
How to develop a service learning program
Using service learning to strengthen your school's character education program
Best practices in sustaining a service learning program from K-12 and beyond
Keeping high school seniors involved with school through service learning projects
Developing civic competencies in partnership with higher education

Detailed Agenda

Detailed Agenda (PDF)

Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Time	Event
6–7 p.m.	Registration Service Learning Displays
7–8:30 p.m.	Evening reception Opening remarks Dr. Alexa Posny, Kansas Commissioner of Education

Thursday, February 4, 2009
Time	Event
8–8:30 a.m	Registration
8:30–8:45 a.m.	Welcome David Procter, Director, Center for Engagement and Community Development, Kansas State University
8:45–9:30 a.m.	Keynote Address Dr. James Toole, author of Service Learning: The Essence of Pedagogy
9:30–9:45 a.m.	Break
9:45–11 a.m.	Breakout Session #1
	Room #1 – K-12 Service Learning James Toole, Facilitator How to start a program K-12 Sustaining relationships What needs to be in place?
	Room #2 – K-12 Service Learning Service Learning and Ecology
	Room #3 – Post-Secondary Service Learning Kansas Campus Compact – Matt Lindsey, Executive Director Washburn University's “Learning in the Community” – Dr. Richard Ellis, Center for Community Services, Washburn University
	Room #4 – Instilling Lifelong Service Civic Learning State Advisory Group Presentation – Bill Swinney, Allen County Community College and Kansas Volunteer Commission Community-based Service – Candy L. White, Health and Wellness Director, Topeka Downtown YMCA
11–11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	Breakout Session #2
	Room #1 – K-12 Service Learning Junction City – “Take a Second and Make a Difference”
	Room #2 – K-12 Service Learning Spring Hill High School presentation: Standards
	Room #3 – Post-Secondary Service Learning – University examples WaterLink Kansas Campus Compact
	Room #4 – Instilling Lifelong Service – Panel Discussion Moderator: Erika Imbody, Project Coordinator, Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, Kansas State University Service through corporate work – Noelle St. Clair, Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka Service through teaching – Teach for America Americacorp
12:45–1:45 p.m.	Luncheon / Speaker on Civic Leadership
1:45–2:45 p.m.	Next Steps and Wrap Up Facilitated dialog – Dan Kahl, Facilitator, Kansas State University
3:00 p.m.–Closing	David Procter