Our 2008 Class of Teacher Fellows

2004 State Service-Learning Fellows

2005 State Service-Learning Fellows

Fellows Class 2005 Thirteenth Generation

2006 Maryland Service-Learning Fellows

Fellows Class 2006 Fourteenth Generation

Fellows Class 2008 Sixteenth Generation

Fellows Program Outcomes

Outcome 1: Each Fellow will participate in MSDE activities designed to promote your professional development as a service-learning expert.

• Attend annual retreat (required).
• Participate in state or national boards/committees/commissions on service-learning (recommended but optional).

Outcome 2: Each Fellow will serve as a resource to your "local service-learning team".

• Operate a service-learning program which conforms to Maryland's Best Practices in Service-Learning (required).
• Work in partnership with local education agency service-learning contact (required).
• Train teachers in service-learning in your school, county and other counties (recommended but optional).
• Write service-learning curricula for your LEA (recommended but optional).
• Serve on the local education agency service-learning advisory board (recommended but optional).
• Host visitors from in and out of state who want to observe exemplary service-learning programs (recommended but optional).
• Work cooperatively with National Service program participants in Maryland (such as Americorps) who are also working to enhance service-learning (recommended but optional).
• Collaborate with local higher education institutions to integrate service-learning into pre-service and in-service teacher education programs (recommended but optional).

Outcome 3: Each Fellow will generate 3 positive media events or pieces in local, state or national outlets each year.

• Generate 3 positive media pieces. Send out news releases, invite your local politicians, etc (required).
• Write/collaborate on service-learning articles to enhance the field (recommended but optional).

Outcome 4: Each Fellow will mentor two teachers or one teacher team each year and create resources to support other teachers.

• Act as consultants and provide technical assistance to at least two other teachers or one teacher team as they develop programs (required).
• Replicate exemplary service-learning programs by working with other teachers to help them establish programs (recommended but optional).
• Host visitors from in and out of state who want to observe exemplary service-learning programs - same requirement as Outcome #2 (recommended but optional).
• Write a summary description of your program (see complete listing of program descriptions below), how and why it works, for dissemination (required).

Outcome 5: Each Fellow will engage in four study circle meetings each year to strengthen your fellowship, reflect on your experiences, and share your learnings with other fellows and your peers.

• Establish a mutual mentoring relationship with other Fellows through your study circle (required).
• Replicate exemplary service-learning programs by working with other teachers to help them establish programs - same requirement as Outcome # 4 (recommended but optional).