• Keep America Beautiful Organization
• Great Sites for Teaching About…Earth Day
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the environment.

International Volunteers Week

• Is Community Service a Waste of Time?
  Many educators use the terms community service and service learning interchangeably. They are two very different concepts, though. What is the difference? Should your students participate in one or the other? Included: Education World talks to the experts about what it takes to create a real service-learning project -- if that's possible.
• Service Learning in Action Across the Grades
  No matter what grade level or subject you teach, service-learning projects can add a new dimension to your curriculum. This week, Education World offers examples of three excellent service-learning projects -- one each at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Each project is an example of true service learning. Included: Individual projects that involve students in creating Web pages for nonprofits, link the generations, and introduce students to the inner workings of community government.
• Students Learn While Helping at Soup Kitchen
  How do you teach compassion? A project launched by teachers and students at Presentation of Mary Academy in Hudson, N.H., is designed to do just that. Classroom learning is tied closely to the students' participation in a project carried on with the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter. Included: Details of how service learning can be tied to learning across the curriculum
• Earth Inc. -- A Service-Learning Lesson Plan
  A well-planned service-learning project should include stated academic and service goals, strategies for assessment, and opportunities for reflection. As an example, the Social Studies Education Consortium offers a template for a model service project -- and teachers from offer their project. Included: Cross-curriculum goals, activities, and more!

National Boat Safety Week

• Boat Safe Kids