(4/15/08) Task Force on FOE open forum on the Medford campus

Dear Students: As you may know, last fall President Bacow appointed a task
force to consider the issue of freedom of expression at Tufts. This action
followed the incidents that occurred last academic year and the
administration's response. The task force has drafted a document about
freedom of expression and has asked for comment from the TUfts community.
Please read this and I encourage you to send your comments to the committee.

Professor Pinderhughes

Tentative Draft no.6
March 5, 2008

A DECLARATION ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INQUIRY
IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY

Tufts University, an educational community, has as it paramount
purpose the discovery and dissemination of knowledge and the pursuit of the
arts through study, teaching, and research. For the Tufts Community to
achieve its purposes, freedom of expression and inquiry must prevail
throughout the University. Without freedom of expression, the members of the
Tufts Community cannot fully share their knowledge with each other and with
the wider world, test ideas on the anvil of open debate and criticism, or
engage in the joint exploration among scholars and artists that leads to new
scientific, academic, and artistic discoveries. Without freedom of inquiry,
Community members cannot find new knowledge, challenge conventional wisdom,
or test old truths. The inherently linked freedoms of expression and inquiry
are thus the sine qua non of a dynamic university, an essential and
fundamental condition for Tufts University to fulfill its mission.
With freedoms come obligations. With rights come responsibilities.
The exercise of freedom of expression and inquiry within the Tufts
Community, like the exercise of any freedom in any community, takes place
within a framework of laws, ethics, and agreed upon community norms. Thus,
the law justly provides that freedom of expression does not entail the right
to slander the reputation of another person, to plagiarize the work of
another scholar, or to threaten or obstruct a speaker who advances unwelcome
ideas. Beyond the fundamental requirements of the law, the members of Tufts
University, as a community, also owe one another the basic respect and
ethical obligations that human beings engaged in a common endeavor owe to
one another in any community.
In the domain of freedom of expression, the respect owed to one
another has two basic dimensions: 1) to respect the freedom of other
community members to inquire and express themselves freely, and 2) to
exercise freedom of expression and inquiry in ways that respect the
fundamental human qualities of members of the Tufts Community and create a
climate that is conducive to learning and in which all community members,
regardless of background , are free from various forms of harassment and
intimidation which may interfere with the ability to study, grow, and attain
their full potential. The exercise of freedom of expression within the Tufts
Community has the power to enlighten and delight, but it also has the power,
when used negligently or maliciously, to injure and destroy. It is
incumbent upon each member of the Tufts Community to bear in mind their
obligations and responsibilities as Community members when they exercise
their freedom of expression. It is also incumbent upon the Community as a
whole, and especially the University leadership, to exercise their own
freedom of expression to challenge and educate those of our members who
would harass others and to support strongly those of our members who are
unjustly attacked.
The achievement of our common endeavor - the discovery and
dissemination of knowledge and the pursuit of the arts - requires each
member of our community to be mindful of those ethical and human obligations
as they exercise their freedoms to express themselves and to engage in
intellectual and scientific inquiry. In the end, freedom of expression and
inquiry are necessary but not sufficient conditions for learning to take
place at Tufts University. For learning to take place at Tufts, there must
also exist on every campus an environment of civility, tolerance, dialogue,
and a respect for the orderly functioning of the processes of education.

For more information or to send comments to the Task Force on Freedom of
Expression:
Visit http://freedomofexpression.tufts.edu

(will accept anonymous
comments)
Or send a message to freedomofexpression@tufts.edu.

(4/15/08) Task Force on FOE open forum on the Medford campus

Dear Students: As you may know, last fall President Bacow appointed a task
force to consider the issue of freedom of expression at Tufts. This action
followed the incidents that occurred last academic year and the
administration's response. The task force has drafted a document about
freedom of expression and has asked for comment from the TUfts community.
Please read this and I encourage you to send your comments to the committee.

Professor Pinderhughes

Tentative Draft no.6
March 5, 2008

A DECLARATION ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INQUIRY
IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY

Tufts University, an educational community, has as it paramount
purpose the discovery and dissemination of knowledge and the pursuit of the
arts through study, teaching, and research. For the Tufts Community to
achieve its purposes, freedom of expression and inquiry must prevail
throughout the University. Without freedom of expression, the members of the
Tufts Community cannot fully share their knowledge with each other and with
the wider world, test ideas on the anvil of open debate and criticism, or
engage in the joint exploration among scholars and artists that leads to new
scientific, academic, and artistic discoveries. Without freedom of inquiry,
Community members cannot find new knowledge, challenge conventional wisdom,
or test old truths. The inherently linked freedoms of expression and inquiry
are thus the sine qua non of a dynamic university, an essential and
fundamental condition for Tufts University to fulfill its mission.
With freedoms come obligations. With rights come responsibilities.
The exercise of freedom of expression and inquiry within the Tufts
Community, like the exercise of any freedom in any community, takes place
within a framework of laws, ethics, and agreed upon community norms. Thus,
the law justly provides that freedom of expression does not entail the right
to slander the reputation of another person, to plagiarize the work of
another scholar, or to threaten or obstruct a speaker who advances unwelcome
ideas. Beyond the fundamental requirements of the law, the members of Tufts
University, as a community, also owe one another the basic respect and
ethical obligations that human beings engaged in a common endeavor owe to
one another in any community.
In the domain of freedom of expression, the respect owed to one
another has two basic dimensions: 1) to respect the freedom of other
community members to inquire and express themselves freely, and 2) to
exercise freedom of expression and inquiry in ways that respect the
fundamental human qualities of members of the Tufts Community and create a
climate that is conducive to learning and in which all community members,
regardless of background , are free from various forms of harassment and
intimidation which may interfere with the ability to study, grow, and attain
their full potential. The exercise of freedom of expression within the Tufts
Community has the power to enlighten and delight, but it also has the power,
when used negligently or maliciously, to injure and destroy. It is
incumbent upon each member of the Tufts Community to bear in mind their
obligations and responsibilities as Community members when they exercise
their freedom of expression. It is also incumbent upon the Community as a
whole, and especially the University leadership, to exercise their own
freedom of expression to challenge and educate those of our members who
would harass others and to support strongly those of our members who are
unjustly attacked.
The achievement of our common endeavor - the discovery and
dissemination of knowledge and the pursuit of the arts - requires each
member of our community to be mindful of those ethical and human obligations
as they exercise their freedoms to express themselves and to engage in
intellectual and scientific inquiry. In the end, freedom of expression and
inquiry are necessary but not sufficient conditions for learning to take
place at Tufts University. For learning to take place at Tufts, there must
also exist on every campus an environment of civility, tolerance, dialogue,
and a respect for the orderly functioning of the processes of education.

For more information or to send comments to the Task Force on Freedom of
Expression:
Visit http://freedomofexpression.tufts.edu

(will accept anonymous
comments)
Or send a message to freedomofexpression@tufts.edu.

(4/14/08) Tomorrow is Career Night! Come & hear from alums!

To ALL EP students-

Have you ever asked these questions?
- What type of job can I get with my Child Development undergraduate or
graduate degree?
- How do I start looking for the job my parents always ask me about?

Please join us for
*CAREER NIGHT*
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
7-9pm
Eliot-Pearson Children's School in the 1-2 classroom

Dinner will be served!
The event includes a formal presentation with a panel of alums and an
informal discussion.

Hope to see you there!

Please RSVP at (617)627-3355 or email Emilieanne.Koehnlein@tufts.edu

****************************
Our speakers include:

Lindsay Lightbody is originally from Northern California and she graduated
from Santa Clara University in 2002 with a double major in Psychology and
Spanish. After graduation, she worked as a Research Assistant at Stanford
University conducting neuropsychological tests with Alzheimer's patients.
After two years, she knew it was time to return to working with the other
end of the age spectrum. In 2004 she moved to Somerville and entered the
Child Development Masters program at Tufts where she concentrated in
Clinical Developmental Psychology. Lindsay did her internship at Children's
Hospital Boston under Dr. Heidelise Als in the Infant and Child
Neurobehavioral Studies Lab. After the completion of her internship, Lindsay
continued to work with Dr. Als as a Research Assistant and Developmental
Specialist and has just completed her third year there.

Lauren Manni Friedman, LCSW graduated from Eliot-Pearson with a B.A. in
1997. She began her career with her senior year internship as a counselor at
The Academy North in Reading and Danvers, which turned into her first
full-time job after graduation. Her responsibilities there included
co-leading social skills groups for children with mild to moderate special
needs both in a school setting and after-school, conducting initial
interviews, case management, billing and enrollment. Next, Lauren worked for
two years as a preschool teacher at MGH Children's Center in Charlestown.
Her life soon relocated her to Houston, TX where she worked as the special
needs resource specialist for Initiatives for Children, a child care search
and quality improvement agency. Her role was to assist parents of children
with special needs in finding appropriate child care placements and
resources, as well as network with others in the field promoting child
advocacy in the greater Houston area. Shortly thereafter, she enrolled at
The University of Texas at Austin and completed her Master of Science in
Social Work. Just after graduating, she embarked on the next step in her
child development career when she became a Mom. Since then Lauren has
alternated between at-home motherhood & working outside the home. She is
currently home on maternity leave with her two children ages 4 ½ and 15
months but will return to her other full-time job this fall as the social
worker in the Special Education department at Greater Lowell Vocational
Technical High School in Tyngsboro.

Dr. Simona Bujoreanu came to the US from Romania in 1999 to enthusiastically
embark on the journey of becoming a Clinical Child Psychologist. After
obtaining a Master of Arts from the Child Development Department at Tufts
University and continuing for one year her applied research jobs at the
Brazelton Institute at Children's Hospital Boston and at the Home School
Connection Program at Tufts University, she moved to Rhode Island to pursue
a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Bujoreanu finalized her
studies in 2007 with a clinical internship at Children's Hospital Boston and
a dissertation in the field of developmental neuropsychological assessment.
Currently, Dr. Bujoreanu is a postdoctoral fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute in Boston, working with children and families. In this role, she
provides psychosocial support for children who recently received a diagnosis
of cancer, and provides consultations to families and schools regarding the
cognitive late effects experienced by children who had a diagnosis of brain
tumor or received certain types of cancer-related treatment.

Frances G. Rowley, MA, CAGS, LICSW, is currently the Director of Early
Childhood Services at The Guidance Center, Inc. Her career in Somerville and
Cambridge began in 1978 when she joined the Department of Public Welfare
Protective Service Unit (pre-DSS) as a Child Welfare Specialist and later
became Supervisor of Family & Children's Services. Ms. Rowley then spent 12
years at the Somerville Mental Health Clinic, where she served as
Supervisor/Senior Clinician for the Clinic's area-based Child Abuse
Treatment Team, Mental Health Team Leader and Coordinator of Preschool and
Consultation Services. As the former Director of Cambridge Health Alliance
(CHA) Ambulatory Social Services and Somerville Hospital Division of
Community Health Social Services, Ms. Rowley initiated multi-departmental
and multi-organizational collaborations. She also served on the CHA Ethics
Committee, Continuous Quality Improvement and Domestic Violence Task Forces
and as the Adolescent In-Patient Human Rights Officer. Ms. Rowley provided
administrative and clinical supervision for outpatient multilingual
services, clinical social work staff and family support workers. From 1987
to 1997, she served as an Adjunct Faculty Instructor for the Massachusetts
School of Professional Psychology where she provided clinical instruction in
the diagnosis and treatment of child sexual trauma. Ms. Rowley spent time
working in private practice, and she joined The Guidance Center as the
Director of Infant-Toddler Services in June 2000. Education: Boston
University, BA Psychology, '72; Tufts University, MA Child Study, '76;
Northeastern University, CAGS Community Mental Health Counseling, '78; She
was grandfathered into social work licensure in '80 because of psychology
and social work supervision in all her internships.

Erin J. Cox Weinberg, Vice President of Field Operations at Jumpstart for
Young Children's National office, has served in a multitude of roles in her
seven years at Jumpstart. As Executive Director of the Northeast Region,
Erin managed the implementation of the first-ever Jumpstart School Readiness
for All Initiative, a community-based growth effort aimed at securing the
partnerships and sustainable funding necessary to grow Jumpstart's services
to scale, community by community, in Boston. Since 2004, the Initiative has
provided individualized mentoring to more than 900 children in Roxbury,
received the prestigious Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for
Campus-Community Collaboration, and is expanding to neighboring Jamaica
Plain, North Dorchester, and South Boston. During her two years as Director
of New Site Development, Erin helped lead Jumpstart's expansion from 20 to
58 higher education partners, nearly tripling Jumpstart's national impact.
Erin is also the founder of Jumpstart's Service-Learning Initiative, which
began in 2003, and now involves more than 25% of the Jumpstart national
network. Prior to this, Erin founded and oversaw the campus-based Jumpstart
program at Tufts University as Site Manager. In her current capacity, Erin
manages each of Jumpstart's five regional offices (who support the 70
Jumpstart sites nationwide) as well as the organization's strategic growth,
government relations, and national service partnerships functions. Erin
received her Bachelor's Degree in Child Development from Tufts University.
Erin is also a graduate of the Commonwealth Legislative Seminar and
LeadBoston 2007

(4/14/08) Why come to Career Night?

Eliot-Pearson Career Night is tomorrow night, Tuesday, April 15, from 7:00 -
8:30 p.m. We have five wonderful guests coming who are all E-P grads. They
will tell you about their jobs, how they got them, and answer any and all
questions about the career process. Importantly, some went on to doctoral
programs, some got jobs with their M.A., and one with just her B.A.
Something for everyone! Please come. Dinner too!
Martha Pott
Martha Julia Sellers
Sarah Jung
Career Night organizers

(4/10/08) Don't Forget!!! Career Night is Tuesday April 15th

To ALL EP students-

Have you ever asked these questions?
- What type of job can I get with my Child Development undergraduate or
graduate degree?
- How do I start looking for the job my parents always ask me about?

Please join us for
*CAREER NIGHT*
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
7-9pm
Eliot-Pearson Children's School in the 1-2 classroom

Dinner will be served!
The event includes a formal presentation with a panel of alums and an
informal discussion.

Hope to see you there!

Please RSVP at (617)627-3355 or email Emilieanne.Koehnlein@tufts.edu

****************************
Some of our speakers include:

Lauren Manni Friedman, LCSW graduated from Eliot-Pearson with a B.A. in
1997. She began her career with her senior year internship as a counselor at
The Academy North in Reading and Danvers, which turned into her first
full-time job after graduation. Her responsibilities there included
co-leading social skills groups for children with mild to moderate special
needs both in a school setting and after-school, conducting initial
interviews, case management, billing and enrollment. Next, Lauren worked for
two years as a preschool teacher at MGH Children's Center in Charlestown.
Her life soon relocated her to Houston, TX where she worked as the special
needs resource specialist for Initiatives for Children, a child care search
and quality improvement agency. Her role was to assist parents of children
with special needs in finding appropriate child care placements and
resources, as well as network with others in the field promoting child
advocacy in the greater Houston area. Shortly thereafter, she enrolled at
The University of Texas at Austin and completed her Master of Science in
Social Work. Just after graduating, she embarked on the next step in her
child development career when she became a Mom. Since then Lauren has
alternated between at-home motherhood & working outside the home. She is
currently home on maternity leave with her two children ages 4 ½ and 15
months but will return to her other full-time job this fall as the social
worker in the Special Education department at Greater Lowell Vocational
Technical High School in Tyngsboro.

Dr. Simona Bujoreanu came to the US from Romania in 1999 to enthusiastically
embark on the journey of becoming a Clinical Child Psychologist. After
obtaining a Master of Arts from the Child Development Department at Tufts
University and continuing for one year her applied research jobs at the
Brazelton Institute at Children's Hospital Boston and at the Home School
Connection Program at Tufts University, she moved to Rhode Island to pursue
a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Bujoreanu finalized her
studies in 2007 with a clinical internship at Children's Hospital Boston and
a dissertation in the field of developmental neuropsychological assessment.
Currently, Dr. Bujoreanu is a postdoctoral fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute in Boston, working with children and families. In this role, she
provides psychosocial support for children who recently received a diagnosis
of cancer, and provides consultations to families and schools regarding the
cognitive late effects experienced by children who had a diagnosis of brain
tumor or received certain types of cancer-related treatment.

Frances G. Rowley, MA, CAGS, LICSW, is currently the Director of Early
Childhood Services at The Guidance Center, Inc. Her career in Somerville and
Cambridge began in 1978 when she joined the Department of Public Welfare
Protective Service Unit (pre-DSS) as a Child Welfare Specialist and later
became Supervisor of Family & Children's Services. Ms. Rowley then spent 12
years at the Somerville Mental Health Clinic, where she served as
Supervisor/Senior Clinician for the Clinic's area-based Child Abuse
Treatment Team, Mental Health Team Leader and Coordinator of Preschool and
Consultation Services. As the former Director of Cambridge Health Alliance
(CHA) Ambulatory Social Services and Somerville Hospital Division of
Community Health Social Services, Ms. Rowley initiated multi-departmental
and multi-organizational collaborations. She also served on the CHA Ethics
Committee, Continuous Quality Improvement and Domestic Violence Task Forces
and as the Adolescent In-Patient Human Rights Officer. Ms. Rowley provided
administrative and clinical supervision for outpatient multilingual
services, clinical social work staff and family support workers. From 1987
to 1997, she served as an Adjunct Faculty Instructor for the Massachusetts
School of Professional Psychology where she provided clinical instruction in
the diagnosis and treatment of child sexual trauma. Ms. Rowley spent time
working in private practice, and she joined The Guidance Center as the
Director of Infant-Toddler Services in June 2000. Education: Boston
University, BA Psychology, '72; Tufts University, MA Child Study, '76;
Northeastern University, CAGS Community Mental Health Counseling, '78; She
was grandfathered into social work licensure in '80 because of psychology
and social work supervision in all her internships.

Erin J. Cox Weinberg, Vice President of Field Operations at Jumpstart for
Young Children's National office, has served in a multitude of roles in her
seven years at Jumpstart. As Executive Director of the Northeast Region,
Erin managed the implementation of the first-ever Jumpstart School Readiness
for All Initiative, a community-based growth effort aimed at securing the
partnerships and sustainable funding necessary to grow Jumpstart's services
to scale, community by community, in Boston. Since 2004, the Initiative has
provided individualized mentoring to more than 900 children in Roxbury,
received the prestigious Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for
Campus-Community Collaboration, and is expanding to neighboring Jamaica
Plain, North Dorchester, and South Boston. During her two years as Director
of New Site Development, Erin helped lead Jumpstart's expansion from 20 to
58 higher education partners, nearly tripling Jumpstart's national impact.
Erin is also the founder of Jumpstart's Service-Learning Initiative, which
began in 2003, and now involves more than 25% of the Jumpstart national
network. Prior to this, Erin founded and oversaw the campus-based Jumpstart
program at Tufts University as Site Manager. In her current capacity, Erin
manages each of Jumpstart's five regional offices (who support the 70
Jumpstart sites nationwide) as well as the organization's strategic growth,
government relations, and national service partnerships functions. Erin
received her Bachelor's Degree in Child Development from Tufts University.
Erin is also a graduate of the Commonwealth Legislative Seminar and
LeadBoston 2007.

(4/10/08) Community Service Learning Conference

Please join us.

Massachusetts Annual Statewide
Community Service-Learning Conference

Monday, May 5, 2008
8:00-3:30

Hogan Center, Holy Cross College
Worcester, MA

"Service-learning is a teaching and learning approach that integrates
community service with academic
study to enrich learning, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen
communities."
--From the National Commission on Service-Learning 2001

Students, teachers, educators, and community partners are invited to a day
of sharing strategies to implement, improve and embed service-learning
practice in Massachusetts' schools. Workshop and plenary sessions will focus
on project sharing, skills and tools for improving practice, strategies and
policies for institutionalizing CSL, and ideas for collaboration and
linkages with other educational and service initiatives. To register visit:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/conference/?ConferenceID=488.

AGENDA (tentative)

8:00-8:30 Registration, Breakfast, Showcase Set Up and Service Project

8:30-9:00 Welcome and Service-Learning Leader Award Presentations
9:00-10:00 Keynote Program: Community Service-Learning from Students'
Perspectives
10:00-10:15 Showcase Viewing Time
10:15-11:30 Breakout Session I
11:30-11:45 Showcase Viewing Time (snacks will be available)
11:45-1:00 Breakout Session II
1:00-2:00 Lunch (Networking Tables for Specific Issues Will be
Available)
2:00-3:15 Breakout Session III
3:15-3:30 Complete Evaluations and Showcase Breakdown

In the Spirit of Service
The Red Cross Club at Worcester's South High Community School, in
partnership with the American Red Cross of Central Massachusetts, will
organize a clothing drive to benefit Central Massachusetts Disaster Relief.
Students from the Red Cross Club will be on hand at the top of the parking
lot between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. to help unload bags from cars and place them
in the Red Cross donation van. Thank you to Maureen Binienda, Dean of the
Academy of Education, Service & Government at South High; the staff of the
ARC of Central Massachusetts; and especially the students from the Red Cross
Club at South High, for coordinating the project.

We ask that you consider making a donation to this drive as a suggested
conference registration "fee." The following used items, in good condition,
are welcome:

clothing, bedding, towels, blankets, curtains, shoes

Please place all donated items in bags.

Over 98% of all proceeds from the sale of the clothing go directly to local
disaster relief services. For example: Since July 1st, the ARC of Central
Mass has provided food, shelter and additional services to 180 local
families affected by home fires; 620 total individuals (421 adults, 208
children!).

Thank you for your generosity!

CSL Showcase
All attendees are invited to display service-learning success stories!
Project displays will be scattered around the conference center for viewing
throughout the day. Displays should reflect elements of high-quality
service-learning including: academic connections, service that meets real
community needs, youth voice and reflection. To sign up to display a
showcase at the conference, please email Naomi Weiner at
nweiner@mass-service.org. Thanks!

Lunchtime Networking
Members of the Connecticut Valley CSL Professional Learning Community will
have the opportunity to convene during lunch at a reserved table. Other CSL
networking tables, by region or issue area, may be arranged in advance by
emailing nweiner@mass-service.org. Requests will be granted on a
space-available basis.

Special Workshop:
Incorporating CSL into Teacher Education Programs
As part of the conference, the Massachusetts Campus Compact will offer a
full day workshop devoted to helping teacher educators identify resources,
materials and curricular entry points that will promote integration of
service-learning as a K-12 instructional strategy in specific teacher
education programs and individual courses. This workshop will be of primary
interest to faculty, students or administrators in colleges or universities.
When registering, please indicate that you will be attending the Pre-Service
Teacher Education Workshop in the "Breakout Selection" field.

Massachusetts Annual Statewide
Community Service-Learning Conference

Monday, May 5, 2008
8:00-3:30

Hogan Center, Holy Cross College
Worcester, MA

Service-Learning Leader Award Recipients 2008

Congratulations to the following educators who have been selected as this
year's Community Service-Learning Leaders! These individuals will be
presented with their awards during the morning welcome at the conference.

Teacher Leader Awards

Sarah Benis Scheier-Dolberg, Humanities Teacher, New Mission High School,
Boston

Kenneth High, Social Studies Teacher, Hudson High School, Hudson

Mary "Gret" Lozeau, Social Studies Teacher, Hanson Middle School,
Whitman-Hanson

Zachary Snow, Biology Teacher, Newton North High School, Newton

Superintendent Leader Award

Ruth Gilbert-Whitner, Assistant Superintendent, Whitman-Hanson Regional
Schools

Community Partner Leader Award

South Shore Habitat for Humanity

Higher Education Partner Leader Award

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts


Massachusetts Annual Statewide
Community Service-Learning Conference

Monday, May 5, 2008
8:00-3:30

Hogan Center, Holy Cross College
Worcester, MA

Breakout Session Descriptions

BREAKOUT SESSION I (10:15-11:30)

1. Community Service-Learning: A Multi-Step Approach

Presenter(s): Merle Berman, Grade Administrator; Katie Driscoll, Social
Studies Teacher; Eunice Flanders, English Teacher; Steven Mock, Social
Studies Teacher
School/Organization: Pollard Middle School, Needham

This workshop will describe how Grade 8 students at Pollard Middle School
engage in service-learning projects following a unit focused on youth
advocacy for social justice issues. They are exposed to real-life scenarios
of youth-in-action, and learn different methods and appraoches to advocacy
and service. Connections to the Grade 8 Social Studies curriculum are
evident. Ultimately, students select a social issue -- for example,
homelessness, racism, ageism. They conduct research on it through a
webquest established for this purpose, and perform commuity service.
Students develop portfolios/reflections about this learning experience.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers (MS),
CSL Coordinators

2. Integrating Community Service Learning into the Curriculum

Presenter(s): Maureen Binienda, Dean; Carlo DiBonoventura, Biology
Teacher; Joseph Caforio, Social Studies Teacher; Juli LaChapelle, English
Teacher; Herb Dilts, Social Studies Teacher
School/Organization: Worcester Public Schools, Academy of Education,
Service & Government

This workshop will demonstrate six CSL projects through a teacher and
student panel. Projects highlighted include Healthy Living (Biology),
Minigrants to Improve Our Community, World War II Library of Congress
Project, Worcester Woman's Oral History Project (Social Studies), and Stop
Hunger Project in partnership with the Intergenerational Urban Studies
Department at Worcester State College.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers
(MS/HS), CSL Coordinators, Students

3. Connecting Students with "Place" through Environmental CSL Projects

Presenter(s): Jackie Lucero, Education Coordinator; Jonah Keane, Director
School/Organization: SCA Mass Parks AmeriCorps Program

In an effort to connect students with "place," AmeriCorps members serving
with Student Conservation Association (SCA) Mass Parks facilitate a
service-learning project at the host schools where they conduct an
environmental education curriculum in the winter months. This workshop will
provide a window into the SCA Mass Parks AmeriCorps program model, and
spotlight some of the service-learning projects that members have designed
over the years.

Who should attend: Administrators, Teachers, CSL Coordinators

4. Connection to Community: Community Partnerships for a Triple Bottom
Line

Presenter(s): Meghan Quirke, MY TURN Career Specialist at Plymouth North
High School; Wendy Mackie, Director of Strategic Growth, MY TURN; Jacky
McDonough, Director of Industry Partnerships, MY TURN
School/Organization: MY TURN, Inc. - Plymouth, MA

This workshop will explore how to maximize and leverage community
partnerships to reach win-win-win results. The triple bottom line yields a
win for your agency or school, the CSL partner and the youth participant.
This workshop will showcase three CSL projects in Plymouth, MA; how they
have connected to the town's efforts to promote the America's Promise Five
Promises for Youth; and how community capacity and program sustainability
have been built through these CSL partnerships.

Who should attend: Curriculum Directors, Teachers (MS/HS), CSL
Coordinators, Students, Youth Workers

5. Think Globally/Act Locally: A Small School Can Make a Big Difference

Presenter(s): Donna Georges, Director; Charles Wright, Service Learning
Advisor; Ryan McGee, Student; Randy Mason, Student; Ashley Padova, Student
School/Organization: Academy of Strategic Learning, Amesbury

This workshop will incorporate the four stages of service-learning through a
presentation of thematic, curriculum infused service-learning projects at
the Academy of Strategic Learning, a small Horace Mann Charter School for
at-risk youth. Participants will learn how youth voice and choice inspires
students to demonstrate responsibility for their community problems and
solutions, empowering them to improve society both locally and worldwide.

Who should attend: Teachers, CSL Coordinators, Students

6. Never Too Young to Serve

Presenter(s): Patricia Haggerty, Principal, Bryn Mawr School and
Coordinator of Service-Learning, Auburn Public Schools; Deb Marchand, Second
Grade Teacher; Sarah Donahue, Kindergarten Teacher; Tricia Horgan, First
Grade Teacher; and six students
School/Organization: Auburn Public Schools, Bryn Mawr School

This workshop will highlight three projects in which primary level students
are engaged. Participants will be given an overview of the projects, ways
to include the community, and samples of reflection for the primary level
child.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers (ES),
CSL Coordinators

7. 'Living Histories' and 'Making History' with CSL Projects

Presenter(s): Georgia Clancy, CSL Coordinator, Whitman-Hanson Regional
High School; Kathy Gabriel, South Shore Habitat for Humanity Chapter
Advisor; three Habitat Chapter high school students; Frances Botelho-Hoeg,
Principal, John Duval Jr. Elementary School; Sue Norcott, Teacher; Holly
Schjolden, Teacher; Jean Fowler, Teacher, Duval Elementary School; Samantha
Baldwin, WHRHS CSL Student Intern; and fifth grade students
School/Organization: Whitman-Hanson Regional School District (WHRHS)

This workshop showcases elementary and high school CSL projects. Duval
Elementary School's "Living Histories" project highlights the valuable
contributions of senior citizens. Whitman-Hanson Regional High School's
Habitat for Humanity project focuses on high school students who are "making
history" by establishing their own Habitat chapter.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers (ES,
HS), CSL Coordinators, Students

BREAKOUT SESSION II (11:45-1:00)

8. Coordinating/Facilitating Community Service-Learning Projects for
Middle and High School Levels

Presenter(s): Francine Meigs; Kim Oram
School/Organization: Leominster Public Schools, Samoset Middle School

This workshop will describe innovative and replicable service-learning
projects for middle and high school students. Topics examined will include
where to find funding; how to recruit an advisor or ally; how to recruit
students; how or where to form community partnerships; how to sustain your
CSL project; and how to connect to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

Who should attend: Teachers (MS/HS), CSL Coordinators, Students

9. Service-Learning as an Effective Dropout Prevention Strategy

Presenter(s): Jenny Curtin, Coordinator, Alternative Education &
Trauma-Sensitive Schools
School/Organization: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary
Education

There are many reasons why students drop out of school, but the most common
ones are disengagement and a lack of connection to caring adults. This
workshop will cover the general research on why students drop out and
general dropout prevention strategies, why service-learning is an important
tool to incorporate into a comprehensive dropout prevention plan, and
examples of ways service-learning may be used with some of the most at-risk
students.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers
(MS/HS), CSL Coordinators

10. Sustaining Service-Learning

Presenter(s): Francine Rudoff, Executive Director; Matt Robinson,
Education Consultant
School/Organization: KIDS Consortium

Are you looking for strategies and structures to help expand and integrate
service-learning in your school or district beyond a few classrooms? Join
KIDS Consortium to examine the research and explore models and tools that
have been implemented around New England. Participants will receive free
copies of tools and publications on sustainability.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers, CSL
Coordinators, Students in, or interested in, CSL leadership roles

11. Five Steps to the Service-Learning Process

Presenter(s): Rachel Hunt, Head of School; Kate Harten, Student; Alison
Palmer, Student; Fallon Burke, Student; Mildred Aroko, Student; Casey Ryan,
Student; Sarah Dionne, Student; Erica Hedstrom, Student
School/Organization: Salem Academy Charter Public School

At Salem Academy (grades 6-12) students learn to identify and address
community issues using a Five Step Process. This workshop provides
participants with an understanding of our approach, materials to help
students and teachers implement the process, and examples of specific
projects which enhance understanding of each of the five steps.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers
(MS/HS), CSL Coordinators, Students

12. CSL Projects to Go

Presenter(s): Deborah C. McKinstry, Linda Friedman, Melissa Cote,
and several teachers and students
School/Organization: Tantasqua/Union 61 School District

Learn about a range of CSL lessons and projects that span grades K-12.
Participants will leave with a packet of community service-learning lessons
and projects written in accordance with state guidelines.

Who should attend: Teachers (ES/MS/HS), Students

13. Youth Voice - The Roots & Shoots Youth Leadership Initiative

Presenter(s): Christine Ellersick
School/Organization: New England Roots & Shoots

Roots & Shoots, a program of the Jane Goodall Institute, is a youth-driven,
global network of more than 8,000 groups in almost 100 countries. Learn how
Roots & Shoots incorporates Youth Voice into its programs and campaigns
through its College and High School Youth Leadership Councils.

Who should attend: Teachers, CSL Coordinators, Students

14. 'Our New Mission': A High School Environmental Justice CSL Project
Infused with Youth Leadership and Participatory Action Research

Presenter(s): Sarah Benis Scheier-Dolberg, Teacher, NMHS; Emily Macmillan,
Grant Coordinator, Boston College; Mike Cermac, Urban Ecology Institute,
Boston College; Andrew Rabin, Environmental Science Teacher, Boston Public
Schools; Joanna Taylor, Boston Teacher Resident, Boston Public Schools;
Walter Sims, Student; Mieauna Douglas, Student; Jadira Franco, Student;
Ovidio Sanchez, Student; Shekeyah Hodge, Student; Kendra Eddy, Student;
Ishmie Lewis, Student; Qiana Knight, Student; Connell Brown, Student;
Stephanie Charles, Student; Paul Pitre, Student; Curtis Ross, Student;
Mathieu Thomas, Student, NMHS
School/Organization: Boston Public Schools, New Mission High School
(NMHS)

New Mission High School students will lead a hands-on workshop describing
their year-long study of environmental justice issues in Boston and their
resulting CSL projects. Participants will see a short PowerPoint
presentation, receive CSL curriculum materials, and do hands-on activities
designed to engage students in creating research-intensive social justice
CSL projects.

Who should attend: Teachers (MS/HS), CSL Coordinators, Students

15. From Performance to Service: Empowering Civic Producers in the Music
Room

Presenter(s): Aldonna Girouard, Music Teacher
School/Organization: North Adams Public Schools, Drury High School

This session is an introduction to developing service-learning projects with
music at the heart. Examples will be given of successful projects that
empowered students to become civic producers. Strategies will be shared for
aligning the service-learning projects with the Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks and for identifying potential community partners.

Who should attend: Curriculum Directors, Teachers (ES/MS/HS), CSL
Coordinators

BREAKOUT SESSION III (2:00-3:15)

16. August 2007 Sustainability Leadership Retreat "Check-In" Session

Presenter(s): Francine Rudoff, Executive Director; Matt Robinson,
Education Consultant
School/Organization: KIDS Consortium

In a structured roundtable format, workshop participants will share
successes and challenges they have experienced over the past year in their
local work to build sustainable service-learning programs. Participants are
encouraged to come prepared to share up to five minutes about a particular
success or challenge, and bring copies of handouts, tools, and/or models
used by their leadership team to share with colleagues.

Who should attend: Open only to participants that attended the August
2007 Sustainability Leadership Retreat at the Sturbridge Host Conference
Center

17. Building Communities Book by Book

Presenter(s): Dr. Margaret Bouchard, Associate Professor of Education and
Reading; Lori Arnold, Graduate Assistant
School/Organization: Worcester State College

Building Communities Book by Book is a three tiered project involving
partnerships between higher education, an elementary school, and a local
community agency. Preservice teachers participate in an afterschool reading
program at a local elementary school. Students read and 'review' books and
donate their recommended books to a local community agency.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers
(ES/MS/HS), Service-Learning Coordinators, Students

18. MassCore: An Introduction to the Massachusetts High School Program
of Studies

Presenter(s): Nyal Fuentes, Educational Specialist, Secondary and Student
Support
School/Organization: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary
Education

MassCore is a state recommended, rigorous program of study based on
standards in Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks that align high school
coursework with college and workforce expectations. Please join us in a
discussion about the implications of effective service-learning in
conjunction with a rigorous course of study.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers (HS),
CSL Coordinators, Students

19. Organizing a Regional Network to Promote and Sustain CSL

Presenter(s): Rich Cairn, Director, Teaching American History Program, and
Convener of the Connecticut Valley CSL Professional Learning Community
School/Organization: Hampshire Educational Collaborative (HEC)

A regional professional network can be an effective way to help CSL
practitioners expand community partnerships, coordinate and enhance appeals
to funders, publicize CSL projects to the local community, organize
professional development opportunities, and advocate with state and local
government. Regional networks can also mobilize national days of service
like Make a Difference Day or Martin Luther King Day. Work with a veteran
service-learning educator, author, and advocate to develop a plan for
regional collaboration in your area (or at least find out what it would take
to get such a group started)!

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers, CSL
Coordinators, Students

20. Engaging At-Risk Youth in Community Service-Learning Councils

Presenter(s): Martha Burzycki, Vice President of Youth & Education
Programs
School/Organization: Job Training & Employment Corp. - Hyannis, MA

Presenters from the Cape & Islands Youth Community Development Council,
which engages at-risk youth in the philanthropic process and civic
engagement, will focus on its six years of success engaging at-risk youth.
Topics will include forming partnerships with other organizations,
identifying needs, and designing community service-learning projects to meet
those needs while forming positive adult relationships in the community.

Who should attend: Administrators, Teachers, CSL Coordinators

21. Student Leadership as Service

Presenter(s): Members of the State Student Advisory Council to the
Massachusetts Board of Elementary & Secondary Education
School/Organization: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary
Education

Members of the State Student Advisory Council (SSAC) will introduce
participants to the council, and describe how schools can become involved.
Students will provide an overview of council history and structure, as well
as its past and current success advocating for student voice and educational
issues. Students on SSAC recently wrote a grant proposal, and were awarded
funds through Massachusetts Service Alliance to promote student leadership
and service during (and after) National Volunteer Week 2008. Participants
will hear about the successes and challenges faced in working on this
student-driven project within a limited time frame, and understand what they
hope to accomplish and why it is so important. SSAC members will also
reflect on what they gained through their involvement with SSAC.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers (HS),
CSL Coordinators, Students

22. URHealthstyle.com: Recruiting, Training & Supervising a Peer Health
Education Team

Presenter(s): Joy Robinson-Lynch, HIV/AIDS Program Coordinator,
Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education; Laurie Jo
Wallace, Director of Training and Capacity Building, The Medical Foundation
School/Organization: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary
Education
and The Medical Foundation

In this workshop you will learn about an opportunity to be trained to create
a team of students to provide classmates with lessons and activities on
adolescent health and getting connected to healthcare resources.

Who should attend: Administrators, Curriculum Directors, Teachers (HS),
CSL Coordinators, Students

23. Using AmeriCorps Programs as a Resource to Service-Learning

Presenter(s): Lisa Frederick, Program Officer, Massachusetts Service
Alliance; Mary Lawrence, Program Director, AmeriCorps Cape Cod
School/Organization: Massachusetts Service Alliance and AmeriCorps Cape
Cod

AmeriCorps programs and K-12 schools can be valuable resources to each
other. Benefits to schools include helping coordinate the service component
of a CSL project, delivering specialized curriculum like environmental
education, and modeling the ethic of service and civic engagement post-high
school. AmeriCorps programs welcome the opportunity to enlist members of
the local community as current volunteers and future corps members. This
workshop will introduce participants to the variety of AmeriCorps programs
around the state, discuss ways to partner effectively with them, and provide
examples of CSL projects currently underway.

Who should attend: Curriculum Directors, Teachers (ES/MS/HS), CSL
Coordinators