NREA Weekly Updates: August 19th, 2022

If you can't see this email click here.
image
Become a Member
View State Affiliates
Listen to the NREA Podcast
The Rural Educator - The Potential of Service Learning in Rural Schools: The Case of the Working Together Project
The Rural Educator - The Potential of Service Learning in Rural Schools: The Case of the Working Together Project
Service learning has been established as a promising method of teaching and learning that engages youth as change agents in their schools and communities. But service learning has not been widely implemented or studied in rural K-12 schools. This study explores the case of a service learning curriculum, the Working Together Project (WTP), in a rural, high-poverty school. Data collection included classroom observations, surveys, and individual/focus group interviews with participants of the curriculum.
Read More
 
image

Rural Schools Collaborative is pleased to announce the 2022-23 Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows Program. The Celia B. Godsil Fellows program is offered in conjunction with our Regional Hub partners. Grants will be awarded to projects that will take place in the 2022-23 school year.

Eligibility for this grant is extended to rural classroom teachers who teach in school districts that are located in one of the Rural Schools Collaborative's fourteen regional Hub areas.
Learn More and Apply
 
image

At the Virginia Tech Center for Rural Education, we believe in rural. We believe learning is made more powerful when it is connected with the local community and students’ sense of place. And we believe that a transdisciplinary approach to address educational, societal, technological, economic, health, and environmental challenges can advance educational equity in rural communities.
Learn More
 
image
It was great to visit with our partners from Rural Schools Collaborative this week!

Pictured here visiting the Paper Clips Project in Whitwell, TN.
 
In case you missed it...
Twitter
Facebook

glueup

Powered by Glue Up
All-in-one CRM Software for Growing Communities