{"id":8052,"date":"2010-10-04T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T20:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=8052"},"modified":"2016-05-13T16:03:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T20:03:41","slug":"college-receives-grant-for-service-learning-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/college-receives-grant-for-service-learning-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"College Receives Grant for Service Learning Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College was awarded a $559,842 Learn and Serve America grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service.<\/p>\n<p>The grant will be used to encourage teachers to implement service learning into educational settings. It will also support the Learn and Serve Legacy project, a joint-effort between MDC\u2019s center for community involvement and school of education.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 200 colleges and non-profit organizations applied for the higher education grant. Miami Dade College was one of 28 recipients.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the program, School of Education students will be given apprenticeships with Miami-Dade County Public School teachers, as part of a service-learning curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>The School of Education will also provide in-depth education about service learning in a new three-credit class, \u201cCivic Engagement through Community Service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The class will be taught by Janis Klein, 2002 winner of M-DCPS\u2019s Teacher of the Year award. Throughout\u00a0 the next three years, 300 students are expected to enroll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe best learning is engaged learning,\u201d said Joshua Young, the college-wide director of MDC\u2019s Center for Community Involvement. \u201cNot only are you learning and retaining information, but you\u2019re [also] giving back to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College was awarded a $559,842 Learn and Serve America grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The grant will be used to encourage teachers to implement service learning into educational settings. 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