Many schools of education use their local school districts for teacher training. At New England College, instead of using local schools, they partner with them. Professor Deborah Nitschke-Shaw teaches a course entitled Service Learning: A Partnership in Education. Through the class, collaborative teams are formed, made up of Professor Nitschke-Shaw, three students, a K-8 teacher, and a supporting AmeriCorps member. These teams have developed new after-school activities and K-8 leadership programming at local schools, created a training module for teachers to use service-learning in their classrooms. The course continues to foster a new sense of sharing and collaboration between school and college.
