Overview

KIDS Consortium offers a variety of professional development opportunities throughout the year for educators, school administrators and community members. Trainings are offered in a variety of locations. Check back here often to view the latest training opportunities near you. Scholarships may be available, contact us for more information.

Professional Development Opportunities

 

Service-Learning Institute for Educators

July 20-23 (Malta, NY)
August 11-14 (Auburn, ME)

These 4-day trainings are designed to provide K-12 educators with an in-depth understanding of the steps of the KIDS service-learning model. Participants will receive a wealth of resources and strategies for designing, implementing, and assessing quality service-learning projects. Graduate Credits available. Register today!

Three Year Learn and Serve America Grant
July 2009 - June 2012
The Maine Department of Education, with funding from Learn and Serve America (LSA), is requesting applications for systemic change initiatives in Service-Learning. Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the one-day informational session on July, 16, 2009 in Augusta. Registration is required. Learn more!

Get Started with Service-Learning
These 1-day workshops are designed to help educators and community members learn about the KIDS model of service-learning.  You will come away with tools, resources, strategies and enthusiasm to begin a KIDS service-learning project in your school and community!

We the People: Project Citizen
Project Citizen is a structured program that helps students become responsible and involved citizens. Through the program, students identify and research a public policy issue in their community, develop their own solution, and create and implement an action plan. These workshops are designed for educators interested in involving their students in a service-learning project using the Project Citizen model.