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Without Limits: The 24th Annual National Service-Learning Conference

This spring, nearly 2,000 students and practitioners will gather to explore how youth – along with educators, policy makers, and community leaders – can make real-world change at Without Limits, the 2013 National Service-Learning Conference®, hosted by the National Youth Leadership Council in partnership with Earth Force.

Join us March 13 – 16, 2013 at the Colorado Convention Center for the most comprehensive service-learning professional development opportunity in the world for the largest gathering of youth and practitioners involved in the service-learning movement.

12:00pm MDT

Conference Prep Info and Coupons Denver

5:00pm MDT

Opening Plenary Session: Without Limits! Mile High Ballroom, Plenary Area

6:30pm MDT

Mile High Celebration Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

8:30pm MDT

Indigenous Service-Learning Forum Reception Convention Center 501 International Reception Convention Center 502 Youth Room Grand Opening Hyatt Regency Denver, Mineral Hall A-C

8:00am MDT

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall Colorado Service-Learning Council Meet-Up Convention Center 502 Networking Roundtables Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

9:00am MDT

Adaptable Models for Teacher Education and Service-Learning: The Engaging all Learners in Service-Learning Projects Convention Center 605 Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Illiteracy, and Low Expectations Through Service and Education Convention Center 610 Coaching Your School to Service-Learning Success Convention Center 606 From Kenya with Love: How To Build Community Capacity the Peace Corps Way Convention Center 501 Make a Difference Through H2O for Life Convention Center 608 Making Real-World Change: A Model for Integrating and Assessing Service-Learning Convention Center 607 Plan a 21st Century Semester of Service! Convention Center 505 Science and Civics: Engaging Students for School Success Convention Center 612 Serving, Leading and Learning: Lessons from a Superintendent's Youth Advisory Council Convention Center 507 Students of Today are the Leaders of Today! Convention Center 601 Teaching Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Through Service-Learning Convention Center 502 Uncommon Collaborative: Partnerships that Influence Communities Convention Center 503 Understanding and Promoting Youth Voice Convention Center 603 Veterans in Our Community: Colleges Serving Those Who’ve Served Convention Center 504

11:00am MDT

Plenary Session: Engaging All Young People Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

12:30pm MDT

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

1:00pm MDT

Service-Learning Showcase Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

1:15pm MDT

Community Gardens with Denver Urban GardensLIMITED Denver Urban Gardens The GrowHaus offsite projectLIMITED The GrowHaus

2:30pm MDT

A Conversation with R. Dwayne Betts Convention Center 607 A Mile In Their Shoes Convention Center 606 A Natural Fit: Service-Learning and the Common Core State Standards Convention Center 502 Beyond Race: Incorporating a Social Justice Lens Into the Service-Learning Experience Convention Center, Plenary Stage, Mile High Ballroom Invesitgate Your Community: Journalistic Tactics for Strong Service-Learning Convention Center 610 Leadership Ladder: Defining and Recognizing Leadership Characteristics Convention Center 501 National Parks: Playgrounds for Science and Stewardship Convention Center 503 Reform, Retreat, Retool Convention Center 605 Service-Learning for the Overwhelmed Convention Center 612 Service-Learning Projects to Connect Young Children with Nature Convention Center 608 Teaching Media for Social Change Convention Center 601 Teaching the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Service Convention Center 505 Using the Community Organizing Framework to Empower Youth and Create Social Change Convention Center 504 11th Annual Indigenous Service-Learning Forum: A Gathering of Elders Convention Center 507 Designing Academically Rigorous Service-Learning Convention Center 506 IPAR-D Rockin' in the House Tonight! Convention Center 603

4:30pm MDT

Down the Drain Convention Center Plenary Stage, Mile High Ballroom Engaging Students Through Action Civics Convention Center 612 Evaluating Community Impacts Convention Center 504 Food For All: Moving Beyond the Can Food Drive Convention Center 503 From Research to Project to Nonprofit, Fast Food Free Service-Learning in Action Convention Center 601 Going from Me to We: The Story of One Child's Injustice Creating World- Wide Youth Driven Social Change Convention Center 610 HIV/AIDS and Service-Learning Convention Center 505 Impact of Service-Learning on Attitude Change: A Review and Update Convention Center 605 Learning from the Past: Findings from the 2009 Learn and Serve Cluster Evaluation Convention Center 607 Moving from Service to Social Justice Convention Center 606 Scarcity is a Lie: Youth Discover Abundance in the Life Skills Classroom Convention Center 501 The Power of Reflective Practice in Service-Learning Convention Center 608 Working with Early Childhood and Elementary Teachers to Implement Service-Learning Convention Center 502

7:00pm MDT

Youth Room Open Hyatt Regency Denver, Mineral Hall A-C Service-Learning Young Professionals Networking Event Howl at the Moon

7:45am MDT

NYLC’s National Youth Leadership Training Breakfast Convention Center 601

8:00am MDT

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall Networking Roundtables Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

9:00am MDT

A Capital Collaboration Convention Center 612 Achieving Reciprocity in Service-Learning Through Student Leadership Convention Center 610 Advancing the Field Convention Center 607 An Introduction to Community Engaged Scholarship Convention Center 503 Community-Based Teaching and Learning: Building Partnerships Convention Center 605 Ignite Change Convention Center 601 Inspiring a New Generation of Leaders Through Service and Education in the Developing World Convention Center 501 Learn, Plan, and Connect Through the Generator School Network Convention Center 506 Linkage Power! Classroom Based and Out-of-School Time Service-Learning Projects Convention Center 502 National Leader Schools Team Together for Safety Convention Center 505 One Plus One More Than Two: The Outcome of Multi-Disciplinary Service-Learning Program Convention Center 608 Standards + Service = Curriculum Integration Convention Center 603 Start with the End in Mind: Plan a High-Impact Global Youth Service Day Project Convention Center 507 Students Use Service-Learning Projects to Make Schools More Sustainable Convention Center 504 Transforming One-Shot Deals into Sustained Service-Learning Convention Center 606

11:00am MDT

Plenary Session: Peace, Justice, and Education Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

12:30pm MDT

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

1:00pm MDT

Service-Learning Showcase Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

1:30pm MDT

Denver Children’s CorridorLIMITED Denver Children's Corridor

2:30pm MDT

A Conversation with Naomi Tutu Convention Center 504 Change Starts Here Convention Center 607 Cultivating Intercultural Understanding and Peace Through Community Engagement Convention Center 501 Integrating Job Readiness Training Throughout the Service-Learning Experience Convention Center 608 Reflection for the Rookie Convention Center 603 Roosevelt Rough Writers Convention Center 612 Students and Educators Talk Partnership Convention Center 605 Students as Agents of Change: High Quality STEM Service-Learning Models Convention Center 502 Students Leading Change: A How To Guide for the Youth Activist Convention Center 503 Teach the Children Well: Promoting School Readiness Through Service-Learning in the Preschool Classroom Convention Center 606 United in Our Rights, Equal in Our Abilities Convention Center 610 We Own This: Teen Driver Safety Convention Center 505 A Tool-Kit for 21st Century Leadership Convention Center 507 Creating a Culture for Service-Learning Leadership Convention Center 506 Get Smart. Close the Gap Convention Center 601

4:30pm MDT

Dog Wish: An Applied Theatre Work Convention Center 504 Enriching Service-Learning Through Family Involvement Convention Center 501 Leadership, Dialogue, and Actualization: Tools for Social Action Convention Center 608 Positive Peer Pressure: Saving Lives on the Road Convention Center 505 Pre-Service Preparation: Activities to Prepare for Direct Service Convention Center 503 Promoting Human Rights Through Service-Learning Convention Center 502 Reciprocal Partnerships: Why Should I Work With You? Convention Center 603 Shout it Out! Learning to Advocate for Service-Learning in Your School Convention Center 606 Sudan Educational Charity Trip Convention Center 612 Using Research to Transform Community: The National FFA Organization Model Convention Center 610 What Does the Research on Service-Learning Tell Us About Outcomes and Good Practice? Convention Center 605

8:00pm MDT

NYLC's 30th Anniversary Celebration Mile High Ballroom, Exhibit Hall

8:00am MDT

Plenary Session: Get Set! It’s National Youth Leadership Council Day! Convention Center 301/302

8:45am MDT

Day of Service Bus Loading The Children's Corridor in Denver

9:00am MDT

Beautifying Cleo Parker Robinson Dance StudioLIMITED Denver Children's Corridor Environmental Learning for Kids’ (ELK) Parkfield Lake BeautificationLIMITED Denver Children's Corridor Harriet Tubman Global AcademyLIMITED Denver Children's Corridor Inner-City Seed PlantingLIMITED Denver Children's Corridor Urban Stream Clean-upLIMITED Denver Children's Corridor Youth Empowering Social ActionLIMITED Denver Children's Corridor