%0 Journal Article %T A Balanced Approach to Experiential Education in Teacher Training: Serving and Learning %A Aida KOCI %J Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala %D 2013 %I Lumen %X In this paper, I will describe how I designed a meaningful service learning project for students in the course, ˇ°Needs Analysis and Course Designˇ±2. The preparation of the students, all of whom plan to be future educators, went through 4 steps. The paper will describe the difficulties encountered in monitoring this experience, as well as the outcomes and the rationale for including the service learning project in the NACD course. %K Service %K Pedagogy %K Learning %K Special Education %K and Planning. %U http://revistaromaneasca.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/7_RJME-Vol-5-No1.pdf