Assess student progress using frequent “five-minute papers” or some other formative assessment. Below are sample questions for five-minute papers.
WEEK 6 Five-minute paper:
- Write the name of the community partner next to your name.
- Have you received adequate orientation (do you feel prepared to start)?
- Have you started your service/project? If not, do you have a start date?
- What questions, concerns, or feedback do you have about your service, project, or community partner?
- Would you like someone to follow up with you personally about your question/concern? If yes, write down your phone or email.
WEEK 9:
- Write the name of the community partner next to your name.
- Describe briefly what you’ve been doing for your service (1-2 sentences).
- List one thing you are learning through your service.
- What questions, concerns, or feedback do you have about your service, project, or community partner?
WEEK 11-12:
- Write the name of the community partner next to your name.
- What project milestone have you reached? or, if tracking hours, how many hours have you completed?
- List one valuable thing you have learned so far from your SL.
- Are you facing any challenges? If so, what?
- How much connection are you seeing between your service and class concepts? (5 = very connected and relevant, 1 = not much connection )
- What questions or feedback do you have about your service, project, or community partner at this point?