1. Collecting evidence of student learning
2. Analyzing student achievement in relation to content and performance standards
3. Reporting student achievement
4. Improving instruction

Level of student participation in the service-learning activity itself provides evidence of student learning in any of the content standards that are related to the service project. Students are able to demonstrate learning by putting new skills into practice. The role of the teacher, then, is to be able to observe, identify, and report that learning. What tools can a teacher utilize to observe, identify, and report the student learning that occurs from participation in the service project?

Read this excerpt written by a teacher candidate about a service project she developed:
"After my second grade students explored railroad safety as part of a larger unit on safety, they conducted a survey of the local railroad crossings. They determined that one crossing was not safe for children who needed to cross that particular street on the way to school. The students developed and made posters regarding railroad safety that they then posted around the school. They also made oral presentations to several other classes. Then they wrote a letter to the city council expressing their concern about the one crossing that was not safe. My students demonstrated many language arts skills as part of the service activity that showed they were making progress in several content standards. I was very pleased with the outcomes of the unit not to mention that the students felt that they had made a real contribution to the level of safety in the community."

Entry #13:

1. What service activities in this unit provide the student teacher with evidence of academic learning? In which academic areas?
2. What aspects of the project would provide evidence of a gain in the students' development of civic responsibility and concern for the community?
3. What assessment tool(s) might this student teacher have utilized to collect evidence of student learning?

Student's Name: _______________________________ Teacher's Name: _______________________________ Site/Project: _______________________________ Project Description: _______________________________   _______________________________ Method of Evaluation of Progress (check all that apply) _____ Formal Test _____ Observation _____ Logs/Journal _____ Interview _____ Portfolio _____ Peer Rating _____ Behavior Checklist _____ Attitude Scale _____ Other: please describe: _______________________________ _______________________________ Describe (or attach) Method of Scoring (and Instrument - Rubric, points, grade, etc.) ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Student Results: ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Other comments/sources of evidence of student progress/ learning: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________

Entry #14:

Discuss ways in which students in primary, intermediate, and middle school grades might demonstrate what they have learned from participating in service-learning.