Are you a SLMS or a Wannabe?

Then you must know more about assessment and what it should look like in a SLMP=]

I found an article on the School Library Media Activities Monthly site.

School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXIII, Number 3/November 2006
Building Evidence Folders for Learning through Library Media Centers
by Violet H. Harada

Copy and paste URL below to access this article.

http://www.schoollibrarymedia.com/articles/Harada2006v23n3p25.html

This article focuses on two important questions for creating more authentic library programs:
* How does your library media center support student learning?
* What compelling evidence do you have that students have achieved the learning targets?
An experiment using evidence folders was conducted to tackle the issue of assessment in Hawaii's school library media centers. Twenty-four K-12 library media specialists participated in a pilot project to develop evidence folders. These folders were intended as communication tools with key stakeholder groups in the school community. The data and information included in the folder center on the library media center's contribution to academic achievement. The core of the evidence folder is the synthesis and analysis of student learning that results from library instruction. SLMSs guided their practice using essential questions, reflection, and peer critiques. The critical message is that library media centers contribute directly to student achievement.

I'm also including 2 links to Web resources for assessment and evaluation of student media products. I use rubrics and checklists constantly.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html

MidLink Magazine - Rubrics and Evaluation Resources
http://ncsu.edu/midlink/ho.html