Download or read book Assessment and the School Library Media Center written by Carol Collier Kuhlthau and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A report taken from School Library Media Annual, 1993. It is coupled with recent articles on the subject. New and alternative measures of assessment are discussed, with guidelines on how to implement them to evaluate and illustrate the impact of the library media programme on student learning.
Download or read book Evaluating the School Library Media Center written by Nancy Everhart Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-08-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data. Conduct research, collect statistics, and evaluate your program with this useful resource. Everhart provides practical guidelines and ready-to-use forms for evaluating a school library media center, as well as important results derived in other studies. She includes qualitative and quantitative techniques for the areas of curriculum, personnel, facilities, collections, usage, and technology. She also gives step-by-step instructions on how to create in-house surveys, conduct interviews, and use observation to gather useful data. For example, there are directions on how to assess information literacy with rubrics. In addition, each chapter gives detailed references, a list of further readings, applicable Web sites, and dissertations. A quick and easy guide to justifying and supporting your SLMC operations and effectiveness, this book is invaluable to all school library media specialists. It will also be of interest to school library media supervisors and researchers.
Download or read book Assessing Learning written by Violet H. Harada and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessing student learning is a highly important issue in schools today. Focusing on the role of the school library media specialist, this is the first full-length book to go beyond the theoretical and address the practical application of the assessment of student learning in the school library media center. It is an important source for school library media specialists as they address their roles as "teachers" in schools, and the subsequent accountability issues associated with that role. Placing students at the center of the assessment equation, the book addresses the following topics as they relate to school library instructional programs: The purpose of assessment; The essential elements of assessment; Knowing what to assess; Multiple methods for assessment; The management and communication of assessment results. Presenting doable, practical methods, this in-depth analysis for the school library field will help school library media specialists confidently become involved in the assessment of student learning. Educators centrally involved in K-12 programs, including district, regional and state library media coordinators, building level administrators and library school educators will find much of value in this book, as well as K-12 teachers charged with providing evidence of student achievement.
Download or read book Assessing Student Learning in the School Library Media Center written by Anita L. Vance and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessing for Learning written by Violet H. Harada and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, theory is blended with practical application to provide a concise, up-to-date explanation of how school librarians can work with students and teachers to assess for learning in 21st century schools. Coauthors Harada and Yoshina authored the first text that focused on learning assessment in a school library context. In this revised and expanded version of Assessing for Learning: Librarians and Teachers as Partners, they continue to shed light on the issue of school librarians helping students to assess for learning. The book begins with a brief discussion of national reform efforts and the importance of assessment for effective learning within this context. The balance of the book provides numerous strategies and tools for involving students as well as library media specialists in assessment activities, emphasizing the importance of students assessing for their own learning. It also provides specific examples of how assessment can be incorporated into various library-related learning activities. All chapters in this second edition have been updated with additional information, and three new chapters on assessing for critical thinking, dispositions, and tech-related learning have been added.
Download or read book Enhancing Teaching and Learning written by Jean Donham and published by ALA Neal-Schuman. This book was released on 2008 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can take a proactive role in shaping instruction and respond to your users' needs and requests with this thoroughly revised and expanded guide. You'll learn how to develop and implement an effective library media program by integrating it into the total education environment. Part One covers all aspects of the school environment: students, curriculum and instruction, principals, school district administration, and the community. Part Two shows you how to integratethe school library media program throughout these environments using interaction and collaboration. New in this edition are discussions of special education, post-high school transitions, shared school/public libraries, and more, along with a discussion of recent developments in elementary education, including standards, assessments, and the No Child Left Behind Act.
Download or read book Evaluating the School Library written by Nancy Everhart Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide for the evaluation of school libraries both in practice and in research covers analysis, techniques, and research practices for conducting evaluations of curriculum, collections, facilities, and library personnel performance. This new edition of an important tool for school librarians and administrators describes how and why to conduct evaluations of school libraries and explains the evaluation of curriculum, collections, facilities, student programs and services, and library personnel. The results can be used for strategic planning, curriculum development, and conducting action research. New topics to this edition include explorations of community, faculty, students, and school library research, discussing how to bring all stakeholders to the table when evaluating the school library program, personnel and services, and the collection and facilities. Other new topics include information on high-stakes testing, multiculturalism, special needs students, advocacy, school librarians' self-evaluation, dispositions for learning, and evidence-based practice. This title will be of value to new school librarians in assessing how their program compares to others, as well as to school library professors, who will find this book useful in management and administration courses.
Download or read book Candidate Assessment Process for Professional School Library Media Personnel written by American Association of School Librarians. Certification of School Media Specialists Committee and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Media Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With simple, straight-forward directions and hundreds of reproducibles, this book provides you with a step-by-step guide for evaluating your school library media program. Individual chapters cover standards, programs, preparation of media personnel, certification, continuing education, personnel and evaluation, leadership, planning, and management, resources, and facilities. Many of the concepts and guidelines of Information Power have been incorporated into the text.
Download or read book Student Success and Library Media Programs written by Lesley S. J. Farmer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student success comprises a complex system of expectations and measurements. Designed for school library media specialists, this book focuses on library media programs and examines the factors that influence student achievement. Through a presentation of research trends and actual practice, award-winning author Lesley Farmer demonstrates how media specialists can encourage student achievement by creating an environment conducive to learning. Farmer takes a systems approach, illuminating how each stakeholder in a student's education contributes to and impacts student achievement. Chapters include: What Defines Student Achievement? Research in the School Library World Internal Factors: The School Library Media Program School Factors Towards Student Achievement Student Factors Towards Student Achievement Societal Factors Towards Student Achievement Focus on Reading: Who's a Good Reader? Next Steps In addition to research findings about library programming, Farmer examines collection resources, facilities, staffing, curricula, instruction, reading issues, services, products, and administration. Key research studies are cited throughout the work to optimize referral to relevant information. This is an invaluable guide for school library media specialists, as well as for faculty and students in LIS and education programs.
Download or read book Serving Special Needs Students in the School Library Media Center written by Margaret Keefe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1995-05-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School library media specialists are now considered part of the teaching staff and are charged with integrating their library and information skills curriculum with the more general classroom curriculum. At the same time more and more special needs students are part of every school and every classroom. Thus, the media specialist must work effectively with special needs students on a regular basis to develop their information skills, and must also serve as a resource to classroom teachers. This professional reference offers practical information to school library media specialists on how to serve special needs students and their classroom teachers effectively. The first part of the book highlights the teaching role of the media specialist and discusses how and what to teach special needs students. The second part views the media specialist as an information expert who must structure the library and its resources for students with special needs. The third section treats the media specialist's role as a professional who must collaborate with other teachers.
Download or read book A Planning Guide for Information Power written by American Association of School Librarians and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents program ideas from "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning," with worksheets for each step of developing an active school library media program.
Download or read book School Library Media Activities Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teaching Library Media Skills written by H. Thomas Walker and published by Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1983 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Principal s Handbook on the School Library Media Center written by Betty Martin and published by Shoe String Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Whole School Library Handbook 2 written by Blanche Woolls and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of an ALA bestseller remains an indispensable all-in-one resource for everything related to the school library media center. Articles from dozens of respected authors and experts, culled from popular journals such as Knowledge Quest and School Library Journal, cover everything of interest to the contemporary school librarian, including Professional development and career guidance Information on collection development and school library resources such as books, periodicals, e-mail discussion groups, databases, websites, and more Programming, partnering, promoting, and collaborating for student success Innovative ways to use technology like social networking and e-books in service of education Tips for analyzing and strengthening ongoing programs Building and maintaining healthy relationships with stakeholders Covering a wide range of important information in one handy volume, this stimulating handbook is a must-have for every school librarian.
Download or read book Operating and Evaluating School Library Media Programs written by Bernice L. Yesner and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Yesner and Jay attempt to clarify for school administrators everything a school librarian should be doing in an exemplary school library media program. The cover staffing, programming, collection development, instructional strategies, and technology use ... For each topic, they provide a brief philosophy of current practices followed by checklists of positive, negative, and missing elements and possible solutions." Booklist.
