Site: The Library of Michigan
Link: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/lm_SL21_313134_7.pdf
This is actually a link to an evaluation guide that the Library of Michigan published in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Education. I feel that it is valuable, especially given the current political climate in the state, to be up to date on the state's own published guidelines for libraries.
The evaluation rates libraries on 21 categories and allows for results of "at risk," "qualified" or "exemplary." As schools face continued budget constraints and the state turns more and more to quantitative measurements to evaluate school effectiveness, I feel that all school librarians in the state should do all in their power to bring their media centers as close to the exemplary mark as possible. Failure to do so will make media centers an easy target as the cuts keep coming.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Week 9 - Assessment Planning
Stephen and I have been planning the assessment for our unit since the beginning, and by this point we have a good sense of how that will unfold. We feel that the English-centric content and the library skills content both need their own specific assessments. I'll be creating the one for the poetry writing and reading piece of the unit, Stephen will be doing the one for the research skills. We both agree that these assessments should be tied to rubrics, and we have a plan in place to begin creating those rubrics and sharing them in the coming days.
Additionally, we both understand the need for frequent formative assessments. As we construct our unit plan, we will be building in small check-in activities that allow the students to demonstrate that they understand the material as it is presented. This type of assessment will allow both the teacher and the media specialist to redirect those students that are headed in the wrong direction. Moreover, they allow the librarian and the teacher to modify the unit on the fly as needed if it seems that the students are not grasping the material or if they seem to be moving faster than expected.
Overall the planning is going well. I expect that by the end of Spring Break we will be well on our way.
Additionally, we both understand the need for frequent formative assessments. As we construct our unit plan, we will be building in small check-in activities that allow the students to demonstrate that they understand the material as it is presented. This type of assessment will allow both the teacher and the media specialist to redirect those students that are headed in the wrong direction. Moreover, they allow the librarian and the teacher to modify the unit on the fly as needed if it seems that the students are not grasping the material or if they seem to be moving faster than expected.
Overall the planning is going well. I expect that by the end of Spring Break we will be well on our way.
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