How Do We Define a Successful Library Media Program

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How Do We Define a Successful Library Media
Program?

• Assessment
• Curriculum
• Instruction

Sharon Silva, Merrimack School District
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Assessment Formative and Summative

• Clarke, Shirley. (2001). Unlocking Formative
  AssessmentPractical Strategies for Enhancing
  Pupils Learning in the Primary Classroom.
  London Hodder and Stoughton.

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• If we think of our children as plants...
  summative assessment of the plants is the process
  of simply measuring them. The measurements might
  be interesting to compare and analyze, but, in
  themselves, they do not affect the growth of the
  plants. Formative assessment, on the other hand,
  is the garden equivalent of feeding and watering
  the plants - directly affecting their growth.

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Examples of Summative Assessment

• State assessments
• District benchmark or interim assessments
• End-of-unit or chapter tests
• End-of-term or semester exams
• Scores that are used for accountability for
  schools (AYP) and students (report card grades).
• Portfolio

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Examples of Formative Assessments

• Criteria and goal setting
• Observations
• Questioning strategies
• Self and peer assessment
• Student record keeping
• Source Formative and Summative Assessments in
  the Classroom
• Catherine Garrison Michael Ehringhaus
• http//www.nmsa.org/Publications/WebExclusive/Asse
  ssment/tabid/1120/Default.aspx
• http//www.measuredprogress.org/

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Curriculum and Instruction How are NH
Librarians Responding?

• Merrimack School District http//www.merrimack.k12
  .nh.us/library.htm
• NHEMA http//www.nheon.org/ictliteracy/
  http//www.nheon.org/ictliteracy/GLELitSkillsAlign
  July2006.doc

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Turn and Talk

• How can the library media specialist use the ICT
  Portfolio and other assessment tools to
• Monitor progress toward standards?
• To plan interventions?
• To modify teaching and learning?

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Data

• http//www.quia.com/

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Notes from Session Discussion

• Good to clarify terms. Define terms such as what
  is Information Literacy?
• How do we foster collaboration? Host regional
  meetings (Come and bring your librariancome and
  bring your tech coordinator)
• What do schools do without staff and technology?
  (Try the ICT Toolkitmight be helpful)
• Media Literacy
• Involve the classroom teacher and the LEADERSHIP.
• Start with the kids! Ask the kids what they
  needAll educators will then need/learn to
  collaborate Look for the Speak-up Day survey
  Schools should participate. Follow the Child.
• Look at the college (PSU) model (and other
  statesRI, VT)
• High Schools working with Academics
• Many out of state colleges are looking for a full
  credit of computer or must take a remedial
  college course in IT/Information Literacy!