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WLMA and Social Studies CBAs

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Classroom Based Assessments

Teacher Librarians are willing and able to assist students and teachers with the Washington State Social Studies Classroom Based Assessments ( CBAs). A statewide task force is providing common resources and strategies for student achievement. We provide presentations, ideas, pathfinders of common topics, and advice for teachers and schools. Thank you for using our materials and thank a Teacher Librarian if you are using these resources.

Presentations:

These presentations may be used or modified for your audience, please include the source: WLMA and logo.

  • What is the Social Studies CBAs? .ppt for teachers and administrators
  • What is the Social Studies CBAs? .ppt for teacher librarians
  • What are primary sources? ppt for students
  • What are the portals or main sources for history resources?

 

ALA Grant for Pathfinders WLMA has received a $5000 grant to make quality pathfinders to help students. The ALA Carnegie-Whitney grant will be January 2007-December 2007. Nadean Meyer is WLMA Project Manager.

Teacher Librarians who wish to make pathfinders for the stipend should look at the models and rubric and contact the project manager. Further information on grants page

WLMA is committed to achieving student success. The WLMA CBA Task Force will continue to add material and ideas. Help us help you with your suggestions.
wlma@earthlink.net

Co-Chairs:
Nadean Meyer, EWU
Sarah Applegate, NThurston SD

Please let us know if you would like to be part of our task force..... further info

Teacher Librarians Help Their SchoolsSamples of Teacher Librarians preparing assistance for students and teachers:

Trish Henry at Evergreen Elementary Mead SD
Linda Riesterer Pioneer MIddle School Wenatchee
Holly Adams Colville High School
Eve Datisman Port Angeles High School

The Washington State K12 Library Initiative 2002-2005 trained over 500 TLs to work collaboratively. The pyramid of levels of collaboration is a great starting place.

Wenatchee SD has a great history of working together to provide resources, information literacy skills and a scafflolding of resources through pathfinders.

John Newbery Elementary
Pioneer Middle School
Wenatchee provides online resources for all steps of the Big6 Process

Bellingham SD has a research model and materials.
Bellevue SD adopted information literacy benchmarks 2006
Anacortes High School uses the Big 6 model for pathfinders
Cheney SD has a common research model.
North Thurston SD has Quest model

Primary Sources

Primary Resources are artifacts, original or facsimiles of documents, maps, diaries and items from the historical time.

They are important to the new Social Studies EARLs and Assessments.

 

CBA Assessment Explanation

•Takes the place of a Social Studies “WASL”
•Performance-based
•Process oriented - research and higher level thinking
•Scored by teachers; each CBA has a detailed rubric
•Reported to OSPI by districts

WLMA is also listed on the OSPI CBA Bridging Documents page  


 

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