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WLMA and Social Studies CBAs

EdSiteMent American Memory History Matters elibrary Bookcarts Washington History

OSPI Institutes

Summer 2007 Spring 2007-ESDs January 2007 Summer 2006

WLMA Presentations

Conference 2007 Conference 2006 February 2006-ESD101 Conference 2005 Conference 2004

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 working to provide common resources and strategies for student achievement. They provide presentations, ideas, pathfinders of common topics, and advice for teachers and schools during the process. Thank you for using our materials and thank a Teacher Librarian if you are using these resources.

Library pathfinder- is a document that serves as a map and guide to bibliographic research on a specific topic.

Pathfinder Project 2007 ALA Carnegie-Whitney Award $5000 to prepare at least 21 pathfinders to assist students and teachers
Picture freely used from http://commons.wikimedia.org/
CBA Pathfinder Template Document

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.

Topics needing pathfinders

21 topics (7 each for elementary, middle and high school) $200 stipend for each completed and approved pathfinder. Content topics will be determined by need and the task force will post a suggested list. Civics topics and those on our “need to be made” list will receive top priority

Grant Stipend

Teacher Librarians who wish to make a pathfinder for the stipend of $200 must:
Sign and present agreement

Be a current member of Washington Library Media Association
Follow the template, guidelines and criteria for pathfinders
Use the rubric of the pathfinder and rubric of the CBAs to select quality resources
Agree to use of their name on the pathfinder with CBA name, grade level, and date created
Agree to release rights to WLMA , we will post with Creative Commons licensing to allow non-commercial use of all pathfinders http://creativecommons.org/

CBA Explanation Assessment

Organizational structure:

Samples will be posted on the WLMA website http://wlma.org/cbas
Process skills will be given on separate web pages

No more than 9 resources under a category within the pathfinder

Create a common look- an annotated pages with additional links to the side
High school level resources should promote analysis from data
Elementary level compare and contrast – needs support and multiple clear resources
Bibliography --elementary: refer to source, middle: a bibliography, high school: an annotated bibliography with in-text references

Assessment checklist and rubric Our rubric includes details about:

Primary audience: students at appropriate grade level for CBA
Secondary audience: teachers administrating the CBA, with material for teachers clearly marked
Includes 1 Essential Question for elementary and multiple possible Essential Questions for secondary
Key words and concepts and refers back to tasks within the rubric of the CBA
Relevancy and quality of resources: includes annotation and information on credibility
Resources must directly support the skills and tasks of the CBA
Must fit with the statewide social studies framework and tied to Social Studies GLEs
Sources are balanced both in format and point of view
Book sources include common Dewey Decimal numbers and availability and are limited to a few key sources
Sources recommended should be more than a basic Google search
Reading level of the pathfinder and resources are appropriate for the student grade level.
Must include free resources for every pathfinder topic

The evaluation rubric for Grant WLMA pathfidners

Checklist

Project: Making CBA pathfinders

CATEGORY		RESPONSIBILITIES


Resources		I used a variety of resources when collecting information.
		I consulted resources that showed different perspectives on the topic.
		I used electronic resources (Internet)
		I used print resources (books, magazines, newspapers).
		I used reference materials (encyclopedia, dictionaries, thesaurus, atlas, etc.)
		I used portions of videos, films, or television shows to gather information.
		I used age appropriate resources
		I listed 3-9 resources for major areas
		I identified subscription/fee based resources
		I used material in accordance with copyright.
		I cited my resources.


Appearance		I used the WLMA CBA template
		I used a free source appropriate image
		I balanced design aspects with content.
		Titles and headings are easy to distinguish from other text.
		The text areas and graphic areas appear balanced.
		Graphics are clear and not pixellated.


Preparation		I decided on a topic and several subtopics.
		I brainstormed questions that needed to be answered about the topic.
		I verified that all web resources are linked correctly and part of a web site likely to remain live
		I used feedback from others to refine my topic and questions.

Washington Library Media Association CBAs

WLMA and Social Studies CBAs

OSPI Institutes

WLMA Presentations

Classroom Based Assessments