Elementary+Report+Cards

__**SUGGESTIONS FOR EDITS TO ELEMENTARY LIBRARY REPORT CARDS**__

Anne J. initial comments:

First, I think we should hold the report card side by side with the district curriculum and/or AASL standards to make sure we are measuring what we're supposed to be measuring on a grade-by-grade level.

That being said, here are some specific edits I'd like to see:
 * Take out lines 1 & 2 per our discussion
 * Why is "seeks assistance when necessary" needed for this?
 * Take out line about recognize award winning materials
 * Under Information problem solving -- change the first line to read "Uses print and non-print resources appropriately" and then delete the line that says "selects appropriate resources for tasks"
 * Take out either "able to identify and locate resources" OR "understands arrangement..." -- I think those are too simila

Karen comments:

I agree with Anne's ideas and offer these additional suggestions:
 * "Locates and uses parts of a book" doesn't seem to fit in the category "Location and Access" which really focuses on the student's ability to locate library materials and to understand the way materials are arranged in the library.
 * I think we should expand the section on "Information Problem Solving" since we are focusing so much of our efforts in this area.
 * Under "Library Citizenship," should we add something about ethical use of computers and information?

Back to Anne:

Karen - I would love to simplify overall -- just more thoughts - what about:

Listens attentively and with purpose Exhibits respectful behavior and ethical use of materials in the library Identifies materials to read for pleasure and information Recognizes different literary genres Able to locate resources in the library media center Selects appropriate resources for tasks Collects information in usable manner Locates and uses parts of a book Developing use of online catalog

Annie R: I agree that the overall report card should be simplified. I also think we should put more focus where a lot of our effort is put which (I think) is in properly collecting and evaluating information from both print and online resources. I agree with Anne J, about the "Uses print and online (non-print) resources appropriately" and I also agree with Karen that we should have something on the ethical use of computers, especially if the schools are moving towards one to one education in which case this skill is going to only become more important in the future! I also like the rephrasing about the online catalog to "developing use" Though of course we try and send our students off with the knowledge to use the catalog and the online resources available through the online catalog I think we can realize they are not experts but are constantly learning and developing more and more online appropriate skills. Hope all of this makes sense.

Are we going to spend some time on this at our next C.I. meeting?