Don’t forget before schools is out to register for the MLS Summer School Institute: Assessment, taking place Thursday, August 6, 2009

Location:
MLS Burr Ridge Office
125 Tower Dr.
Burr Ridge, IL 60527

This one day conference will complement the LSTA funded grant “Here’s the Evidence: Showing how school libraries impact student achievement on the local level”, conducted by the North Suburban and the DuPage Library Systems.

Presenters: Pam Kramer, Gail Bush, Dr. Steven Baule, and Jane Sharka.

Sessions will focus on:
• Why Assess Learning in a School Library
• Training sessions on How to Gather Information, Measure Library Impact and Assess your Library’s Progress
• Why and How to communicate your Library’s Value to your Administration

Lunch and time to network with other school librarians will be included.

6 CPDU credits. Option of purchasing with registration (for an additional cost) Dr. Violet H. Harada’s book “Assessing Learning: Librarians and Teachers as Partners”

Register at http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=5028.