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In this video, Mike Eisenburg discusses the importance of accountability in the information literacy program: media type="custom" key="12598892" width="200" height="200" align="center"

Assessing and evaluating the programs provided by the School Library Media Program is another area of responsibility for the teacher-librarian. Woolls (2008) suggests that the teacher-librarian, in conjunction with teaching partners, should constantly be asking, and making adjustments based on answers to the following questions:
 * Did the unit work as planned?
 * How well did students perform when evaluated?
 * Were sufficient resources available?
 * What activities did teachers and/or students consider the most successful?
 * Did the activity meet the program goals?

Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaan discuss the importance of not only teaching students to reflect on the effectiveness of a learning experience, but of encouraging teachers to do so as well in __[|The Big Think: Reflecting, Reacting and Realizing Improved Learning.]__

Barbara Schultz-Jones and Cynthia Ledbetter present the results of a unique way they used to assess the efficacy of the school library program in [|Assessing school libraries as learning environments: Examining students' perceptions in third, fourth and fifth grades.]

In this article, //[|Librarians and teachers as research partners: Reshaping practices based on assessment and reflection]//, Violet Harada discusses the importance of and key points about action research within the library program. She also gives several illustrative examples.

Recognizing that a quality Library Media Program is a powerful indicator of overall school performance, the New York State Education department has developed a [|rubric] to assist teacher-librarians to self-assess their Library Media Program.

__**References:**__

Eisenburg, M. (2010, September 1). Accountability in the information literacy program [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH296RiR5I4

Harada, V. (2005, April) //Librarians and teachers as research partners: Reshaping practices based on assessment and reflection.// Paper presented at International Research Symposium sponsored by the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries, Rutgers University, New York. Retrieved from http://www2.hawaii.edu/~vharada/Research-Partners-2005.pdf

Koechlin, C & Zwaan, S. (2010, June). //The big think: reflecting, reacting and realizing improved learning.// Paper presented at the meeting of Treasure Mountain Canada, Edmonton, Alberta. Retrieved from http://tmcanada.pbworks.com/f/TLarticle+BigThink.pdf

New York State Education Department (n.d.). //School library media program evaluation.// Retrieved from http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/library/SLMPE_rubric/documents/SLMPE_rubric.pdf

Schultz-Jones, B. & Ledbetter, C. (2010, September-October) //Assessing school libraries as learning environments: Examining students' perceptions in third, fourth and fifth grades.// Paper presented at the 39th International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Retrieved from http://proquest.umi.com.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/pqdweb?index=0&did=2225525951&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=6&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1329100407&clientId=12301