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Hello all, At the excellent suggestion of Dr. Sara Wolf, Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations, Leadership and Technology at Auburn, I have revised my initial survey to include questions on the impact of the Information Literacy and ISTE Standards on your library media programs. Survey and/or open responses are welcome! I am a MLS candidate at the U. of Maryland, currently doing my practicum at a Virginia high school library media center. A topic of considerable debate has been the impact of state "Standards of Learning" on the entire school community and the library media program in particular. I have chosen this topic for my final paper, and would like to request your help. I have checked the LM_NET archives, and conducted database searches through ProQuest, The Washington Post, and SLJ Online. These have yielded volumes of information on state standards, but little on how they have affected the operation of school library media programs per se in the respective states. I would appreciate your response to the following survey, which is designed to solicit the input of those of you "in the trenches" on whether, and how, your programs have been impacted by the enactment of student/school performance standards. I will post a "hit" if there is sufficient response. Thank you! 1) At what level is your library media program offered? ___ elementary ___middle school ___high school ___secondary school 2) In which state are you located? _________________________________ 3) Do your state’s academic standards affect: a) student promotion/retention? ___yes ___ no b) school accreditation? ___yes ___no c) staff incentives for improvement? ___yes ___no d) staff consequences for poor student performance?___yes ___no If "yes" on any of the above, please explain briefly: 4) How has the implementation of state standards impacted your library/media program? (Please check all that apply) ___performed curriculum mapping to identify needed support materials ___ordered new materials to support specific content areas ___increased efforts to encourage teacher/librarian collaboration ___accomplished more teacher/librarian collaboration in support of standards ___ joined a curriculum development/other committee addressing the standards ___increased efforts to teach related information literacy skills to all students ___made changes in LMC schedule to further support curriculum/identified skills ___ other action _____________________________________________ Please add brief explanation: 5) Are the AASL/AECT "Information Literacy Standards" addressed within your state's Standards? ___yes ___no If yes, please explain briefly how they are included. 6) Are the ISTE standards for student technology use addressed within your state's Standards? ___yes ___no If yes, please explain briefly how they are included. 7) Would you describe the overall impact of your state's Standards on your Library Media Program as: ___positive ___negative ___no impact Thank you! Pat Gualtieri LMS candidate, U. of MD =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=