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AASL Fall Forum

The AASL Fall Forum is a multi-day national institute held during non-AASL National Conference years.   

Assessment, Part II: Constructing and Interpreting Viable Tools for Effective Student Learning in the Library Media Center
October 17-19, 2008  Oak Brook Hills Marriot Resort, Oak Brook, Illinois (Chicago area)

Join AASL for a special one-and-a-half day workshop investigating assessment from three perspectives: program assessment, providing a base for continuing dialogue with administrators; student assessment, reviewing collaborative models of information literacy within curriculum applications; and item analysis, identifying, gathering, and interpreting data.

AASL 2008 Fall Forum attendees will:

• compare and contrast various components of authentic assessment with an emphasis on identifying those best suited for assessment of information literacy standards.
• practice interpreting and applying authentic assessment data to curriculum development and cross curricular collaboration.
• apply authentic assessment data to various curricular areas at a variety of educational levels.
• use authentic assessment data to develop rigorous and relevant library programs and enhance library literacy curricula on various educational levels.

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Credit Hours

Participants will receive credit for 12 contact hours.

Contact the AASL office at aasl@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext. 4382 for more information.