Student Learning Objectives
With guidance from the State Board of Education*, the SLO ISLMA Task Force** has completed three sample SLOs and rubrics for use in school libraries: one for elementary, one for junior high, and one for high school. Each SLO focuses on a research skill that supports the importance of our jobs. Hopefully, school librarians in Illinois will use these exemplars to strive towards these student objectives and assessments.
Sample SLOs
How to adapt the sample SLOs and Rubrics to fit your needs:
- use only part of the rubric
- use the rubric and SLO for a different grade level
- for the elementary rubric, choose between the one with percentages or without
- change the assessment
- paper/pen or technology
- structured assessment or open response
- Three letters of recommendation that include:
- choose instructional strategies that fit your teaching style
- use authentic research projects for pre- and post-assessments
- add as many data points as possible between your pre- and post-assessments
- see the students as often as possible to check progress and give further instruction
- use formative assessment, such as exit tickets, student self-assessments, etc.
Additional Resources:
Balanced Assessment, ISBE
- Diana Zaleski, Division of Student Assessment, ISBE
- Tracy Hubbard, Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, Skokie
- Elisabeth LeBris, Joseph Sears School, Kenilworth
- Sia Paganis, Spring Wood Middle School, Hanover Park
- Pam Strom, New Trier HS, Northfield
- Lisa Talbert, Highland Elementary, Skokie
- Barbara Ungar, Central Elementary, Wilmette
