iRubric: Librarian Rubric - Colegio Karl C. Parrish

School librarian collaborates with teachers in most disciplines in designing, planning, implementing, and assessing meaningful learning activities that integrate the use of multiple resources and the development of research skills and various literacies.

School librarian collaborates with some teachers in planning and implementing learning activities that integrate the use of multiple resources and the development of research skills and various literacies.

School librarian collaborates with some teachers to coordinate the use of the library and its re-sources and may provide learn-ing experiences that support the unit.

School librarian does not collaborate with teachers in planning, implementing and assessing learning activities.

Collaboration with teachers
Cooperative projects
Lesson Plans
Grade Level / Depart-mental Meeting

School librarian nearly always uses open-ended and probing questions to guide students’ inquiry and to help students to think critically as they formulate pertinent questions about their research topics. The resources engage students cognitively and serve to enhance the active construction of understanding. Most students respond to the high expectations of the teacher and the school librarian.

School librarian often uses open-ended and probing questions to guide students’ inquiry and to help students to think critically as they formulate their own questions about their research topic.
High expectations for students are usually present and, in general, they respond to them.

School librarian asks some questions that guide students and help them think about their research topic.
Alternatively, librarian attempts to frame questions demanding advanced thinking. Expectations for students are inconsistently present and there is likewise inconsistent response by the students.

School librarian does not use questions effectively and usually tells the students what to do or leaves them on their own.
Library questions are of low cognitive challenge.
School librarian is not able to recommend or guide students to appropriate engaging re-sources. Expectations for students are low.

Integration of current technology with lesson design
Student interaction with resources and response to instructional strategies

The school librarian is constantly reflecting on the effectiveness of services, resources, instructional strategies and facilities to en-sure that they are meeting the goals of the library program. The school librarian regularly considers changes necessary to ensure that future needs are met for an expanding dynamic program.

The school librarian often reflects on the effectiveness of services, resources, instructional strategies, and facilities to ensure that they are meeting the goals of the library program. The school librarian sometimes considers changes necessary to ensure that future needs are met for an expanding dynamic program.

The school librarian some-times reflects on the effectiveness of services, re-sources, instructional strategies, and facilities to ensure that they are meeting the goals of the library program.

The school librarian rarely reflects on the effectiveness of services, resources, and instructional strategies

Leaves books in the book return box four to five days during the week.

School librarian actively pursues professional development opportunities and makes a substantial contribution to the profession through such activities as sharing newly learned knowledge and practices with others and seeking out opportunities to lead professional development sessions.

School librarian actively pursues opportunities to improve knowledge and practice and seeks out ways to implement new practices where applicable. Constructive feedback to improve practices is welcomed.

School librarian’s participation in professional development activities is limited to those that are mandatory.

School librarian does not participate in professional development activities, and shows little or no interest in new ideas, programs, or classes to improve teaching and learning.

Attending Professional Development
Attending Conferences
Subscribing to & Reading Professional Journals
Joining Professional Organizations.

Soliciting input from members of the staff, the students and the school community the school librarian constantly and consistently assesses, makes new purchases based on assessment data and weeds the collection of resources and equipment to keep holdings current and to meet the needs of the curriculum. School librarian advocates for necessary increases in funds and in technology when necessary to maintain a collection that is responsive to changing instructional needs.

School librarian regularly assesses, makes new purchases, and weeds the collection of resources and equipment to keep holdings current and to meet the needs of the curriculum.

School librarian inconsistently assesses, makes new purchases, and weeds the collection of resources and equipment to keep holdings current and to meet the needs of the curriculum.

School librarian makes new purchases of resources and equipment without weeding and assessing the collection of resources and equipment.

Weeding Statistics Reports
Collection Analysis
Ordering Books
Input from Faculty and Student on Books to Purchase