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TL 16.22.indd 14 Ontario School Library Association Enhancing Teaching and Learning: A Leadership Guide for School Library Media Specialists, 2nd Edition Revised Jean Donham 2008 9781555706470 Enhancing Teaching and Learning would make a Learning would make a Learning good textbook for part three of the school librarianship AQ course (supplemented, of course, with Canadian documents). Although Donham covers a great deal of ground, chapters 12 and 13, "Assessment of Student Work" and "Program Evaluation," are of particular interest, given the theme of this issue of Th e Teaching Librarian. Donham provides a good introduction to student assessment and does a particularly good job with rubrics. She also provides a solid introduction to program- focused evaluation of school libraries, with an extensive program evaluation rubric that, daunting as it might fi rst appear, is a useful tool. Highly recommended reading for any teacher- librarian looking for a solid grounding in school librarianship. Copies should be available in every district professional collection. Leadership for Today's Assessing Learning: Librarians and Teachers as Partners Violet Harada and Joan M. Yoshina 2005 9781591582007 If you want to understand the nature of assessment, as well as how to assess student learning and communicate evidence of that learning, then Assessing Learning is the Assessing Learning is the Assessing Learning book for you! In only 10 chapters, Harada and Yoshina cover all the basics and quite a bit more, including assessment in the school, assessment in the library, assessment tools (checklists, rubrics, rating scales, conferences, logs, personal correspondence, graphic organizers), outcomes-based planning (with elementary, middle school and high school examples), student portfolios, and communicating evidence of learning. Each chapter begins with a list of essential questions and ends with a list of references. In between, chunking and graphics make information easy to fi nd. A detailed table of contents which includes all the chap- ter headings and an index make it easy to fi nd exactly what you're looking for. Assessing Learning is Assessing Learning is Assessing Learning essential reading for every teacher-librarian! As you will fi nd yourself referring to it over and over, you will want easy access - either a school copy or a personal copy. In addition, every district professional collec tion should include this title. TL School Library: A Handbook for the Library Media Specialist and the School Principal (Greenwood Professional Guides in School Librarianship) Patricia Potter Wilson and Josette Anne Lyders 2001 9780313313264 Leadership for Today's School Library is another general text with a focus on communication and collaboration, especially with the principal. Chapter 4, "Assessing and Evaluating the School Library with the Principal's Support," is of particular interest. Wilson and Lyders deal with both quantitative and qualitative measures, as well as the use of standards, and emphasize both planning the evaluation with the principal and sharing the data afterwards. Recommended reading. Should be included in district professional collections. Librarians as Learning Specialists: Meeting the Learning Imperative for the 21st Century Allison Zmuda and Violet H. Harada 2008 9781591586791 Zmuda and Harada have written a book that emphasizes the teaching role of teacher-librarians and establishes teacher- librarians as learning specialists. In only 128 pages, the authors deal with reframing our mission, clarifying our role, designing instruction and assessment, and providing resources to support 21st -century learning. Chapter 4, "Providing Robust Assessment and Feedback" is of particular interest given the theme of this issue of Th e Teaching Librarian. Not a book to be read quickly or superfi cially, Librarians as Learning Specialists is well worth the time and eff ort. Th is would be a wonderful shared text for a professional learning community. Highly recommended reading for both teacher-librarians and administrators (the dual audience for whom the book is written). An essential purchase for district professional collections. Sharing the Evidence: Library Media Center Assessment Tools and Resources Connie Champlin, David V. Loertscher, and Nancy A.S. Miller 2007 9781933170352 Sharing the Evidence provides a wealth of tools that can be used for program-focused assessment of the school library as part of evidence-based practice. Professional Resources