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</span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial,sans-serif">Check out the discussion on the new Information Literacy Standards.</font></p>
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Assessment </span></u></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><u>Events & Resources</u></span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>February 27 — March 1st, 2014 Portland, Oregon</b><br>
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<a href="http://libraryassessment.org/index.shtml">Library Assessment Conference</a><br>
<b>August 4 – 6, 2014 Seattle, Washington</b><br>
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<b style="font-size: 19px;">Resource Alert:</b><br>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/index.htm">CDC Framework for Program Evaluation</a> — The CDC offers up this framework and advice about how to evaluate programs. Steps
include: Engage, Describe, Focus, Gather, Justify, Share. Very similar to evidence-based practices in libraries.</span><br>
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</font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://learningcenter.nsta.org/files/jcst1201_66.pdf">Assessing Critical Thinking Skills Using Articles From the Popular Press</a> — This article was mentioned
on an educational assessment listserv — I think we might be doing this type of activity already in our instruction efforts. Consider measuring Critical Thinking as part of your teaching</span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 20px;">.</span></font></p>
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