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Division of School Library Studies
Graduate Portfolio Information
"I love being a librarian because I love being a teacher." --Amy Grundmeyer, MA 2003

General Comments:

This portfolio replaces the Comprehensive Examination as the final evaluation tool for the Master of Arts degree in Library Science from the University of Northern Iowa. The portfolio should be presented to the faculty early in the term that graduation is expected.

This portfolio is to demonstrate the candidate's competence in the areas studied in the program; the student determines which content to use that will illustrate the level of competence in each of these areas:

• Vision Statement Describing a Superior School Library Program
• The Roles a Teacher-Librarian Assumes
  • Teaching of Information Skills and Reading Motivation
  • Collaborative Teaching
  • Information Specialist [i.e. Librarian...]
  • Administrator-Manager of a school library program
• Building Family Literacy in the Community at Large
• Ethical Considerations of Librarianship
• Resources for Continued Learning in Librarianship

The components of the portfolio also include a ten minute video that should approximate a presentation delivered to a school faculty or board of education delineating the importance of a school library program and how an excellent program can be achieved.

The portfolio MUST be submitted electronically. The contents of the portfolio will be a private matter between the faculty and the student, but the video portion may be shared with other students.

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