Summary Statement
Graduate December 2009 | MLIS [Master of Library and Information Science]
GPA 3.75 Rutgers University
MA - University of Mississippi
BA - University of Mississippi
Field Experience March 2009| H. Russell Swift Elementary School in Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Supervisor - Librarian Kimberly DeNaples
Key Classes
Fall 2006 | Information Technology – Taught by Dr. Anselm Spoerri
Spring 2007 | Multimedia Production – Taught by Steve Garwood
Fall 2007 | Materials for Children Taught by Dr. Waller Hastings
Spring 2008 | Materials for Young Adults
Refined skill in writing a variety of types of book reviews—including annotations, booktalks, and full reviews
.
Spring 2008 | Learning Theories – Taught by Susan Ballard
Conducted extensive research into links between effective libraries, student learning, and school efficiency.
Wrote numerous papers, including the following:
David Loertscher
•Research of Loertscher’s revolutionary concepts about ways that media specialists should be educators.
Virtual Online Communities for Young Children: Librarians, Let’s Join the Parade!
•Librarians are encouraged to use fun, interactive computer sites to help children connect to reading.
My World Is A Rainbow: A Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Unit for Kindergarten
Created this extensive, 65-page unit, as an example of ways that media specialists can help weave books, technology, music, and arts experiences into the regular curriculum, to help teach and reinforce virtually all of the Kindergarten NJ Curriculum Standards and the AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners.
Fall 2008 | Management of School Libraries – Taught by Dr. Carol Gordon
Summer 2008 | Elective Course: Special Topics of Social Information, Including Web 2.0 Taught by Steven Garwood
Work Experience
Current Work: March 2005 - Present |Linwood Free Public Library - Children’s Librarian
•Select and purchase all youth materials [several hundred books for babies through teens]
•Plan and present all youth programs, including 2 preschool Story Hours per week
•Manage a $17,000 budget for youth programs
Past Work:
Madison Cultural Center in Madison, Ms
•Taught art to grades PK through Adult in an After School Program
Rosa Scott Middle School in Madison, Ms
•Taught art to grades 4 through 8
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson, Ms
•Taught art to grades PK through 4
Recent Honors
References
Maria Moss, Director Linwood Free Public Library
301 Davis Avenue
Linwood, NJ 08221
609.926.7991 extension 1
[email protected]
Kimberly DeNaples, Librarian and Field Experience Supervisor
H. Russell Swift Elementary School
5 Swift Avenue
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 927-4141, ext. 1190
[email protected]
Susan D. Ballard, Instructor Rutgers University Learning Theory, Media and the Curriculum 17:610:514:85
Director Library Media and Technology Londonderry School District
268C Mammoth Road
Londonderry, NH 03053
603.432.6920 x 1108
Steven Garwood, Staff Training and Development Coordinator Princeton University Library
Instructor Rutgers University
[email protected]
[email protected]
609.258.4327
Dr. Waller Hastings, Visiting Professor of Materials for Children
Rutgers University Department of Library and Information Science
4 Huntington Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071
732.379.7423
Dr. Anselm Spoerri, Assistant Professor
Rutgers University School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
[email protected]
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~aspoerri/
Jack B. Lacy, Esquire
Special Prosecutor for the Tribal Attorney General of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Former Assistant United States Attorney
1002 Cumberland Drive
Brandon, MS 39047
Work telephone: 601-653-7547
Cell: 601-927-6238
[email protected]
- Widely trained library and educational leader, with nearly three masters degrees, extensive technological skills, and experience in interdisciplinary, arts-infused curriculum design
- Track record creating cutting-edge, online, interactive, and virtual educational and library websites that have been viewed by people in 24 countries
Graduate December 2009 | MLIS [Master of Library and Information Science]
GPA 3.75 Rutgers University
MA - University of Mississippi
BA - University of Mississippi
Field Experience March 2009| H. Russell Swift Elementary School in Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Supervisor - Librarian Kimberly DeNaples
Key Classes
Fall 2006 | Information Technology – Taught by Dr. Anselm Spoerri
- An introduction to web design and basic HTML code
- Created websites, without Dreamweaver or any other web-authoring software
- Refreshed and refined skills in the Microsoft Office Suite – including Word, Access, Excel, and Powerpoint
Spring 2007 | Multimedia Production – Taught by Steve Garwood
- Learned to use the Adobe Creative Suite tools: Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks.
- Created several web sites with those tools
Fall 2007 | Materials for Children Taught by Dr. Waller Hastings
- Wrote reviews of many works that are popular with contemporary audiences.
- Created a detailed powerpoint presentation about Joel Chandler Harris, the creator of Brer Rabbit.
- Later,that powerpoint material was used to create a blog and wiki about Harris and Brer Rabbit. The presentation was created with [voice and music], via Audacity.
- These presentations have been viewed by people in numerous countries. Bre’r Rabbit Blog
- Bre’r Rabbit Wiki
Spring 2008 | Materials for Young Adults
Refined skill in writing a variety of types of book reviews—including annotations, booktalks, and full reviews
.
Spring 2008 | Learning Theories – Taught by Susan Ballard
Conducted extensive research into links between effective libraries, student learning, and school efficiency.
Wrote numerous papers, including the following:
David Loertscher
•Research of Loertscher’s revolutionary concepts about ways that media specialists should be educators.
Virtual Online Communities for Young Children: Librarians, Let’s Join the Parade!
•Librarians are encouraged to use fun, interactive computer sites to help children connect to reading.
My World Is A Rainbow: A Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Unit for Kindergarten
Created this extensive, 65-page unit, as an example of ways that media specialists can help weave books, technology, music, and arts experiences into the regular curriculum, to help teach and reinforce virtually all of the Kindergarten NJ Curriculum Standards and the AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners.
Fall 2008 | Management of School Libraries – Taught by Dr. Carol Gordon
- A study of current trends for running efficient school libraries.
- Several papers and presentations were created, including the following: The Evolving Role of School Librarians in Fostering Reading for Understanding
- A powerpoint and similar wiki, reflecting ways that the face of information has changed since the emergence of technology.
- Challenges media specialists to harness technology as a teaching tool
Summer 2008 | Elective Course: Special Topics of Social Information, Including Web 2.0 Taught by Steven Garwood
- An invaluable study of how to use the most current informational tools to reach and connect with audiences, via the creation of wikis, blogs, podcasts, Camtasia audio-visual recordings, and numerous web 2.0 open source programs
- After taking this class, the concept KidReady was begun Withing 9 months, from June 2008 through March 2009, the KidReadz wiki was viewed by people in 24 countries.
Work Experience
Current Work: March 2005 - Present |Linwood Free Public Library - Children’s Librarian
•Select and purchase all youth materials [several hundred books for babies through teens]
•Plan and present all youth programs, including 2 preschool Story Hours per week
•Manage a $17,000 budget for youth programs
Past Work:
Madison Cultural Center in Madison, Ms
•Taught art to grades PK through Adult in an After School Program
Rosa Scott Middle School in Madison, Ms
•Taught art to grades 4 through 8
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson, Ms
•Taught art to grades PK through 4
Recent Honors
- Named National Teacher of the Year by Target Stores of America
- Highlights for Children Magazine Foundation Grant to attend Chautauqua Arts Institution
- Highlights for Children Magazine Foundation Scholarship to study with Neil Waldman
References
Maria Moss, Director Linwood Free Public Library
301 Davis Avenue
Linwood, NJ 08221
609.926.7991 extension 1
[email protected]
Kimberly DeNaples, Librarian and Field Experience Supervisor
H. Russell Swift Elementary School
5 Swift Avenue
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 927-4141, ext. 1190
[email protected]
Susan D. Ballard, Instructor Rutgers University Learning Theory, Media and the Curriculum 17:610:514:85
Director Library Media and Technology Londonderry School District
268C Mammoth Road
Londonderry, NH 03053
603.432.6920 x 1108
Steven Garwood, Staff Training and Development Coordinator Princeton University Library
Instructor Rutgers University
[email protected]
[email protected]
609.258.4327
Dr. Waller Hastings, Visiting Professor of Materials for Children
Rutgers University Department of Library and Information Science
4 Huntington Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071
732.379.7423
Dr. Anselm Spoerri, Assistant Professor
Rutgers University School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
[email protected]
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~aspoerri/
Jack B. Lacy, Esquire
Special Prosecutor for the Tribal Attorney General of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Former Assistant United States Attorney
1002 Cumberland Drive
Brandon, MS 39047
Work telephone: 601-653-7547
Cell: 601-927-6238
[email protected]
Home: 609.653.2716
Cell: 609.816.9596 |