Curriculum Vitae

Professional Licenses	Granting Agency	Date
Postgraduate Professional License	Commonwealth of Virginia	July 1, 1999

Honors, Biographical Listings, Honorary Societies: 

Included in 1998 edition of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
Member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Delta Alpha Chapter, 1997-present
Member of Phi Delta Kappa, Virginia Piedmont Chapter, 2001-present

Membership in Learned Societies or Professional Memberships:
Member of the Virginia Educational Media Association since 1980
Member of the North Carolina School Library Media Association since 2001
Member of Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development since 1999
Member of American Library Association since 1998
Member of American Association of School Librarians since 1998
Member of Educators of Library Media Specialists Section, AASL since 2000

II.  Professional Growth

Professional Responsibilities
1. Department:
PR and Newsletter Committee, 2002-2003, Chair
PR and Newsletter Committee, 2001-2002, Chair
PR and Newsletter Committee, 2000-2001

2. College 
Professional Educators' Council Assessment Committee, 2002-2003
Advisory Committee, Consortium on Conferences, 2002-2003
Graduate Curriculum Committee, 2002-2003
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, 2000-2001
Longwood Conference on Teaching and Learning, 2001-2002, 2000-2001

3. University
Graduate Committee 2002-2003, 2001-2002, 2000-2001

4. State 
Past President of VEMA, 2002
President of VEMA, 2001
2001 VEMA Conference Planning Committee
Moderator, VEMA Listserv, February 2001 to present
VEMA President-Elect and Conference Chair 2000
VEMA Secretary 1997-1999
1997 VEMA Conference Planning Committee Concurrent Sessions Chair
1996 VEMA Conference Planning Committee Administrators’ Conference Chair· VEMA Networking Committee Chair 1995-1997
VEMA Leadership Committee Chair 1994-1995

5. Region 

6. National/International
AASL NCATE Accreditation Committee, 2002-present
Secretary of ELMSS, Educators of Library Media Specialists Section of the American Association of School Librarians, 2001-2002

Awards and Other Commendations
Dean's Faculty Development Award, 2002-2003
Dean’s Faculty Development Award (2), 2001-2002
VEMA AASL Presentation Award, 2001
VEMA Rutherford Memorial Award, 1992
Martha H. LeStourgeon Award, Longwood College, 1992
Phi Delta Kappa Educator of the Year Award, two Virginia Chapters, 1991

Attendance at Convention, Conference, etc.
March 13, 2003: Presented two sessions at James Regional VEMA Conference, Petersburg, VA, Leverage Your Library: Collaborate! and MARC: What You Really Need to Know About This Stuff

December 5, 2002: Invited to present session at Virginia Department of Education 8th Annual Educational Technology Leadership Conference, Roanoke, VA,  Raise Your Test Scores 15 Points with Resources You Already Have!

October 24-26, 2002:  Co-presented one session at VEMA Conference, Richmond, VA, Planting Seeds for Your Future: Growing as a Professional and presented one session, MARC: What You Really Need to Know About This Stuff

October 18, 2002: Invited presentations at Tennessee Association of School Librarians Conference, Franklin, TN, Going Beyond PR: Library Advocacy Begins with You!  and  Powerful Partnerships for Learning: At Your Library

June 13-18, 2002: represented VEMA at American Library Association Conference, Atlanta, GA

April 6, 2002: Potomac Spring Regional VEMA Conference, Centreville, VA

March 28, 2002: James Spring Regional VEMA Conference, Richmond, VA

February 23, 2002: Longwood Conference on Teaching and Learning

January 19, 2002: American Library Association Midwinter, New Orleans, LA

December 7, 2001: Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Williamsburg, VA, presented session How to Raise Your Test Scores 10 to 15 Points with Resources You Already Have!

November 29-December 1, 2001: Virginia Educational Media Association Conference, Norfolk, VA, presided over conference as President of organization, conducted general sessions and business meeting

November 14-18, 2001: American Association of School Librarians Conference, Indianapolis, IN, presented session Going Beyond PR—Library Advocacy Begins With You!

November 5, 2001: Virginia Association of Independent Schools conference, Richmond, VA, invited to present session for library media specialists, Library Advocacy—Going Beyond PR!

September 21, 2001: represented VEMA at the North Carolina School Library Media Association Annual Conference, Winston-Salem, NC

June 14-20, 2001: represented VEMA at ALA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA

April 21, 2001: Information Power Training session, Thomas Dale High School, Chesterfield County

As 2001 President of VEMA, attended six spring regional conferences (March 7—Shenandoah; March 9—York; March 15—James; March 16—Rappahannock; April 9—Roanoke; April 10—Clinch) and gave welcome and short address

March 24, 2001: Longwood Conference on Teaching and Learning, School Library Media Specialists as Reflective Instructional Partners

March 10, 2001: attended Longwood Teacher Work Sample Methodology Mentoring Workshop

January 2001: represented VEMA at ALA MidWinter, Washington, DC

December 2000: Conference Chair for VEMA Conference, Roanoke, VA

October 2000: represented VEMA at AECT National Conference, Denver, CO

July 2000: represented VEMA at ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL

March 10, 2000: VEMA York Spring Regional, Hampton, VA, Library Media Specialists—Key Players

February 3, 2000: WCVE TechFest, Ashland, VA, Collaboration and Technology for Student Achievement

February 2000: represented VEMA at AECT National Conference in Long Beach, CA

November 1999: represented VEMA at AASL National Conference in Birmingham, AL

June 29, 1999: Virginia Department of Education Summer Technology Camp, Library Advocacy—Beyond PR

April 22, 1999: Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals, Williamsburg, VA, Using Your Library Media Center in Support of the SOL

April 20, 1999: VEMA Clinch Spring Regional, Abingdon, VA, Library Advocacy—Beyond PR

March 24, 1999: VEMA James Spring Regional, Richmond, VA, Library Advocacy—Beyond PR

December 3, 1998: Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Williamsburg, VA, Ask Not What You Can Do For Your Library Media Center—Ask What Your Library Media Center Can Do For You

October 15, 1998: VEMA Fall Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, Library Advocacy—Beyond PR

III. Scholarly Activities
Research
The Impact of Information Access in Southside Virginia High School Library Media Centers, ED 344 703, 1991

Publications
Leverage Your Library Program to Help Raise Test Scores: A Guide for Library Media Specialists, Principals, Teachers, and Parents, Linworth, 2003

"The Library Connection: A New Dominion: Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century," guest column in The Needle’s Eye, Virginia Association of Teachers of English newsletter, Winter 2001 issue and Spring 2002 issue

"Is Your Plate Full Already? Make Room for Curriculum Development," Today’s School Media Specialist, Winter 2000

"Your Classroom: Library Specialists Can Play Key Role," Virginia Journal of Education, January 1999

Reviewed Firing Up Both Sides of the Brain: A Media Specialist’s Guide to Teaching Youth Left and Right Brain Thinking, to be published by Linworth

Reviewed Catalog It! a textbook for cataloging courses, published by Linworth, Spring 2002

Workshop Presentations
November 5, 2002: Spotsylvania County Public Schools--invited to conduct 1/2 day workshop, Powerful Partnerships At Your Library, for division library media specialists

August 27, 2002:  Buckingham County Public Schools—invited to conduct opening-of-school inservices for division’s teachers, Using the Library to Boost SOL Scores

March 12, 2002:  Buckingham County High School—invited to conduct faculty inservice on copyright

October 19, 2001:  Region VIII—invited to conduct inservice for Region VIII school library media specialists, session held in Lunenburg County, Powerful Partnerships for Learning @your library

August 28, 2001: Buckingham County Public Schools—invited to conduct opening-of-school inservice for division’s school library media specialists, Powerful Partnerships for Learning

August 31, 1999: Keynote Address for Virginia Beach City Public Schools Library Media Specialists and Staff, Library Advocacy—Beyond PR

IV. Service to College Community/Local Community
Member of Keysville United Methodist Church—present Children’s Moments/Children’s Sermonette weekly during Sunday worship service

PTO volunteer, Eureka Elementary School, Charlotte County, May 2002

V. Other Information: 
Spoke to various education classes on the instructional role of the library media specialist in today’s schools:

2002-2003:
Dr. Patricia Whitfield--February 4, 2003, EDUC488: Education Module Seminar, Making the Most of Your Library

Dr. Betty Jo Simmons--January 27, 2003, EDUC380: Measurement and Evaluation, 3 sections (Topic: Virginia Standards of Learning, Key Information and Resources)

Dr. Luther Kirk--October 8, 2002, EDUC325/450: Teaching Reading/Principles of Instruction

Dr. Betty Jo Simmons—September 25, 2002, EDUC380: Measurement and Evaluation, 3 sections (Topic: Virginia Standards of Learning, Key Information and Resources)

Dr. Patricia Whitefield—September 10, 2002 EDUC488: Education Module Seminar, Making the Most of Your Library

2001-2002: 
Ms. Mitzi Lail—May 29, 2002 EDUC260: Introduction to Teaching

Ms. Mitzi Lail—April 9, 2002 EDUC260: Introduction to Teaching (3 sections)

Ms. Marilyn Osborn—April 3, 2002 EDUC260: Introduction to Teaching (3 sections)

Dr. Luther Kirk—March 21, 2002 EDUC 325/450: Teaching Reading/Principles of Instruction

Dr. Peggy Tarpley—March 19, 2002 SPED682: Collaboration—School/Home/Community

Dr. Betty Jo Simmons—February 6, 2002 EDUC380: Measurement and Evaluation (Topic: Virginia Standards of Learning, Key Information and Resources)

Dr. Luther Kirk—November 7, 2001 EDUC325/450: Teaching Reading/Principles of Instruction

Mr. Chris Jones—October 13, 2001 EDUC621: Technology for Adminstrators

Mrs. Mitzi Lail—October 5, 2001 EDUC260: Introduction to Teaching

2000-2001:
Dr. Carolyn Gabb—April 23, 2001 EDUC325: Teaching Reading/Language Arts in Elementary School

Dr. Bill Owings—April 19, 2001 EDUC675: Public School Administration

Dr. Peggy Tarpley—April 11, 2001 SPED682: Collaboration—School/Home/Community

Dr. Patricia Whitfield—March 8, 2001 SPED302: Math and Science for Students…

Dr. Luther Kirk—March 5, 2001 EDUC325: Teaching Reading/Language Arts in the Elementary School

Dr. Deborah Frazier—February 19, 2001 EDUC450: Principles of Instruction, NK-8

Dr. Betty Jo Simmons—February 5, 2001 EDUC542/543: Curriculum Development

Served as invited reviewer for Virginia Department of Education Technology Literacy Challenge Grants, Fall, 2001

2001 to 2002: member of Virginia Department of Education Powerful Partnership: Evaluation of School Library Media Program Writing Team

1999 to present: member of Virginia HIV/AIDS Resources Review Panel for Virginia Comprehensive Health Education Training and Resource Center

2000-present: serve as KidsConnect volunteer (KidsConnect is an internet-based, question and answer referral service sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians)

1999-2000: served as site facilitator for Central Senior High School, Lunenburg County, for year one of Teaching/Learning Mapping Strategy: A Process for Curriculum Mapping, Alignment, Design, and Implementation, two year project with AEL, Appalachia Educational Laboratory

1992-2000: served as system administrator for Central Senior High School’s local area instructional network· 1989-2000: served as curriculum chairperson for Lunenburg County Public Schools

1984-2000: represented Lunenburg County Public Schools in Southside Virginia Library Network, served on SVLN Steering Committee as public school library media representative 1996-1999

1994—featured on CD-ROM video in Virginia Department of Education’s series, Multimedia Out of the Box

1990—featured on ERIC in Local Schools and Library Networks video, produced by Appalachia Educational Laboratory

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