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East Tennessee State University* +ohnson ,it&* -. M. )d.* )du'ational Media / )du'ational -e'hnolog&* 0'hool Li%rar& Media* 2114 East Tennessee State University* +ohnson ,it&* -. 2a'helor o# 3rts* )nglish* 2111

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Cherokee Elementary School, +ohnson ,it&* -. January March, 2014 3t the elementar& li%rar& le6el 7 $as rimaril& res onsi%le #or designing instru'tion to en'ourage litera'& a'ti6ities that $ere a%le to meet the di6erse needs o# students and su ort the ,ommon ,ore initiati6e to in'lude engaging and in#ormational non#i'tion titles in li%rar& and 'lassroom 'urri'ula. 7 $as also a%le to introdu'e man& ne$ 8olunteer 0tate 2oo9 3$ard 2oo9s to the students in e##ort to romote reading #or a 6ariet& o# age ranges and reading 'a a%ilities. 7 arti'i ated in a s'hool $ide litera'& %lo'9 %& ro6iding reading guidan'e to students in e##ort to im ro6e test s'ores. :ther a'ti6ities and e5 erien'e in'lude 'ir'ulating resour'es using ;estin& Li%rar& Manager* instru'ting students on use o# the :<3,* ro6iding re#eren'e assistan'e to students grades =-4* and 'reating dis la&s to attra't %oth lo$er and u er grade students. Science Hill High School, +ohnson ,it&* -. March May, 2014 3t the se'ondar& le6el* instru'tion ad>usts #rom #o'using rimaril& on litera'& instru'tion to a strong #o'us or 'orrelating lessons and a'ti6ities $ith 'lassroom tea'hers in e##ort to 'om%ine in#ormation litera'ies $ith 'lassroom 'urri'ulum. 7n this setting* 7 $as a%le to design a lesson to meet the 'urri'ulum needs o# a 'lassroom tea'her. ;oing so allo$ed me to 'onne't ,ommon ,ore 0tate 0tandards $ith instru'tion in li%rar& usage and te'hnolog& to meet the needs o# di6erse students. Most nota%l&* 7 $as a%le to instru't students on the use o# the -ennessee )le'troni' Li%rar& (-)L) in e##ort to meet their a'ademi' needs. M& e5 erien'e at the se'ondar& le6el $as mu'h more #o'used on rogram administration. ?sing ;estin&* a 4ollett 0o#t$are* 7 $as a%le to re are re orts and assess arts o# the media 'enter 'olle'tion #o'using on u%li'ation dates and 'ir'ulation statisti's. 7 $as also gi6en o ortunities to ro'ess media and 'atalog materials #ollo$ing a''e ta%le ra'ti'es. -here $ere also man& o ortunities to strengthen and sho$'ase m& ro#i'ien'ies in te'hnolog& in'luding o ortunities to u date the li%rar& media 'enter $e% age* 'reate @R)3;A osters using 3do%e <hotosho )lements and the 3meri'an Li%rar& 3sso'iationBs Read ;esign 0tudio so#t$are* and ro6ide assistan'e using automated in6entor& te'hnolog&.

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Charles C. Sherrod Library, +ohnson ,it&* -ennessee

Do6ernment ;o'uments* La$* and Ma s Graduate Assistant, 2013 2014 3s graduate assistant* 7 am res onsi%le #or assisting atrons and su er6ising undergraduate students $hen the a'ademi' li%rarians are o## dut&. 7n this role* 7 am res onsi%le #or understanding Millennium* the online u%li' a''ess 'atalog (:<3,)* and the a%ilit& to instru't students on its use and #un'tions. 7 am also res onsi%le #or ossessing 9no$ledge on ho$ to e##e'ti6el& and ethi'all& gather and use in#ormation using a 6ariet& o# data%ases ro6ided %& )ast -ennessee 0tate ?ni6ersit&* s e'i#i'all& CestLa$ and Le5is.e5us. 7 am reEuired to a''ess and shel6e materials a''ording to Li%rar& o# ,ongress and 0u erintendent o# ;o'ument 'lassi#i'ation s&stems. 7 'urrentl& su er6ise a small grou o# undergraduate students. -his rimaril& in'ludes demonstrating ro er shel# reading a''ording to the a ro riate 'lassi#i'ation s&stem and training #or use o# the :<3,. 7 $or9 'olla%orati6el& $ith 'olleagues to a''om lish tas9s and goals assigned %& de artment administrators in'luding ro'essing materials #or $ithdra$al #rom the 'atalog and lo'ating materials #or use $ith re-la$ 'ourses. Most im ortantl&* 7 assist atrons in the Do6ernment ;o'uments* La$* and Ma s de artment. -his in'ludes assistan'e using the :<3,* a''essing data%ases* use o# te'hnologies* and lo'ating materials $ithin our 'olle'tion.

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Lesson Planning Without Tears* Cor9sho )ast -ennessee 0tate ?ni6ersit&* #all 2113 Tennessee Electronic Library TEL! Train the Trainer Worksho" )ast -ennessee 0tate ?ni6ersit&* s ring 2114

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#merican Library #ssociation (3L3) $oung #dult Library Services #ssociation (F3L03) Tennessee #ssociation o% School Libraries (-30L)