University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

COLLEEN E. JOHNSON
20 South Village Trail
Fairport, NY14450
(585) 377-5199

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as a Library Media Specialist at an elementary or secondary school where I cansupport the school curriculum and teach information literacy skills thatpromote student achievement and lifelong learning.

EDUCATION

University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

Master of Library Science – Expected Graduation Date:February 2008

Cumulative GPA: 3.96/4.0

IthacaCollege, Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Arts May 2005

Major: English Education 7-12

Cumulative GPA: 3.49/4.0

AWARDS/HONORS

InitialNew YorkState Teacher Certification in English Language Arts 7-12

Sigma Tau Delta, National English Honor Society

Penfield Teacher’s Association Scholarship Recipient

Ruth Post Award for Excellence in English

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

School Library Media Specialist, MinervaDeLandSchool, Fairport, NY14450 (September 2007—present)

  • Plan and implement lesson that support the curriculum goals of all major content areas, and integrate library and information literacy skills
  • Selected and organized print and non-print resources for lessons
  • Implemented additions and revisions to library website class pages
  • Developed a library plagiarism PowerPoint and quiz from library web page to access all 9th grade students knowledge and understanding of plagiarism
  • Manage activities and projects as club advisor for LAG: Library Advisory Group

Student Teacher, BrooksHillElementary School, Fairport, NY14450 (September 2007—November 2007)

  • Provided instruction in library and computer skills to students K-5
  • Created and delivered book talks to students in the library
  • Assisted with daily operations of the library
  • Processed new materialsand re-cataloged section of non-fiction collection

Substitute Teacher, PenfieldHigh SchoolandBayTrailMiddle School,Penfield, NY14526 (May 2005—present).

  • Substitute School Library Media Specialistin the SchoolLibraryMediaCenter; planned and implemented instructional lessons on database searching methods
  • Substitute in all major secondary subject areas: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Special Education and Reading;implement teachers’ lesson plans during their absence

Field Experience,JohannaPerrinMiddle School, Fairport, NY14450 (October—November 2006).

  • Curl Up with a Book Day: planned, promoted and organized reading promotion event for 6th graders; collaborated with school library media specialists and classroom teachers to organize a day dedicated to casual reading for the 6th graders to encourage reading appreciation

Field Experience, Henry Hudson Elementary School No. 28, Rochester, NY14610 (October—December 2006)

  • Created display charts/tables for eight different genres of literature per grade level, K-6, to facilitate easy-retrieval of popular book titles

Student Teacher,DrydenHigh School, Dryden, NY13053(March—May 2005).

  • Grade level:English 10 Regents English 11 Regents
  • Special Units:Grade 10: William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies; Grade 11: Age of Reason and American Romanticism

Student Teacher, RussellI.DoigMiddle School, Trumansburg, NY14886(January—March 2005).

  • Grade level:Grade 8 English Language Arts
  • Special Units:John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice and Men and an interdisciplinary unit with the School Library Media Specialistand Social Studies teacher on the Great Depression

Field Experience,Frederick Douglass Academy, New York, NY 10039(October 2004).

  • Grade level:English 11 Regents
  • Worked with students of diverse ethnic backgrounds in an urban public school setting
  • Special Units: African American Literature, specifically Toni Morrison’s, Sula

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Volunteer,TompkinsCounty Library, Ithaca, New York (September 2001—May 2005).

  • General duties included: shelving, filling, circulation, database entry, helping maintain library website and preparing displays/bulletin boards

Tutor,BoyntonMiddle School, Ithaca,NY14850(January—May 2003).

  • Provided assistance in 7th & 8th grade classrooms for all subject-areas
  • Tutored individual, identified 8th grade students after-school in all subject-areas

Server, Penfield Country Club, Penfield, NY14526 (May 2001—present).

  • Customer service experience in a social environment
  • Responsible for maintaining member satisfaction

RELATED COMPUTER SKILLS

Working knowledge of the following:

  • Macromedia Applications:
  • Dreamweaver (basic)
  • Quia Web Manager
  • Microsoft Office Applications:
  • Word
  • Excel
  • Access
  • PowerPoint
  • Publisher
  • M3 OPACand Mandarin Oasis
  • InteGrade Program Grade Book System
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