AASL 2009 Elections
Linda A. Gann
ELMSS Secretary
Degrees and Certifications
University of Oklahoma, Master of Library and Information Studies, 1985; University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Science, 1971; University of Oklahoma, Ph.D., Educational Studies (ABD).
Current Position
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2007-present.
Previous Positions
Visiting Lecturer, University of Oklahoma; School of Library and Information Studies, 2006-07; School Library Media Specialist, Jenks Public Schools; Jenks East Elementary, 1994-2006; Adjunct Instructor, University of Oklahoma; School of Library and Information Studies, 1992-2006; School Library Media Specialist, Jenks Public Schools; Jenks High School, 1983-94.
ALA Activities
AASL: Member, AASL/NCATE Coordinating Committee, 2007-Present; AASL: Member, Nominations Committee, 2007-Present; AASL: Member, ELMSS, 2007-Present; AASL: Oklahoma Delegate, Affiliate Assembly, 1992-94; AASL: Member, Distinguished Administrator Award Committee, 1991-92.
Offices Held in State & Regional Library and Other Associations
Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists: Educator Consultant, Sequoyah Children's Book Award Committee, 1999-2006; Oklahoma State Department of Education: Member, Library Media Guidelines Revision Committee, 1996-2002; Oklahoma State Department of Education: Member, Library Media Advisory Board, 1996-2000; Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists: Educator Consultant, Sequoyah Young Adult Book Award Committee, 1986-98; Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists: Chair, 1993-94; Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists: Chair-Elect, 1992-93; Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists: Secretary, 1990-91.
Publications
"School Library Media Standards and Guidelines: A Review of Their Significance and Impact," Emerging School Library Media Center: Historical Issues and Perspectives, ed by Kathy H. Latrobe (Libraries Unlimited), 1998; Co-Author, A Guide to the Selection and Use of Periodicals in Elementary, Middle/Junior, and High School Library Media Centers (Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists), 1995; Co-author, Social Studies Readers Theatre for Young Adults (Libraries Unlimited), 1991.
Honors, Awards, Prizes, Medals, Citations
Jenks Public Schools Teacher of the Year, 2003-2004; Oklahoma Association of School Library Media Specialists, Polly Clarke Award for Outstanding School Library Media Specialist, 2001; Jenks Public Schools Vision of Excellence Award, 1997.
Links for Further Information
http://www.uncg.edu/lis/people/faculty/fulltime/gann.html
Accomplishments
I am/have been a regular presenter for many years at annual state library and education conferences in North Carolina and Oklahoma (e.g. North Carolina School Library Media Association, Oklahoma Encyclo-Media Conference, Oklahoma Library Association, etc.). I will be presenting at the AASL conference in Charlotte, Fall 2009. In my career as a school library media specialist I had the opportunity to design two state-of-the-art school library facilities, one elementary and the other a high school. My areas of research include the development of national school library media standards and school library media specialist education standards.
Statement
As an educator of future school library media specialists, I see this as an exciting time of change. With new AASL learning standards and the forthcoming AASL library guidelines, educators are challenged to make these documents viable and meaningful for our students. Working together with other library educators is an important part of this process and will allow us to develop successful strategies for change.
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