Bettie
McGinness
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Education:
2005-
Currently at the University
of Texas Austin,
TX
Working towards
Ph.D. in
Information Studies
1991-2000 University of Texas
Austin, TX
M.S. Library
and Information
Science
1984-1988 Texas A&M University
College
Station, TX
B.S.
Educational Curriculum and
Instruction
Current
Research
Interests: I am
interested in several
areas including the role of the librarian in schools, the
information needs of
at-risk students, children's access to information, and librarians as
leaders.
Academic
Awards and Grants:
Continuing
University Fellowship 2007
IMLS Youth,
Community, Libraries
Fellowship 2005-2008
Texas A&M Opportunity
Award 1984
Academic
Enrichment:
ALISE Conference - January 2009
Faye B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival - April 2008
ALISE
Conference - January 2008
ASIST Conference - November 2006
ALISE
Conference – January 2006
Service
Activities
Accreditation and Assessment Committee -
2008-2009
Library Student Advisory Council -
2007-2008
iSchool Search and Hiring Committee -
2006-2007
Academic
Activities:
Instructor,
INF 312 - Information in Cyberspace, Spring 2007 - present
Teaching
Assistant for Dr. Barbara Immroth, University of Texas, Fall 2006 -
present
Teaching
Assistant for Dr. Bill
Lukenbill, University of Texas, Fall 2005- Spring 2006
Consulting
Work:
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Spring 2008
Created survey to find out about librarian
concerns
Discussed leadership and group dynamics
with district library coordinator
Spoke to CFISD librarians about leadership
and advocacy on March 13, 2008 in two-hour workshop
Round Rock ISD, Spring 2007
Conducted
study using existing TEA data and surveys to see if there was a
correlation between student achievement and access to online databases
in the school library
Created
an advocacy video explaining results and need for databases that could
be used in presentations to community stakeholders and legislators
Employment
History:
2003-2005 Cypress-Fairbanks
I.S.D. Houston,
TX
Elementary
Library Media
Specialist - Metcalf
Elementary School
Collaborated
with two colleagues
to create district research manual for elementary schools
Presented
workshops for campus,
district, and Region IV Educational Service Center including
creating
and using
rubrics to improve instruction,
revising
writing with
reluctant students, and
using
enticing literature and reading strategies to accelerate students in
meeting the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
Planned
and taught adult
computer class for one year.
2000-2003 Cypress-Fairbanks
I.S.D. Houston,
TX
Elementary
Library Media
Specialist - Frazier Elementary School
Led campus
committee of teachers
to gather data and design a campus writing instruction plan
Coordinated
and participated in a
campus improvement committee
Coordinated
extracurricular clubs
for approximately 170 students
1990-2000 Cypress-Fairbanks
I.S.D. Houston,
TX
Elementary
Teacher - Holmsley
Elementary School
Awarded
District Spotlight Teacher
of the Year
Initiated and
supervised student
literary journal
Conducted
several workshops on
topics such as writing instruction and using literature in the classroom
1988-1990 Needville I.S.D.
Needville, TX
Elementary
Teacher - Needville
Elementary School
Publications,
Presentations, and Papers:
Selected
Papers, Unpublished
McGinness,
Bettie. (2007 August 9). Domestic
Violence and Children's Information Needs: A Preliminary Literature
Review. Paper for an independent study and a GRS
392W course at the University of Texas at Austin.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2007 May 4). At-Risk
Students in the School Library: How Librarians Perceive and Serve Them.
Paper for EDP 384 course at the University of Texas at Austin.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2006 December
11). Representations of Poverty in Children’s
Picture Books. Paper for LAS 381 course at
the University
of Texas
at Austin.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2006 April 26). Rubberstamping the Status Quo: How
do Schools Reify and Reinforce Racial Stereotypes?. Paper for
EDA 388M course at
the University
of Texas
at Austin.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2005 December
13). At-Risk in the school library. Paper for an
INF 391D.8 course at
the University
of Texas
at Austin.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2005 November
9). Do the pictures scare you? Paper for an INF
382G.1 course at the University
of Texas
at Austin.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2005 November
29). Tough guys read. Internal grant proposal for
an INF 388D course at
the University
of Texas
at Austin.
Selected
Presentations
McGinness,
Bettie. (2008 April 16). Beyond Stereotypes: Analyzing
Poverty Representations in Picture Books. A
Contributed Paper presented at the Texas Library Association
conference in Dallas, Texas.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2008 April 2 & 4). Beyond Stereotypes:
Analyzing Picture Books from Different Perspectives.
Presented at the Faye B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival at the
University of Southern Mississippi.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2007 April 13). At-Risk in the school library.
A Contributed Paper presented at Texas Library Association conference
in San Antonio, Texas.
McGinness,
Bettie. (2005 December
6). At-Risk in the school library. Presented at an
INF 391D.8 lecture at
the University
of Texas
at Austin.
Organization
Memberships:
American Library Association
Texas Library Association
Association for Library & Information
Science Education
American
Society for Information Science and
Technology
Professional
Enrichment:
Writing
Workshop
Project
CRISS
Creative
Training Techniques
Spanish
for Educators
Great Books
Discussion
Techniques
Grant Writing
The Big6(TM)
Professional
Accreditations:
Texas
certified teacher
for grades 1-6
Texas
certified teacher
of English as a Second Language
Texas
certified school
librarian for grades K-12