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Bettie McGinness
2005- Currently at the Working towards Ph.D. in
Information Studies 1991-2000 University of M.S. Library and Information Science 1984-1988 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, and librarians as leaders. Academic Awards and Grants: Continuing University Fellowship 2007 IMLS Youth, Community, Libraries Fellowship 2005-2008 Academic Enrichment: Faye B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival - April 2008 ALISE Conference - January 2008 ASIST Conference - November 2006 ALISE Conference – January 2006 Academic Activities: Instructor, INF 312 - Information in Cyberspace, Spring 2007 - present Teaching Assistant for Dr. Barbara Immroth, University of Texas, 2006 - present Teaching Assistant for Dr. Bill Lukenbill, University of Texas, 2005-2006 Consulting Work: 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 presenatations to community stakeholders and legislators 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 Employment History: 2003-2005 Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. Elementary Library Media
Specialist - Collaborated with two colleagues to create district research manual for elementary schools (see link at this page http://www.cfisd.net/dept2/library/library_el.htm ) 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. 2000-2003 Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. Elementary Library Media
Specialist - 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. Elementary Teacher - 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. Elementary Teacher - 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 McGinness, Bettie. (2006 April 26). Rubberstamping the Status Quo: How do Schools Reify and Reinforce Racial Stereotypes?. Paper for EDA 388M course at
the McGinness, Bettie. (2005 December
13). At-Risk in the school library. Paper for an INF 391D.8 course at
the McGinness, Bettie. (2005 November
9). Do the pictures scare you? Paper for an INF 382G.1 course at the McGinness, Bettie. (2005 November
29). Tough guys read. Internal grant proposal for an INF 388D course at
the 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 Organization Memberships: American Library Association Association for Library & Information Science Education Professional Enrichment: Writing Workshop Project CRISS Creative Training Techniques Spanish for Educators Great Books Discussion Techniques Grant Writing The Big6(TM) Professional Accreditations: |