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SPEAKERS
Steve Baule
Steve Baule is the Director of Information Technology at
New Trier Township High School, District 203, in Winnetka, Illinois. He
is the author of Facilities Planning for School Library Media and
Technology Centers (Linworth, 1999) and Technology Planning for
Effective Teaching and Learning, Second Edition (Linworth, 2001). Steve
is responsible for all aspects of technology for the district and
provides technology support for the six sender elementary districts
through a technology cooperative as well. He was previously the
coordinator of information services at Glenbrook South High School. He
has also served as a school library media specialist and a classroom
teacher. Baule holds a doctorate in Instructional Technology from NIU
and a doctorate in Educational Administration and Supervision from
Loyola University of Chicago. He has written several books and articles
generally relating to school library programming, technology planning
and educational facilities planning.
Carol Bradsher
Carol Bradsher is a library consultant with over twenty
years of experience in libraries. She has designed and presented
training sessions for the Ohio Library Council, Ohio regional library
systems, the State Library of West Virginia, and developed the
successful "Guerilla cataloging" series for INFOhio. She also
teaches cataloging for Ohio Dominican University and Kent State
University. In addition to her cataloging and training experience, she
also worked as a consultant for OPLIN to implement MORE, the Ohio
statewide resource-sharing program. Participants in Ms. Bradsher's
training sessions frequently cite her sense of humor and her ability to
explain cataloging concepts in simple terms, but her favorite workshop
evaluation comment is, "Very effective- first time I attended a
MARC workshop and didn't fall asleep," which she considers high
praise indeed.
Dr. Harry Eastridge
Dr. Harry Eastridge has obtained several degrees: Bachelor
of Science in Comprehensive Social Studies and Psychology, Master of Arts
in History, Master in Educational Administration, and Doctorate in
Educational Administration. He
worked as a teacher and coach at Brookville HS, then Oakwood HS, and
Vandalia Butler HS. He then returned to Brookville as a HS administrator
and an ES Principal. The then went on to become Superintendent of the
Franklin-Monroe Schools, Ravenna City Schools, and Middletown City
Schools.
His current position is the Superintendent
for the Educational Services Center of Cuyahoga County. Dr. Eastridge is
also the immediate Past-President of the Buckeye Association of School
Administrators (BASA) and an active member in many organizations
including: the Greater Cleveland School Superintendents Association, AASA,
Horace Mann League, Educational Insights, National Staff Development
Council, Mid-American Association of School Superintendents, the Century
Club, Center for Creative Leadership, Phi Delta Kappa, Ohio School Boards,
Midwest Suburban Superintendents, and the Mohican Institute.
In addition, he serves as either a board of
director member or holds office with various organizations such as:
KnowledgeWorks, Learning Alliance, the SMART Consortium, Ohio Principal
Academy/Entry Year, Council for Academic Excellence, Ohio Schools Council,
Positive Education Program (PEP), the Regional Special Educational
Resource Center, the Area Media Center, and the Alliance for Adequate
School Funding.
Dr. Eastridge is also Chairman of LNOCA's
Board of Directors and autor of When the Choir Began to Sing which
is a book written for anyone who wants to explore and unlock the
leadership potential that lies within. This book is different from many
others. In it, Dr. Eastridge shares stories while providing important
insights into larger issues that surround most organizations and
communities. In addition, Dr. Eastridge has written and contributed to
over thirty journal publications, The Changing World of School
Administration, The Power of Public Engagement, and The
American School Superintendency: Challenges and Opportunities.
Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson has been the Director of
Media and Technology for the Mankato Public Schools since 1991 and has
served as an adjunct faculty member of Minnesota State University,
Mankato since 1990. His teaching experience has included work in grades
K-12 in schools both here and in Saudi Arabia. He is the author of three
books: The Indispensable Librarian, The Indispensable
Teacher's Guide to Computer Skills, and Teaching Right from Wrong
in the Digital Age. His regular column appears in Library Media
Connection magazine and his articles have appeared in over thirty books
and periodicals. Doug has conducted workshops and given presentations
for over 100 organizations throughout the United States as well as in
Malaysia, Kenya, Thailand, Germany, Qatar, and Canada.
Doug Johnson comments on our profession
(from "The Seven Most Critical Challenges that Face Our
Profession," Teacher Librarian, May/June 2002) "We are by far
the most caring, smartest (and probably best-looking) group of educators
now working in schools. Savvy communities are realizing that their best
natural resource is a well-educated workforce, and in today's economy
well-educated means being not just literate, but information literate. A
powerful library media specialist is indispensable to schools who are
dedicated to graduating citizens who can use information in meaningful
ways and know how to keep on learning."
A person recently commented to me that one
must be mad to go into school librarianship. He's right, of course, on a
number of levels. You have to mad (passionate) for stories, computers, and
especially work with kids. You have to be mad (angry) about how poorly our
schools under-serve too many vulnerable children. And finally, you have to
be mad (crazy) enough to believe that you as one little individual have
the power to change your institution, your political systems, and
especially, the lives of your students and teachers. I hope everyone who
reads this gets just a little bit madder."
Keith Kyker and Chris Curchy
Keith Kyker is the educational media specialist at Lewis
Middle School in Valparaiso, Florida. During his 17 years of service in
education, he has worked with elementary, middle school, high school,
and college students. He graduated summa cum Laude from the University
of Central Florida with a Master's degree in
educational media/instructional technology. He is the author of
"Wading the World Wide Web" (Libraries
Unlimited). He was recently selected as an NTTI Master Teacher by the
public television station in Pensacola, and is the 1999-2000 Okaloosa
County Teacher of the Year.
Christopher Curchy is the educational media
specialist at NorthLake Park Community School in Orlando, Florida. Prior
to working at NorthLake Park, Chris was the Technology Instructor at Windy
Ridge PreK-8 School in Orlando, Florida. After graduating from UCF in
1977, Christopher has taught students in grades
Kindergarten through High School for the past 23 years in Central Florida.
He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Central Florida in
the Educational Technologies Graduate Program.
Together, Keith and Christopher are the
authors of four popular television production books published by Libraries
Unlimited. They have presented sessions at dozens of educational
conferences in 14 states. They also host the web-site SchoolTV.com, and
syndicate their column "Video Viewfinder" to six state media
publications.
Becky Schreiber and John Shannon
For more than twenty years, John and Becky have been
providing consulting services to private industry and
government clients, first as internal organization development
consultants; and since 1983, as partners with
Schreiber Shannon Associates. They assist organizations in re-inventing
themselves to respond quickly to customer expectations and a changing
marketplace. Toward that goal, they work with clients to align their
entire organizations to commonly held values, vision, and strategies.
They help their clients understand and develop capacity to capitalize on
the dynamic forces of change that are unleashed once an organization is
in
motion. Since involvement generates commitment, the key element is
building a "critical mass" of employees
committed to the change. Their
pragmatic approach appeals to managers who have equal commitment to the
bottom line and to maximizing the creative potential of their employees.
The usual result of their efforts is a high energy, customer driven
environment - with all levels committed to quality, cost containment and
productivity.
Becky has an M.Ed. in Counseling from The
American University and a B.S. from Hood College. John received his MS
from the Johns Hopkins University, in Applied Behavioral Sciences and his
BS from the University of Dayton. To stay current in the field, both John
and Becky participate in several professional organizations - presenting
workshops for the National Organization Development Network, serving on
the first board of the Chesapeake Bay ODN, and serving as faculty for
National Training Laboratories. They have also been motivational speakers
for professional trade organizations and presented workshops in academic
institutions like Rutgers University and the National Library of Medicine.
Dr. Ross Todd
Dr. Ross Todd is Associate Professor in the School of
Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers, the State
University of New Jersey, (New Brunswick, New Jersey). Prior to this
appointment he
was Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media Arts, Communication and
Information in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Prior to his university
appointment, he was a secondary school teacher and teacher-librarian in
Australian and New Zealand schools. His primary teaching and research
interests focus on adolescent information seeking and use. The research
is multi-faceted, and includes: information and critical literacies with
emphasis on digital information environments; information technology and
learning; cognitive information utilization and knowledge construction;
how school libraries and the role of teacher-librarians may more
effectively empower student learning; and knowledge management and
building schools as effective information-knowledge sharing communities.
He has published over 100 papers and book chapters on these areas, and
has been an invited speaker at many international conferences. He is
Co-Director (with Professor Carol Kuhlthau) of the recently established
Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) (http://cissl.scils.rutgers.edu)
which aims to provide the international community of scholars and practitioners an arena to develop, exchange, and disseminate research
enhancing the utilization of information for learning in school
libraries worldwide.
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