Cathy Nelson’s Professional Thoughts

Curriculum Vitae of
Catherine L. Nelson

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Education:

1997 Master of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina

1989 Master of Education in Elementary Education, University of South Carolina

1986 Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Winthrop University

Areas of Certifications :

• South Carolina Certificate Number 145107: Elementary Education, Media Specialist
• National Board Certified Teacher: Early Childhood through Young Adulthood /Library Media, 2004-2014

Experience:

• 2009 – Present Library Media Specialist
  Dorman High School – Spartanburg District 6
• 2007 – 2009 Library Media Specialist
  Conway Middle School – Horry County Schools
• 2002-2007 Library Media Specialist
  Northside Elementary School – Rock Hill School District Three
• 2001-2002 Library Media Specialist
  Great Falls High School – Chester County Schools
• June 2001 Computer/Communications Teacher
  GEAR UP Middle School Summer Institute – University of South Carolina – Aiken
• 1997-2001 Library Media Specialist
  New Ellenton Middle School – Aiken County Schools – Area Five
• 1993-1997 Third/Fourth Grade Teacher
  Edisto Primary School – Orangeburg District Four Schools
• 1991-1993 Seventh Grade Teacher
  Carver-Edisto Middle School – Orangeburg District Four Schools
• 1986-1991 Fifth Grade Teacher
  Bowman Elementary School – Orangeburg District Two Schools

Grants Funded:

2008 HTC Bright Ideas Grant, $1000

2007 Rock Hill Foundation Mini Grants, $500

2006 Rock Hill Foundation Mini Grants, $2500

Jordan Fundamentals Grant, $2500

2005 Distinguished Arts Program Grant co writer $ 20,000

Arts in Basic Curriculum Grant, $7500

South Carolina State Department of Education EIA Grant, $2000

Rock Hill Foundation Mini Grants, $1000

2004 Distinguished Arts Program Grant co writer $ 20,000

Rock Hill Foundation Mini Grant, $500

2002 Winthrop Professional Development School Grant Program, $6000

South Carolina State Department of Education EIA Unit Grant, $6000

J. Marion Sims Teachers’ Mini-Grant $500

2001 Jordan Fundamentals Grant, $2500

South Carolina State Department of Education EIA Unit Grant, $6000

Aiken Public Education Partners, $3000

2000 South Carolina Middle School Association Mini-Grant, $500

Jordan Fundamentals Grant, $2500

South Carolina State Department of Education EIA Grant, $2000

Professional Activities::

• South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL)

2005-2006 Executive Board/Chair of Technology Committee

2001-2008 Technology Committee

2001-2003 State Media Specialist of the Year Committee

1999-2001 Region 5 A Coordinator, Editorial Committee

• South Carolina Association of Educational Technology

2005 -2008 Committee Member

EdTech Conference Planning Committee

Tech Counts Focus Group Member

• SDE Committee for Libraries in the 21st Century – 2006
• SDE Committee for Core Collection in School Libraries 2006
• ADEPT Training
• Rock Hill Media Leadership Team
• Rock Hill School District Teacher Forum, 2005-2006
• Aiken County Public Schools Teacher Forum, 1991-1992
• Aiken County Media Educators Executive Committee

1999-2001 Executive Committee President

1998-1999 Executive Committee Vice President

Professional Organization Affiliations:

• American Library Association
• American Association of School Librarians
• National Council of Teachers of English
• International Society for Technology Education
• International Reading Association
• South Carolina Association of Educational Technology
• South Carolina Association of School Librarians
• South Carolina Middle School Association
• South Carolina International Reading Association
• South Carolina Association of School Administrators

Conferences and Seminars Presented/Taught:

• ISTE’s National Educational Computing Conference
• Minnesota Educational Media Organization (MEMO) Annual Conference, Keynote Speaker engagement
• School Library Journal Leadership Summit, 2007-2010
• Upstate Technology Conference (Annual), Greenville, SC
• Educon 2.0 – Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA
• South Carolina State Department of Education Summer Librarians Institute
• Winthrop Olde English Consortium Media Specialists Seminar/Workshop
• South Carolina Association of School Administrators Summer Leadership Institute
• Florida Educational Technology Corporation – Annual Conference
• Rock Hill School District Mini-course
• Orbit Consortium Seminar for Librarians; Lebanon, Tennessee
• Rock Hill School District 3 Working on the Work Summer Workshop
• South Carolina Association of School Librarians – Annual Conference
• South Carolina Arts Alliance – Annual Conference
• South Carolina’s EdTech – Annual Conference
• Aiken County Middle School Conference – Annual Spring Conference,
• Aiken Area Instructional Share Fair – University of South Carolina-Aiken,
• South Carolina Middle School Association Conference
• Lowcountry Instructional Technology Conference

Conference, Seminars, & Workshop Titles:

• Teacher Librarians & 2.0
• 21st Century School Libraries
• Blogging and Flickr
• Feed the Mind with RSS
• Podcasting for Beginers
• Teacher Producer – Making Digital Videos for the Classroom
• Today’s Library Media Specialist: A Catalyst for Technology Integration
• Extreme Makeover: Collection Analysis, Electronic Tools, and Strategies to Update a Media Center Collection for Today
• Do You WYSIWYG? The Fastest Way to have Online Presence
• Designing Pages with a Purpose: Creating a Strategic Approach to Online Searching
• Developing Partnerships for Student Success
• Assessing Student Engagement
• FrontPage News! Creating Web Presence using FrontPage
• Exploring Arts Integration & Literature through Collaboration
• Websites that Help!
• Today’s Media Center: It’s Not Just About Books Anymore
• A Student Sponsored Technology Fair
• Using Microsoft Office in the Classroom
• Multimedia in the Classroom
• Using Electronic Gradebooks

Noteworthy:

• ADEPT Mentor Trained
• ADEPT Trained for Peer Evaluation Teams
• Discovery Education Network (DEN) Star Member, Leadership Council
• 2007 Edublog’s Best Library/Librarian Blog Nomination
• 2008 Edublog’s Best Library/Librarian Blog Nomination
• 2009 Edublog’s Best Library/Librarian Blog Nomination
• 2010 Edublog’s Best Library/Librarian Blog Nomination
• 2010 Edublog’s Bes Educational Tech Support Blog Nomination
• Mentor with Will Richardson & Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach in Powerful Learning Practice (worked with two cohorts in the network: Atlanta Independent Educators & Western New York Administrators.)
• Selected as one of twenty-four educators world-wide in January of 2008 and 2009 to work with Karl Fisch and the Littlejohn, Colarado High School (Arapahoe High School)Ninth grader classes as they read and live blogged about Dan Pink’s A Whole New Mind.

Published Works / Featured Articles:

• Bafile, Cara. “Getting Kids to Read by Keeping Their Eye on the Prize.” Education World. 10 April 2006 <http://www.education-world.com>.
• Nelson, Catherine. “A Spreadsheet with Heart.” Technology Learning. 1 October 1998 <http://www.techlearning.com>.
• “Cathy Nelson’s Professional Thoughts” Professional Blog http://blog.cathyjonelson.com
• Named by Scholastic’s Instructor magazine (September/October 2009 issue) in article “Top 20 Teacher Blogs“

Honors:

• Teacher of the Year, Northside Elementary School
• Teacher of the Year, New Ellenton Middle School

References and a portfolio will be furnished upon request.