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Londonderry, NH

Posted:

February 28, 2013

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Susan BallardCandidate for AASL President-elect

Susan D. Ballard

Londonderry School District

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ACADEMIC PREPARATION and CREDENTIALS:

M.S. School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA

B. A. English Literature, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (cum laude)

Additional graduate credits in education from the University of New Hampshire and Norwich University

Media Supervisor Credential, State of New Hampshire, Experienced Educator

Computer Technology Educator Credential, State of New Hampshire, Experienced EducatorPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Director, Library Media and Technology Services, Londonderry (NH) School District, 1985-present

College Practicum Supervisor, Simmons College - Current

Part-time Instructor, SCLIS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Spring, 2008 present

Adjunct Faculty, The University of Vermont, Fall, 2010

Adjunct Faculty, Education Department, Rivier College 2003-2009

Adjunct Faculty, Fitchburg State College, 2004

Instructor, Central Mass Regional Library System, 2003-2007PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:American Library Association/American Association of School Librarians (ALA/AASL)International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)Association for Education and Communications Technology (AECT)New England School Library Association (NESLA formerly NEEMA)New Hampshire School Library Media Association (NHSLMA formerly NHema)New Hampshire Library Association (NHLA)New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education (NHSTE)PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:Chair, AASL Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force currentNESLA Delegate AASL Affiliate Assembly currentTeacher Librarian Editorial Advisory Board - currentH. W. Wilson Library Advisory Panel currentALA Emerging Leaders Program Mentor, 2008-2009President, New England School Library Association 2007-08Thomson-Gale (Cengage) K-12 Advisory Panel 2005-2008Appointments Committee, AASL - 2000-2003Chair, NEEMA Task Force on Competencies and Standards 1999 - 2002School Library Media Program of the Year Committee, AASL 2001Chair (Pro Tem), Nominating Committee, AASL 1999 -2000Count on Reading Task Force, AASL 1994-1997Board of Directors (Secretary), AASL - 1993-1996President, New England Educational Media Association, 1995Secretary, New England Educational Media Association, 1988-1994President, New Hampshire Educational Media Association, 1993President s Program Committee, AASL, 1993Chair, NH Information Power Implementation Committee, 1988 1993PRESENTATIONS/PROGRAMS:

Academic Integrity NHSTE, MassCue (MA Computer Using Educators), PSLA (PA School Library Assn.); Accreditation: NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges); Advocacy NHema, CMRLS (Central Mass Regional Library System), NMRLS (Northeast Mass Regional Library System); Action Research NHema, NH School Administrators Assn. (NHSAA), AASL- (Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Reno), CEMA (CT Ed Media Assn.), School Library Journal Summit (Phoenix, AZ) Censorship NELA (New England Library Assn.); Copyright Issues NHema, NEEMA; Count on Reading NHema, NHLA, ALA (Miami, Chicago, San Antonio, NYC), AASL; Data and Evidence-Based Practice -ME Assn of School Librarians (MASL), MSLMA (MA School Library Media Assn), CEMA, AASL (Pittsburgh, Reno), VSLA (VT School Library Assn.) Flexible Scheduling NELA, NELMS (New England League of Middle Schools), AASL (Baltimore), DeWitt Wallace-Reader s Digest Library Power Project, Providence; Information 2000 NERA (New England Reading Assn); Information Literacy - CMRLS, NMRLS, SMRLS (Southern Mass Regional Library System), Lowell Public Schools; Information Power DeWitt Wallace-Reader s Digest Library Power Project, Providence; NHema, NEEMA, VLA (VT Library Association) Learners, the New Technologies and the Virtual World Gamma Delta Epsilon; PEG Cable Access NHema, NHSTE; Model Program Development ALA (San Francisco), NEEMA, PSLA; Professional Development/Teachers Technology Academy NHSTE, National Virtual Professional Development School Consortium (VPDS); Program Criteria and Indicators NEEMA, CEMA, MSLMA; Public Relations ALA (New Orleans, Miami); Research Models NMRLS, CEMA, MSLA; School/Public Library Cooperation NHema; Standards and Guidelines Implementation- L4L: AASL (Chicago, Charlotte, NC), NHema, VSLA, MASL, MSLA, NHSLMA, CASL (CT Assn. of School Librarians), NJSAL (NJ Assn. of School Librarians.); WHCLIS NHema, NHLA, NEEMA.HONORS AND AWARDSThinkfinity/Allison Zmuda Challenge Grant Recipient 2010Top Twenty Library Instruction Articles 2010, LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table), ALAWho s Who in America and Who s Who in the World 2006 -2009NEEMA/NESLA Hall of Fame 2008Cited in ALA s Whole School Library Handbook - 103 Outstanding School Librarians 2005Who s Who of American Women, 2004-2008Commitment to Excellence in Education Award, 2001 (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce)National School Library Media Program of the Year, 2000 (ALA/AASL)President s Award, 1997 (NEEMA)Honorary Diploma, 1996 (Londonderry High School)Outstanding Service Award, 1994 (NHema)NH Excellence in Education Award, Educational Media, 1994 (NH Department of Education)NH Delegation, Second White House Conference on Libraries and Information Science, 1992Hall of Fame, (Londonderry High School) 1987

Publications Online

Knowledge Quest, Vol. 39, No. 3,

January/February 2011. AASL Community: Developing the vision: Enhancing your professional practice.

Knowledge Quest, Vol. 38, No. 3,

January/February 2010. AASL Community: Developing the vision: An L4L job description for the 21st century.

Knowledge Quest, Vol. 38, No. 2,

November/December 2009.

with Gail March and Jean Sand,

Journal of Evidence Based Library

and Information Practice,

University of Alberta,

Vol. 4, No 2 June 2009.

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