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Karen Hornberger

Palisades High School

35 Church Hill Road

Kintnersville, PA 18930

email: ***********@***********.***

Education/Certifications:

McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)

Westminster, MD

Master of Science in Education: School Library Media

May 1995

PA Certificate in Library Science: K-12

Bloomsburg University

Bloomsburg, PA

Bachelor of Science in Education: Elementary Education

May 1993

PA Certificate in Elementary Education: K-8

Related Professional Experience:

Library Media Specialist: Palisades High School (Grades 9-12)

Palisades School District

Kintnersville, PA

August 1997-present

serves as webmaster for high school library site

carries out roles and responsibilities related to instruction, instructional

collaboration, patron interaction, curriculum development, technology specialist,

information management, community engagement, educational leadership, and program

administration.

planned, organized, and implemented renovated facility

Professional affiliations/activities/presentations:

Member NEA,

1995-present

Member PSEA,

1995-present

PSLA Media Selection and Review Committee, 2000-present

Bucks County Intermediate Unit Instructional Materials and Research Services Advisory

Committee member, 1997-present

Bucks County Reading Olympics Executive Committee member, 2004-present

Career Portfolio Committee

Department Chair

Professional Development Committee, Chairperson

Summer Reading Committee, Chairperson

June 27, 2011 Pennsylvania School Librarian's Association Leadership Meeting

Other experience:

Yearbook advisor, 1997-2003, 2006-2007

Class of 2007 advisor, 2003-2007

Reading Olympics advisor, 1997-present

Scholars' Bowl advisor, 2007-present

Awards and Honors:

2011 Outstanding Individual School Library Information Center bestowed by Pennsylvania

School Librarians Association

Presentations:

April 2000-2001, 2004-2005, 2008: Top 40 Book Reviews, Pennsylvania School Librarians

Association Conference

November 19, 2009: Web 2.0 tools, Bucks County Intermediate Unit

April 17, 2010: PSLA Learning Tools Smackdown, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association

Conference

April 17, 2010: Incorporating Digital Tools in the School Library, Pennsylvania School

Librarians Association Conference

April 29, 2011: Using Web 2.0 Tools to Promote your Program and Services, Pennsylvania

School Librarians Association Conference

June 28, 2011: Poster Session: Librarians Unite! Incorporating Digital Tools in the

School Library, International Society for Technology in Education Conference

upcoming 2011: Digital Collection Development Workshop: Curating Content & Tools for K-

12 Students, Office of Commonwealth Libraries trainer

Grants Awarded:

2005: Project 720 Technology Chairperson

2006, 2009, 2011: Library Services and Technology Act Collection Development Grant

2010: 21st Century Teaching and Learning Coach for State of PA

Publications:

Hornberger, Karen. "Your Library: An Educational Lifeline." Learning and Media

(Summer 2011): 11-12. Print.

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