School Account Executive

Emily Gibson, Library Media Specialist

Valleyview Elementary School, Oneonta, NY

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CERTIFICATION

New York State Library Media Specialist, Initial License

Massachusetts Library Teacher, Initial License

EDUCATION

Salem State University, Salem, MA, Master of Education, Library Media Studies, 3.975 GPA, May 2011

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, Bachelor of Arts, Media Studies, May 2004

Member, New York State Library Association, Society of School Librarians

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Library Media Specialist, Valleyview Elementary School (K-6), Oneonta, NY 2011-present

Collaborate with teachers to assess student technology and literacy skills and then integrate lessons into the common core curriculum; analyze and build a resource collection to meet curriculum, teacher and student information needs; implement school-wide programs to encourage reading for pleasure; increase circulation of differentiated media, including eBooks and graphic novels; converse with parents and teachers about Internet safety and digital citizenship; provide instructional technology professional development for teachers; building technology leader.

Substitute Teacher, Oneonta City School District (K-12), Oneonta, NY 2000-2003, Spring 2011

Deliver instruction in teachers’ absence for grades K-12, all academic areas, including special education; aid students with learning activities, including one-on-one Internet research assistance; practice classroom management.

Practicum, Galvin Middle School (6-8), Canton, MA January 2011-February 2011

Collaborated with teachers to integrate technology into the core-curriculum; wrote and taught information literacy skills lessons; provided differentiated instruction based on reading level; implemented school-wide community service unit with life-skills class; created pathfinder of physical and online resources to fulfill S.T.E.M. Grant; assisted with daily tasks to promote busy library program and increase reading; attended department head meetings.

Pre-Practicum, Cooperstown Elementary School (K-5), Cooperstown, NY October 2010-November 2010

Assisted with promotion of author visit; created book displays; assessed and provided feedback on collection based on curriculum and program needs; book talks; aided parent volunteers; taught students databases and Tumblebooks.

Pre-practicum, The Lincoln School (K-8), Lincoln, MA January 2010-May 2010

Assisted and observed students, including some with language-based learning disorders, during library lessons that integrated information literacy skills into curriculum; aided with book selection and administrative duties.

Instructor and Private Tutor, Boston Center for Adult Education, Boston, MA November 2009-May 2010

Taught private sewing lessons; designed and taught sewing courses for students of all ages, skill levels; provided one-on-one assessment before, during and after course, increasing learning comprehension; created course wiki.

Pre-practicum, Concord Carlisle High School, Concord, MA October 2009-December 2009

Provided LMS with feedback regarding a library redesign to adapt its physical, virtual and cultural spaces to the learning commons model; analyzed administration of the school library, including scheduling and student assessment; brainstormed ways to better integrate assessment of information literacy skills into the curriculum; aided students with technology projects in the school media lab, using iMovie, Jing, Facebook, Animoto and more.

Teacher’s Assistant/Web Developer, Media Studies Lab, CUA, Washington, DC August 2000-May 2004

Oversaw student use of video, sound, editing and production equipment; drafted instructional handouts for teachers and students; assisted teachers with lessons; redesigned physical space to meet students' needs; drafted initial budget; created and updated Web sites using HTML in ColdFusion, Dreamweaver and Flash; trained new Web developers; taught professional development courses to faculty members on effective Web site production and maintenance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Proprietor, Mt. Wellington Market, Cooperstown, NY April 2010-present

Collaborated with partners, vendors and state officials to open a successful New York State small business. Core responsibilities include elevating social media to increase business, fostering a welcoming environment and maintaining good relationships with fellow business owners. Market is open seasonally from May-September.

Account Executive, SHIFT Communications, Newton, MA January 2006-January 2009

Taught clients and new staff how to use and leverage Web 2.0 technology, Twitter, blogs, Wikis and RSS feeds; managed media relations for a variety of clients including Novell’s open source and proprietary education technology; pitched story ideas and secured media coverage in a variety of educational publications including eSchool News; facilitated press and analyst interviews; wrote media plans, press releases and contributed articles.

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Extensive experience with Creative Commons, Prezi, Glogster, Animoto, Delicious, Twitter, blogs, RSS, social media, wikis, iPad for education, Moodle; media production tools including Final Cut, iMovie, Photoshop and more.

Emily M. Gibson

7471 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326

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