HOLLY MATTHEWS

LIBRARY INFORMATION SPECIALIST Certifications

105 Westfield Drive Nashville, TN 37221 (615) 243-2865 holly.matthews@yahoo.com Digital portfolio at http://www.hollyjmatthews.com

PreK-12 Library Information Specialist PreK-12 English as a Second Language PreK-4 Early Childhood Education TVAAS and Overall TEAM evaluation score of 5, 2011-2012 School Librarian August 2012-present

Evaluations Experience

Cane Ridge Elementary School, Cane Ridge, TN

Collaborated with teachers to support classroom instruction Facilitated instruction to help students meet Common Core State Standards and AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners Provided instructional resources for teachers Planned library programming and events Created 10,000+ item library collection at our new school Provided engaging environment to promote reading and support literacy growth Served as member of school leadership team and DIBELS team Served as Co-Chair of the literacy committee, school tech lead, inventory lead, and webmaster

Library Practicum Student January-April 2012

Hillwood High School, Nashville, TN

Instructed students in information literacy and research skills Planned library events such as Volunteer State Book Awards voting Managed library operations

Kindergarten EL teacher 2007-2012

Charlotte Park E.S. , Nashville, TN

Taught kindergarten content and ESL Served as member of library committee Served as member of Charlotte Park Leadership Team (3 years) Served as kindergarten team leader (2 years)

Praxis PLT Early Childhood scorer (part-time)

ETS

Scored the constructed response section of the Praxis Early Childhood Principles of Learning and Teaching exam

ACT constructed response scorer (part-time)

Scored the ACT essay section online

ACT

Reading and Math teacher (part-time)

eSylvan

Taught reading and math to elem., middle and high school students

Metro Nashville Public Schools 2004-2007

Nashville, TN

Taught first grade and Pre-K (Maxwell E.S. and Glenn E.O.S)

Hickory Grove Elementary School 2004

Charlotte, NC

Served as floating kindergarten teacher to relieve overcrowding in kindergarten classrooms

Education

University of Memphis Memphis, TN 2008-present Named School Library Student of the Year, 2012 Earned +45 hours, ESL endorsement, and library endorsement 4.0 GPA school library studies Pinnacle, Golden Key, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Walden University Minneapolis, MN 2006-2008 M.S. in curriculum, instruction, and assessment 4.0 GPA Phi Delta Kappa member, Walden cyberspace chapter Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, TN 2000-2003 B.S. child and family studies and early childhood education Earned PreK-4 early childhood endorsement Served as undergraduate teaching assistant

Affiliations

Tennessee Association of School Librarians, member Chair, Technology Committee Tennessee Library Association, member Member, TLA Board of Directors, 2012-2013 Co-Chair, Volunteer State Book Awards committee American Association of School Librarians, member Tennessee Coordinator, Learning For Life initiative American Library Association, member

References available upon request. Please see my digital portfolio at http://www.hollyjmatthews.com.