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Corinne Smith
2555 McCurdy Way, Decatur, Georgia 30033 T: (404) 285-6010 E: scottcor@aol.com E Portfolio: http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/view/60719

I strive to create an active, supportive learning environment for students based on responsibility, respect, and inquiry. As a teacher librarian, I hope to help students develop a lifelong love of reading and the technology skills to become both information curious and information creative.

Philosophy

T - Middle Grades (4-8), Social Sciences T - Early Childhood Education (P-5) NS - Media Specialist (P-12)
Sammye E. Coan Middle School, Atlanta, Georgia School Media Specialist, 2013 present Junior Beta Club Sponsor 2013-present Georgia Book Club Sponsor 2013-present Communications Ambassador 2013-present Ethics Advocate 2013-present Coordinator of School Geography Bee 2013-present Computers for Youth School Coordinator 2013 Technology Fair School Coordinator 2013 Sarah R. Smith Elementary, Atlanta, Georgia Fifth Grade Teacher, 2010 2013

Certifications

Experience

Member of Media Technology Committee 2010 Gifted Eligibility Team Member- 2011- present Gifted Product Scoring Team Member - 2011 - present School National Geographic Bee Coordinator- 2010 - present School Mentor Program Participant - 2012-2013

Staff Development Opportunities Junior Great Books Non-Fiction Pilot Program and JGB Focus Group Participant- 2012, 2013 Teacher Keys Pilot Participant- 2011-2012 International Baccalaureate Training, Level 2, Written Curriculum, June 2011 Empowering Writing Training, October 2010 International Baccalaureate Training, Level 1, August 2010 Junior Great Books Training, Summer 2010

Morningside Elementary, Atlanta, Georgia Fifth Grade Teacher, 2005 2010

Local School Council Teacher Representative 2009-2010 Grade Level Chair 2007-2009 Design Team Member, 2007, 2008 2009 Nominating Committee Member 2005-2006

Staff Development Opportunities Attended Reading Renaissance Conference, Fall 2009 Civil Rights in Atlanta Atlanta History Center, Summer 2008 Creating Web Pages, HTML Kennesaw State, Fall 2008 Macintosh Introduction Kennesaw State, Fall 2008 Teaching Science in Grades 4-6 Kennesaw State, Winter 2009 Mosaic of Thought, Spring 2008 Integrating Differentiated Instruction & Understanding By Design, Fall/Spring 2008-2009 The Revisers Toolbox Barry Lane Spring 2007

Norton Elementary, Snellville, Georgia Fifth Grade Teacher, 1996 2005 Fourth Grade Teacher, 1994 - 1996 Summer School Teacher, Fourth and Fifth Grades, 1997 and 1998 Director, Fifth Grade Plays, Bye Bye Birdie -2003, Cinderella -2002, The King and I -2001, Oklahoma! -1999, The Wizard of Oz 1998 Assistant Director, Fifth Grade Play, The Sound of Music -2000 Scenery Director, Fifth Grade Plays, Peter Pan 2005, Annie Get Your Gun 2004 Co- Chair of Local School Plan for Improvement Committee, 1995-1997 Local School Plan for Improvement Committee Member, 1998-2000 Behavior Management Committee Member, 1998-2000 Saturday School Coordinator, 2003-2005 Staff Development Opportunities

Attended League of Professional Schools Conference, Fall 1997 Attended BER Conference on Using Guided Reading, Literature Circles, Word Study Strategies, December 2004

Georgia Southern University Instructional Technology Program - Certification for School Media Specialist January, 2013 - present Emory University Master of Arts in Teaching Certification in Middle Grades, Social Science Graduated in June, 1994 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bachelor of Arts Degree, Major in History Graduated in May, 1991

Education

Member of Decatur City Dance Board Oxford Books Cashier/Customer Service, June - December 1993 Camp Counselor at Gwynn Valley Camp for Young Children, Brevard, North Carolina, Summer 1988 and 1989 Brownie Girl Scout troop leader, 2005-2008 Married for over eighteen years, with a fourteen year old daughter and an eleven year old son Interests include reading, hiking, and spending time with my family

Personal Experience

Available upon request.

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