04.+Nationally+Known+Professionals

Daniels, Marny. **"Harvey "Smokey" Daniels Teacher, Author, Consultant."** //Harvey "Smokey" Daniels//. Web. . I was introduced to Harvey Daniels through his co-authored book, Comprehension and Collaboration. I love both his writing style--it's easy to read--and his philosophy on inquiry circles. I utilized his video as a model for my own co-teaching experience. I think his expertise is well-founded because he's been teaching and consulting for years.

Violet Harada is an advocate for school media specialists who seems to come up in a lot of contexts. She has written books and regularly speaks and is involved in key organizations. She is currently a professor at the University of Hawaii. Specifically, her advocacy seems to be directed at the idea of collaboration between the school media specialist and classroom teachers. I think she’s such an expert on this content I will keep an eye on her work to use as tools in making a case for flex scheduling if my school is currently working in a set schedule.
 * "Dr. Violet Harada."** //University of Hawaii at Manoa - Library and Information Science Program//. Web. .

Lamb, Annette & Larry Johnson. "**Professionals: Gary Hartzell**." //The School Library Media Specialist//. Annette Lamb & Larry Johnson, 2004-2010. Web. . Gary Hartzell is a school media advocate and author whom I heard about from time to time in class. I think some of his writings could help me advocate for the library programming to school leaders. There are no weaknesses that come to mind, but the scope of his work is limited because his focus is so clearly on advocacy to administration.

Renee Hobbs is an expert in media literacy, an important aspect of what I’ll be teaching. My classmates in S671 read a book of hers, //Digital and Media Literacy//, and she seemed to have a lot of pointers of how to integrate technology that students are already using into a meaningful and appropriate curriculum. I think this balance is a hard one, and I plan to look to her for pointers like this when I am working.
 * "Renee Hobbs."** //Media Education Lab//. Media Education Lab University of Rhode Island, 2012. Web. .

I first learned about Carol Kuhlthau in S574: Information Inquiry for School Teachers and again shortly after in S501: Reference. She is one of the founders of the concept of Inquiry because she presented research about how people feel during the information search process, hence the idea of reflecting on those feelings throughout the process. I think it’s important to be aware of her work to understand what students (or I) might be feeling during inquiry so I am better able to support them through those feelings.
 * "Carol Collier Kuhlthau."** //Rutgers School of Communication and Information//. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 2012. Web. .

I learned about Kathy Schrock in S574: Information Inquiry for School Teachers. Kathy’s background is in technology and she’s been promoting it and giving pointers to educators for years. Kathy’s website, specifically her guide for educators, has become a critical tool in my education and will continue to be a resource for me as I start a career as a media specialist. Included in this website are helpful information about lesson plans and rubrics. Because Kathy has been compiling and generating content for so many years, I think her biggest weakness is that she has so many places to dig through on her website!! It’s also her biggest strength.
 * Schrock, Kathy**. "Kathy Schrock's Page." //Kathy Schrock's Page//. Kathleen Schrock, 2003-2012. .

I first heard of Joyce Valenza in S574: Information Inquiry for School Teachersclass and she is known as an innovative practicing school librarian as well as a writer. I stumbled across Joyce again when I found Springfield Township High School’s innovative annual report for our review project. I think she is highly innovative and since she’s still practicing her knowledge is extremely relevant. However, I think she seems to be in so many places it’s overwhelming to dig through her information and I wonder how much attention she’s actually paying to her own library. In addition to the blog listed above, Valenza's resume is here:http://sites.google.com/site/valenzaresume/, she maintains this page: http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/profile/joycevalenza, she tweets, and she likely manages her own library's website.
 * Valenza, Joyce K.** //NeverEndingSearch//. Media Source, Inc, 2010. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. .