• Teacher-Librarian, Springfield Township High School (1998-present)
  
• NeverEndingSearch Blog (School Library Journal) 2007-present
• techlife@school column, Philadelphia Inquirer  1996-2006.
  
• Teacher-Librarian, Wissahickon School District, 1988-1998
  
• Frequent speaker on issues relating to libraries, technology and education
• Consultant, Gale Cengage, ABC-CLIO, Grolier, Schlessinger Media, ProQuest
• Former adjunct instructor Mansfield University Distance Learning Masters for School Library Information Specialists  (on leave), Chestnut Hill College
• Branch Manager, Children's and Adult Services, Free Library of Philadelphia (1977-1988)
• Readers' Services Librarian, Franklin Institute (1976-1977)

Publications

• NeverEndingSearch Blog, School Library Journal, June 2007--
• Philadelphia Inquirer techlife@school columnist--1996--2006.  
• The Best Animation Tools. (with Jennifer Stern) School Library Journal. Jun. 2011.
• Valenza, J.K. (2011) In My Network Confession . . . VOYA.  Oct. http://www.voya.com/2011/09/12/tag-team-tech-october-2011/
• Tag Team Tech: My Perpetual Pursuit of a Pathfinder Platform. eVOYA, April 2011
• Opening the Gates: On Celebrating Creative Commons and Flexing the Fair Use Muscle. Library Media Connection. Jan./Feb. 2011. 30-31 & 50.
• Tag Team Tech: Manifesto for 21st Century School Librarians. eVOYA, Oct. 2010
  
• Tag Team Tech: Evolving the Virtual School Library, Deconstructing the Essentials
  , eVOYA, Apr. 2010.
  
• 15 Ways to Retool, Tech & Learning, 14 Dec. 2009.
  
• Things that Keep Us Up at Night (with Doug Johnson). School Library Journal, 1 Oct. 2009.
  

• 14 Ways K–12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media Tech & Learning, 21 Sept. 2009.

• High School Seniors and Social Networking, eVoya, Oct. 09
  

• 2.0 at AASL National Conference in Charlotte. Knowledge Quest, May/June 2009, 80-82.

• A Letter to My Seniors, eVoya, April 2009, 6-8.

• Reading 2.0: Getting the Gears to Work in Harmony. eVoya, October 2008, 1-5
• "Reboot Camp." (with Doug Johnson), School Library Journal, May 2008, 56-57.
• "Kids and Information Spaces: On the Stickiness of Widgets." eVOYA, April 2008, 1-3. http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200804tag_team_tech.pdf
• "A Few New New Things." LMC, April/May 2008. 10-13.
• "Creating Virtual Reference for Deaf Students." (with Vivian Cisneros, David Scott, and Mary Jo Venetis) in Virtual Reference on a Budget: Case Studies. Eds. Michael Pullin and Teresa Dalton. Columbus, OH: Linworth, 2008. 41-66.
• "Booktalking 2.0."  eVOYA, Oct. 2007, http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200710tag_team_tech.pdf
• "Open the Door.  Let 'em In." eVOYA, April 2007. 1-3. 
• "It'd be dumb not to use it. Virtual libraries, their influence on high school students’ information." In M. K. Chelton and C. Cool. (Eds.) Youth Information Seeking Behavior.  2nd
  ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.
• "They might be gurus." e-VOYA, (April 2006), 1-4. http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200604TagTeamTech.pdf
• Author, Super Searchers Go to School, Information Today, 2005
• NeverEnding Search Blog
• teacherlibrarianwiki http://teacherlibrarianwiki.pbwiki.com/
• "The Virtual Library." Educational Leadership, December 2005, January 2006, 54-59
• Chapter, Guiding Students from Cheating and Plagiarism to Honesty and Integrity, Lathrop and Foss, Libraries Unlimited, 2005
• Author, Power Tools Recharged, ALA Editions, June 2004
• Author, Power Research Tools, ALA Editions, 2003
• Cover story Classroom Connect, April 2005, Find Your Path: Making Research Easy with Virtual Libraries
• Cover story Classroom Connect,  Dec/Jan 2003/2004 Anti-Plagiarism Campaign
• 10 Reasons to Hug Your School Librarian, Classroom Connect, May 2004
• Video series Research Skills for Students, Schlessinger Media/Library Video Company, Fall 2004
• Library Skills for Children, video series, Schlessinger Media/Library Video Company 2003
• Featured in School Library Journal cover story "Making Research Count," November 2002.
• Cover story "What's Not on the Web," Learning and Leading with Technology (ISTE)
• School Librarians: A Field Guide to an Evolving Species--Cover Classroom Connect April, 2002 http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/connectednewsletter/librarians.jhtml
• Technology Tag Team Column, VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)
• Database Column, Media and Methods
• Editor and developer Pennsylvania Milken Educators' Web page
• Reviewer and frequent contributor Technology Connection, Book Report , Classroom Connect, Multimedia Schools
• Author Power Tools , Chicago: ALA Editions, 1998.
• "Transformational Impact of School Reform and the Web." in The Evolving Virtual Library II. Laverna Saunders, ed. Information Today, 1999.
• Contributor. Skills for Life: Information Literacy for Grades 9-12. Linworth, 1999
• Internet Searching Skills, video, Schlessinger Media, 1998 (1999 Film Advisory Board Award of Excellence winner, 1999 Selected DVDs & Videos for Young Adults)
• Contributor, Jacobson, Trudi. Critical Thinking and the Web: Teaching Users to Evaluate Internet Resources. Pittsburgh: Library Instruction, 2000.
• Cybrarian's Column, Electronic Learning

 Podcasts/Online Presentations

• Remarks at 15th Birthday of IPL, Drexel, March 2010
  
• Founder TLVirtual Cafe
  
• K12 Online Conference Keynote: The Wizard of Apps, December 2009.
• ISTE Eduverse Talks, Beyond the Dewey Decimal System, SecondLifeTV. Feb. 17, 2009
• Web 2.0 Tools for Learning, SIGMS lecture in Second Life, Oct. 2008
• Pandora Revisited (Podcast by Bob Sprankle) (slideshare)
• Chat with Miguel Guhlin on Transparency and Brand NECC 2008
• Women of the Web: On Libraries, (with Doug Johnson) Show #65, EdTechTalk, 2008
• SIGMS Forum, NECC 2008: Evidence that we are already meeting the standards
• On Coming of Age 2.0 chapter, (with Ken Rodoff), 2007
• Participation is the Most Important Part: VoiceThread Love-in, Teachers Teaching Teachers, EdTechTalk, 2007
• Information Fluency Meets Web 2.0 (with Ken Rodoff), NECC, Atlanta, 2007
• Manifesto for the 21st Century Librarian, NECC, Atlanta, 2007
• Interview with Terry Freedman about chapter in Coming of Age 2.0, NECC, Atlanta, 2007
• Evaluating Materials in a 2.0 Landscape, IMSA, 2007
• LibraryFest with Joyce Valenza, EdTechTalk, 2006
• Retooling for Relevance in Learning, November Learning, 2007
• Be CyberSmart: Research the Internet Wisely,  CyberSmart, 2005(?)

Professional Associations and Awards

• Edublogs Awards for Lifetime Achievement and Educational Hashtag.  Finalist for Best Library Blog
• Whelan, D.L. Interview: Rock Star Librarian, Joyce Valenza, Nabs Lifetime Achievement Award. School Library Journal, Dec. 19.
• TEDxPhillyed Presenter (June 25, 2011)
  
• Nominated for nine 2010 Edublog Awards including Lifetime Achievement
  
• Salem Press 2011 Best Library Blog Award: Commercial (June 2011) 
• 10 Influential People in Online Education (June 7, 2011)
• 100@30 Technology and Learning (cover)
  
• Winner Edublogs Award, Best Library/Librarian Blog (Nominated also for best blog, best educational wiki and most influential post)
• Educators that Rock, FindingDulcinea, October, 2009.
  
• Google Teacher Academy, December 2009
  
• PSLA Outstanding Contributor, 2009.
• Top 100 Librarian Tweeters (Best Colleges Online)
• Noted in 21^st Century Learning Environments White Paper, by the Partnership for 21^st Century Skills.
• 100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators (Online University Reviews)
• 100 Blogs Every New Teacher Should Read
  
• Top Fifty Librarian Bloggers (GetDegrees)
  
• Nominated 2008 Edublogs Award: Library/Librarians Category
• AASL Conference 09 Technology Committee Co-Chair
• ALA OITP Library Future Taskforce
• AASL 2.0 Taskforce, Chair, 2008--
• AASL / Highsmith Research Grant 2005
• NeverEnding Search Blog,EduBlogs Award, 2005
• Pennsylvania Individual School Library Program of the Year Award 2005
• Queens College SLIS Alumna of the Year 2005
• IASL School Library Web Page of the Year Award, 2001
• ISTE Library Media SIG Officer, 2002--
• YALSA Spotlight, January, 2001
• Who's Who in School Librarianship (LION Website)
• Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award, 1997/98
• Summer 1998 Library of Congress American Memory Fellow
• Fall 1998 Fulbright Teachers Program to Japan
• Co-organizer of LM_CONF—Virtual professional meetings for librarians, sponsored by LM_NET and AASL
• KidsConnect Volunteer ICONnect
• Co-chair Media Selection and Review Committee, PSLA
• Chair YALSA Technology Committee
• Past chair YALSA Publishers' Liaison Committee
• Library of the Future Award, judge, ALA
• Mentoring the Profession Committee, AASL
• Member ALA, AASL, YALSA, PSLA, CMCLA

• Doctorate in Information Science, University of North Texas 2007
  
• Certification in Applied Technology, Chestnut Hill College
• Supervisory Certification, Library K-12,Villanova University, 1992
• Educational Certification, Villanova University, 1988
• Masters in Library Science, Queens College, 1976
• BA in English Literature, SUNY Binghamton, 1975
• Study abroad University of Copenhagen, 1974

Art by Emily Valenza

• ACCESS, ANALYZE, ACT: A Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement, with Temple Media Lab and PBS
• Neverending Search Blog
• Springfield Township High School Virtual Library*
• Current workshops

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