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About Me
About Me
I am a thirteen year educator. I have my Masters in Library and Information Science from Simmons University along with my MA K-12 School Library Teacher Certification. I also have a Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Technology from Tufts University.
Some of my responsibilities as Teacher Librarian include:
-Managing all facets of the library collection, including check out, repair, and preparing books for circulation.
-Collaborating with staff to design and present information literacy lessons to students.
-Coordinating guest visits from award-winning authors and illustrators.
-Developing and facilitating literacy-based partnerships.
-Facilitating professional development opportunities, including the effective integration of digital tools related to equitable literacy.
Awards
Awards
Wondermore Pat Keough Award (2023)
Excellence in School Wellness Award for Staff Wellness/Staff Wellness Champion (2021)
Eduporium Featured Educator (2020)
Massachusetts School Library Association President’s Award (2018)
Grants
Grants
Earthwatch Teach Earth Lead Fellow (2025)
GLSEN Rainbow Library Grant (2022)
EarthWatch Teach Earth Fellow (2022)
Teacher Leadership Fund COVID Grant (2020)
Heart of America Foundation STEM Transformation (2020)
Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant (2017)
Transforming Learning with Technology Initiative (2017)
Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Grant (2016)
Boston Book Festival’s Shelf Help Initiative (2015)
Presentations & Publications
Presentations & Publications
Using Digital Tools to Create Expert Learners Presented at MSLA Conference 2025
The Power of Storytelling in Citizen Science Presented at Boston Public Schools/Boston Public Library Youth Library Summit 2024
Developing Student Agency Through Partnership Presented at SJSU School of Information: Leap Into the Future of School Libraries 2024
The Secret Is Out: Recipes for Reinventing and Making a Difference in Your School with a Creative Credentialed Librarian Presented at EduCon 2023
A. Schultz-Jones, Barbara and Oberg, Dianne. Global Action for School Libraries: Models of Inquiry, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Saur, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110772586 (My research was cited.)
Overview of Literacy Tools in Clever Presented at Return, Recover, Reimagine, Summer Conference 2021
The Existential Picture Book, or, What do Sarte and Camus have in common with Willems and Klassen? Presented at MSLA Conference 2021
Digital Access to Core and Independent Reading through Sora Presented at Returning Boston Strong Professional Learning Series 2020
STEAM Up Your Library! Presented at MassCUE 2019
Virtual Learning Commons (VLC): The digital heart of a school community and district Presented at MSLA Conference 2019
“Making Readers”: How Makerspaces Can Impact Literacy Presented at MassCUE Conference 2018
Media Literacy Skills Through Collaboration for the Lower Grades Presented at Better Together Conference 2018
Using Action Research to Improve Your Practice Presented at MSLA Conference 2018
Social-Emotional Learning in the School Library: Serving the “Invisibly Injured” Presented at MassCUE Conference 2017
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