Teaching
Media/Teacher - Librarian
Spanish Instructor
Environmental Science Instructor
Survey Literature Teacher
AVID Certified Study Skills Instructor
Grants, Awards, Distinctions
2021 CPS Department of Literacy and Libraries Matching Grant
2021 RAILS: My Library Is... School Library Grant
2015 Chicago Foundation for Education ARLI Fellowship
2014 Donors Choose
2014 CPS KidsTalk Grant
2013 CPS Revital Grant
2013 Target Field Trip Grant
2013 Ezra Jack Keats Mini Grant
2013 Fund for Teachers Fellowship
2013 Chicago Foundation for Education Mini Grant
2013 Donors Choose
2013 Oppenheimer Teacher Incentive Grant
2009 Organization of American Historians Fellowship
Professional Activities
2023 - 2026 Diversity Committee Member, Illinois Library Association
2010 - 2011 Board Member - Read/Write Library Chicago
2009 - 2010 Fundraising Coordinator - Read/Write Library Chicago
2007 - 2008 Teen Volume Moderator, Chicago Public Library
Education
2023 Olivet Nazarene University, Endorsement in Special Education
2009 National Louis University, MA Education
2001 Dominican University, MLIS School Librarianship
1998 University of Illinois Chicago, BA Spanish Language and Literature
Career Path
2019 - Present Curie High School - Chicago Public Schools
2012 - 2018 Smyser School - Chicago Public Schools
2003- 2002 City Colleges of Chicago - Adjunct Professor - Library Technical Assistant Program
2002 - 2012 Foreman High School - Chicago Public Schools
2001 - 2000 Moos School - Chicago Public Schools
1999 - 2000 Chicago Public Library:
Roden Branch
Rudy Lozano Branch
John Merlo Branch
Presentations & Workshops
2024 American Library Association eLearning: Inclusive Library Collection Development Practices in the
High School Library
2023 American Library Association Annual Conference Workshop Presenter
ACRL - Planning for All Learners
2021 American Association of School Librarians - Workshop Presenter: Cultural Relevance in the
School Library - A Three Prong Approach
2020 New Mexico Library Association - Workshop Presenter: Virtual Book Clubs
2014 CPS Googlepalooza
2014 CPS Back to School Librarians' Professional Development Workshops
2013 25th Annual CFE Teachers as Leaders & Learners Workshop
Biography
Emily Porter is from Chicago. She loves to listen to music, dance, and read.