Curriculum Vitae
of
Diane Cordell
Contact Information
Personal email: dmcordell@gmail.com
Business email: diane@cybersmart.org
Personal/professional blog: http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/
RebelMouse: https://www.rebelmouse.com/dmcordell/
SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/diane
Electronic Portfolio: http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/p/diane-cordell-electronic-portfolio.html
Social networking and Skype I.D.: dmcordell
Education
M.L.S. - Palmer Graduate Library School, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University
B.A. - College of White Plains (now part of Pace University)
Additional graduate education credits - SUNY Plattsburgh satellite campus, Queensbury, NY
Honors classes - Oxford University
Professional Experience
2011 - 2012
Freelance writer: Follett Software, McHenry, Illinois
2007 - present
Content developer, professional development workshop facilitator: CyberSmart! Education Company, Bernardsville, NJ
2000-2009
K-12 Teacher-Librarian: Fort Ann Central School District, Fort Ann, NY (Retired)
1995-2000
Special Education Teaching Assistant; Substitute K-5 Teacher-Librarian: Glens Falls Central School District, Glens Falls, NY
1990-1995
Special Education Teaching Assistant: Prospect Child & Family Center, Queensbury, NY; Part-time Reference Librarian: Adirondack Community College, Queensbury, NY
1987-1990
K-6 Teacher-Librarian (filling maternity leave): Hudson Falls Central School District, Hudson Falls, NY; Part-time Librarian, Hudson Falls Public Library, Hudson Falls, NY
1974-1987
Campground Co-manager: Warrensburg, NY; Bookstore clerk: B.Dalton Booksellers, Queensbury, NY; School Library Volunteer: St. Mary’s Academy, Glens Falls, NY.
1973-1974
Junior Librarian: Oceanside Public Library, Oceanside, NY
1971-1973
Graduate Assistant: Palmer Graduate Library School, Long Island University
1969-1971
Social Caseworker: Department of Family and Child Social Services, New Rochelle, NY
Presentations
If You Give a KId a Camera. Ignite Presentation, ALA Annual 2012
The Power of the Product: Creative, Meaningful, & Daring Ways to Demonstrate Information Mastery - EduCon 2.3 Session
Eyes to See: Using Digital Images in the Classroom - TL Virtual Cafe Webinar
Feed, Tag, Research: Remixing for School Library 2.5 - NECC 2008 panel
Archived SlidesShares
Publications
AASL White Paper: Educational Technology in Schools. Cordell, Diane, Su Eckhardt, Judy Hauser, Nancy McGriff. October 2012
LMC Library Media Connection. Create, Curate, Celebrate: Storytelling in the Library. Kettering, OH: May/June 2012.
Embedded Librarianship: Tools and Practices. Hamilton, Buffy J. Chicago: ALA TechSource, 2012. Chapter 2 "Skype and the Embedded Librarian" by Diane Cordell. Details Skype interactions with library classes in Iowa and Illinois.
School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come (eBook); essay and photographs
"Introduction to PBL" Follett Education (pamphlet)
Certification
New York State Permanent Certification, School Media Specialist (Library)
Service to the Profession
Member, ISTE - International Society for Technology in Education
Member ALA - American Library Association
Member AASL - American Association of School Librarians
Geek Squad/Tribe founding member (group of teacher/librarians promoting tech-infusion)
TL Virtual Cafe administrator and presenter
TL Ning administrator
Committee member, AASL Fall Forum, 2012
Advisor, TL Cafe at the SLMS 2010 Conference, SLMS/NYLA (School Library branch of NY Library Association)
Assisted with tech support and photography at SLJ Leadership Summit 2010
Co-adviser to the Van Meter Iowa Club Click (grades 6-12 photography club) via Skype
Informal mentoring in person and through social networking connections:
e.g. participated virtually in Crowdsourcing Your Library Challenges session at Internet@Schools West
