Curriculum Vitae Name: Cynthia Martin Schmidt Date: Februar 10, 2009 Department: Education Date Appointed: August 10, 2006 Ranks at Appointment: Assistant Professor Present Rank: Assistant Professor I Education and Employment Data A. Academic Preparation Institution Area of Study Dates Degree 1. Longwood College School Library Media 1995 M. S. in Ed. 2. Longwood College History 1992 B. A. B. Title-Master s Thesis: N/A C. Title-Doctoral Dissertation: N/A D. Academic Degree Programs or Special Courses of Study in Progress: Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Degree of Competence Sought: Ph.D. in Information and Library Science Present Status: Completed 21 hours of coursework; currently enrolled in 7 hours of coursework Expected Completion Date (Terminal Degrees): 2011 E. Professional Licenses Granting Agency Date 1. National Board Certified Teacher NBPTS 2002 2. Postgraduate Professional License Commonwealth of Virginia 2008 F. Academic Employment Institution Position Dates 1. Longwood University Assistant Professor 2006-Present 2. Southside VA Comm. College Adjunct Faculty 1996-2006 3. Charlotte Co. Public Schools Library Media Specialist 1994-2006 G. Related Experience or Employment: Employer Position Dates 1.Longwood University Graduate Assistant 1993-94 H. Honors, Biographical Listing, Honorary Societies: 1. Kalp Fellowship awarded by School of Information & Library Science at UNC Chapel Hill, 2007-2008 & 2008-2009 2. Central Middle School Teacher of the Year, 2006, 2005
3. Charlotte County Public Schools First National Board Certified Teacher, 2002 I. Membership in Learned Societies or Professional Memberships: 1. American Library Association, 2006-Present 2. American Association of School Librarians, 2006-Present 3. Christian Educators Association International, 2002-2006 4. Educators of Library Media Specialists Section, AASL, 2006-Present 5. International Society for Technology in Education, 2007- Present 6. Virginia Educational Media Association, 1994-Present 7. Virginia Society for Technology in Education, 2007-Present II. Professional Growth A.Professional Responsibilities 1. Department: Advise Students, January 2007-Present Ad Hoc Technology Committee, Co-Chair, Spring 2007 Member, Ad Hoc Technology Committee, 2008-2009 Member, Ad Hoc Marketing Committee, 2008-2009 Member, Summer Literacy Institute Committee, 2007-Present Member, School Library Media Program Committee, 2006-Present Developed NCATE Assessment Tool in Excel for School Library Media Program, 2006-2007 Representative at Orientation for New Graduate Students at Longwood, 2006 2. College 3. University Member, Sustainability Conference Committee, 2009-2010 Member, Search Committee for AV/Multimedia Specialist for Greenwood Library, 2006 4. State Member, Virginia Educational Media Association (VEMA) Publications Committee, 2007-2008 Member, VEMA Professional Advocacy Committee, 2007-2008 Member, VEMA James Region Conference Planning Committee in charge of registration, 2001 5. Region-N/A 6. National/International-N/A B. Awards and Other Commendations: 1. Carnegie Grant from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information & Library Science, to fund summer/fall research study Case Study of Marketing in a Rural High School Library Media Center, Summer 2008
2. Dean s Grant to fund travel to present at regional VEMA conferences, Spring 2008 3. Longwood Online Technology Institute Grant to develop an online course for EDSL610, 2008 4. Longwood Online Technology Institute Grant to develop an online course for EDSL561, 2007 5. Helmsman Award for Outstanding Service as a School Library Media Specialist by Virginia s Advocate for School Libraries, 2003 6. Outstanding Technology Training Award by Charlotte County Public Schools, 1997 C.Attendance at Convention, Conference, etc.: 2008-2009 1. Subjective Measures in Surveys, February 27, 2009, ODUM Institute for Research in Social Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2. Identifying Funding Resources for Social Science Research, January 15, 2009, ODUM Institute for Research in Social Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 3. Google Tools Workshop, Longwood University Teaching & Technology Institute, December 18, 2008 4. Mixed Methods Workshop, October 16, 2008, ODUM Institute for Research in Social Sciences, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 5. SharePoint Web Design, November 18, 2008, Longwood University Information & Instructional Technology Services 2007-2008 1. 101 Teaching with Wimba Classroom Webinar, May 14, 2008, Wimba Professional Services 2006-2007 1. Innovate 2007 (sponsored by Virginia Department of Education and Virginia Tech, May 8, 2007 2. Longwood Online Technology Institute training, May 14-18, 2007 3. Managing to Thrive in an Online Classroom Webinar, January 18, 2007 sponsored by LOTI/Graduate Studies. 4. VEMA James Region Conference, Richmond, VA, March 14, 2007 5. VEMA Annual State Conference, Hampton, VA, October 27, 2006 2005-2006 1. VEMA Annual State Conference, Williamsburg, VA, November 9-12, 2005 2004-2005
1. What s New in Young Adult Literature: 2005 sponsored by the Bureau of Education & Research, Richmond, VA, April 21, 2005 2003-2004 1. Videoconference Training provided by the National Institute for Technology Policy and Research at Longwood University and the Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium, Nottoway County High School, January 21, 2004 2. Coordinated and Attended Introduction to MARC Magician training by MITINET/marc Software for Virginia school library media specialists, Central Middle School, Charlotte C. H., VA December 4, 2003 3. VEMA Annual State Conference, Williamsburg, VA, October 29- November 1, 2003 2002-2003 1. James Regional VEMA Conference, March 28, 2002 1998-1999 1. VEMA/VLA Joint Conference, Virginia Beach, VA, October 15-17, 1998 2. James Regional VEMA Conference, Fuqua School, Farmville, VA, March 1998 1995-1996 1. James Regional VEMA Conference, Farmville, VA, March 13, 1996 2. Educational Technology Leadership Conference, Richmond, VA, November 1-3, 1995 1994-1995 1. VEMA/VLA Joint Regional Workshop at Longwood College, Farmville, VA, March 14, 1995 2. VEMA Annual State Conference, Richmond, VA, October 20-22, 1994 D. Other Travel: N/A III.Scholarly Activities: A.Research: 1. Case Study of Marketing in a Rural High School Library Media Center, Summer/Fall 2008 (unpublished) B.Publications: 1. Prove It! Using Data to Advocate School Library Media Programs chapter in Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2009 with Ms. Frances Reeve (by invitation) Forthcoming
2. Those Interfering Filters: How to Deal with the Realities of Filters in Your School Library, Library Media Connection, March 2008. 3. Whine or Woo-Which Describes You? (and Be Honest with Yourself), Teacher Librarian, October 2007. 4. Ten Commandments of Copyright, The School Librarian s Workshop, September 1994 C.Contributions to the Arts: N/A D.Workshop Presentations: 1. Presented two sections of concurrent session Crash Course in Cataloging at VEMA Annual State Conference, Richmond, VA, November 6 & November 7, 2008. 2. Presented concurrent session Evidence-Based Advocacy at VEMA regional conferences (Rappahannock Regional, Fredericksburg, VA, April 2, 2008; York Regional, Virginia Beach, VA, April 18, 2008) 3. Presented concurrent session Prove It! with Ms. Frances Reeve, Associate Professor at Longwood University, at American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference, Reno, NV, October 26, 2007 4. Presented concurrent session Road Map to Success with Ms. Frances Reeve, Associate Professor at Longwood University, at VEMA Annual State Conference, Williamsburg, VA, October 11, 2007 5. Presented concurrent session Marketing Your Library Program at James Region VEMA Regional Conference, Richmond, VA, March 14, 2007 6. Presented concurrent session From Invisible to Indispensable: Strategies to Make It Happen at VEMA Annual State Conference, Hampton, VA, October 27, 2006 7.Invited to present workshop to division s School Library Media Specialist, MARC Magician & Other Cataloging Resources, Charlotte County Public Schools, November 4, 2005 8. Invited to present workshop to division s School Library Media Specialist, Athena Webserver & Library Webpages, Charlotte County Public Schools, September 26, 2005 9. Invited to present workshop to division s teachers on National Board Certification, Charlotte County Public Schools, August 2004 10. Invited to present National Board Certification: What It Is and Why It s Important to Charlotte County Public Schools School Board Meeting, Winter 2003 11. Presented session at James Regional VEMA Conference, What Librarians Do, in collaboration with Mrs. Shelby Walker, March 28, 2002:
12. Presented What Librarians Do? to Charlotte County Public Schools School Board Meeting in collaboration with Mrs. Shelby Walker, Spring 2002 13. Presented concurrent session at James Regional VEMA Conference, PowerPoint Basics, Fuqua School, Farmville, VA, March 1998 IV. Service to University Community/Local Community 1. Consultant, Randolph-Henry High School Library, Spring/Summer 2007 (pro bono) 2. Hosted two Longwood International Students, Thanksgiving Break, November 21-27, 2007 3. Consultant, Library Renovation at Virginia Episcopal School, Lynchburg, VA, Fall 2006-Winter 2007 (pro bono) 4. Hosted two Longwood International Students, Thanksgiving Break, November 22-26, 2006 5. American Cancer Society Relay for Life-Central Middle School Team Captain, 2004-2006 V. Other Information 1. Developed and team-taught a special topics course (EDSL595: Marketing Your School Library Program) across disciplines with Dr. Vince Magnini, Assistant Professor of Marketing and Retail at Longwood University, Summer 2007 2. Implement and provide training programs such as Technology Thursdays @ the Library and Annual Staff Resource Fairs for Central Middle School teachers and other staff members in which the participants were able to learn how to use and integrate instructional technologies including Interwrite Pads, SMART Boards, multimedia projectors, document cameras, digital cameras, video cameras, PC-ready televisions, scanners, e-mail software, online databases, online search strategies, OPAC skills, and various other software programs, 1995-2006 3. Created content and maintained Central Middle School Library Web Page, 2004-2006 4. Chair Central Middle School Technology Committee, 2000-2006 5. Charlotte County Public Schools Teachers Advisory Committee to Superintendent, 2004-2006 6. Technology Trainer for Charlotte County Public Schools In-services, 1995-2006 7. Served as Lead Librarian for the division and consultant to the grant writer for the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Grant, 2003-2004 8. Served as supervising librarian for clinical experience for a Longwood University graduate student in the Longwood University s School Library Media Program, Spring 2003
9. Chair Charlotte County Public Schools Technology Plan Subcommittee, 1995-2001 10. Co-Chair Charlotte County Public Schools Technology Committee, 1995-2001