Charles Edwin Hockersmith Degrees and
Certifications: Syracuse University, MLS, 2000; Shippensburg
University, BSEd., 1973; University of Delaware, Ed.D. (in progress).
Current Position: School Library Media
Specialist, George V. Kirk Middle School, 2002-Present.
Previous Positions: Adjunct Professor, School
Library Media Program, University of Delaware, 2006-Present; Library
Media Specialist, Christina School District, 1999-Present; Supplemental
Faculty, Webmaster Certificate Program, University of Delaware,
1998-2005; Drug Demand Reduction Admin., Delaware National Guard,
1995-99; Library Director, Cecil College, North East, MD, 1980-95;
Library Media Specialist, Newark (DE) School District, 1973-80.
Accomplishments: Founding member: Delaware
Governor's Task Force on School Libraries. Former member and President:
Christina School District Board of Education. STATEMENT:
I am honored to be given the opportunity to serve our
association. After graduating from Shippensburg University in 1973 with
a Bachelors degree in Education with a double major in Library Science
and English, I began my career as a high school library media specialist
in Newark, Delaware. In 1980, I was appointed Library Director of Cecil
College in North East, Maryland where I spent 15 years creating and
delivering bibliographic instruction programs for the staff and students
while also designing the new Veterans’ Memorial Library. I returned to
Delaware to teach high school computer information systems. I received
my Master of Library Science from Syracuse University in 2000 and
returned to the field as a middle school library media specialist.
Currently, I am finishing my Doctorate in Educational Leadership; Policy
and Administration at the University of Delaware. I am also privileged
to be an adjunct instructor at the University of Delaware in the School
Library Media Specialist Certification Programs, where I teach School
Library Media Curriculum to Master degreed students who wish to become
School Library Media Specialists. Our profession is changing rapidly and
it is incumbent on all of us, in our professional practice, to observe,
encourage, and mentor those educators who wish to join our ranks.
Colleges and universities who train these professionals have an awesome
task. To understand the ever-changing landscape of students’ information
needs, curricular alignment with national, state and local standards,
the educators of school library media specialists must have the tools
and support of our professional organization. It is my hope that I can
share my experiences and knowledge to help shape our next generation of
teacher-librarians.
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