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Barbara A. JansenLibrarian/Technology Coordinator, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Upper School Lecturer, The University of Texas at Austin School of Information |
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Education |
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| 1976 | Round Rock High School, Round Rock, TX |
| 1981 | The University of Texas at Austin, B.S. |
| 1985 | The University of Texas at Austin, M. Ed. |
| 1992 | The University of Texas at Austin, M.L.I.S. |
Publications |
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Books Eisenberg, Michael and Bob Berkowitz, with Barbara A. Jansen and Tami Little. Teaching Information and Technology Skills: The Big6 in Elementary Schools. Worthington, OH : Linworth Publishing, Inc., 1999. McGhee, Marla W. and Barbara A. Jansen. The Principal's Guide to a Powerful Library Media Program. Worthington, OH : Linworth Publishing, Inc., 2005. Jansen, Barbara A. The Big6 in Middle School: Teaching Information and Communications Technology Skills. Columbus, OH : Linworth Books, 2007. Upcoming Publication Jansen, Barbara A. The Big6 Goes Primary! Teaching Information and Communications Technology Skills in Grades K-3 . Columbus , OH : Linworth Books, Spring 2008. Articles “Self-Evaluation: The Forgotten Step to Achievement” School Library Media Activities Monthly, October 1995 “Authentic Products: The Motivating Factor in Library Research Projects” School Library Media Activities Monthly, December 1995 “Reading for Information: The Trash-N-Treasure Method of Teaching Note-Taking” School Library Media Activities Monthly, February 1996 “Defining the Task: The First Step Toward Success” School Library Media Activities Monthly, April 1996 “What Can I Use For This Project? Teaching Students To Select the Best Resources” School Library Media Activities Monthly, June 1996 “Connected to the Internet: Now What? Using E-Mail in Collaborative Curriculum Projects” School Library Media Activities Monthly, September 1996 “Using the Big6 Research Process — The Coconut Crab From Guam and Other Stories: Writing Myths, Fables, and Tall Tales” Multimedia Schools , November/December, 1996. Co-authored with Susan Culpepper. (Cover article) “Awareness and Fun With Information: Introducing Young Researchers to Information Problem-Solving with Big6 Activities” The Big6 Newsletter, November/December 1997 (Feature article) “A Home for Toad: Using Storytelling to Teach Big6 Skills” The Big6 Newsletter, July/August 1998 (Feature article) “It's Primary: Big6 Skills + One Book + Ingenuity = Project Success!” The Big6 Newsletter, September/October, 1998. “Motivating Task = Eager Learners.” Library Media Connection, February 2005. “I Found It on the Internet, So It Must Be True: Guiding Children to Reputable Resources.” Library Media Connection, March 2005. “Relieving the Confusion: Location and Access Made (Relatively) Easy.” Library Media Connection, April/May 2005. “Copying Out of the Encyclopedia? Helping Young Learners Make Sense Out of Sources.” Library Media Connection, September 2005. “Meaningful Products: Making the Whole Greater Than the Sum of the Parts.” Library Media Connection, October 2005. “Evaluation, the forgotten step.” Library Media Connection, November/December 2005. With Marla W. McGhee. "The Principal Component: Bringing Your Administrator Onboard.” Library Media Connection, January 2006. “Motivating Middle Schoolers.” Library Media Connection, March 2007. |
Honors and Awards |
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| 2008 | Amazing Librarian, Library Special Interest Group, Texas Computer Education Association |
| 1994 | Texas Library Association, Texas Accelerated Library Leaders (TALL) Texan First Annual Leadership Institute participant |
| 1994 | Round Rock I.S.D. Technology Integration Contest |
| 1994 | Texas Education Agency, Texas Education Network (TENET) Mini-grant award recipient |
| 1992 | American Association of School Librarians, Frances Henne Award recipient |
Updated 7.07.08