Deborah Vandersande

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
TEACHER-LIBRARIAN, Petaluma City Schools, Petaluma, CA Fall 2016- Spring 2018
● Provide instruction in digital resources, including e-books, encyclopedias, newspapers, and magazines
● Update the library collection to include digital resources to support 1-to-1 iPad program
● Arrange author visits at the school with Copperfield’s Books
● Arrange library to create learning-commons style space
● Promote library and literacy through SSR classroom visits and lunchtime book club
● Collaborate with teachers to provide instruction in literature, research, history, and digital citizenship
● Support teachers and students through annual History Day projects
LIBRARIAN, Kahala Elementary School, Honolulu, HI Fall 2013- Spring 2016
● Promote reading growth to ensure 100% of students met Accelerated Reader goals in quarter 4
● Support classroom teachers with Research & Inquiry units in the ​Wonders​ language arts program
● Create and implement a project-based Gifted Program focused on literature
● Assist students and teachers in the research process and presentation for annual science fair
● Promote school activities via school website and social media
● Provide technology and electronic resources to all grade levels
● Fundraise with book fairs and Donors Choose projects
ELL COORDINATOR, Kahala Elementary School, Honolulu, HI Fall 2010- Spring 2013
● Create and maintain reports to ensure the program complies with Title III Guidelines
● Apply for and acquire Title III funds to hold fall, spring, and summer break programs
● Develop and implement curriculum for K-5 students at varied language levels
● Present ELL strategies at faculty meetings
● Select and supervise ELL support teachers
● Coordinate ELL services with classroom teachers
TEACHER & LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE, Anacapa Middle School, Ventura, CA Fall 2005-Spring 2010
● Taught 6​th​ grade GATE Language Arts Program, 6​th​ grade core subjects in a self-contained
classroom
● Taught 6​th​-8​th​ Intermediate English Language Development Program
● Language Arts Department Chair and GATE Liaison
● Taught 8​th​ grade Language Arts
TEACHER & LONG-TERM SUBSTITUTE, Fillmore Unified School District, CA Fall 2003-Spring 2005
● Taught 4​th​ grade
● Taught high school English, including Honors classes
CREDENTIALS
California- Clear Multiple Subject Credential with English Supplement, Language Acquisition and Development
Certificate, Teacher Librarian Services Credential
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
● Scholastic Reading Summit, 2018 ● Association for Library Services to Children
● California School Library Association Conference, Conference 2015
2018 ● Adaptive Schools, Carolyn McKanders
● American Library Association National Conference ● Digital Leadership, Eric Sheninger
2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 ● Nene Award Committee
● Hawaii State Library Association Conference, 2015 ● Member, Phi Beta Mu, Library Honor Society
CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT 
● Library Service Club Advisor ● Field Trip and 5​th​ Grade Camp Chaperone
● Running Club Coach ● Arranged Career Day Speakers
● Girls on the Run Coach ● School-Community Council, 2012-2014
● Wellness Committee, 2014-2016 ● Book Club Advisor
EDUCATION 
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA​ – Honolulu, HI WAGNER COLLEGE​ – Staten Island, New York
Master of Science in Library and Information Science Bachelor of Science in Education​,
School Library Track English concentration
Graduated Winter 2013 Graduated May 2003, cum laude