Endorsement Program for the School Library Professional
(Summer, Online + Classroom Combined, UW campus, Seattle)
Developed in partnership with the UW Information School

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Dedicated to their profession, the following instructors share their on-the-job experiences with their students.

Gail Anderson
Teacher-Librarian, Kamiak High School, Mukilteo School District

Anderson has been a K-20 educator for 20 years, 14 of them as a teacher-librarian. Currently a teacher-librarian at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo School District, Anderson has held executive board positions in Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) and has been an SLP instructor since 2003.

Mike Eisenberg
Professor and Dean Emeritus, UW Information School

A recognized authority on the school library and the role of the teacher-librarian, Eisenberg's also nationally known for his innovative approach to information problem-solving and technology in learning and teaching, The Big6. Eisenberg is in great demand as a speaker and workshop leader.

Steve Goodwin
Teacher-Librarian, Edmonds School District

Goodwin has taught in Australia, Alaska and Washington state, including 29 years as a teacher-librarian and technology specialist.

John Marino
Teacher-Librarian, Maplewood K-8 School, Edmonds School District

One of the first graduates of SLP ('98), Marino has over 20 years experience in education. In addition to the 10 years he's been a teacher-librarian, Marino's also worked as a multi-age regular classroom teacher and a teacher of the Deaf. Marino is currently pursuing a PhD in Information Science at UW's Information School.

Teresa McCausland
Teacher-Librarian, Inglemoor High School, Northshore School District

McCausland has taught at both elementary and secondary schools for over 20 years. The last nine years have been as a teacher-librarian at the high school level.

Dee McKenna
Trainer for Destiny Library Manager, Follett Library Software.
Former Grant Reviewer, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington, D.C and Special Assistant to the President, American Library Association. /i>

McKenna was the director of the Kegoayah Kozga Library in Alaska for 19 years. Her responsibilities included library services to native communities and training for school and public library staffs in the organization of information, evaluation and selection of materials, policies, reference resources and skills, and Internet connectivity.

Geneva Norton
District Librarian, Shoreline School District

Norton has more than 19 years of experience cataloging materials and training library media specialists.

Chris Wolfe
Griffin Middle School, Griffin School District

Wolfe earned National Board Certification in 2004 in Library Media. He has been a library leader at the local, state, and international level for more than 20 years and has worked in both school and public libraries. In 2001 he participated in a year-long elementary library exchange to New South Wales, Australia.

Instructors are subject to change.