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​JENNY GAPP
Portland, Oregon 

EDUCATION
Lewis and Clark College
        Reading Endorsement, Winter 2014 
 Emporia State University
        Master of Library Science (MLS), August 2009. (ALA Accredited)
Portland State University
        Oregon State Teaching License, K-12, Educational Media, Winter 2007.
University of Oregon
        B.A., Comparative Literature, June 2003.
Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro
        UO study abroad program, Mexico, Summer 2002.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
08/11-present     Teacher-Librarian, Peninsula Elementary, Portland Public School District
                                        Extra Duties: Site Technology Coordinator
                                        Building Rep, Portland Association of Teachers

08/11-01/18         On-Call Librarian, Oregon City Public Library

06/11-09/11          Seasonal Interpretive Ranger Assistant, Columbia River Gorge Unit, OPRD

09/10-06/11         Librarian, Valley Catholic High School, Beaverton, OR
                                             Extra Duties: Outdoor Club Leader, Assistant Swim Coach
 
08/09-06/10         Media Specialist, Sabin Elementary & ACCESS Academy Schools, Portland Public School District
                                       
06/10-08/10         Teacher Ranger Teacher (Reference Library Assistant), Grand Canyon National Park 

06/09-08/09        Cultural Resources Internship, Grand Teton National Park
                                               Colter Bay Visitor Center and Indian Arts Museum

08/04-06/09        Library Media Teacher, Cascade Junior High, Cascade School District #5
                                     
01/04-06/04         Library Media Assistant, Cascade School District #5
                                     Turner, Marion, and Cloverdale Elementary School

06/05-08/05        Seasonal Ranger Aide, Silver Falls State Park, OPRD
06/04-08/04                Lead in Day Use Booth operations, Reservation Booth Operator,
06/03-11/03                  Group Reservations Coordinator
                                      
09/98-06/99        Technical Services Assistant, Kellenberger Library, Northwest Christian University
                                         Steve Silver, MLS, M.Mus., Library Director

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
  • User of work-specific database systems & software: Follett's Destiny automated library software, ANCS+ and Past Perfect museum software. OCLC ILLiad software. Synergy school management system.
  • Expert in academic research/online database tools: JSTOR, OSLIS, EBSCO products, etc.
  • Expert at electronic search techniques and utilizing specialized reference tools.
  • Proficient in WYSIWYG applications such as Dreamweaver, GIMP and SketchUp design software.
  • Preliminary knowledge of coding languages such as HTML and Python, experience providing instruction in visual programming languages such as Scratch (MIT).
  • Expert user of Google Apps for Education.
  • Facilitator of professional development workshops on productivity applications, database instruction. Created step-by-step pathfinders on use of images, copyright, pdf generation, scanner use, online subscription accounts, internet search techniques.
  • Microsoft Applications: Expert user of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel. Keyboarding: Average 56 correct words per minute.
  • Expert troubleshooter of instructional technologies including digital projectors, document cameras, still cameras, and film recorders.
  • Expert troubleshooter of office equipment and automation: phone, fax, copiers, scanners and networked public access computers.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
  • Professional Teaching License, State of Oregon, Library Media and Reading Intervention PreK-12, expires 2021
  • Certified Interpretive Guide, National Association of Interpretation
  •  Wilderness First Aid, issued by NW Wilderness First Aid Training Center, expires November 2020
 
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Presenter: "K-5 in the Northwest: Language Arts Resources for Teaching Informational Texts." Presented at Oregon Council for Teachers of English, April 21, 2012, Ashland, OR.

Poster Session: "Ranger Librarian." Presented at Oregon Association of School Librarians, Fall Conference, October 14-15, 2011, Seaside, OR.

Presenter: "Information Woods: May the forest be with you."
Presented at Oregon Council for Teachers of English, October 1, 2011, Beaverton, OR. 

Presenter: “Integration of media studies and information literacy in the language arts classroom.”
Presented at Oregon Council for Teachers of English, April 15, 2011, Eugene, OR. 

Gapp, J. (2018). "Ranger Librarians, Helping You Find the Way." EBSCOpost. April 4, 2018. 

Gapp, J. (2011). “Canyon Wonderment: Travels of a Ranger Librarian.” OLA Quarterly, 17 (1), 5.

Gapp, J. (2011). “Glitteringly Direct: a framework for the integration of media studies.” Oregon English
Journal. 33 (1), 29-32.

Gapp, J. (2007). The Case Against My Brother. (Review). Bancroft Press.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, AWARDS & ACTIVITIES
  • Oregon Association of School Librarians (OASL), member.
  • Oregon Library Association (OLA), member.
  • Oregon Council of Teachers of English (OCTE)
         2017, 2014 NCTE Affiliate Website Award
         2014 NW Regional NCTE Conference, Publicity Chair
         2013 NCTE Affiliate Website Honorable Mention
  • NOAA Teacher at Sea Participant 2020 (postponed to 2021)
  • Center for Geography Education in Oregon (C-GEO) Participant in Comparative Mountain Geography Institute, Summer 2017
         Location: Pittsburgh, PA, and the mountains of West Virginia and Maryland
  • Conferences of Note: AASL National Conference, November 2019, Louisville, KY
                                           International Baccalaureate Program, January 2010, Los Angeles, CA
  • OPRD (Oregon Parks & Recreation Department) CORE Interpretive Training, June 2011.
  • Outward Bound: experiential education participant, educator’s course,  June 2005.
         Location: Ross Lake and the North Cascades, WA (canoe and backpack)

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
03/18-present     NET (Neighborhood Emergency Team) member, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
​2011 - present      Reviewer for
 School Library Connection (formerly Library Media Connection) 
07/14 - 06/16       PTA Secretary, Peninsula K8 School
12/11-05/17           OCTE webmaster, Executive Board member
03/09-06/10       Virtual Reference Librarian, Answerland (formerly called L-Net)
A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting. ~Henry David Thoreau
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