Kathryn E.

Hauser
Providing literacy experiences for children and young adults across language and cultural barriers. 630-696-2057 hauskath@my.dom.edu

Credentials
Illinois Standard Type 03 Teaching Certificate Illinois Bilingual Education Teacher Approval, Spanish Candidate for Illinois Standard Type 10 Teaching Certificate, May 2013 Candidate for Masters in Library and Information Science, May 2013 American Library Association Student Member, August 2012 present

Education
Masters in Library and Information Science, Dominican University
Specializing in: Childrens and Young Adult Services in Public Libraries Web Services and Social Media in Libraries Leadership Childrens and Young Adult Literature Collection Management K-12 School Library Media Programs

Bilingual Certification Program, Northern Illinois University Bachelor of Arts in Education, St. Norbert College

Professional Experience
Roselle Public Library District, Roselle May 2011 Present

Youth Services Outreach/ Library Assistant

Responsible for coordinating outreach services with schools, preschools, daycares and community organizations, providing reference and Readers Advisory to people in the community, managing various pieces of the Youth Services collection and updating the community through Social Media and the Librarys website. Regularly communicate with local community organizations through newsletters and e-mail correspondence resulting in positive collaborative relationships that promote and provide library services for local youth and their families. Contribute to online activity on blogs and social media as well as website maintenance for Youth Services ensuring that up to date information is provided to local youth and their families. Glen Crest Middle School, Glen Ellyn February 2013

Student Internship Experience

Ten day school library immersion experience with School Librarian, Pamela McDermott. Completing grant applications with school librarian to increase access to non-fiction text and electronic materials for teachers and students in accordance with the Common Core State Standards. Researching the use of RDA in library catalogs to prepare for a new Destiny Quest upgrade that incorporates RDA. Providing circulation and reference assistance to students in all grades to provide access to on-level and high-interest literature.

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Community High School District 94, West Chicago

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January- February 2013

Student Internship Experience

Ten day school library immersion experience with School Library Director, Eric Bodwell. Collaborated with library staff to focus our professional efforts on teaching lessons, providing reference and readers advisory services and creating opportunities for quality research. Created a curation site for collection-mapping project on which librarians compare current curriculum expectations with collection analysis results in order to improve collection development efforts. Promoted high-interest books to 9th through 12th classes through book talks after which students checked out many of the books I book talked and asked for related recommendations. Instructed students in specialized education classes in the use of Google Docs on which they are currently completing their homework and sharing the work with their lead teacher. Canterbury Elementary School, Crystal Lake

Dual Language Teacher, 3rd Grade

August 2010 January 2011

Created a positive learning environment for students that resulted in academic independence and success. Collaborated in efforts to integrate RtI into the 3rd grade Illinois State Standard based curriculum in order to meet the needs of all students resulting in up to date formal record keeping on student progress that informed differentiated instructional practices.
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South Elementary School, Des Plaines

August 2007 June 2010

Transitional Bilingual Educator, 3 Grade

Collaborated with teams to plan and organize a structured curriculum alignment. Developed the expectations for district bilingual program on the Bilingual and Multicultural planning committee providing a common curriculum across the district that provided guidance for teachers and ensured student success. September 2005 June 2007

Keller Junior High, Schaumburg

Transitional Bilingual Educator, 7th and 8th Grades

Taught after school remediation classes for bilingual students that improved comprehension in reading, ESL and math classes. Developed a curriculum for bilingual mathematics and skills classes based on Illinois State Standards to guide instruction and set high expectations for student instruction.

Related Experience
Dominican LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association) June 2011 May 2013

President
Served as Social Chair, Secretary and President over the course of 2 years at Dominican during which I organized multiple opportunities to network around the community that resulted an enhanced educational experiences for students in the GSLIS program. Developed a student-oriented organization plan for the Association that increased student awareness of and participation in the organization. Actively attended Faculty and Alumni Council meetings at which I provided information on student needs and expectations. August 2011 Present

Feed My Starving Children

Volunteer
Organize a small group of people to volunteer on a monthly basis to assist the organization in sending food to impoverished countries.

Skills
Bilingual- English, Spanish Macintosh, PC Social Media and Web Platforms Proficient Proficient Proficient