HUNTERDON CENTRAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Marci and Heather facilitated monthly Pathway meetings on Project-Based Learning and Standards-Based
Curriculum and Assessment, respectively, while participating in facilitator training with Diane Cunningham
from Communities for Learning. They also facilitated monthly short skills/mini-course meetings on Lessons
for Student-Centered Classrooms (Marci) and Finding and Evaluating Information (Heather). Additionally,
Marci and Heather co-facilitated summer and fall ETTC courses (Free Web Tech, Supervising 21st Century
Classrooms, Discussion and Practical Applications of 21st Century Skills, Information Search Process: A
Model for Student; Finding and Evaluating Electronic Information) and participated in 1:1 pilot program as
teachers and summer training instructors. They were involved in the Ed Tech Committee and the Cross-Role
Group with Giselle Martin-Kniep from Communities for Learning.
Marci also represented the IMC on the School Schedule Task Force. She became a member of the NJASL
Professional Outreach Committee, where they seek to establish and maintain contact with various educational
groups in order to promote the importance of school libraries in 21st Century education and in student
achievement. Finally, in October 2010, Marci completed her MLIS Degree after taking a summer course
Organizing Information at Rutgers University, and she began participation in Beta Phi Mu, Rutgers
University’s chapter of the International Library and Information Science Honors Society.
Emily attended the ETTC New Teacher Course. She also participated in the Personal Learning Networks minicourse,
which introduced her to Diigo and Twitter, and was part of the 21st Century Learning Pathway, which
enabled her to collaborate with various department members and discuss the use of new media and technology
in the classroom.
Heather took an AASL Online Course titled, “Design for Understanding Meets the 21st-Century School
Librarian.” She also attended Supervisor’s, Administrative Team, and Study Group meetings. She presented a
session called “Learning With and Without You” with English Teacher, Cathy Stutzman, at the first year of
TeachMeetNJ held at Rutgers University. Heather also participated in the following webinars:
• Still Confused? A Conversation About Copyright, Fair Use & Remix Culture – April 6, 2011 - 3:30 -
5:00
• Personal Learning Environments for Inquiry in K12 - March 8, 2011 -3:30 - 5:00
• Getting There Together: Assessing Student Learning - Feburary 24, 2011 - 3:30 - 5:00
• Inviting Student Participation in Your School Library Media Program - December 16, 2010 - 3:30 - 5:00
• Changed but Still Critical - Brick and Mortar School Libraries in the Digital Age - October 4, 2010 -
8:00 - 9:00
• Virtual Learning Commons - August 9, 2010, 8:00 - 9:00
The entire staff underwent Diabetes Training and Affirmative Action Training. They also viewed and discussed
“Race to Nowhere.” Mary and Jackie attended the “Finding and Evaluating Electronic Information” ETTC
class. Mary took a Prezi class and participated in a JerseyCat Version 3.6 Webinar. Pat lent her expertise in
evaluating a PowerPoint presentation on autism spectrum disorders and participated in an ALA webinar titled
“Cataloging Icky Items”. Jackie continued to pursue her undergraduate studies at Thomas Edison State College
toward Bachelor of English Degree.
Staff - Special Recognition
Emily Ford
Emily Ford’s main objective for her first year at Hunterdon Central was to become acclimated not only to the
IMC, but to the school as a whole. Our program strives to support all subject and curriculum areas. In order to
be successful, it was essential that she became familiar with the mission and goals of the library, as well as the
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