Vita

Lizabeth Lee Deskins

Contact:
2647 Trottersway Drive
Columbus, OH 43235

Phone: 614-571-7144

EDUCATION:

Master of Arts in Education, 1999, with a focus on Literature for Children and Young Adults
Ohio State University

Additional graduate level coursework, 1999-present, resulting in K-12 Reading Endorsement, Language Arts and Social Studies licensure, grades 5-9.
Ashland University, Kent State University, Ohio State University

Bachelor of Arts in Library Science, 1991
Ohio Dominican College

EXPERIENCE:

Library Media Specialist, 2012 – 2018
Hilliard Bradley High School, Hilliard City Schools, Ohio

Library Media Specialist, 2001 – 2012
J.W. Reason Elementary, Hilliard City Schools, Hilliard, Ohio

Library Media Specialist, 1991-2001
Evening Street Elementary, Worthington Schools, Worthington, Ohio

Adjunct Professor, Kent State University, 2017 to present
Various courses in iSchool

Adjunct Professor, Ohio Dominican University, 1999 to 2007

Children’s Literature to pre-service teachers.
Technology courses to education/library science students.
Library Methods to students (course before student teaching).
Library science student teacher Supervisor.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Frequent speaker at Ohio Library Educational Media Association & Dublin Literacy Conferences; subjects include: literacy, inquiry, technology and collaboration strategies.

Workshop presenter for Kent State University.
Presenter, Mazza Institute, 2013, 2016.
Presenter at Virginia Hamilton Multicultural Conference. 2013, 2015, 2016.

Contributor to Book Links, School Media Monthly, and LMC (Library Media Connection).
Curriculum editor and columnist for Library Media Connection. 2015-2020.
Editorial Review Board Member of Language Arts Journal, 2008-2018.
Advisory Board member for Lerner Publishing Group, 2008-2010.
Buckeye Children’s Book Award Past Council member, Past President.
Created Librarians Who Read book club, where librarians from different districts meet regularly to discuss children’s literature.
Member of OELMA (Ohio Educational Library Media Association), have held several positions; Past President.
Member of ALA (American Library Association), worked on the following committees:

– AASL (American Association of School Librarians), Best List Task Force. (Became AASL Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning.)
Chair of committee to create Past President’s Planning Grant Committee.
-ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children), School-Age Programs and Service Committee.
Past chair of Carnegie Notable Videos Committee.

Member of NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English).
Member of OCTELA.
Ohio Master Teacher, Chair of Hilliard City Schools Master Teacher committee, 2015-2018.
Teacher Liaison of Columbus National Writing Project.
Co-chair of Local Arrangements, 2015 AASL National Conference
Presented with Dr. Meghan Harper at IASL, “Helping Students Who Hurt: Care-Based Practices in School Libraries”, 2017
Presented at NCTE National Conference, We’re Still Here, Using and Sharing LGBTQAI Literature, 2018
GLBTRT Stonewall Committee Book Awards, Children and Young Adults Subcommittee, July 2018-June 2019.
Pre-Conference Presenter, AASL Conference, November 2019
SELECTED SCHOOL WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS:
Created a Family Book Club, which provided books for families to read together, then come together and discuss in a book club fashion, 2007- 2011. (J.W. Reason)
Author of several successful HEF grants. (The 2017 Grant award allowed us to have award winning author Jason Reynolds)
Member of BIT (Building Improvement Team) 2001-2011.
Brought in 2 authors (Chris Crutcher & Jay Asher) to underpin school wide anti-bullying project.
Advisor to National Honor Society and Jaguar Ambassadors, service and honor organizations at Bradley.

PUBLICATIONS – Book:

Deskins, L., and Dorr, C. (2016) Linking Picture Book Biographies to National Content Standards: 200+ Lives to Explore. Libraries Unlimited.

Dorr, C., and Deskins, L., (2018) LGBTQAI+ Books for Children and Teens: Providing a Window for All. ALA Publications.

Deskins, L. (2019) Content Collaboration for Secondary Grades. ALA Publications.

Journal Articles:

Harper, M., and Deskins, L. “Using Action Research to Assess and Advocate for Innovative School Library Design.” Knowledquest, Nov./Dec., 2015.
Deskins, L., and Dorr, C. (2014) “Let’s Choose Picture Book Biographies to Enrich Science Studies”. School Library Monthly, November 2014.
Deskins, L., and Warren-Gross, L. “Preview/Review Go Digital.” School Library Monthly, May 2012.
Deskins, L. (2012). “Inquiry Studies: Needed Skills”. School Library Monthly, February 2012.
Deskins, L. (2011). Parents, Reading Partners, Library Advocates. Library Media Connection, Nov./Dec., 2011.
Deskins, L. & Dorr, C. “The Magic Behind the Magic School Bus.” BookLinks, June, 2011.
Deskins, L. & Dorr, C. “What Makes Me a Good Global Citizen?: Using Inquiry to Explore Our Rights & Responsibilities.” BookLinks, January, 2011.
Deskins, L. & Dorr, C. “New Spins on Old Heroes: Engaging Today’s Readers with Historical Figures.” Booklinks, October, 2009.
Deskins, L. & Dorr, C. “Web 2.0 and Global Awareness.” BookLinks Online, October 2009.
Deskins, L. & Dorr, C. “Can We Talk?” Booklinks, November, 2008.
Deskins, L. & Dorr, C. “Got Art? Infusing Art Into Social Studies Content Areas.” Booklinks, September, 2007.

Online Courses for AASL:

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Infusing Literacy Skills into the Inquiry Process
Making a Place, Making a Case for Read-Alouds: A Powerful Teaching Tool for Literacy
BYOL: Bring your own lessons into the 21st century!

Webinars for Infohio:

Award-Winning Web 2.0 Sites for Collaboration, Creativity, and Innovation, February 2014
Letting Go of Lesson Planning Stress with AASL’s Lesson Plan Database, August 2013
Support inquiry learning: Using critical thinking and 21st Century Resources, December 2011
Are You Encouraging Student Success through Inquiry and Research? Inquiry is Happening in Elementary Schools, November 2010

Webinar for ALSC:

LGBTQAI+ Books to Share, Conversations to Have, March 23, 2018.

Webinar for BookList:

Commemorating Stonewall: The Latest in LGBTQ+ Lit, June, 2019.

References supplied upon request.