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= Francis A. Feeley =

National Board Certified Teacher
5701 N. Sheridan Rd., Unit 24L Chicago IL 60660 312-656-2373 fafeeley@cps.edu

=Comprehensive curriculum vitae: https://franfeeley.wikispaces.com/ = =Inter-American Magnet School Library Website: http://iamslibrary.wikispaces.com/Home=

=__Experience__=

School Librarian

 * Support dual language (Spanish/English) K-8 curriculum with library lessons, projects, and activities aligned to curriculum for grades K-8. **Proficient in Spanish.**
 * Co-design and execute project-based multi-age middle school library/technology courses for grades 5-8 collaboratively with technology teacher and others**. Projects in 7th and 8th grade emphasize issues of social justice.**
 * Extensively integrate technology tools to support and differentiate learning with 18 desktop computers, 30 iPads, and 45 iPod Shuffles for use with audiobooks
 * Administered three monthly book clubs (5th, 6th, 7th/8th grades) collaboratively with the Merlo Branch of the Chicago Public Library
 * Coached Battle of the Books and/or Spanish language //Torneo de Libros// teams for annual citywide competitions
 * Taught Comprehensive Family Life Education/Sexual Health Education to 8th graders, 2013-2014
 * Serve as teacher representative on Inter-American Local School Council, July 2012-present
 * Served as Chair of Principal Selection Committee of Inter-American School Local School Council, Winter and Spring 2013

**Martin Luther King, Jr. Laboratory School**
 * School Librarian ** Evanston IL August 2005 – August 2006

Chicago Public Schools Chicago IL August 1994 – August 2005
**Bilingual (English/Spanish) School Psychologist**
 * Earned Bilingual Transitional Certificate (Spanish) from Illinois State Board of Education in November 1998.
 * Provided psychological services - including psychological evaluations - to bilingual or Spanish speaking students of all ages (1999-2005)
 * Previously responsible for schools including Herbert, Faraday, Cather, and Juarez High School

=Buffalo Public Schools Buffalo NY January 1991 – June 1993= **Substitute Teacher**

=__Education__=

=DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY River Forest IL August 2005=

With School Library Media Certification (Type 10), GPA 3.875
American Library Association accredited MLIS with Type 10 Standard Special Certificate (K-12) with a specialization in Media = =

=DEPAUL UNIVERSITY Chicago IL August 1999=

//With Distinction//; Final average grade 101% (A+)
An accelerated post-graduate computing program with emphasis on Structured Programming and System Analysis Design

=STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO May 1994=

**Master of Arts Degree in School Psychology**
Three-year GPA 3.64 (out of 4.0) Recipient of Empire State Challenger Fellowship for Teachers (Scholarship)

=UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, IN May 1990= Admitted with Notre Dame Scholar Distinction (Scholarship) and graduated //cum laude// Academic Dean’s List Six Semesters Studied abroad in Notre Dame London Programme, Fall 1988 Sang and traveled with Notre Dame Glee Club for four years
 * Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology **
 * Bachelor of Arts Degree in Program for Administrators (Business Minor) **

=__Distinctions__=

**Sara Jaffarian School Library Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming** for “excellence in humanities programming in elementary and middle school libraries that serve children K–8.” Awarded by the American Library Association April 2012

Awarded by CPS Information & Technology Services|Technology Education at “Tech Talk” conference January 2012 @http://vimeo.com/35997047 @http://cpstechtalk.blogspot.com/p/ones-to-watch-tech-leader-award.html
 * “Ones to Watch” Inaugural Award Winner ** for demonstrating “strong leadership in the areas of technology and technology integration.”

Featured in **American Library Association’s** weekly online newsmagazine //i**love**libraries.org// August 2011 @http://www.ilovelibraries.org/article/inter-american-magnet-school-library

NBPTS: Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/Library Media
 * National Board Certified Teacher ** November 2009

=__Funding__=

**Grants:** Earned grants valued at approximately $66,715.00 from sources including the American Library Association, the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries, the Chicago Foundation for Educators, the Illinois School Library Media Association, DonorsChoose.org, and Chicago Public Schools (including a grant for 32 iPads). **Total Funding** obtained for library program: Approximately $100,415.00
 * Book Fairs ** : Raised approximately $34,200 in 9 years from 16 school book fairs.

$5,000 for library materials
 * Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries **** Grant Award ** Spring 2012

Spring 2012 American Library Association $4,000.00 for library materials and programming
 * Sara **** Jaffarian School **** Library Award **** for Exemplary Humanities Programming **

CPS Information & Technology Services|Technology Education //CPS Department of Libraries and Information Services// // One of five Chicago Public School Libraries awarded 32 iPads, a charging & syncing cart, a MacBook computer, and initial training. // // (Award valued at approximately $20,000.00). //
 * iPads in the Library Grant ** Spring 2011

//** Chicago Foundation for Educators **// // $490.00 for ten iPod Shuffles for use with audiobooks // // January 2015 //

// $490.00 for ten iPod Shuffles for use with audiobooks // // January 2014 //

// $490.00 for ten iPod Shuffles for use with audiobooks // // January 2012 //

//** Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries and Information Services **//

// Library Matching Grant Program Winter 2015 // // $1,000.00 for purchase of books //

// Mobilary Project Grant March 2012 // // $1,000.00 voucher for purchase of iPad applications //

// Title I Double Matching Grant Program Spring 2011 // // $10,000.00 for technology equipment and books //

// Library Matching Grant Program Winter 2011 // // $2,000.00 for purchase of books //

// Library Matching Grant Program Winter 2010 // // $3,000.00 for purchase of books //

// Library Matching Grant Program Winter 2009 // // $5,000.00 for purchase of books //

// Collaboration Mini-Grant November 2008 // // $500.00 for materials to support collaborative curriculum project //

// Library Matching Grant Program Winter 2008 // // $5,000.00 for purchase of books //

// Chicago Public Library Card Campaign Bronze Award January 2008 // // $400.00 for purchase of books //

// Library Matching Grant Program Winter 2007 // // $5,000.00 for purchase of books //

//** Donors Choose **// // Collaborative Technology Tools in Specials Classes September 2010 // $1,108.00 for technology accessories for library and computer classes

Shuffle Off With a Great Book // January 2009 // // $467.00 for eight iPod Shuffles for use with audiobooks //


 * Illinois **** School **** Library Media Association **

Reader’s Choice Awards Spring 2012 Spring 2010 Spring 2008 Set of 20 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award nominees (Each award valued at approximately $320.00)


 * National Endowment for the Humanities “We the People Bookshelf Grant” **

“Created Equal” Bookshelf Grant April 2008 “Pursuit of Happiness” Bookshelf Grant April 2007

(Each award valued at approximately $400.00).

=__Professional Presentations__=

=iPads for Research and Production - Elementary and High School= =Chicago Public Schools Librarian Back to School Professional Development 2016= @https://goo.gl/jlGyGI September 2, 2016 = = =One Man Resources Slam= =Chicago Public Schools Tech Talk= https://goo.gl/BsLt3H April 8, 2016

=Screencastify, Bookmarks, and Other Google Tips=

Multiple Literacies: A Department of Literacy Professional Development Event, Chicago Public Schools
[] Friday, February 5, 2015 Chicago IL

=Deep Technology Integration in Social Sciences Research=

Tech Talk, Chicago Public Schools
@http://tinyurl.com/TTfeeley2015 http://techtalk2015feeley.wikispaces.com/ April 3, 2015 Chicago IL

=iMovie on the iPad= =Spread the Word! CPS Department of Literacy/Libraries= @http://www.slideshare.net/fafeeley/spread-the-word-38437835 August 28, 2014 Chicago IL

=iMovie on the iPad= =Illinois Computing Educators 2013 Conference= @http://www.slideshare.net/fafeeley/imovie-ice-2013 March 1, 2013 Saint Charles IL

**iMovie on the iPad** Illinois School Library Media Association 2012 Conference @http://www.slideshare.net/fafeeley/feeley-i-movie-islma-pp October 19, 2012 Saint Charles IL

=**//"iPads in the Library" Program: Using iPads to Expand Learning in the Library//**= =Chicago Public Schools Leadership Technology Summit – CPS Department of Educational Technology= http://librarylts.wikispaces.com/ July 24, 2012 Chicago IL

**iMovie on the iPad** Chicago Public Schools iPad Academy hosted by Chicago Public Schools @http://www.slideshare.net/fafeeley/feeley-i-movie-pp June 29, 2012 Chicago IL

=//Mobilary: iPads in the Library//= =Illinois Computing Educators Annual Conference= =@http://www.slideshare.net/leperez1/mobilary-ipads-in-the-library-program= March 2, 2012 Saint Charles IL

=//iPad Productivity:// Research Project Examples for Late Elementary and Middle School= =http://techtalk2012.wikispaces.com/= Chicago Public Schools Information and Technology Services “Tech Talk” January 27, 2012 Chicago IL

=//Web 2.0: Have No Fear!// Integrating Multiple Online Technology Tools in Collaborative Curriculum Projects= =http://feeleyaasl2011.wikispaces.com/= American Association of School Libraries National Conference October 29, 2011 Minneapolis MN

=//Using Wonderful Wikis to Wake Up Your Classroom//= =http://feeleyice2011.wikispaces.com/= Illinois Computing Educators, ICE-CAP September 28, 2011 Chicago IL

//** If America Were a Village **//** : Collaboration Among Students in "Specials" Classes Using Online Technology Tools ** http://techtalkiams.wikispaces.com/ // Tech Talk, Chicago Public Schools Information and Technology Services Conference // // December 3, 2010 Chicago IL //

http://feeleyislma.wikispaces.com/ Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Conference Friday, October 29, 2010 Saint Charles IL
 * //Web 2.0: Have No Fear!// **

=__Professional Development__= = =

**Circles of Citizenship: From Chicago to the World** Chicago Public Schools Department of Literacy: Social Science March 2011-June 2012

**Mobilary Project: Mobile technologies for school libraries** Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries http://mobilary.wikispaces.com/ September 2011- June 2012

**Project Technology Elite:** Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries http://projectelite.wikispaces.com/ February 2010-June 2010
 * E ** mpowering **L**ibrarians to **I**ntegrate **T**echnology in **E**ducation

__** Professional **** Associations **__

American Library Association (ALA) American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) ISLMA State Leadership Committee 2010-2011 Chicago Teacher-Librarians Association (CTLA) Dominican University Graduate School of Library & Information Science Alumni Council, 2005-2006, 2006-2007

=__Interests__= Reading, Spanish, World History, Social Justice, Swimming, Cycling, Tennis, Skiing, Travel, Music, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, Theatre