Rebecca L. Battistoni
EDUCATION
Certification, Library Media Specialist, Indiana State University (via Blackboard) May 2013
Master of Education, Framingham State College, Framingham, MA June 2007
Teacher Support Specialist, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA Summer 2004
Certification, Talented and Gifted, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA Summer 2000
Certification, Middle Education Grades 5 – 8, Radford University, Radford, VA June 1995
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA June 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz, Bolivia July 2009 – present
Librarian, Pre – K to 12th Grade, 4 years
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz, Bolivia August 2005 - June 2009
Teacher, 6th and 7th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies
River Trail Middle School, Duluth, GA August 2001 – July 2005
Teacher, 6th Grade Talented/Gifted Language Arts and Social Studies
Crabapple Middle School, Roswell, GA August 1999 – July 2001
Teacher, 6th and 7th Grade Talented/Gifted Language Arts and Social Studies
Christiansburg Middle School, Christiansburg, VA August 1996 – July 1999
Teacher, 8th Grade Language Arts, Civics/Economics, and Holocaust Education
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Centro Boliviano Americano Bibliotechna, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Volunteer Internship January 2013 - April 2013
Sixty hours of public library work
Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Grant and Curriculum Writing
Wrote and received $1,200 grant to attend AASSA conference; SCCS, Bolivia March 2010
Certification, Library Media Specialist, Indiana State University (via Blackboard) May 2013
Master of Education, Framingham State College, Framingham, MA June 2007
Teacher Support Specialist, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA Summer 2004
Certification, Talented and Gifted, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA Summer 2000
Certification, Middle Education Grades 5 – 8, Radford University, Radford, VA June 1995
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA June 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz, Bolivia July 2009 – present
Librarian, Pre – K to 12th Grade, 4 years
- Teach weekly library lessons to 16 Pre-Kindergarten through 5th Grade classes
- Manage a $18,000+ budget for ordering books and materials
- Organize monthly Family Reading Nights to encourage parental/child interaction with reading
- Coordinate yearly “Reading Incentive Month” activities, contests, and special programs
- Publish quarterly articles for Director’s Newsletter
- Compose articles for school’s webpage and Facebook account
- Assist teachers with curriculum needs through use of web-based Research Pathfinders
- Upgraded OPAC catalog to a web-based system using Follett Destiny
- Secretary, School Improvement Committee, 3 years
- Attended four day AASSA Conference for Librarians, Campinas, Brazil
- Founding sponsor, Global Issues Network (GIN) student group, 2 years
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz, Bolivia August 2005 - June 2009
Teacher, 6th and 7th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies
River Trail Middle School, Duluth, GA August 2001 – July 2005
Teacher, 6th Grade Talented/Gifted Language Arts and Social Studies
Crabapple Middle School, Roswell, GA August 1999 – July 2001
Teacher, 6th and 7th Grade Talented/Gifted Language Arts and Social Studies
Christiansburg Middle School, Christiansburg, VA August 1996 – July 1999
Teacher, 8th Grade Language Arts, Civics/Economics, and Holocaust Education
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Centro Boliviano Americano Bibliotechna, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Volunteer Internship January 2013 - April 2013
Sixty hours of public library work
Santa Cruz Cooperative School, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Grant and Curriculum Writing
Wrote and received $1,200 grant to attend AASSA conference; SCCS, Bolivia March 2010